HABF is a gathering for art publishers and art book enthusiasts. There is a significant art book history in Halifax that has largely gone unnoticed - HABF wants to bring Atlantic art books out in the open and foster a space for new friendships, connections and ideas.
The fair is book focused. Our mandate prioritizes artists' books, catalogues, monographs, periodicals, zines, or related printed material. Visitors can also expect programming about the art book and its surrounding concepts.
The co-directors of the fair are Andrew & Marite Kuus-Hill, who can be contacted through email and Instagram. The board of the HABF is composed of Alek Green, Alex Turgeon, Bryne McLaughlin, Craig Leonard, and Rebecca Young.
The fair takes place in Mi'kma'ki, on the unceded and stolen territory of the Mi'kmaq people. We are grateful to live, work, learn and play on these lands.
The fair will always be free to attend.
Halifax Art Book Fair (HABF) and conference 2026 takes place on Friday, September 11th and Saturday, September 12th, 2026 from 11am-6pm.
Exhibitors 2026
Be OK Riso
Charlie MacLean
Conundrum Press
Copy Shop Books
Dada Issues Collective Press
Dalhousie Art Gallery
Dee and Jue
Estonian Academy of Arts
Fillip
Éditions Basic Bruegel Editions / e[BB]e
flask publishing
Folly House
Graduate Art Books (GAB)
Hyoryusha Books
Jay Isaac
Katherine Knight
Koyubi Studio
Needlebound
Oreades Press
Possible Worlds
Pseudo Press
Publication Studio Guelph
Sheer Spite Press
SICK Magazine
Sinkhole Press
SUNSCAD Zine Press
Susan Mills Artist Books
tidy hands editions
Veins & Arterys
Visual Arts News