February 19, 2019, Tuesday - 2019 Minnesota Book Artist Award Reception at MCBA

Time: 6p - 8p; artist talk 6:30p

Location:  Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Avenue S

2019 Minnesota Book Artist Award Reception

Jody Williams is the winner of the 2019 Minnesota Book Artist Award for her new book entitled For Now. Sponsored by Lerner Publishing Group, this annual award is presented as part of the Minnesota Book Awards with the Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA), and recognizes a Minnesota book artist or book artist collaborative group for excellence of a new artistic work. Winners also show demonstrated proficiency and quality in the book arts through three pieces of supporting previous work, as well as an ongoing commitment and significant contributions to Minnesota’s book arts community.

The retrospective exhibition celebrating For Now will be on display February 12 – April 21 in the Cowles Literary Commons. Join us for a reception and artist presentation on Tuesday, February 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. Williams will also receive special recognition and an award at the 31st annual Minnesota Book Awards Celebration on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at the InterContinental Hotel in downtown Saint Paul, sponsored by Education Minnesota.