reading room 220

Convergence

On view: June 10-July 31, 2017 Opening Reception: Saturday June 10, 6-10pm Closing Reception: July 8, 6-10 Daily hours: Tuesday through Sunday 12-5 Book artists Sara White and Jessica Peterson use letterpress printing and handmade paper to craft limited-edition, hand-bound artists’ books. Both artists use this time-intensive and highly crafted method of publishing to explore Convergence

Featured in the Reading Room 220: THE PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE by Paul Scheerbart

Last spring, Press Street unveiled in a soft opening the new Reading Room 220 on the first floor of our headquarters on St. Claude Avenue. The community space—which hosts events, adult writing workshops, Big Class activities, and more—includes a collection of quality books and periodicals that span subject, format, and genre. Many are from independent publishers and Featured in the Reading Room 220: THE PERPETUAL MOTION MACHINE by Paul Scheerbart