International Society of Copier Artists

The International Society of Copier Artists (I.S.C.A) was a non-profit group founded by Louise Neaderland in 1981, intended to promote the work of photocopier artists who used the copier as a camera with which to scan and print original and experimental signed limited-edition compositions. I.S.C.A advocated for the recognition of copier art as a legitimate art form.^[1] The group is best known for producing The I.S.C.A Quarterly as well as for coordinating exhibitions of xerographic artwork, and the distribution of "The I.S.C.A Newsletter".^[2] Women made up the majority of the society's membership.^[3]

The I.S.C.A Quarterly

The I.S.C.A. Quarterly was published from 1982 to 2003.^[4][5] Typically, issues were produced in limited editions of 200 copies, with an average of 45 pages of original copier art supplied by I.S.C.A. members.^[6] Over the years the form of the Quarterly mutated from a collection of unbound pages to a spiral bound journal with an Annual Bookworks Edition composed of a box of books made by I.S.C.A. members.^[7] The work produced for the Quarterly ranged widely in focus from social and political issues to personal and emotional themes. The final issue (Volume 21, #4) was published in June 2003.^[8][9]

External links

• International Society of Copier Artists Records

Notes

1. "Guide to the International Society of Copier Artists Records". The University of Iowa Libraries. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
2. Feigenbaum, Rita. "ISCA: The International Society of Copier Artists". The Jaffe Center for Book Arts. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
3. Schwartz, Hillel (1996). The Culture of the Copy: Striking Likenesses, Unreasonable Facsimiles. Zone Books. p. 199. ISBN 978-0942299359. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
4. "Guide to the International Society of Copier Artists Records". The University of Iowa Libraries. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
5. Library of Congress (1982–2003). The I.S.C.A. quarterly. N.Y.C., N.Y.: International Society of Copier Artists. OCLC 10101624.
6. "The ISCA quarterly". The Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
7. "The International Society of Copier Artists (I.S.C.A.) Quarterly". Florida Atlantic University Libraries. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
8. Miller, Ashley. "The International Society of Copier Artists (I.S.C.A.) Quarterly". Florida Atlantic University Libraries. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
9. "ISCA: The International Society of Copier Artists Quarterlies, 1982–2003 | Florida Atlantic University Libraries". fauarchon.fcla.edu. Retrieved 19 October 2017.