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Candor Arts Collection

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Candor Arts Administrative Records

Candor Arts Operational Records

Candor Arts Digital Records


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Candor Arts Collection, 2013-2021 | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Collection Overview

Title: Candor Arts Collection, 2013-2021Add to your cart.

ID: 01/01/MSS00104

Primary Creator: Austin, Matt

Other Creators: Bohrer, Melanie Teresa

Extent: 10.0 Cubic Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: Collection arranged by administrative, operational, and digital records. The collection includes a section for oversized items.

Date Acquired: 06/00/2021

Subjects: Artists

Forms of Material: Artists' Books--United States

Languages: English

Abstract

The collection consists of proofs, design mockups, application materials, ephemera, contracts, photo documentation and e-mail correspondence from Candor Arts. Candor Arts was a small Chicago press founded in 2016 by Matt Austin. The press was created to provide an alternative publishing experience for artists that allowed for more collaboration, content control, no upfront costs and an equal split of profits between Candor and the artists.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Materials about Candor Arts Press publications, collaborations, and commissions (2014-2021); administrative and operational documentation; correspondence; and projects by Candor Arts Press creator, Matt Austin.

Collection Historical Note

Originally developed in L.A. in 2015 by Matt Austin and Ally Hasche, Candor Arts Press began as an online boutique of homemade artist goods. However, after moving to Chicago in 2016, Candor Arts was reincorporated under the co-ownership of Austin and Melanie Teresa Bohrer as a small artist book publishing company. Candor Arts were created to identify exploitative relationships between institutions and the artists they represent. With this mission, the press provided artists an alternative to the self-sacrificing aspects tied to art publishing, such as: needing to contribute significant amounts of funds, relinquishing control of content, censorship, and/or possession of rights, or (most commonly) that the publishing institution will disproportionately profit from the artist’s published work. Between August 2016 and February 2020, Candor Arts press binders Austin, Bohrer, Katie Chung, and Hannah Batsel produced over 5,000 books by hand. Additional assistance in critical times of heavy production included Justin Nalley, Lauren Zollo, Molly Berkson, and Devyn Mañibo. In March of 2020, as the global pandemic impacted business across the United States, the press’ staff shrank to only include Austin and Bohrer with much of the printing being outsourced. On May 18th, 2021, Candor Arts Press closed its on-site location and by September 2021, they had also closed their website.

Subject/Index Terms

Artists

Administrative Information

Repository: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Alternate Extent Statement: 17 boxes

Acquisition Source: Matthew Austin and Melanie Teresa Bohrer

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[Series 1: Candor Arts Administrative Records, 2015-2020],
[Series 2: Candor Arts Operational Records, 2014-2021],
[Series 3: Candor Arts Digital Records, 2014-2021],
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Series 1: Candor Arts Administrative Records, 2015-2020Add to your cart.
Sub-series 1: Ephemera and Creator RecordsAdd to your cart.
Box 6Add to your cart.
Folder 1: "Matt Austin Projects" folder 1 of 8, 2015-2021Add to your cart.
Folder 2: "Matt Austin Projects" folder 2 of 8, 2015-2021Add to your cart.
Folder 3: "Matt Austin Projects" folder 3 of 8, 2015-2021Add to your cart.
Folder 4: "Matt Austin Projects" folder 4 of 8, 2015-2021Add to your cart.
Folder 5: "Matt Austin Projects" folder 5 of 8, 2015-2021Add to your cart.
Folder 6: "Matt Austin Projects" folder 6 of 8, 2015-2021Add to your cart.
Folder 7: "Matt Austin Projects" folder 7 of 8, 2015-2021Add to your cart.
Folder 8: "Matt Austin Projects" folder 8 of 8, 2015-2021Add to your cart.
Box 7Add to your cart.
Folder 1: CorrespondenceAdd to your cart.
Folder 2: Matt Austin Projects "21 Days in the Perch Office" Shape of Spilled Milk", 2013-2014Add to your cart.
Folder 3: "Office Items and Ephemera" folder 1 of 6Add to your cart.
Folder 4: "Office Items and Ephemera" folder 2 of 6Add to your cart.
Folder 5: "Office Items and Ephemera" folder 3 of 6Add to your cart.
Folder 6: "Office Items and Ephemera" folder 4 of 6Add to your cart.
Folder 7: "Office Items and Ephemera" folder 5 of 6Add to your cart.
Folder 8: "Office Items and Ephemera" folder 6 of 6Add to your cart.
Series 2: Candor Arts Operational Records, 2014-2021Add to your cart.
Sub-series 1: Projects and CollaborationsAdd to your cart.
Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: "Celest, Maren 'I Saw the Sun'" folder 1 of 4, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 2: "Celest, Maren 'I Saw the Sun'" folder 2 of 4, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 3: "Celest, Maren 'I Saw the Sun'" folder 3 of 4, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 4: "Celest, Maren 'I Saw the Sun'" folder 4 of 4, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 5: "Collins, Bethany 'America: A Hymnal'" folder 1 of 4, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 6: "Collins, Bethany 'America: A Hymnal'" folder 2 of 4, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 7: "Collins, Bethany 'America: A Hymnal'" folder 3 of 4, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 8: "Collins, Bethany 'America: A Hymnal'" folder 4 of 4, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 9: "Cushenberry, Edward 'While Nothing Lasts'" folder 1 of 4, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 10: "Cushenberry, Edward 'While Nothing Lasts'" folder 2 of 4, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 11: "Cushenberry, Edward 'While Nothing Lasts'" folder 3 of 4, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 12: "Cushenberry, Edward 'While Nothing Lasts'" folder 4 of 4, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 13: "Elliot, David Robert 'I Used to Believe I Could Be Larry Bird'" folder 1 of 2, 2017Add to your cart.
Folder 14: "Elliot, David Robert 'I Used to Believe I Could Be Larry Bird'" folder 2 of 2, 2017Add to your cart.
Folder 15: "Foli, Kwabena 'On God'" folder 1 of 3, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 16: "Foli, Kwabena 'On God'" folder 2 of 3, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 17: "Foli, Kwabena 'On God'" folder 3 of 3, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Grossi, Adam “Wind Through Quiet Tensions”, 2014Add to your cart.
Box 2Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Growing Concerns Poetry Collective “Five-Fifths”, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 2: "Honey Pot Collective 'Ma(s)king Her: Black Feminist Futures'" folder 1 of 5, 2017-2018Add to your cart.
Folder 3: "Honey Pot Collective 'Ma(s)king Her: Black Feminist Futures'" folder 2 of 5, 2017-2018Add to your cart.
Folder 4: "Honey Pot Collective 'Ma(s)king Her: Black Feminist Futures'" folder 3 of 5, 2017-2018Add to your cart.
Folder 5: "Honey Pot Collective 'Ma(s)king Her: Black Feminist Futures'" folder 4 of 5, 2017-2018Add to your cart.
Folder 6: "Honey Pot Collective 'Ma(s)king Her: Black Feminist Futures'" folder 5 of 5, 2017-2018Add to your cart.
Folder 7: "Kay, Nic 'Cotton Dreams'" folder 1 of 3, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 8: "Kay, Nic 'Cotton Dreams'" folder 2 of 3, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 9: "Kay, Nic 'Cotton Dreams'" folder 3 of 3, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Kendler, Jenny “Green Zones”, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 11: "McDonald, Cecil Jr 'In the Company of Black'" folder 1 of 3, 2017Add to your cart.
Folder 12: "McDonald, Cecil Jr 'In the Company of Black'" folder 2 of 3, 2017Add to your cart.
Folder 13: "McDonald, Cecil Jr 'In the Company of Black'" folder 3 of 3, 2017Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Leek, Lakeisha “How to Make a Hood”, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Tse. Ka-man “Narrow Distances”, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Wilson, Sara J. “A Lick and a Promise”, 2017Add to your cart.
Box 3Add to your cart.
Folder 1: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 1 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 2: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 2 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 3: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 3 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 4: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 4 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 5: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 5 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 6: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 6 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 7: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 7 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 8: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 8 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 9: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 9 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 10: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 10 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 11: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 11 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 12: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 12 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 13: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 13 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 14: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 14 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 15: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 15 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 16: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 16 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 17: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 17 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 18: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 18 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 19: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 19 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 20: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 20 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 21: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 21 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Folder 22: "Franklin, Krista 'Under the Knife'" folder 22 of 22, 2018Add to your cart.
Box 4Add to your cart.
Folder 1: "Kuriyama, Emi 'Sashiko'" folder 1 of 9, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 2: "Kuriyama, Emi 'Sashiko'" folder 2 of 9, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 3: "Kuriyama, Emi 'Sashiko'" folder 3 of 9, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 4: "Kuriyama, Emi 'Sashiko'" folder 4 of 9, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 5: "Kuriyama, Emi 'Sashiko'" folder 5 of 9, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 6: "Kuriyama, Emi 'Sashiko'" folder 6 of 9, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 7: "Kuriyama, Emi 'Sashiko'" folder 7 of 9, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 8: "Kuriyama, Emi 'Sashiko'" folder 8 of 9, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 9: "Kuriyama, Emi 'Sashiko'" folder 9 of 9, 2019Add to your cart.
Sub-series 2: Commisioned Works, 2019-2021Add to your cart.
Box 5Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Kepha, Peter & Pacheco, Lauren “Slow and Low: Cultura, Arte, Cominidad”, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Ngo, Huong “Reap the Whirlwind", 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Public Media Institute “Quarantine Times”, 2021Add to your cart.
Sub-series 3: Oversize Projects and Collaborations, 2019-2021Add to your cart.
Box 8Add to your cart.
Folder 1: "Han, Li & Hyon Myungah ​'Kaleido_Book'” folder 1 of 6, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 2: "Han, Li & Hyon Myungah 'Kaleido_Book'” folder 2 of 6, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 3: "Han, Li & Hyon Myungah 'Kaleido_Book'” folder 3 of 6, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 4: "Han, Li & Hyon Myungah 'Kaleido_Book'” folder 4 of 6, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 5: "Han, Li & Hyon Myungah 'Kaleido_Book'” folder 5 of 6, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 6: "Han, Li & Hyon Myungah 'Kaleido_Book'” folder 6 of 6, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Kay, Nic “Cotton Dreams", 2020Add to your cart.
Box 9Add to your cart.
Folder 1: "Beitiks, Meghan Moe 'A Lab for Apologies and Forgiveness'” folder 1 of 5, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 2: "Beitiks, Meghan Moe 'A Lab for Apologies and Forgiveness'” folder 2 of 5, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 3: "Beitiks, Meghan Moe 'A Lab for Apologies and Forgiveness'” folder 3 of 5, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 4: "Beitiks, Meghan Moe 'A Lab for Apologies and Forgiveness'” folder 4 of 5, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 5: "Beitiks, Meghan Moe 'A Lab for Apologies and Forgiveness'” folder 5 of 5, 2021Add to your cart.
Box 10Add to your cart.
Folder 1: "Hura, Sohrab and Nathaniel Stein 'The Levee: A Photographer in the American South'” folder 1 of 5, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 2: "Hura, Sohrab and Nathaniel Stein 'The Levee: A Photographer in the American South'” folder 2 of 5, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 3: "Hura, Sohrab and Nathaniel Stein 'The Levee: A Photographer in the American South'” folder 3 of 5, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 4: "Hura, Sohrab and Nathaniel Stein 'The Levee: A Photographer in the American South'” folder 4 of 5, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 5: "Hura, Sohrab and Nathaniel Stein 'The Levee: A Photographer in the American South'” folder 5 of 5, 2020Add to your cart.
Box 11Add to your cart.
Folder 1: "Williams, Amanda 'The Other Option is to Slow Down'” folder 1 of 4, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 2: "Williams, Amanda 'The Other Option is to Slow Down'” folder 2 of 4, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 3: "Williams, Amanda 'The Other Option is to Slow Down'” folder 3 of 4, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 4: "Williams, Amanda 'The Other Option is to Slow Down'” folder 4 of 4, 2021Add to your cart.
Box 12Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Wilson, Folayemi “Dark Matter: Celestial Objects as Messengers of Love in These Troubled Times” folder 1 of 2Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Wilson, Folayemi “Dark Matter: Celestial Objects as Messengers of Love in These Troubled Times” folder 2 of 2Add to your cart.
Folder 3: "Cole, Teju 'Go Down Moses'” folder 1 of 3, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 4: "Cole, Teju 'Go Down Moses'” folder 2 of 3, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 5: "Cole, Teju 'Go Down Moses'” folder 3 of 3, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 6: "Cushenberry, Edward 'While Nothing Lasts'” folder 1 of 3, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 7: "Cushenberry, Edward 'While Nothing Lasts'” folder 2 of 3, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 8: "Cushenberry, Edward 'While Nothing Lasts'” folder 3 of 3, 2019Add to your cart.
Box 13Add to your cart.
Folder 1: "Levine, Cara 'This is Not a Gun'" folder 1 of 10, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 2: "Levine, Cara 'This is Not a Gun'" folder 2 of 10, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 3: "Levine, Cara 'This is Not a Gun'" folder 3 of 10, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 4: "Levine, Cara 'This is Not a Gun'" folder 4 of 10, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 5: "Levine, Cara 'This is Not a Gun'" folder 5 of 10, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 6: "Levine, Cara 'This is Not a Gun'" folder 6 of 10, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 7: "Levine, Cara 'This is Not a Gun'" folder 7 of 10, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 8: "Levine, Cara 'This is Not a Gun'" folder 8 of 10, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 9: "Levine, Cara 'This is Not a Gun'" folder 9 of 10, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 10: "Levine, Cara 'This is Not a Gun'" folder 10 of 10, 2020Add to your cart.
Box 14Add to your cart.
Folder 1: "Rodriguez, Oli 'Papi'” folder 1 of 8, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 2: "Rodriguez, Oli 'Papi'” folder 2 of 8, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 3: "Rodriguez, Oli 'Papi'” folder 3 of 8, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 4: "Rodriguez, Oli 'Papi'” folder 4 of 8, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 5: "Rodriguez, Oli 'Papi'” folder 5 of 8, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 6: "Rodriguez, Oli 'Papi'” folder 6 of 8, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 7: "Rodriguez, Oli 'Papi'” folder 7 of 8, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 8: "Rodriguez, Oli 'Papi'” folder 8 of 8, 2021Add to your cart.
Box 15Add to your cart.
Folder 1: "Bradfield, Elizabeth & Contro, Antonia “'Theorem'” folder 1 of 9, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 2: "Bradfield, Elizabeth & Contro, Antonia “'Theorem'” folder 2 of 9, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 3: "Bradfield, Elizabeth & Contro, Antonia “'Theorem'” folder 3 of 9, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 4: "Bradfield, Elizabeth & Contro, Antonia “'Theorem'” folder 4 of 9, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 5: "Bradfield, Elizabeth & Contro, Antonia “'Theorem'” folder 5 of 9, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 6: "Bradfield, Elizabeth & Contro, Antonia “'Theorem'” folder 6 of 9, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 7: "Bradfield, Elizabeth & Contro, Antonia “'Theorem'” folder 7 of 9, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 8: "Bradfield, Elizabeth & Contro, Antonia “'Theorem'” folder 8 of 9, 2019Add to your cart.
Folder 9: "Bradfield, Elizabeth & Contro, Antonia “'Theorem'” folder 9 of 9, 2019Add to your cart.
Box 16Add to your cart.
Folder 1: "Soldi, Raphael 'Imagined Futures'” folder 1 of 9, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 2: "Soldi, Raphael 'Imagined Futures'” folder 2 of 9, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 3: "Soldi, Raphael 'Imagined Futures'” folder 3 of 9, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 4: "Soldi, Raphael 'Imagined Futures'” folder 4 of 9, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 5: "Soldi, Raphael 'Imagined Futures'” folder 5 of 9, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 6: "Soldi, Raphael 'Imagined Futures'” folder 6 of 9, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 7: "Soldi, Raphael 'Imagined Futures'” folder 7 of 9, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 8: "Soldi, Raphael 'Imagined Futures'” folder 8 of 9, 2020Add to your cart.
Folder 9: "Soldi, Raphael 'Imagined Futures'” folder 9 of 9, 2020Add to your cart.
Sub-series 4: Oversize Commisioned Works, 2021Add to your cart.
Box 17Add to your cart.
Folder 1: "Marshall Brown Projects" folder 1 of 12, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 2: "Marshall Brown Projects" folder 2 of 12, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 3: "Marshall Brown Projects" folder 3 of 12, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 4: "Marshall Brown Projects" folder 4 of 12, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 5: "Marshall Brown Projects" folder 5 of 12, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 6: "Marshall Brown Projects" folder 6 of 12, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 7: "Marshall Brown Projects" folder 7 of 12, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 8: "Marshall Brown Projects" folder 8 of 12, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 9: "Marshall Brown Projects" folder 9 of 12, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 10: "Marshall Brown Projects" folder 10 of 12, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 11: "Marshall Brown Projects" folder 11 of 12, 2021Add to your cart.
Folder 12: "Marshall Brown Projects" folder 12 of 12, 2021Add to your cart.
Series 3: Candor Arts Digital Records, 2014-2021Add to your cart.
Sub-series 1: PhotosAdd to your cart.
Sub-series 2: Project FilesAdd to your cart.
Sub-series 3: Drafts of Published BooksAdd to your cart.
Sub-series 4: ContractsAdd to your cart.
Sub-series 5: E-MailsAdd to your cart.

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