BRISTOL EDITIONS

BRISTOL EDITIONS ARTISTS’ BOOK FAIR AND MESSY WOMEN POT-LUCK 2 LAUNCH

Bristol Editions is a Book Arts and Printmaking Collective formed by Cathey Webb, Zelda
Velika and Gen Harrison. It continues collaboration beyond the MA in Multidisciplinary
Printmaking they all undertook at the University of the West of England from 2016-2019.
 
Their inaugural event is a Printed Poster exhibition, Artists’ Book Fair and Book Launch at
Centrespace Gallery in Bristol. Bristol Editions runs from 19 until 24 August 2022.
 
Poster Exhibition
19 August until 24 August (closed 22 and 23 August for invited workshop)
The poster exhibition includes letterpress and screenprinted work by typochondriacs,
Veloset Press and Zelda Velika.
 
Artists’ Book Fair
20 August (11am ̶ 5pm) and 21 August (11am ̶ 4.30pm)
This two-day event brings together the work of an exciting array of book artists. These
include ABPress, Cathey Webb, Corinne Welch, Csilla Bíró, Impact Press, Kate Burnstein,
Linda Parr, Miranda Harris, Semple Press, Stephen Fowler, typochondriacs and Zelda
Velika.
 
Pot-Luck Book Launch
Under the umbrella of Bristol Editions, the collaborative project Messy Women – Pot-Luck
Books began. This series of books gains inspiration from the loosely-formed 1937 collective
of Edna Beilenson, Evelyn Harter and Beatrice Ward. Frustrated at the lack of recognition for
women engaged in publishing and typography, they decided to do something about it.
The pot-luck bookworks were by and for women on the subject of women in print. 
Bristol Editions have decided to make a series of modern day pot-luck books with similar
themes and a twenty-first century focus. Pot-Luck No.2 (Border and Ornament) makes its
debut this August.
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Pot-Luck No. 2 collates the work of 7 messy women utilising various printmaking techniques.
Contributing artists (from across the UK and Greece) are Cathey Webb, Gen Harrison
(typochondriacs), Karin Eremia, Katie Beard (Rooksmoor Press), Theresa Easton, Tracey
Stokes, Zelda Velika. Gen Harrison (typochondriacs). A limited edition Risograph version will
be available at the Centrespace event.