Immerse yourself in the oldest form of marbling, Suminagashi 墨流し (“floating ink”), from your own workspace.

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

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

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

Marbling Lab provides individuals a fully equipped marbling station.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Immerse yourself in the oldest form of marbling, suminagashi 墨流し (“spilled or floating ink”).

The stiff-leaf binding is a non-sewn binding technique ideal for assembling printed sheets into a rigid, durable book.

Experience the magic of marbling firsthand with this 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.

Screen print your unique design on a set of three totes!

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.

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

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!

Join us for Beyond the Book featuring Ethiopic codices from the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library (HMML). Visiting artist Islam Aly will also share his contemporary Ethiopian bindings for a rich and engaging experience.

Experience the process of relief printing while carving and printing your own design in this in-person workshop.

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.

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

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

Explore Coptic bindings, the most common form of link-stitch binding and possibly the oldest continuously used sewing pattern for books.

Do you feel constrained by the forward-and-back motion of most traditional marbling patterns? With a few small tweaks to the combs you're using, clean circles, arcs, and more are all possible!

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.

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

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

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

Explore Coptic bindings, the most common form of link-stitch binding and possibly the oldest continuously used sewing pattern for books.

Take your Coptic binding skills further in this intermediate, in-person workshop focused on advanced techniques and project design.

Explore the tools and techniques of Japanese papermaking in this in-person workshop.

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

Designed to demystify the often hidden administrative and social labor costs of making artists’ books, this virtual workshop will cover the how, why, and what of working with other artists and writers on collaborative publications.

Learn about the history and power of the printing press as a tool for sharing information, and use a Vandercook printing press to print a message!

Immerse yourself in the oldest form of marbling, suminagashi 墨流し (“spilled or floating ink”).

Learn fundamental elements of constructing pop-ups--from design and construction to tools and materials!

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!

This virtual workshop is for any adult who would like to build a repertoire of cards and books to teach the children in their lives, regardless of the setting—school, home, community center, or after-school program.

In this generative virtual workshop, reach beyond text and image as illustration and description and learn how to respond to poetry or other written art with intuitive collage making.

In this virtual workshop, we’ll take a detailed look at the various financial parts of making and publishing artists’ books, including budgeting, tracking costs, pricing, and funding.

The four-flap box—sometimes called a "phase" box—is a fantastic structure used to protect a book from wear and tear.

250 years ago, printers composed and inked type to print the first copy of the Declaration of Independence on a handpress.

Experience the process of relief printing while carving and printing your own design in this in-person workshop.

This in-person workshop explores the incorporation of traditional Indigenous plant material with papermaking processes.

Join us for Beyond the Book featuring Ethiopic codices from the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library (HMML).

Designed to demystify the often hidden administrative and social labor costs of making artists’ books, this virtual workshop will take an in-depth look at the different aspects of selling and distributing artists’ books and zines: audience, promotion, book and zine fairs, working with stores, selling to libraries, etc.

In this in-person workshop, you'll discover hand-lettering techniques through a guided approach to drawing letters and short words, and walk away with a poster featuring your own lettering alphabet or your favorite letter!

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.

Image transfers are a playful and versatile process to add to your collage toolbox. Part collage and part print, image transfers offer an opportunity for unexpected results.

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

Join us in MCBA’s studios for a day of book arts and earn your Book Artist Badge!

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

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

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