Upcoming
Events
Alcuin Society events and lectures are on this page. Virtual lecture recordings are available on our Youtube channel. For other events and news, please visit the News page.

Making New Metal Type
Jason will discuss his recent efforts to carry on Jim Rimmer’s legacy of designing, engraving, and casting new metal types right here in BC.

Mountain Journal
Vancouver artist and printmaker Arnold Shives will give a presentation with his longtime friend and mountaineer Glenn Woodsworth. Virtual lecture.

Adventures in Publishing
Cartoonist and illustrator Ivana Filipovich will guide us through the rich history of comic arts and publishing in the ex-Yugoslav region, focusing on Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, and Slovenia.

Show Print
Mike Hepher of Clawhammer Press and Bobby Rosenstock of JustAJar Designs will talk about their journeys through the worlds of letterpress printing and poster design

The Alcuin Awards Ceremony 2024
The Alcuin Society and The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto will host a joint Ceremony on October 24th.

Iela Mari's Silent Books
Iela Mari’s Silent Books: Creating an Image-based Language for a Media-saturated Landscape

100 Years of BC Books
A gathering of appreciation for two literary mavericks on May 22 at SFU Harbour Centre will feature speeches by Don Stewart and Howard White, reflecting on their shared 100 years in B.C. books

Offset Layout & Prepress: A Vanished Craft
In this talk, Michael Kluckner will speak on the evolution of printing of newspapers and books since the 1970s, and how the technical changes from paste-up to digital have influenced his book illustrations and designs.