Perimeter and Gertrude present the Same Page Art Book Fair 2024
Same Page returns for 2024! Perimeter and Gertrude are thrilled to present the 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 19–20 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.
Location + Hours
Gertrude Contemporary
21–31 High Street
Preston VIC 3072
Saturday, October 19: 11am–5pm
Sunday, October 20: 11am–5pm
Same Page is free to attend, no ticket required.
Perimeter and Gertrude respectfully acknowledges 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.
Exhibitors
51 Personae (5)
acb press (29)
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (4)
Bad News Books (19)
Bad Books Small Press (1)
Betweenia Project 夾洲計劃 (31)
Books at Manic (30)
Common Room Editions (17)
Debris Magazine (10)
Demure (9)
Discipline (12)
Fiend (24)
Goodnight Press (32)
Institute of Modern Art (17)
M.33 (8)
Mode and Mode / Darpa (26)
MOM (20)
Perimeter Books (14)
Person Books (21)
A Published Event*
Ranch Pressing (2)
Rosa Press (27)
Ruby PH (33)
Soft Stir (18)
Sonnu Books (3)
Sphere Archive (7)
Stray Pages (23)
Tall Poppy Press (28)
Temporary Press (15)
un Projects (11)
Uneven Press (6)
Uro Publications (25)
*Exhibited in south hallway
SATURDAY
*TALK | Illuminated Manuscripts: faith, form, and the materiality of texts
11.30am–12.15pm, Zone B
Presented by Debris Magazine
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SIGNING | Reproduction by Janina Green
11.30am, table 8
Presented by M.33
*TALK | Book Design as Critical Practice
12.30pm–1.15pm, Zone A
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WORKSHOP | Somatic Poetry Workshop
1pm–3pm, Zone B
Presented by Shannon May Powell
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LAUNCH | Baby blue-eyes and other flowers by Isabella Brown
1pm, table 32
Presented by Goodnight Press
*TALK | Reimagining the Role of Institutional Publishing
2.30pm–3.15pm, Zone A
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*LAUNCH + TALK | Viscose Journal issue six: 'TEXT'
3.30pm–4.30pm, Zone B
Presented by Viscose Journal
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*AUSLAN-interpreted event
SUNDAY
WORKSHOP | Kids and Adults on the Same Page
11am–1pm, Zone B
Presented by Kate Golding
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TALK | Roots & Routes: Navigating Self-Publishing in Southern China and Beyond
11.30am–12.30pm, Zone A
Presented by Betweenia Project 夾洲計劃
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TALK | Desiring spirits and medieval women's mystic texts
1.30pm–2.30pm, Zone B
Presented by Manisha Anjali and Mel Deerson
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TALK | Riso and Shine: Risography in Naarm
2.30pm–3.30pm, Zone A
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SCREENING + TALK | 00-01 Water with PLATYPUS
3pm–5pm, Zone B
Presented by Platypus Publication
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SIGNING | Cruising for a Bruising by Kyle Archie Knight
3pm, table 8
Presented by M.33
About the Organisers
PERIMETER is a specialised bookstore, award-winning publisher, distribution house and platform for various art publishing endeavours in 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.
A select number of public programs will be AUSLAN interpreted, which will be all talks and panels taking place in Zone A on Saturday, October 19:
Illuminated Manuscripts
Book Design as Critical Practice
Reimagining the Role of Institutional Publishing
Viscose Journal issue six: ‘TEXT’ launch
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.