All of the titles published by Granary Books are included in YUL collections. Working with Art Metropole YUL is developing a comprehensive contemporary Canadian artists' books collection. Founded in Toronto in 1974 by the artist collective General Idea, Art Metropole is one of the oldest artist-run centres in North America. A comprehensive listing of artists' books booksellers, dealers, and presses can be found on the Book Arts Web.
Art Metropole, founded in 1974 by the artists' collective General Idea and located in Toronto, Ontario, is an artist-run centre and a not-for-profit organisation with "a focus on the production, dissemination and contextualisation of artist-initiated publication in any media, especially those formats and practices predisposed to sharing and circulation."
A small publishing press located in Ireland directed by artists and writer Erica van Horne and poet and editor Simon Cutts.
Located in New York City, "for nearly thirty years, Granary Books has brought together writers, artists, and bookmakers to investigate verbal/visual relations in the time-honored spirit of independent publishing. Granary's mission—to produce, promote, document, and theorize new works exploring the intersection of word, image, and page—has earned the Press a reputation as one of the most unique and significant small publishers operating today."
Established in 1985 in Washington DC, "specializing in contemporary fine printing and beautifully illustrated books, the Private Press Movement, modern fine bindings, and books about books." Artists’ books are published under the Dov Press imprint.
Onestar Press, "a collection of books, multiples and movies by artists is dedicated to the production of books, multiples and movies by artists."
Founded in 1976 and located in New York city, Printed Matter "is the world's leading non-profit organization dedicated to the dissemination, understanding and appreciation of artists' books and related publications."
A "nonprofit publisher for poetry, translation, experimental nonfiction, performance texts, and books by artists."
Based in Birmingham, Alabama, "one of the premier vendors of handmade artists’ books, travelling the United States with their vast and unique collection, selling to libraries, museums, collectors, and retail shops."
“An early proponent of the medium, Women's Studio Workshop (WSW) has produced over 190 limited edition artists’ books, and is the largest publisher in North America.”
