The Wells College Book Arts Center in Aurora, New York is where I discovered my passion for book arts, a passion which has since shaped the course of my life. With well-equipped studios in a beautiful facility resting on Cayuga Lake (a constant source of inspiration), it’s no wonder that the Wells Book Arts Center has captured the hearts of students and instructors all over the nation.The Wells Book Arts Summer Institute is an incredible opportunity for students everywhere to gain experience in a wide variety of different aspects of book arts training. The Center is running a live eBay auction now until Saturday, February 20th – offering a wide variety of incredible book arts related items that will be shipped directly to the highest bidder. Please see below for more information on this exciting online event, and don’t miss out!”The week of Feb 13th will feature an online auction of artists books, book and art supplies, rare books, typographic treasures, and more. We hope you will check back to this webpage for previews on items you can bid on. All proceeds will go towards the SI2016 scholarship fund. If you would like to donate any items, they will be tax deductible and it will help us award more scholarship funds to student applicants to the Summer Institute.We also will gladly accept direct scholarship donations. If you?d like to contribute directly to the scholarship fund, checks can be made out to Wells Summer Institute, and sent to Wells Book Arts Center, 170 Main St, Aurora NY 13026.If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at bookartscenter@wells.eduBelow are a just a few items that will be included in this fantastic auction!Auction is now live ? ends the evening of Saturday Feb 20th.”http://m.ebay.com/sch/swb0101/m.html?isRefine=true&item=231841978045&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562&_trksid=p2047675.l2562&_mwBanner=1