Chicago Art Book Fair

Chicago Art Book FairDate| 2017 (2017)

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Duration| Annually
Location| Chicago, Illinois, United States
Also known as| CABF
Theme| artist's books, alternative media, zines, comics
Website| cabf.no-coast.org/information

The Chicago Art Book Fair (CABF) is an annual art fair held in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The fair focuses on art books and small press publishing featuring independent artists, publishers, presses and printmakers. The genre of materials represented ranges from traditional artist's book publishers and printing to comics, zines and alternative press materials. The fair was founded by the artists Aay Preston-Myint and Alexander Valentine.

It has been held annually in Chicago since 2017. The first three fairs were held in November at the Chicago Athletic Association in downtown Chicago.[1][2][3][4]

## References

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1. ^ "Top 10 Highlights at the Chicago Book Fair 2017". Create Magazine. 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
2. ^ Turner, Olivia (2019-09-11). "Chicago Art Book Fair to Bring More Than 125 Independent Publishers Together". Loyola Phoenix. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
3. ^ Rosenberg, Tal (2017-11-16). "The inaugural Chicago Art Book Fair isn't for art-book people—it's for everyone". The Reader. Chicago, Illinois: The Reader. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
4. ^ Hawbaker, KT (2017-11-16). "Chicago Art Book Fair kicks off its first edition tonight". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2019-11-14.