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This summer, VCU Libraries launched a Book Artist in Residence program. The selected student received an honorarium along with mentorship from library staff, a workspace and special access to materials in Special Collections and Archives, as well as a budget to create a limited-edition piece of book art inspired by VCU’s outstanding Book Art Collection. The residency was made possible through private financial support.
The inaugural recipient, Tate Bernard, is a rising sophomore in the School of the Arts, majoring in communication arts. Bernard’s work is illustrative and features strong narrative elements. She has completed several book projects incorporating techniques including embroidery, watercolor and sculpture. Explore her portfolio.
Bernard’s residency artist’s book project–which includes printing an edition of 15 handbound copies– is titled “My Desk” and takes a more fantastical approach than her works have in the past. She says this new work is more lighthearted than previous works she has created.
The pop-up exhibit, in the fourth floor gallery at James Branch Cabell Library, is on view during library hours throughout the fall semester.