Possible Worlds presents Object//Project Art Book Fair, a new multi-day event in Ottawa which celebrates diverse and boundary-pushing artists’ publishing.

OPABF takes place March 28-29, 2025 at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre. This inaugural edition of OPABF will spotlight the vibrant Canadian art publishing scene.

Fair visitors will have the opportunity to discover the work of some of the most exciting artists and publishers in Canada, including:

50+ exhibitors in multiple rooms from Ottawa-Gatineau, Toronto, Montreal and beyond;

A dynamic lineup of talks, workshops and artists’ projects focused on the theme of cultural memory and documentation;

Electronic and experimental music performances and DJ sets across two floors; and

Offsite programming with collaborators across the region, including with SAW, Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa Public Library and the National Gallery of Canada.

//FAIR HOURS//

March 28, 2025: Opening Night

6-9 PM // Exhibitors

6-10 PM // Music Performances

March 29, 2025: Art Book Fair

12-6 PM // Exhibitors + Artist Programming

CDCC has an accessible entrance and elevator. More information about visiting the fair, accessibility, and health & safety can be found here.

7-11 PM // Ten Toes, 837 Somerset Street West

March 29, 2025: After Party

7-11 PM // Ten Toes, 837 Somerset Street West

//TICKETS//

Object//Project Art Book Fair is free and open to the public. As a volunteer-run, 100% community-funded event, we welcome donations of pay what you can (PWYC) ticket fees (suggested $5-20). Donations can be made through the 100% of donations go towards the costs of the fair and future programming. Thank you.

Those who donate $20 or more will receive a limited edition Books Saved Me Risograph print designed, printed and signed by fair co-director Melanie Yugo, available for pick up at the fair or mailed (+ additional shipping fees).

//EXHIBITORS// MARCH 28-29

Alicia's Klassic Kool Shoppe (Toronto, ON)
Amy Vaillancourt (Wakefield, QC)
Art Metropole (Toronto, ON)
Bird Lips Zine (Ottawa, ON)
Bookburner Press (Ottawa, ON)
CBBAG (Ottawa, ON)
Chaos Collective (Ottawa, ON)
Colour Code (Toronto, ON)
Copy Shop Books (Lunenberg, NS)
Émilie KLEMM (Ottawa, ON)
Emily Neufeld (Ottawa, ON)
Esse (Montreal, QC)
Ethel Milford (Montréal, QC)
Feels (Toronto, ON)
Gabi Benitez (Gatineau, QC)
Gart Darley (Toronto, ON)
Gia-Waihan (Toronto, ON)
Good Golly Zines (Ottawa)
habi habi po (Toronto, ON)
James Hewitt (Ottawa, ON)
Jessica Bebenek Studio (Montréal, QC)
Keenan Poloncsak (Montreal, QC)
L'abricot / Grilled Cheese Magazine (Montréal, QC)
Late Bloomer Press (Ottawa, ON)
Laughing Radish (Ottawa, ON)
Lilith’s Eye (Montréal, QC)Linh VH Nguyen (Ottawa, ON)
Mille Putois (Dunham, QC)
Mitch Lohmeier (Toronto, ON)
Noeuds Éditions (Montréal, QC)
Noka Palm Trees (Montréal, QC)
Nosy Mag (Ottawa)
Nothing New (Ottawa)
O Underworld! Press (Havelock, ON)
O. Dennis (Ottawa, ON)
Ottawa Public Library
Ottawa Trans Library
Philip Rose (Ottawa, ON)
photoED magazine (Toronto, ON)
Possible Worlds (Ottawa, ON)
Reflex Editions (Toronto, ON)
Reid Urchison (Montréal, QC)
Wyrdsmyth Press (Ottawa, ON)
roylu (Gatineau, QC)
Sebastien Sunstrum (Montréal, QC)
Sheer Spite Press (Montréal, QC)
Shop Cold Pizza (Ottawa, ON)
SPAO: Photographic Arts Centre (Ottawa, ON)
Susan Mills Artist Books (Saskatoon, SK)
Tales from Behind the Counter (Ottawa, ON)
TEL # (Montréal, QC)
Wardah Malik (Toronto, ON)

//MUSIC PERFORMANCES// MARCH 28

6:30 PM // textcurious
7:15 PM // AnumaLei
8:00 PM // Transmit
8:45 PM // Daggers Every Breath
9:15 PM // Dimitri Georgaras

//ARTIST DIALOGUES// MARCH 29

12:30-1:00 //Talk// Exhibition: Echoes from this Land
1:15-2:15 PM //Workshop// Memory Workers Lab: Preserving Your Personal and Community History
2:30-2:55 PM //Talk// Community and Preserving Textile Practices Through Zines
3:00-3:40 PM //Talk// Sustaining A Small Press in Canada
3:50-4:50 PM //Panel// Libraries as Sites of Resistance and Creation
5:00-6:00 PM //Panel// Cultural Documentation and Collections in Canada

Read more about the Object//Project dialogues here.

Talks/panels are free, no pre-registration required. First come first served. Please arrive early to secure your spot.

All sessions take place on Saturday, March 28, 2025 in the Jean Teron Room at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre.

//ARTIST PROJECTS// MARCH 28-29

12:00-6:00 PM //Exhibition// Echoes from this Land
1:00-4:00 PM //Workshop// Make Your Own Zines
1:00-4:00 PM // Performance // die psychokinetische perfopopart therapie

//OFFSITE PROGRAMMING//

• March 12, 2025 // 5:00 PM // galerie UQO // Vernissage: Archives by Artists
• March 20, 2025 // 6:00 PM // Ottawa Public Library Rosemount Branch // Zine Club >register
• March 28, 2025 // 1:00-3:00 PM // National Gallery of Canada // Conservation Labs Tour > registration required
• March 30, 2025 // 1:00-3:00 PM // Arts Court // Visits to SAW, Ottawa Art Gallery and Possible Worlds
  
  //ACCESSIBILITY//
  CDCC has an accessible entrance and elevator. More information about visiting the fair, accessibility, and health & safety can be found here.
  
  //MORE INFO//

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Website: objectprojectartbookfair.com
Instagram: @objectprojectartbookfair