Special Collections & University Archives, UCF Libraries

Have you checked out the Gallery on the 4th Floor yet? Right now we have the Student Book Arts Competition exhibit up! See some of the amazing pieces from this years event and we’ve got an interview with the winner, Jessica Morris, on the site now! Link in bio… ✨ #StayCurious #UCFLibraries

Join us for some button making! Bring your own designs or we’ll have plenty of magazines and items from Special Collections & University Archives! April 8th from 1pm-3pm in Room 223 of the John C. Hitt Library! ✨ #StayCurious #SpaceU #UCFLibraries

19th Annual Student Book Arts Competition, sponsored by Special Collections & University Archives, is now open for UCF and Rollins College students. This is a juried competition, with the winner announced at the end of May 2025. The winning artist receives an award of $300 and the winner's entry is added to UCF Libraries Special Collections & University Archives. An exhibit featuring all competition entries runs from May 2025 through the end of summer at John C. Hitt Library.

Deadline is May 6, 2025

For more information please go to:

ucflib.fyi/BookArtsCompetition

Call for Entries: The 18th Annual Student Book Arts Competition is now accepting artist books made by currently enrolled University of Central Florida and Rollins College students. Deadline is May 7, 2024. For more information about the competition visit the link:

https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bookartscompetition/

The 17th Annual Student Book Arts Competition Exhibit is now open at the 4th Floor Gallery of the John C. Hitt Library. Sponsored by UCF Libraries Special Collections & University Archives, the competition invited UCF and Rollins College students to submit one-of-a-kind artist books.

This year the competition awarded two students.

“So I’ve Been Told ” by Stacie Becker (UCF) and “In Your Car” by Taylor Ingrassia (Rollins College). Both winners represented the creativity and craftsmanship of artist books and will be part of the Book Arts & Typography Collection at Special Collections & University Archives. Congratulations to both winners!

The exhibit runs from May 2023 – July 2023 which features all student book arts entries and select past winners.

Location: 4th Floor Gallery, John C. Hitt Library

Hours: 9 am – 4 pm Monday through Friday; closed weekends

For more information: [email protected]