Artist Talk at The Shop by Cathy Busby and Garry Kennedy

Canadian residents Cathy Busby and Garry Kennedy participated in an artist talk called “Artists Make Books” organized by Michael Eddy of Vitamin Creative Space. The talk was hosted at the innovative art exhibition “The Shop” [please check out Vitamin’s blog for a video of the talk]. Garry talked about the context of publishing of books by artists that he initiated at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) in the late 60s that continued through the 70s. He went on to discuss books made collectively by students in his Printed Matter class over a 20 year period. Cathy I talked about some examples of her matter including a her limited edition book of posters in Halifax and a ongoing series [visible below]. Garry also touched on an upcoming project with MIT Press about NSCAD 1968 - 78, that he's approaching as an artist's publication.