Michelle Rowley of Wirral Met College has arranged two previous exchanges between students on her BA Fine Art course  and students from the Department of Visual Arts at Brigham Young University, Utah.  This time the trip will take in Yellowstone National Park, and Michelle and the students have decided to dip their collective toe into the world of Kickstarter to help towards the students' flight costs. 

I thought you might be interested in supporting a venture designed to excite and inspire the next generation of book artists, and to encourage intercontinental collaboration (doesn't that sound good?) so here's the link to their campaign page, where you can see the students' video, read about the project aims and find out how you can get involved through the pledges and rewards that have been designed around the project outcomes. 

If you do choose to become involved and make a pledge, you'll become part of their online community and will receive regular updates on their progress and project developments.

Wirral Met BA Fine Arts have been regular exhibitors at the fair, where previous students have shown the exciting work produced after their travels - there's sure to be an equally fine body of work as a result of this trip.      

Short notice, I know, but if you're within reach, why not take a trip to the Bluecoat in Liverpool this saturday to see the Juniper Press letterpress workshop, newly established by Kenneth Burnley, Sue Mclaren and Elizabeth Willow.  See also chloweb.wordpress.com for a little letterpress art.