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We are excited to announce that construction has begun on our roof, and will soon begin on our facade. If all goes well, work will be completed in mid-November. Because of this, ABH will be closed until early December. We will send an email out to everyone once work has been completed. Until then, check out our upcoming workshop, Paper Masks with Erin Cramer, which has been rescheduled for December 6th and 7th, 2025.
A Macabre Merriment Honoring the Edward Gorey’s Centennial and to benefit the building renovation of Artists Book House
Artists Book House (ABH), the literary and book arts nonprofit, will host a new feature on its website. ABH will be the new home of Goreyesque, an online literary journal featuring stories, poems, and artwork inspired by Edward Gorey. The journal, founded by ABH co-founder Ken Gerleve and Board member Todd Summar, is moving to ABH as part of a series of late 2025 celebrations and fundraising events honoring the work of Edward Gorey.
Artists Book House founder and former Board President, Audrey Niffenegger, will be exhibiting new work at Zolla Lieberman gallery from September 5 - October 11, 2025 with an opening reception on Friday, September 5th from 4 to 7pm.
Artists Book House Founder Audrey Niffenegger and Board President Ken Gerleve were recently featured in the Chicago Sun-Times!
Thank you to everyone who came to the March 29th poster sale and book signing with Amos Kennedy! It was a delight getting to host Amos and his work, and we are so excited that our first book sales and signing in our new building went so successfully.
We have also just been notified that we will receive a grant of $5,400 from the organization Pitch Your Peers Chicago.
We are pleased to announce that Artists Book House has been selected to receive a Community Development Grant from the City of Chicago in the amount of $249,032.03 for the renovation of the roof, facade, and back wall of our building.
Artists Book House Founder Audrey Niffenegger was invited on WGN Spotlight Chicago to talk all things book arts.
Artists Book House was recently featured in an article on Redfin on the Chicago Art Scene - read the entire article here.
