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same page 2026!!!
@samepageartbookfair @perimeterbooks @gertrudecontemporary

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my haul from @thegreatartistmarket on the weekend! so many colourful + talented vendors selling their art!! i’m always a sucker for some stickers hehe 😝⭐️
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#artmarket #haul #stickers #junkjournaljunkies #junkjournal

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so many pencil cases…so many pens…so many choices…

surely only one pen fits in this super minimalist leather pencil case?

boom! four pens!

this standing canvas pencil case also comes in denim and beige…

and can fit 9 brush pens, a highlighter, 4 black pens and a ruler!

how about the super fancy leather pencil case? this one feels soooo nice to touch

almost every black pen we have in the shop (17 to be exact)

maybe a flat canvas pencil case is more your style?

this bad boy can fit a ruler, 3 textas, 3 highlighters, 3 felt tip pens, 3 brush pens, a stamp and a set of sticky notes!

this denim one folds up so neat and compact…

but holds so much! 11 coloured pencils, 1 lead pencil, 1 super fancy brass encased lead, a tape measure, 2 rubbers, a ruler and a glue stick!

the big kahuna…

ready? ok! 4 highlighters, 12 felt tip pens, another black pen, 4 washi tapes, a full sized journal, 2 notepads, 4 stamps, 1 ink pad, a clip and a set of pencils! (and i think there was still room!)

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Get ‘em quick because after Love Your Bookshop Day a whole new themed drop is going in. What will the theme be?

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Meet Always Friends © @alwaysfriends.shop

Always Friends © is a micro studio and store based in Sydney [1] Creating unique design objects [2] Publishing art books and zines [3] Working with unique artists [4] Programming interesting events for creatives [5] Working on concept-driven collaborations.

Ruby from Always Friends © is one half of the team behind Overprint Art Book Fair, along with Matt from Tall Poppy Press, the two met at Same Page Art Book Fair and got chatting about who was doing something for Sydney..the rest is history!

Over the course of the next two months we'll be introducing you to our 50+ stallholders! Learn a bit about them and their work and get excited to meet them on Sunday 8th November at Harold Park Community Hall!

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PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT | Strangers in Print: A Collaborative Zine-Making Workshop
Presented by @alwaysfriends.shop

Saturday October 24
2pm–3pm

Strangers in Print is a collaborative zine-making workshop centred on creative exchange and chance. Participants are given a blank zine and begin by creating a series of ‘calls’ in their own pages – these can be creative prompts, questions, images or words – before passing the zines around the room, where others add their own responses through collage, drawing, or writing. By the end, each person takes home a one-of-a-kind publication shaped by the hands of the unique group that attends on that day.

No skills or materials required, just bring yourself and an open mind.

PLEASE NOTE that tickets are required, with limited availability. Book your spot at samepageartbookfair.com before the workshop books out!

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SAME PAGE ART BOOK FAIR
Presented by @perimeterbooks and @gertrudecontemporary
October 24–25, 2026
11am to 5pm
Gertrude Contemporary
21-31 High Street
Preston VIC 3072

#SPABF2026
Image by Drita Ajredin for @alwaysfriends.shop

Find more workshops, panels, and book launches taking place during Same Page Art Book Fair at samepageartbookfair.com

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PUBLIC PROGRAM SCHEDULE!

Alongside a curated selection of stalls, Same Page features public programs and book launches all weekend! We are excited to announce this year's public program schedule, with all the details on our website. Please note that bookings are required for certain workshops with limited capacity, so be quick!

samepageartbookfair.com

Presented by Perimeter and Gertrude, Same Page takes place 11am to 5pm, October 24 & 25, at Gertrude Contemporary (21-31 High St, Preston).

SATURDAY OCTOBER 24

11am | Opening Performance
Hiroki Sugi: WNDRLST / Bread Poem

11am | Workshop
Kids and Adults on the Same Page
Presented by @kate_golding

11am | Book Launch + Signing
Watercolours by Georgia Spain
Presented by @person.books

12.30pm | Panel
Dredging Up The Past: 2005–2025
Presented by @gertrudecontemporary x @perimeterbooks

2pm | Workshop
Strangers in Print: A Collaborative Zine-Making Workshop
Presented by @alwaysfriends.shop
Bookings required!

2pm | Book Launch + Signing
Precious Patch of Sky by Zac Tan
Presented by @ppippipress

3pm | Book Launch
Forgotten Palestinian Cities by Anonymous
Presented by @slingshotbooks

3.30pm | Panel
Why Speculate? Critical Publishing in the Para-Academic Landscape
Presented by @mumamonash

3.30pm | Book Launch
The National Grid #10
Presented by @gloria__books

SUNDAY OCTOBER 25

11am | Workshop
Kids and Adults on the Same Page
Presented by @kate_golding

12.30pm | Panel
00-02 ENERGY: Contributors In Conversation
Presented by @platypuspublication

2pm | Workshop
Artists & Designers Writing About Art & Design
Presented by @intermediary.pub
Bookings required!

3.30pm | Panel
Tell Me About It: The Need to Publish so-called Australia's Queer Histories
Presented by @ausqueerarchives x @queerlovecollective x @tallpoppypress

4pm | Closing Performance
Hiroki Sugi: WNDRLST / Bread Poem

@samepageartbookfair
@perimeterbooks
@gertrudecontemporary
#SPABF2026

Image credits

Slide 2: Drita Ajredin for @alwaysfriends.shop
4: 00-02 ENERGY @platypuspublication
6: @cmooresydney, image from Nobody Knows I'm Gay, published by @tallpoppypress

SP 2026 is generously supported by the Albert & Barbara Tucker Foundation.

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We're back with more options for Western Sydney locals! Check out these workshops near you during Sydney Craft Week Festival.

Hop to it to book an all day glassblowing workshop with esteemed glassblower Mark Eliott, book in for a workshop with rikota and check out the studios, or Make What you Love with Sassy Park.

Visit sydneycraftweek.com to explore the full program and find an event near you. Area guides are now available on SCW’s stories highlight too!

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This is what happens when I don’t have a grocery list
Who’s complaining? Those dogs are so darned cute and there’s a book of stickers too?! Next grocery shop 🐾
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#dogart #dopaminedecor #adoptdontshop #nesting

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I love grocery shopping!
Forgot the list though …. Next the stickers 🐾
As in the book above also comes in stickers

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#stationeryaddict #grocerydoneright #stickers #flatlay #sunday_therapy

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As part of @sydneycraftweek, Mothership Studios presents two hands-on workshops from our studio holders:

From 11am-1pm, learn how to make a pinch pot with @kasama__studio.

From 2-4pm participate in a collaborative zine-making workshop using creative exchange and chance to create a unique zine to take home. Hosted by @alwaysfriends.shop.

Booking essential, links in bio

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