Vancouver Art Book Fair

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The Vancouver Art Book Fair (VABF) is a free annual multi-day exhibition of art books, magazines, zines and other forms of printed matter taking place in Vancouver, British Columbia. [1] Established in 2012, [2] [3] VABF is the first and longest-running international art book fair in Canada, attracting vendors from BC and around the world. [4] [5] [6] [7] The fair features reading rooms, art projects, artist talks, and keynote speakers. [8] [9] [10] The Vancouver Art Book Fair moved to the new Emily Carr University of Art and Design campus in 2018 after six years at the Vancouver Art Gallery. [11] [12] Founded by Tracy Stefanucci, VABF operates as a non-profit society and has included programming year-round, with a mission to establish Vancouver as a centre for artists' publishing. [13] [14] [15] [16]

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