Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) is pleased to announce that the Boston Art Book Fair is collaborating with Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts in a co-branded "Multiple Fairs Art Book Fair" on March 20—22, 2025 held at Boston University. BCA will develop and present a variety of topical panel discussions and hands-on workshops on Saturday at the fair. These public programs will further the common goals of BCA and BU to attract wide and diverse audiences to the fair, and to grow the community who love art and books.

Multiple Formats is sponsored by BU School of Visual Arts at Boston University, and organized by Christopher Sleboda, Associate Professor of Art, Graphic Design at Boston University. This year's "Multiple Fairs Art Book Fair" is also sponsored in part by Wagner Foundation. BCA is thrilled to reconnect with the wide array of artists, art book lovers, and members of dynamic creative communities that the Boston Art Book Fair has served in its five iterations over seven years as we are looking for ways to sustain its continuing presence on the rich Boston cultural scene. Like the Boston Art Book Fair, Multiple Formats serves as a fertile gathering and learning place for Boston's art book community, and so we are honored to work with them.

This partnership with BU School of Visual Arts will also allow BCA to continue to support an exciting range of exhibitors as well as artists and Boston residents who attend the fair, connecting art to community and allowing us to collectively continue to grow the Boston Art Book Fair. BCA will bring its strong experience in creating programming that serves audiences well beyond the traditional academic community, further broadening Multiple Formats' already diverse audience. BCA launched the Boston Art Book Fair in 2017, and after a successful return post-pandemic in 2022, the 2023 edition of the Boston Art Book Fair was the largest yet. BCA continues to explore ways to ensure its future growth and sustainability.

To support this, BCA has adjusted its programming calendar to give the organization time to redesign the event to maximize impact and optimize resource allocation. BCA looks forward to sharing more details in Spring 2025 about the Boston Art Book Fair's future as a freestanding annual event.