Australian bookplate design award

The australian bookplate society startside facebook. Well design, print and deliver professional bookplate labels with your personal touchsure to impress. In australia, bookplate collecting and owning a bookplate became the height of. The website also includes entry details for the australian bookplate design award. Get your hands on great customizable bookplate stickers from zazzle.

Bookplates probably originated in germany, where the earliest known example, dated about the middle of the 15th century, is found. A bookplate also known as exlibris is usually a small printed or decorative label pasted into a. Australian bookplate design awards exhibition central. Bookplate templates can found online and can be printed from the computer. Oct 20, 2015 about the australian bookplate design award. Nov 26, 2016 this exhibition of finalists from the bookplate design award, established by the new australian bookplate society, celebrates the awards 10th anniversary.

The australian bookplate design award 20 is the richest such award worldwide with a. The australian bookplate design award 20 is the richest such award. Geoffrey ricardos kangaroo etching wins australian. Then write your own words in place of the examples you see pictured. We will be shipping once a week until covid19 abates which means it will be a longer turnaround time than usual. Ex libris australian bookplate design award, 2016 the. Australian bookplates april 3, 20 firestation print studio. Choose your bookplate from the hundreds of beautiful designs donated by artists and illustrators. First, choose from any of our exclusively crafted bookplate styles, shapes, and colors. Bookplate, a label with a printed design intended to indicate ownership, usually pasted inside the front cover of a book. The australian bookplate design award 20 is the richest such. The deadline for entries for this is 15 november 2020. The australian bookplate design award exhibition an exhibition of two hundred ex libris bookplate designs by wellknown australian.

Keith wingrove the australian bookplate design award bookplate gallery ex libris i love books my books this book latin phrases old libraries blank book personalized books space marine more information. Ex libris australian bookplate design award, 2016 by carolyn mcdowall 10th march at the gallery on sturt street, ballarat, victoria, the 5th biennial australian bookplate design award will be announced and an exhibition launched. Such plates could be very elaborate, or very simple in their design, reflecting the. Mar 10, 2016 exhibition of over 250 exlibris from the 2015 australian bookplate design award s announced last december. Keith everard wingrove 19101995 was an avid art and book collector. There is a bookplate for every book, in colour or black and white, large, medium or small and with different wording and themes. The art of bookplates the art of bookplates 17 frederick augustus pageturner aka blaydes, 18451931 of ambrosden, oxon, local historian and twice mayor of bedford, proudly includes a. Details to be announced soon, however, be sure that the cash prizes on offer make the australian bookplate design award the richest such competition world wide. These fun and creative takes to labeling will leave you or any borrower smiling in delight. Australian bookplate design award startside facebook. The australian bookplate design award is to be conducted once more in 2019.

In pursuit of our core aim, design awards will be offered for the best bookplate design by a primary school pupil, a secondary school student, a tertiary student and to professioinal and amateur artists throughout the community. Exhibition of over 350 ex libris from the 2015, 5th biennial australian bookplate design award s announced in december 2015. Australian societies new australian bookplate society. This means that the australian bookplate design award for 20 is conducted. New australian bookplate society, riverview, new south wales, australia. Bookplate awarded as a sunday school prize for 1898. Events for wednesday 9 november 2016 art gallery nsw. Bookplate ballarat and district industrial heritage project. The award the australian bookplate design awards 2020. In honor of the upcoming bookplate design competition, open to all princeton university mathey and rocky college students, here are a few bookplates from the early 20thcentury bookplate magazine boekcier. This competition is being organised by the bookplate society on behalf of fisae, with the prize pool generously sponsored by the keith wingrove memorial trust. The australian bookplate society is a publishing house established to promote the design and collecting of australian bookplates.

The keith wingrove memorial trust was established to conduct the australian bookplate design award which is itself running a separate competition with high value prizes entry deadline for that award is midoctober 2020. A brief revival in interest occurred in 19414 in melbourne with the australian bookplate club, but organised collecting had to wait another half century until the formation of the australian bookplate society, which at the present time focuses on an australian bookplate design award through the keith wingrove memorial trust. If youd like to offer custom bookplate design as a service, they make really nice housewarming or wedding gifts or if you want to create bookplates as a self promotion piece, keep these three bookplate design tips in mind. Illustration who drew three men in a boat bookplate. Keith everard wingrove 19101995 was an australian born collector of art, books and exlibris. It will be custom printed with the name or text of your choice on nonglossy, selfadhesive paper with a peeloff backing.

How to design your own bookplates with templates our pastimes. Members of the public are invited to visit the exhibition, which continues until 16 december 2016. New australian bookplate societys design award 2016 think. Choose from thousands of designs or make your own today. The australian bookplate design award is conducted by the keith wingrove memorial trust, among australian artists, graphic designers and students in the production of ex libris bookplates.

Pin by julie on ex libris ex libris, bookplate design, book. The competition is called the australian bookplate design award. The society was founded to promote awareness of bookplates as a living, contemporary art form, but one with a. If multiple lines of text are added or much design work is needed, there may be an extra charge for design time. The keith wingrove memorial trust was established to conduct the australian bookplate design award which is itself running a separate competition with high.

There is one month remaining to submit your ideas and prints. Welcome to the george steiner bookplate competition. The australian bookplate design award 20 is the richest such award worldwide. Custom bookplate labels are the perfect compliment to organize a library. Although the competition is referred to as australian there is a category of award open to international artists. Australian bookplate design award, central park victoria 3145 australia. Product description this drawing of a warm but tidy bookshelf was part of a set of designs acquired by antioch bookplate company from the etchcraft company. In addition, ms christine bell has kindly donated funds for an extra award. The australian bookplate design award 2015 exhibition is at library at the dock, 107 victoria harbour promenade, docklands, until december 19. Close beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. As an aspiring reader, i truly enjoyed scrawling my name in crayon in the front of those books.

Nov 08, 2016 the bookplate design award 2016 is the major event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the new australian bookplate society, which was formed in october 2006 to raise awareness of bookplates both historical or contemporary. Bookplate specs this design is 4 inches high and 3 inches wide. The prize for the best bookplate design by a nonaustralian is. Nederlandsche exlibriskring, 19321961 graphic arts collection in process. You can submit cameraready artwork with all graphics and text included, sized to the fit the bookplate, or you can submit a logo or other artwork and have us set up the text of your choice. Printmaking classes, specialising in less toxic techniques.

Exhibition at canberras megalo celebrates the art of the. Founded in 1977, cambridge bookplate features works by contemporary american artists of the bookplate for over 40 years. Mar 04, 2016 ex libris australian bookplate design award, 2016 on the 10 th march in the gallery on sturt in ballarat, victoria, the 5th biennial australian bookplate design award and exhibition will be launched and everyone will be busy judging a book by what appears on its inside cover. The bookplates on display were made by students studying art and design at australian tertiary institutions. We all know that you cant win if you dont participate we are looking for the best ex libris artists in the world to design a bookplate for george steiner. Ex libris australian bookplate design award, 2016 the culture. A display of bookplates made by students of art and design at australian tertiary institutions for the 10th anniversary of an award established by the new australian bookplate society. Australian bookplate design award kezdolap facebook. The purpose of the competition is to increase interest in and to attract publicity to the artistic value of bookplates. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. It is usually adhered inside a books front cover or to its front endpaper. Decorate your books with bookplate labels from our exclusive collection and you just might be spending more time at your library. However, australia is the home of the australian bookplate design award, the worlds richest bookplate design prize, for which i was a judge in 2015.