{"id":400,"date":"2018-10-29T17:56:44","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T17:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/?p=400"},"modified":"2018-10-29T17:56:44","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T17:56:44","slug":"2018-alcuin-awards-evening-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/?p=400","title":{"rendered":"2018 Alcuin Awards Evening in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, October 22, the Arts and Letters Club was the site of much excitement as the Alcuin Society celebrated their annual Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in recognition of their 2017 award winners. The evening also featured a talk by Denise Lapointe and David Carruthers of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.st-armand.com\/\">La Papeterie Saint-Armand<\/a>. <em>DA<\/em> Editor Don McLeod took it all in, and preserved the occasion for posterity in photographs!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_401\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-401\" class=\"wp-image-401 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_01_web-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"A selection of award-winning designs published in 2017 and honoured by the Alcuin Society. Photo by Don McLeod.\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_01_web-480x320.jpg 480w, http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_01_web-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_01_web-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_01_web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A selection of award-winning designs published in 2017 and honoured by the Alcuin Society. Photo by Don McLeod.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_402\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-402\" class=\"wp-image-402 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_02_web-480x351.jpg\" alt=\"Master of Ceremonies Chester Gryski and Coach House Books founder Stan Bevington examine the goods.\" width=\"480\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_02_web-480x351.jpg 480w, http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_02_web-300x220.jpg 300w, http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_02_web-768x562.jpg 768w, http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_02_web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Master of Ceremonies Chester Gryski and Coach House Books founder Stan Bevington examine the goods. Photo by Don McLeod.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_403\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-403\" class=\"wp-image-403 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_03_web-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Grant Hurley of the Alcuin Society chats with engraver Wesley Bates.\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_03_web-480x320.jpg 480w, http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_03_web-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_03_web-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_03_web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grant Hurley of the Alcuin Society chats with engraver Wesley Bates. Photo by Don McLeod.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_404\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-404\" class=\"size-large wp-image-404\" src=\"http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_04_web-480x406.jpg\" alt=\"The head table, with David Carruthers (left), David Phillips (president of the Arts and Letters Club), Grant Hurley in the background and Denise Lapointe, right. Photo by Don McLeod.\" width=\"480\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_04_web-480x406.jpg 480w, http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_04_web-300x254.jpg 300w, http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_04_web-768x650.jpg 768w, http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_04_web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The head table, with David Carruthers (left), David Phillips (president of the Arts and Letters Club), Grant Hurley in the background and Denise Lapointe, right. Photo by Don McLeod.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_405\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-405\" class=\"wp-image-405 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_05_web-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"David Carruthers and Denise Lapointe of the Papeterie Saint-Armand, Montreal. The Alcuin Society awarded them the 2017 Robert R. Reid Award and Medal for lifetime achievement or extraordinary contributions to the book arts in Canada.\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_05_web-480x320.jpg 480w, http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_05_web-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_05_web-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/alcuin2018_05_web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Carruthers and Denise Lapointe of the Papeterie Saint-Armand, Montreal. The Alcuin Society awarded them the 2017 Robert R. Reid Award and Medal for lifetime achievement or extraordinary contributions to the book arts in Canada. Photo by Don McLeod.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-122\" src=\"http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/portrait.jpg\" alt=\"portrait\" width=\"150\" height=\"161\" style=\"float:left;\"\/>Thanks for tuning in to this peek at the Alcuin Society&#8217;s exciting awards ceremony. We hope you enjoyed seeing what went down!<\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-123\" src=\"http:\/\/devilsartisan.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/sig.jpg\" alt=\"sig\" width=\"147\" height=\"75\" style=\"float:right;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, October 22, the Arts and Letters Club was the site of much excitement as the Alcuin Society celebrated their annual Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in recognition of their 2017 award winners. 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