It’s back! Perimeter and Gertrude are thrilled to present Same Page Art Book Fair, focusing on innovative independent publishers and small-scale local imprints. The fair will be held at Gertrude Contemporary over the weekend of 18–19 October.
Same Page brings together a select network of imprints, publishers and distributors who share a commitment to supporting local artists, writers and thinkers. The bespoke art book fair is a community-oriented event, highlighting the practices of small presses and collective activities in contemporary art publishing.
Alongside a curated selection of stalls, Same Page will also feature public programs and book launches all weekend.
Gertrude Contemporary
21–31 High Street
Preston VIC 3072
Saturday, October 18: 11am–5pm
Sunday, October 19: 11am–5pm
Same Page is free to attend, no ticket required.
Perimeter and Gertrude respectfully acknowledge the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the land on which Same Page operates, and we acknowledge that this land is unceded. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
1 Gertrude Contemporary
2 MUMA
3 Art Ink
4 to Be
5 Saints Press
6 Ornate Gesture
7 Self-Publishers Collective Table*
8 Perimeter Books
9 betweenia project 夾洲計劃
10 Darpa
11 Mode and Mode
12 Stolon Press
13 Discipline
14 Bacteria Books
15 Memo Review
16 Index Press
17 Post Office Lane
18 Soft Stir
19 Tall Poppy Press
20 Short Pieces That Move!
21 Unbidden Tongues
22 un Projects
23 Common Room Editions
24 Uneven Press
25 Rat World Magazine
26 True Belief
27 Fiend
28 acb press
29 Debris Magazine
30 Ranch Pressing
31 Imageless
32 Stray Pages
33 Books at Manic
34 Goodnight Press
35 Always Friends ©
36 Bad News Books
37 MOM
*Including Audio Art Australia, Bellavista books, Erin Lee, Michaela Ottone, UYGHUR RESISTANCE, and Wei Weng
Public Program
All events are free to attend, but please note workshops require pre-registration to participate.
*WORKSHOP | Short Pieces That Move! Writing Session
11am–1pm
Facilitated by Ash Kilmartin
LAUNCH + SIGNING | Houses Paths by Josh Van Eymeren
12pm–2pm, table 17
Presented by Post Office Lane
SIGNING | Fruiting Bodies by Ying Ang
1pm, table 8
Presented by Perimeter Books
BOOK LAUNCH + TALK | Windows & Mirrors: Djon Mundine OAM
1.15pm–2.15pm
Presented by Art Ink
SIGNING | The Crimson Thread by Erin Lee
2pm, table 7
Presented by Erin Lee as part of the Self-Publishers Collective Table
LAUNCH + SIGNING | Observation noitavresbO by Nicholas Currie
3pm, table 32
Presented by Stray Pages
TALK | Self-Publishing as Resistance
3pm–4pm
Presented by Uyghur Resistance as part of the Self-Publishers Collective Table
*Pre-registration essential
*WORKSHOP | We Are Little Books: A collage and handmade book workshop
11am–1pm
Facilitated by Emma Fayelecaun
SIGNING | Water Refuge and Eat A Chili by Wei Weng
12pm–2pm, table 7
Presented by Wei Weng as part of the Self-Publishers Collective Table
PANEL | ‘After-care’
2pm–3pm
Presented by un Projects
LAUNCH + SIGNING | Thank you for letting me be myself by Michaela Ottone
2pm–4pm, table 7
Presented by Michaela Ottone as part of the Self-Publishers Collective Table
PANEL | An Intro to Ranch Pressing: Discussing Collective Mothering + Hidden Door Journal
3.30pm–4.30pm
Presented by Ranch Pressing
PERIMETER is a specialised bookstore, award-winning publisher, distribution house and platform for various art publishing endeavours in Naarm / Melbourne, Australia.
Founded in 2011, Perimeter Books stocks a selective range of independently published books, editions and zines spanning photography, art, theory, text and the more lateral ends of design and architecture. The store also curates an active program of exhibitions, talks, launches, workshops and consultations, and co-presents Same Page Art Book Fair with Gertrude Contemporary (Melbourne), and Volume: Another Art Book Fair with Printed Matter Inc. (NY) and Artspace (Sydney). In 2012, Perimeter launched its in-house publishing imprint Perimeter Editions, which has since gone on to publish more than one hundred titles, winning several awards and exhibiting at key art book fairs in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Perimeter Editions also publishes two biennial book prizes – the Perimeter Small Book Prize and the PHOTO x Perimeter International Photobook Prize. Perimeter Distribution, the business’s wholesale arm, began trade in 2013, and now represents some of the world’s leading independent photography, art, design and theory publishers. Perimeter Distribution is also the Australian/NZ sales agent for global Amsterdam-based distribution house Idea Books.
Perimeter has curated various outposts and libraries for institutions, galleries and spaces, including Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP), Book Coffee Print Work Shop, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, StandardX Hotel, and The Commons in Melbourne; Hotel Hotel and Nishi Gallery in Canberra; and the Institute of Modern Art (IMA) in Brisbane.
perimeterbooks.com
GERTRUDE is a not-for-profit contemporary art organisation and studio complex that has been supporting contemporary artists for almost 40 years. Gertrude is valued nationally and respected internationally as a dynamic centre for the production and presentation of contemporary art.
Gertrude enables creative and professional development in its strong community of arts practitioners through the studio program and the exhibition program, run across two venues. Artists are connected to Gertrude’s diverse audience through the exhibition program, education workshops and public programs. This nexus between art practitioners and audience is essential to all of Gertrude's activities.
Gertrude Contemporary is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria; Creative Australia, the Federal Government's arts funding and advisory body; and through the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.
gertrude.org.au
Access Information
Gertrude Contemporary is fully wheelchair accessible. For ramp access please ring the doorbell at the sliding door entrance, located to the left of the main entrance.
Ambulant toilet and baby change facilities available.
Directions
Tram
From the city the Number 86 tram travels along Bourke Street, up Spring Street and then all the way up High Street to the Preston South gallery. Alight at Stop 42, Miller Street and look for the Gertrude Contemporary sign, you can't miss it.
Train
Alight at Thornbury Station, walk north along Ethel Street, turn right on Miller Street, and then left on to High Street. The gallery is 4-5 minutes walk from the station.
Drive
Free street parking is available on High St, Plenty Rd, and surrounding side streets. Please check signs for time limits and restrictions.