abbe 2025

abbe 2025 was a two-day conference held this summer at Artspace Mackay, Queensland, Australia, bringing into focus the innovative world of artists book practice in the region. Practicing artists, postgraduate students and professionals in the field presented papers examining two distinct themes – ‘Contemporary Artists Book Practice’ and ‘Mapping Australia’s Artists Book Histories: A Group Effort’.

In a first for the conference, abbe – organised by Tim Mosely, Caren Florance, Marian Crawford and Robyn Wood, formed two compelling partnerships in their ambition to advance and celebrate Australian artists’ books practice, joining forces with Artspace Mackay with their nationally renowned Libris Awards, and The Blue Notebook: Journal for Artists’ Books.

Papers presented will be published over Volume 20 and 21 of The Blue Notebook in Spring and Autumn 2026.

You can now watch all the presentations online at: