Workshops & Events
Movable Metamorphs
Join Shawn in MCBA’s studios to build this 5-structure movable book using a pre-cut kit and a simple set of hand tools--all you'll do is fold and glue!
Slipcase Wildflowers
Celebrate Earth Day by creating a pocket-sized collection of pop-up spring wildflowers in MCBA’s studios.
Storage-Folio Book
A storage-folio book is a sculptural book structure made up of a series of envelope-style enclosures that feature two-dimensional ephemera.
Sewing Card Magic: One-, Two- & Three-Section Books
When making one-, two-, and three-section books, the sewing card is an awesome tool for mastering simple to advanced sewn bindings.
Botanical Eco-Printing on Silk
Learn the magical process of eco-printing in this in-person workshop.
Unfolding Narratives: Writing for Artists' Books
Learn techniques for generating text for artist's books through conceptual approaches: text as image, as narrative, and as lyrical expression.
Artist Talk: Material, Structure, and Narrative in Artists' Books
We're delighted to welcome Islam Aly back to MCBA’s studios for an artist talk and workshops!
Exploring Arabic Typography with Wood Type, Plates, and Letterpress
Explore Arabic typography's rich history and contemporary possibilities in this hands-on, in-person workshop using wood type, plates, and letterpress printing.
Stiff-Leaf Binding and Variations
The stiff-leaf binding is a non-sewn binding technique ideal for assembling printed sheets into a rigid, durable book.
And your very flesh shall be a great poem
Join us for a collaborative concrete poetry and low-fi printmaking workshop in MCBA’s studios, drawing on the history of concrete poetry, the work of screenprinter and text-combiner Corita Kent, and Walt Whitman's insistence that a just society is poetry's embodiment.