The family of Barbara Lazarus Metz recently established a scholarship at Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts in Barbara’s name. If you are interested in making a contribution please mail your donation to: Nancy Rampson Institutional Advancement Columbia College Chicago 600 S. Michigan Ave., 4th Floor Chicago, IL 60605 Please make your check payable to Columbia College and note in the memo “Barbara Lazarus Metz Scholarship”. Barbara Metz, an important force in Chicago book arts, died December 5, 2011 in Minneapolis. In 1983 Barbara Metz co-founded and later directed Artists Book Works on Irving Park, which later merged with Marilyn Sward’s Paper Press to become the Center for Book and Paper Arts at Columbia College. She chaired the exhibition committee and taught there and at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Loyola University. She also taught workshops throughout the country. Barbara was not only one of the founders of the Center, but also played an important role in establishing the place of book arts in the curriculum of the Interdisciplinary Arts Department. Both through her classes and through her work as an exhibition curator for the Center, she helped establish an exploratory, experimental, and interdisciplinary approach to the nature of the book and its place in contemporary art practice. Her last curated show for the Center was “Betwixt & Between: The Dick Higgins Retrospective,” in 2000. Barbara was also active in Chicago Hand Bookbinders and the Guild of Book Workers, serving as Exhibitions Chair to curate the 2000-2002 traveling exhibition Best of the Best. -- Ken Metz 11284 Laurie Drive Studio City, CA 91604 ken@kenmetz.com -- Karen Hanmer karen@karenhanmer.com www.karenhanmer.com Karen Hanmer Book Arts. Since 1997 answering the question "What will I do with my liberal arts degree?" recent work: http://www.karenhanmer.com/gallery/ Designer Bookbinders of America: http://www.designerbookbindersofamerica.org/ Founded in June 2011, DBOA preserves and maintains the highest standards in technique and design used in the creation of design bookbinding, through teaching, discussion, and displaying the work of those members living and working within North, Central, and South America.