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2025 McKnight Fellowships for Book Artists
A transformative fellowship for mid-career artists
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The Shop at MCBA
Shop small and support independent artists this holiday season. Check out artists’ books, prints, zines, gifts, and more!
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Book a Private Workshop!
Bring your group for a hands-on letterpress printing or suminagashi marbling workshop.
Igniting creativity & community through the book arts.
Whether you’re pulling your first print or knotting your hundredth hand-bound book, we believe in your creative potential. As a nonprofit arts center with spacious studios, two galleries, and a book arts-themed shop, we provide access, educational opportunities, and room to explore.
Upcoming Workshops
The “exquisite corpse” game is a drawing activity where each participant takes a turn creating a part of the drawing without knowing what the others have added until the finished drawing is revealed at the end.
In this in-person workshop, learn foundational skills in bookbinding while making three book structures: pamphlet binding (single- and double-section), slotted tape binding, and a hardcover, flat-back book with three-piece case.
In this virtual workshop, participants will explore Frida Kahlo's art journal, drawing inspiration from her unique creative vision.
In this in-person workshop, learn foundational skills in bookbinding while making three book structures: pamphlet binding (single- and double-section), slotted tape binding, and a hardcover, flat-back book with three-piece case.
As part of his art practice, Camilo Aguirre explores relationships between personal anecdotes and historical narratives to highlight the participation of every person in the weaving of the social fabric.
Experience the magic of marbling firsthand with this single-day, in-person workshop!
This in-person letterpress workshop offers an introduction to MCBA’s print studio—including key equipment, tools, and terminology—in addition to an opportunity to experience the satisfaction of printing a message through the hands-on process of letterpress printing.
In this virtual workshop, learn experimental techniques to understand the concept of “translation” as a tool that includes different ways of communication that go beyond language, including sound, movement, smell, words, etc.—in ways that we don’t usually expect.
Current Exhibitions
October 31, 2024–January 4, 2025
October 12, 2024–January 25, 2025