Founded in 2009 by Denise Bookwalter, Small Craft Advisory Press (SCAP) is an artists book press at Florida State University’s Facility for Arts Research (FAR) in Tallahassee, Florida. Originally housed in the basement of the Kellogg Research Building on Florida State University’s main campus, SCAP uses old and new print technologies — namely letterpress, 3d scanner, 3d printer and laser cutter — to create collaborative artists’ books. Our mission is to enable artists and scholars to create artists book editions that push the boundaries and traditions of the book arts.

collab is a destination for thought, research, and action that provides an opportunity for intellectual pursuits to be considered and reconsidered through the lens of a working artists studio. Beginning with a conversation-based initiative called “Dialogue Box”, it is a place, an idea, and an experience, the goal of which is to expand conversations between disparate minds and disciplines.

With a focus on exploration, experimentation, and investigation, collab will begin as a scalable, pilot program of curated, dialogue-based interactions providing an opportunity to examine the ebb and flow of ideas, aesthetics and language through collaborations with, and between, individuals engaged in all fields of creative research.

While collab is ultimately a fluid project, its mission is to serve as a catalyst for creativity, inquiry, and collaboration through curated conversations between select individuals and small groups, resulting in dialogue and action unlimited in medium, context or substance. Such activities would serve as springboard events to work with collab’s founder and director, Kevin Curry in crossing boundaries of discipline, thought, and action.

Comma reaches people through its pop-up shows, exhibitions, and annual boxed collections of small art objects (Commabox). Recognizing that the art world isn’t accessible to everyone, it takes an inclusive and interactive approach that focuses on creating conversations about the varied and changing cultural landscape. Comma gives voice to artists in traditional art venues, but also in taverns, homes, parks, and libraries across America, where people can respond to artworks in a more relaxed way. Comma is led by artists Judy Rushin-Knopf and Carolyn Henne.