2026 RISD Unbound Art Book Fair: Applications Soon!
RISD UNBOUND Art Book Fair
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Fleet Library at RISD
15 Westminster St, Providence, RI 02903
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Applications for RISD's UNBOUND Art Book Fair 2026 (April 11, 2026) will be open from February 16th at 12:01am – February 22, 2026 at 11:59pm! Apply on their website here.
Applications for free tables (full and half) will be reviewed by the Unbound Art Book Fair Committee. The Committee is looking for:
A balance of people new to tabling, as well as people who have tabled before.
A diversity of people from the RISD community, the Providence community, and beyond including artists, designers, and publishers.
A variety of printed materials including artists' books, zines, and experimental printed matter.
The UNBOUND application will ask for your contact information, artist website and/or social media, a description of you/ your organization, a description of what you plan to sell at the fair, and 2-4 jpg images showing examples of your work.
Applications are open to RISD students, RISD faculty and staff, and artists and printers from the greater community. There is no tabling fee. Note that students on an F-1 or J-1 visa cannot apply to the fair due to visa regulations. All applicants will receive a decision about two weeks after applications close. Any questions? Email risdunbound@risd.edu.
We look forward to reviewing your application!
Best,
Ben Sisto, on behalf of the Unbond Art Book Fair Committee
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OPEN’s involvement here is that Ben Sisto, OPEN’s founder, is on the planning committee alongside a whole bunch of smart, awesome folks from across Providence’s arts and culture community.
