[AHS-Grads] Fwd: [ARLIS-L] Invitation: Boundless Bound Online Forum | October 14–15, 2026

[Iselda Salgado]

Please see event information below on the  *Boundless Bound Online Forum:
Dialogues Across Heritage, Publishing, and Practice*, taking place online
on October 14–15, 2026

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From: Sonja Sekely-Rowland <sonja.sekely at ucr.edu>
Date: Mon, Sep 28, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Subject: Fwd: [ARLIS-L] Invitation: Boundless Bound Online Forum | October
14–15, 2026
To: Iselda Salgado <iseldas at ucr.edu>


Hi Iselda,

Forwarding in case any of the grads might be interested.

Sonja

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From: Feixue Mei via ARLIS-L <arlis-l at gaggle.email>
Date: Mon, Sep 28, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Subject: [ARLIS-L] Invitation: Boundless Bound Online Forum | October
14–15, 2026
To: ARLIS-L <arlis-l at gaggle.email>


Dear colleagues,
I would like to invite you to the *Boundless Bound Online Forum: Dialogues
Across Heritage, Publishing, and Practice*, taking place online on October
14–15, 2026.

This free online forum brings together artists, designers, educators,
archivists, and independent publishers for three conversations exploring
cultural heritage, contemporary Chinese and diasporic experience, artist
books, archives, and independent publishing. The program includes
discussions particularly relevant to art libraries and archives, exploring
how collections, cultural objects, and contemporary publishing practices
contribute to the transmission and reinterpretation of cultural heritage.

Organized by Boundless Bound Publishing
<https://feixuemei.info/design/boundless-bound/boundless-bound-publishing-about>,
the forum is part of 传*/Chuán & Boundless Bound Publishing: Dialogues
Across Heritage, Publishing, and Practice*
<https://feixuemei.info/design/boundless-bound/events/chuanxbb-publishing>,
a broader program connecting exhibitions, creative research, experimental
publishing, and public engagement.

*FORUM PROGRAM*
All times are in U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4).

*Panel 1: Objects, Archives, and Cultural Heritage*
Wednesday, October 14 | 5:00–6:00 PM EDT
Traditional Chinese objects and contemporary artist books in dialogue
across time and place, exploring how materials, images, collections, and
publishing carry, reinterpret, and reactivate cultural heritage.
Speakers:

   - Marcy Linton | University of Virginia
   - Stephanie Grimm | George Mason University
   - Mieko Palazzo | George Mason University
   - Caitlin Birch | James Madison University
   - Virginia (Ginny) Soenksen | James Madison University

*Panel 2: Boundless Bound Publishing: Heritage and Contemporary Chinese
Experience*
Wednesday, October 14 | 6:00–7:00 PM EDT
Chinese cultural heritage and contemporary experience are explored through
memory, identity, translation, diasporic experience, digital culture,
archival practice, and experimental art and design.
Speakers:

   - Hong Huo | Messiah University
   - Xiaoyu Liu | Multidisciplinary Designer and Artist, Brooklyn, NY
   - Yangyang Zhang | VCUarts MFA ’26

*Panel 3: Independent Publishing Across Chinese and Diasporic Contexts*
Thursday, October 15 | 6:00–7:00 PM EDT
Independent publishing, artist books, cultural translation, and circulation
across Chinese and diasporic contexts, exploring how publishing
reinterprets cultural experience across different places and audiences.
Speakers:

   - Akaa Ling | Now Place
   - Chen Yun | 51 Personae

All three conversations will be moderated by Feixue Mei, Assistant
Professor of Graphic Design at James Madison University and founder of
Boundless Bound Publishing.

*The forum is free and open to all. Registration is required to receive the
online access link.*
Registration: Boundless Bound Online Forum – Eventbrite
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boundless-bound-online-forum-tickets-1999042575155?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true>

We warmly welcome librarians, archivists, researchers, educators, students,
artists, designers, and independent publishers interested in these
conversations.

Please feel free to share this invitation with your colleagues, students,
and wider professional networks.

Best regards,
Feixue Mei
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
James Madison University
Founder, Boundless Bound Publishing
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