Author: Kay Higgins

Want to read the recent BC government report on money laundering, but you’re not crazy about scrolling through a 250-page PDF? Just like we did with the DTES Local Area Plan, Truth And Reconciliation Commission summary, and the Site C Inquiry, we’re making bound hardcopies for you to read. At our summer residency we’ll be selling these on a pay-what-you-can basis ($15 suggested). That means you can visit us at the Libby Leshgold Gallery at… read more Dirty Money — BC corruption report pay-what-you can bound copies

We’re back in operation again at It’s difficult to put a painting in the mailbox: Toward New Models of Artists’ Publishing at the Libby Leshgold Gallery. From now until September 16th 2018, we’ll be making books in the gallery (located at Emily Carr University, 520 East 1st Avenue) and participating in talks, panels and workshops. We also have some book launches coming up, starting with the launch of AK04, another zine+tape release from Agony Klub…. read more It’s difficult to put a painting in the mailbox — Summer 2018 residency at Emily Carr University

Friday, March 2nd, 7-9pm Selectors’ Records/Publication Studio Vancouver 8 East Pender Street, Vancouver BC Join us to celebrate the launch of Yesterday Was Once Tomorrow (Or, A Brick Is A Tool), co-published by Publication Studio and Plug-In ICA, and edited by Kegan McFadden. The evening will feature a brief presentation by the editor, and music by DJ Lyndsay Pomerantz. Yesterday Was Once Tomorrow is a document of, and writing about, a unique moment in art… read more Yesterday Was Once Tomorrow launch party & talk Friday March 2

BCUC Site C Inquiry 300 pages, $15+$10 shipping We now have printed and bound copies ready of the British Columbia Utilities Commission’s final report on their inquiry into the planned Site C Dam. For those of you who are following this inquiry, you probably know that the executive summary and final report were released on November 1, and that the 300-page PDF is available online. Not everybody wants to read a complex document on their… read more Site C Inquiry Final Report – pay-what-you-can in person or $15 + shipping online

Publication Studio Vancouver is pleased to announce the inaugural Scorpion and Felix Prize, a book prize for emerging artists, is to be awarded to Tracey Vath. Vath is a recent graduate of Langara College’s Fine Arts Program. She will receive a prize of $500 and her book will be developed, published and distributed by PSV. Honourable mentions go to Scott Elliot, an Irish artist currently based in Norway, and two Vancouver-based artist teams made up… read more Scorpion and Felix Prize 2017 Winner Announcement

Agony Klub and Publication Studio Vancouver are pleased to present Whitney Houston, et al: essays around popular music. Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis’s chapter on Whitney Houston in his controversial novel, American Psycho (Vintage, 1991), editor/author Casey Wei invites five writers to explore their own relationships to popular music, resulting in essays on Marianne Faithfull, MIA, Kanye West, The 2016 Mnet Asian Music Awards, Wiz Khalifa, My Bloody Valentine, Patti Smith, and more by Brit… read more Whitney Houston et al launches Wednesday, January 25

Saturday, November 26 2016, 7pm Join us for the launch of Tyler Brett’s new book Every Building & Some People in Bruno SK circa 2011 at Publication Studio/Selectors Records, 8 East Pender Street, Vancouver BC. The book is a series of matter-of-fact representations of everyday life in the town of Bruno, suitable for colouring by adults or children or for quiet enjoyment. Printed and bound on-premises by Publication Studio, it is available for the reasonable… read more Book launch for Tyler Brett: Every Building & Some People in Bruno SK circa 2011

Just a quick note: we’re moving out of our storefront at 222 East Pender Street. Thanks to our neighbours in the studio, our next-door neighbours at Access Gallery, 221A for setting up this great facility in the first place, and to the Yee Fung Toy Society for watching over the building. We’ll miss you all, even though we won’t be far away. Our new premises are being set up now. We’ll be sharing space with… read more Goodbye to 222 East Pender

UPDATED: we’re pleased to announce that both Publication Studio Guelph and Publication Studio Edmonton are turning out copies in their cities! Inspired by the TRC Reading Challenge, we are printing and binding copies of Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future, the 388-page summary of the final report of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We’re making these available at PS Vancouver on a pay-what-you-can basis, with a suggested price of $10. You can also order… read more Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report/TRC Reading Challenge

TIZIANA LA MELIA ORAL LIKE CLOAKS, DIALECT Selected Writings: 2005-2015 Edited by Steffanie Ling Published by Publication Studio Vancouver Publication Studio Vancouver 222 East Georgia Tuesday, March 22 7pm Readings by Jo Cook, Kara Hansen and Tiziana La Melia. Please join us at Publication Studio Vancouver for the launch of Oral like Cloaks, Dialect a selection of writing by poet and artist Tiziana La Melia. This collection of her texts includes poetry, scripts, reproductions of… read more Tiziana La Melia: Oral Like Cloaks, Dialect launches Tuesday March 22