Workshops & Events
Intuition Lab: Ekphrastic Collage
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.
Experimental Cover Design
Make one or more mixed-media artworks using paper and embroidery thread, in this virtual workshop.
Collage Sketchbook
In this virtual workshop, experiment with a variety of approaches to using collage as a quick and fun way to generate ideas, make visual notes, and enhance your creative practice.
Alternative Printmaking at Home
This virtual printmaking workshop focuses on using accessible materials to make prints and embellish existing art projects.
Hardcover Column-Collage Book
Create a unique hardcover book to showcase a vertical, or column-shaped, collage with pages/panels for additional art or writing, in this virtual workshop.
Mechanical Light-Up Holiday Candle
Paper engineer Shawn Sheehy invites you to join in making and lighting a candle of your own this holiday season.
Mini Modeled Books
What happens when you combine historical Coptic bindings with contemporary craft materials? You get small, playful book objects!
Paste Paper & Potential Uses
Paste papers are a playful and accessible DIY method to incorporate color, pattern, and other design elements into any project.
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.
Single-Page Book Extravaganza
Single-page books or flutter-fold books, as they are affectionately called, are extremely versatile for making small books, zines, short greetings, or an interesting format for a letter.
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.
Paired Station Binding
In this virtual workshop, learn how to make a paired station binding using a combination of sections and single sheets with a soft paper cover.
Dos-à-Dos Binding
In this virtual workshop, learn how to create books that are bound together—sharing a back cover—and open in opposite directions.
Masu Boxes & Storage Books
The Masu Box (translated as 'measurement box') is a simple origami structure made of paper.
Instant Zines!
At its simplest, a tiny folded book can be made with one sheet of paper, a pair of scissors, and a pen. Once the basic form is mastered, the possibilities are endless.
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.
Selling and Distributing Your Artist's Books
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.
Budgeting and Pricing Your Artist’s Books
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.
Making Books and Pop-Ups with Kids
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.
Collaborative Publishing as an Artistic Practice
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.
MCBA Prize 2026 Virtual Reveal
Join MCBA and Prize Juror, Inge Bruggeman, as we announce the winner of the 2026 MCBA Prize! All 20 semi-finalists and 5 finalists will be showcasing their work virtually over the course of the night. See you virtually!