Programs

  • Artists' Books Distribution Program

    PRINTED MATTER IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST NON-PROFIT DISTRIBUTOR OF ARTISTS' BOOKS, DEDICATED TO DISSEMINATING, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPRECIATING PUBLICATIONS MADE BY ARTISTS. THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S TWO NON-PROFIT BOOKSTORES AND WEBSITE, PRINTED MATTER CIRCULATED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BOOKS AND RELATED WORKS IN FY21. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED VITAL SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ARTISTS AND PUBLISHERS AND FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGED EXPLORATION IN THE FIELD, INCLUDING DYNAMIC VIRTUAL EVENTS, SUCH AS ARTISTS' TALKS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND BOOK LAUNCHES. PRINTED MATTER ALSO PRESENTED ITS FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL ART BOOK FAIR, SHOWCASING MORE THAN 400 GLOBAL ARTISTS AND PUBLISHERS AND WELCOMING APPROXIMATELY 40,000 VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, AND CO-PRESENTED AN OUTDOOR, COMMUNITY-CENTRIC SPRING ZINE FAIR THAT FEATURED MORE THAN 40 EXHIBITORS AND CELEBRATED THE EAST VILLAGE'S ARTISTIC PAST AND PRESENT. DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PRINTED MATTER CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON THE VIRTUAL DELIVERY OF MANY OF ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, ENSURING THAT IN THIS TIME OF SOCIAL DISTANCING ARTISTS' BOOKS CONTINUED TO REACH AUDIENCES AND SPUR CONVERSATION, INSPIRE ACTION, PROVIDE RESPITE, AND OPEN CREATIVE DOORWAYS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.7M

  • Program 1 [2024]

    PRINTED MATTER IS THE WORLD'S LEADING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE DISTRIBUTION, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF ARTISTS' BOOKS AND RELATED PUBLICATIONS. IN FY24, PRINTED MATTER OFFERED A UNIQUE VENUE FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENGAGE WITH MORE THAN 15,000 ARTISTS' BOOKS BY ARTISTS AND PUBLISHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD; PRODUCED EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS; RELEASED A SERIES OF ARTISTS' BOOKS THROUGH ITS PUBLISHING PROGRAM; OFFERED BIBLIOGRAPHIC SERVICES; PROVIDED COLLECTION CONSULTATIONS FOR MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES; WELCOMED CLASS VISITS FROM LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES; AND LAUNCHED A NEW PRINTED MATTER PUBLISHER WORK GRANT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WAGNER FOUNDATION THAT OFFERS SIGNIFICANT CAPACITY-BUILDING FUNDS TO ARTIST-PUBLISHERS. IN FY24, PRINTED MATTER ALSO PRESENTED ITS NY ART BOOK FAIR-WHICH OFFERED NEARLY 300 EXHIBITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AN UNPARALLELED PLATFORM TO CONNECT IN PERSONAL AND IMMEDIATE WAYS WITH THOUSANDS OF VISITORS, BOTH AT THEIR EXHIBITOR BOOTHS AND THROUGH MORE THAN 200 CONVERSATIONS, BOOK SIGNINGS, AND PERFORMANCES. DURING THIS PERIOD, PRINTED MATTER ALSO PRODUCED THE FOURTH EDITION OF THE EAST VILLAGE ZINE FAIR, A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN EVENT FEATURING NEARLY 100 NEW YORK-BASED ARTISTS AND PUBLISHERS WHO SHOWCASED THEIR WORK THROUGH AN ARRAY OF CREATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL ARTISTS' ZINES AND PUBLICATIONS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.4M