Reminder: Two upcoming lectures by Peter Rutledge Koch next week

Some metal type, a photo from peterkochprinters.com

Just a friendly reminder; we're looking forward to not one but two opportunities to hear Peter Rutledge Koch speak next week, first with a lecture on Thursday evening, March 25, followed by a second lecture on Friday afternoon, March 26. This will be a rare and opportunity to meet an internationally renowned artist with an abounding love of the book. From his website:

In pursuit of my art, I am deeply committed to the crafts of typography, papermaking, printing, bookbinding and the design of books and I support these crafts as intensely as I can. A duality of commitment defines my art. I firmly stand on the side of the argument that there is no art without craft. Art without craft denies the difficult beauty of a thing well made, the elegant simplicity of an idea. Through craft and the precision of design, I seek to bring the rich civilization of the printed book with me to the forge of meaning.

If you have friends with an appreciation for art, craft, and ideas, be sure to spread the word!

"Printing in the Shadow of Aldus"
by Peter Koch
Place: Simon Fraser University Downtown Campus, Harbour Centre
Fletcher Challenge Room
Vancouver, BC
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free and open to the public.

"Fine Printing and the Imagination"
by Peter Koch
Place: University of British Columbia
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
The Dodson Room
Vancouver, BC
Friday, March 26th, 2010
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Cost: Free and open to the public.