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Farallon Book Arts Lab

We provide a space to experiment with letterpress printing, bookbinding, and other hands-on book arts activities. We have equipment and expertise to support research into historical and contemporary book arts. Take a workshop, book a class visit, or learn more about being a visiting artist.

Visit us
Workshops
Request a class visit
Our master printer
Our projects
Aesthetic closeup of wooden trays organizing metal type.
Credit: Armando Tura

Visit us

Find us

Find us on the lower level of the library, near the compact shelving. The lab is closed when not in use.
    • Mearns – McPherson Library, room 086 
    • Find us on the floor map.

Contact us

Do you have questions about the book arts lab? Interested in getting involved? Get in touch!

Visiting artists

We welcome collaboration with visiting artists.

Workshops & events

Mockup

We offer workshops on book arts skills including bookbinding, letterpress printing, typesetting, and zine and poster making. 

We also host drop-in events where everyone is welcome to check out our space and create a print.

Request a class visit

Mockup

Do you want to give your students an opportunity to learn practical, hands-on printing techniques? You can request a book arts workshop for your class.

  • Browse book arts workshops and select "Request this workshop."
  • Please send your request at least 2 weeks in advance.
  • Scheduling will depend on availability of the space and of library staff.

Any questions about requesting a workshop? Contact bookarts@uvic.ca.

Our master printer

We are fortunate to work in partnership with artist and master printer Jacob Dundee Appleby Maddison. Jacob works in the realms of printmaking, new media, photography, illustration, book making, and design. He is a storyteller, and is always exploring how perception and bias effects truth. 

Jacob holds a Masters of Fine Arts at NSCADu, and a BFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

Learn more about Jacob.

About the Farallon

Closeup of a printing plate with a Kula Academy logo design

The Farallon gets its name from the Farallon techtonic plate, which resides with its sister plate, the Kula, under what is now North America. The last shard of the Farallon plate is the Juan De Fuca Plate, where the lab resides.

The Farallon Book Arts Lab is one of the initiatives of the Kula Academy. As part of this interdisciplinary project, the Farallon allows us to explore the intersections of technology and knowlege production in human society. 

Projects

Learn about some of our past projects and events.