All Hands on Deck

All Hands On Deck presents an exhibition of artist books created in the past fifteen years by Small Craft Advisory Press (SCAP) at Florida State University. Founded by Professor of Art Denise Bookwalter, SCAP brings together artists, writers, designers, and scholars to work collaboratively on projects that challenge the conventions of what books are and do. Each book has an entirely unique form reflecting methods ranging from historical hand-sewn bindings to laser-cut wood blocks and 3D printing. Each project is shaped through cooperative procedures, conversation, and experimentation, reflecting the press' non-hierarchical work ethic. While the physical form of the projects varies widely and is influenced by their makers' diverse interests and skills, each has in common a process of inquiry rooted in dialogue and sharing, illustrated in the ephemera, test prints, and other support materials included in this exhibition. This iteration of All Hands On Deck is curated by Sheila Goloborotko, Professor of Printmaking at the University of North Florida, for the UNF Gallery at MOCA.