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Book Arts Fair

This is a drop-in-and-see type of event. The display may contain the following:

Video Station in common area outside of the display space – Looped video of In the Beginning plays continuously.

Framed Images with Didactic Panels

Four Gospels (4)
Psalms Frontispiece
Creation
Garden of Eden
Adam and Eve
Ten Commandments

Display

Tools photoboards – on own
Vellum samples – on own
Quill samples with cutting photographs
Guilding materials

Handwriting Sample Page – Host explaining

Full Size Facsimile Copies – Host explaining

Gospels and Acts
Pentateuch
Psalms

Scribe Demonstrations

Two Scribes doing Names on Book Marks
Scribe Demonstrating Hands and Techniques (blending inks, guild, etc.)
Hands on exploration area for participants to try writing with quills

Time: Determined by host site, usually three to four hour block of time

Audience Size: Unlimited

Host Site Provides: Large common room, multiple tables and chairs, 8-10 volunteers, stipends for calligraphers and artists, TV with DVD player, advertising, set-up and take down assistance.

SJU Provides: all materials, three to five presenters, artist arrangements, set-up and display

Costs: A minimum of a $500.00 honorarium to the Bible project is requested plus all mileage costs paid at 48.5 cents per mile for SJU staff. (An average trip to the Twin Cities runs between $70.00 and $80.00) Each calligraphy artist is paid $100 for the day. ($300 - $500 total artist costs) Lunch costs for artists and SJU staff and any costs for overnight accommodations (if necessary) are paid by the host site.


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