DABF26 Workshop: Hope Locates Itself
13 December 2026, 2pm–5pm
A practical zine-making and bookbinding workshop led by Mel Galley which focuses on the stories we tell of ourselves, our world and our futures.
Events
DABF26 Launch: Olga Micińska, 'Amanda: Clay In Ye Stomachs'
12 December 2026, 5pm
Join artist Olga Micińska in conversation with curators Janice Hough and Marysia Więckiewicz marking the publication of a new artist book, Amanda: Clay in Ye Stomach.
DABF26 Family Workshop: Discover the Colophon
12 December 2026, 11.30am-12:30pm
Discover the Colophon, where the hidden story of each book lies, and make your own mark.
DABF26 Curator's Talk: Understructures
12 December 2026, 2pm
DABF26 Guest Curator Nathan O’Donnell discusses experimental approaches to authorship, the politics of acknowledgement and citation, plagiarism, and documentary poetics with artist and writer JR Carpenter and poet Ellen Dillon.
DABF26 Launch: Siobhán McDonald, 'Traces of Time'
11 December 2026, 5pm
Join visual artist Siobhan McDonald in conversation with academic Luke Gibbons, curator Helen Carey and historical geographer Dr. Mark Hennessy about the artist's exploration of geological, ecological and human time.
DABF26 Tour: Artist Book Spotlight
10 December 2026, 4pm
The last tour spotlighting a selection of artist books at this year's Dublin Art Book Fair.
DABF26 Talk: NIVAL and the Production of Artist Books
10 December 2026, 2pm
Join Ruth Hallinan from the National Irish Visual Arts Library (NIVAL) for a presentation of Artist Books from the collection.
DABF26 Curator's Talk: Unshelving
10 December 2026, 5pm
DABF26 Guest Curator Nathan O’Donnell and writer Susan Tomosalli discuss 'unshelving' creative projects with writer Erica Van Horn and artist Suzanne Walsh.
DABF26 Tour: Open Studio with Artist Joanne Reid
09 December 2026, 4pm
Join artist and Paul Robinson Studio Award recipient Joanne Reid for an introduction to her commissioned art work for Dublin Art Book Fair and a visit to her studio at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios.
DABF26 Event: PVA Books, ‘Everything is (Still) Somewhere Else’
09 December 2026, 5pm
An evening of readings, reimaginings and conversations with artists and writers Dennis McNulty, Jessica Foley, Tom O'Dea, Matthew De Abaitua and a cast of thousands, reflecting on the themes of the publication Everything is Somewhere Else published by PVA Books.
DABF26 Podcast: Producing Publications
08 December 2026, 5pm
Vaari Claffey and Francis Halsall host a conversation with DABF Guest Curator Nathan O’Donnell, and artist and writer Sharon Kivland, as part of their ongoing podcast series Producing Strategies.
DABF26 Performance: ALSO editions presents David Donohoe, 'Afield'
06 December 2026, 4pm
Artist and composer David Donohoe presents a live open performance and ALSO editions publication, Afield.