Set type, make polymer plates, and print on MCBA’s presses.

Bookbinding Lab provides access to basic binding tools, hot foil stamping machines, buttonmaker, and large tables.

Marbling Lab provides individuals a fully equipped marbling station.

Prep screens and print in MCBA's darkroom and screen print studio while enjoying the fellowship of other artists.

Cut paper and book board using MCBA’s cutting equipment.

Join us on the first Saturday of each month for a free tour of our studios.

Cut paper and book board using MCBA’s cutting equipment.

Set type, make polymer plates, and print on MCBA’s presses.

Bookbinding Lab provides access to basic binding tools, hot foil stamping machines, buttonmaker, and large tables.

Beat fiber with MCBA’s Reina beater and two Valley beaters. Or, bring prepared paper fiber for sheet-forming.

Prep screens and print in MCBA's darkroom and screen print studio while enjoying the fellowship of other artists.

If you aren't already trained to use our cutting equipment, here is your opportunity!

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.

During short winter days, the warm glow of a festive luminaria can cut through the darkness that surrounds us. Make handmade paper luminarias with watermarks and paper-cut designs in this in-person workshop.

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 in-person workshop, learn foundational techniques and methods to care for aged and damaged paper.

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.

Experience the magic of marbling firsthand with this in-person workshop!

Join Workshop for Independent Publishing (WIP) founders, Aiden Bettine and India Johnson, for an in-person chapbook publishing workshop at WIP (Saturday 1/10) and MCBA (Sunday 1/11).

Set type, make polymer plates, and print on MCBA’s presses.

Cut paper and book board using MCBA’s cutting equipment.

Bookbinding Lab provides access to basic binding tools, hot foil stamping machines, buttonmaker, and large tables.

Prep screens and print in MCBA's darkroom and screen print studio while enjoying the fellowship of other artists.