Workshops & Events
Alternative Printmaking at Home
This virtual printmaking workshop focuses on using accessible materials to make prints and embellish existing art projects.
Letterpress 3: Two-Color Prints (November)
Letterpress 3: Two-Color Prints focuses on printing multiple layers and building printers’ confidence using Vandercook presses through practice.
Letterpress 1: Printing Basics (November)
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.
Woodcut Printmaking for Beginners: November
Experience the process of relief printing while carving and printing your own design in this in-person workshop.
Letterpress 4: Collaborative Calendar (December)
Letterpress 4: Collaborative Calendars focuses on planning and printing editions (a group of identical prints) by planning and printing a 12-month, perennial calendar (applies to any year).
Block Print Bandanas
In this in-person workshop, learn how to create repeating patterns and carve a linoleum block to print on fabric.
Letterpress Refresh: Winter Cards
Refresh your skills and build confidence in letterpress printing on the Vandercook press in this in-person, winter cardmaking workshop.
Introduction to Screen Printing: December
Get familiar with MCBA’s screen printing studio and practice the photo emulsion process, from positive creation and screen coating to exposure and reclaiming.
Hand-Carved Stamps for Winter Cards
Whatever you celebrate, a handmade card is a treasure! Carving your own stamps means you can make a beautiful variety of designs for a special “hello” on any occasion.
Screen Print Cards: December
Get familiar with MCBA’s screen printing studio and print your unique design on a set of cards!
Letterpress 2: Setting Type (December)
This in-person letterpress workshop focuses on setting metal type and building familiarity with printing on the Vandercook press.
Digital File Prep for Letterpress
Learn how to achieve optimal results in translating a variety of imagery, from etchings to photographs, into digital files ready to be sent out to be made into photopolymer plates for letterpress.
Letterpress 4: Collaborative Calendar (January)
Letterpress 4: Collaborative Calendars focuses on planning and printing editions (a group of identical prints) by planning and printing a 12-month, perennial calendar (applies to any year).
Quick & Dirty Letterpress Posters: January
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!
Analog Screen Print 1: Drawing on Screens
Stop looking at your computer screen and start looking at your mesh printing screen! Learn two of the simplest and most approachable ways to create a screen printing stencil, in this in-person workshop.
Letterpress 1: Printing Basics (January)
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.
Book Arts Project Planning
Do you have an idea for a book arts project, but you aren’t sure where to start? Learn practical skills to guide you in taking actionable steps to move your project forward confidently, in this in-person workshop.
Letterpress 2: Setting Type (January)
This in-person letterpress workshop focuses on setting metal type and building familiarity with printing on the Vandercook press.
Analog Screen Print 2: Handmade Positives
Ditch the computer and come back to drawing by hand! This in-person workshop is designed for folks with basic screen printing experience who are ready to explore photo emulsion without relying on a computer or digital techniques.
Introduction to Screen Printing: January
Get familiar with MCBA’s screen printing studio and practice the photo emulsion process, from positive creation and screen coating to exposure and reclaiming.
Letterpress Refresh: Be My Valentine
Refresh your skills and build confidence in letterpress printing in this love-themed workshop.
Screen Print Cards: January
Get familiar with MCBA’s screen printing studio and print your unique design on a set of cards!
Image Transfers for Collage
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.
Woodcut Printmaking for Beginners: October
Experience the process of relief printing while carving and printing your own design in this in-person workshop.
Printing on the Handpress
250 years ago, printers composed and inked type to print the first copy of the Declaration of Independence on a handpress.