DABF25 Workshop | Collaborate with NIVAL on an artist book

Take part in the production of a collaborative artist book which will be part of National Irish Visual Arts Library's (NIVAL) collection, NCAD, Dublin. Get some inspiration from NIVAL's artist book collection and then make your own page. Draw a picture, write a word or a sentence. The pages will be bound together to make a Dublin Art Book Fair x NIVAL collaborative artist book. Once bound, you will be able to visit NIVAL and see the your page in the book, alongside your workshop collaborators’.

The National Irish Visual Arts Library (NIVAL) is an initiative of NCAD in partnership with the Arts Council of Ireland. Since 1997, NIVAL has become the foremost centre for the documentation of contemporary art and design in Ireland and holds arguably the largest public-access artist book collection in Ireland. Assistant Manager, Ruth Hallinan, has spent fifteen years working in Irish publishing. She was named as one of the 150 most influential people in publishing by The Bookseller in 2021 and 2022.

Dublin Art Book Fair (4–14 December 2025) is a centre for contemporary artist books offering a wide selection of artist publications and titles from creative, small and independent publishers, both Irish or international, to browse or buy. In conjunction with the Fair, DABF presents an event programme of book launches, publishers talks, and workshops offering ways to engage and gain insight into contemporary independent and arts publishing.

For further accessibility information please contact Learning + Public Engagement Curator Órla Goodwin.

DABF25 is proudly sponsored by Henry J Lyons and supported by Dublin UNESCO City of Literature and RTÉ Supporting The Arts.