NEWS AND UPDATES
Events are posted!
Check out our amazing lineup of workshops, talks, panels, and book signings. The list is still growing, so please check back soon for more details.
Call for Volunteers!
We’d love to have your support at the Fair. Open to anyone who wants to greet visitors, show people around the Fair, and support the Exhibitors. Please check out our inquiry form for more detals and to sign up! We ask for a minimum of a 2-hour shift.
Staple + Stitch is an art book and print fair. A celebration and engagement with art, text, print, and paper. Exhibitors include arts publishers, small and independent presses, book artists, zine makers, and printmakers. Tandem programming includes book signings, workshops, and demonstrations open to all ages.
The three-day fair is free and open to the public with an emphasis on publications, artist books, zines, and other print-related materials, and will feature over 70 vendors.
Friday 11/14 6 - 9 pm Preview Night
Saturday 11/15 11 am - 6 pm
Sunday 11/16 11 am - 6 pm
NOVEMBER 14 - 16, 2025 at HOTEL 55
EXHIBITOR INFORMATION
Applications for 2025 are now closed.
ABOUT US
Jennifer Murray | Creative Director
jennifermurray.mail@gmail.com | m. 312-282-6818
Jennifer Murray is an artist, educator, book and paper lover who lives and works in Chicago. As a long-time arts administrator, she collaborates with artists and arts organizations to create diverse exhibitions and programming. She is the former Museum Manager at 21c Chicago, where she launched Staple + Stitch in 2024, and was the Executive Director of Filter Photo, a nonprofit festival, exhibition, and educational space, where she organized programming for Filter Photo Festival and directed their exhibition program for eight years. She was an Instructor of Photography at Loyola University Chicago for fifteen years and consults and mentors artists on project development and exhibition preparation. She received an MFA in photography from Columbia College Chicago and was a featured Director/Curator in Newcity Magazine's Art 50: Chicago's Visual Vanguard 2024.
Maria Dunaevsky | Programming Director
mariadunaevsky@gmail.com
Maria Dunaevsky is a Chicago-based artist and arts administrator specializing in artist books. She has exhibited in several art book fairs, including the Chicago Artist Book Fair and the Independent Art Book Fair. Since 2017, Maria has been serving as an arts administrator at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) where she facilitates and organizes events for interdisciplinary studio departments. She has worked as an educator and lab assistant at LATITUDE Chicago and served on the Strategic Planning Advisory Committee. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from SAIC, where she focused on photography and bookmaking.
2024 Volunteers
Our volunteer team is comprised of artists, musicians, book lovers, students, community members, friends, and colleagues. Many thanks for their support!
Mary Burkę-Peterson, Aidan Bryant, Janessa Carmillia, Dani Di, Ada Donnelley, Patrick Eccles, Jonah Ecclesine, Brooke Ellis, Tingyu Li, Eric Lu, Tanya Lunina, Penelope Perez, Garden Ping, Melissa Ann Pinney, Charles Rahn, Anne Shook, Iga Stepaniak, Eva Tatarko, Tom Wagner, Annie Wang, Megan Wells, Isa Woodard, Cecilia Zhang.