A selection of 30 juried International Artist Books will be exhibited in Reed Library March2nd - March 31st. The opening for the exhibition is scheduled form Friday, March 7th in the Reed Library with  gallery talk by the Triennial Director Professor Kestutis Vasiliunas at 6:30pm. 

International Artist's Book Triennial Vilnius is more than an exhibition or a set of lectures or creative workshops. It is an international movement dedicated to the artist's book, bringing together a wide range of artists, curators, museums and gallerists from Lithuania and abroad into one artist's book family. Vilnius is the centre of this artistic movement.

The theme of the 10th Anniversary Artist’s Book Triennial is "To Be", born out of a reflection on the current state of the world, with its conflicts between states, crises, and pandemics that affect each of us personally, leaving us all with various existential questions.

The artist's books on the theme "To Be" were submitted by 197 artists from 41 countries. An international jury selected 77 artist's books for the exhibition from 29 countries. The Main Prize was awarded to the artist Jeong-Eun Lee from South Korea. Honorary prizes were awarded to five artists: Barbara Beisinghoff (Germany), Carmelo Cacciato (Italy), Eeva Louhio (Finland), Ema Shin (Australia), and Yuko Wada (Japan).

Time & Locations of the 10th International Artist’s Book Triennial:

• 21–24 March 2024. Leipzig Book Fair, IAKH, Germany.
• 27 March – 26 April 2024. Gallery SG, Venice, Italy.
• 24 May – 9 June 2024. Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 25 May 2024. “International Artist’s Book Conference Vilnius” in the Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius.
• 6 September – 7 October 2024. The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania.
• 25 October – 1 December 2024. Art and Museum Library of the City of Cologne, Köln, Germany.
• January 5 – February 16, 2025. Evanston Art Center, US.
• March 2–31, 2025. Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, US.
• May 23 – June 28, 2025. Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory & Educational Foundation, Cleveland, US.
• 25 September 2025 – 7 January 2026. Granada, Spain.

Project Organisers: Circle “Bokartas” & Artist’s Book Museum Vilnius