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 single-day, in-person workshop!

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

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

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

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.

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!

Celebrate Earth Day by creating a pocket-sized collection of pop-up spring wildflowers in MCBA’s studios.

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

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.

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

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.

A storage-folio book is a sculptural book structure made up of a series of envelope-style enclosures that feature two-dimensional ephemera.

A storage-folio book is a sculptural book structure made up of a series of envelope-style enclosures that feature two-dimensional ephemera.

Join us for a reception with Karen Wirth!

Take your marbling skills to a new level! In this in-person workshop, learn to make newly-designed, contemporary patterns.

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

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

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

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

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 single-day, in-person workshop!

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.

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

Marbling Lab provides individuals a fully equipped marbling station.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Learn how to turn a street toy into an artist’s book with teaching artist Priya Pereira, who adapted this unique structure through experimentation and play.

Learn the magical process of eco-printing in this in-person workshop.

Come learn this not-so-secret binding designed by Belgian bookbinder Anne Goy who named the structure “Criss-Cross Binding.”

Learn the magical process of eco-printing in this in-person workshop.

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.

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

An Unfinished Project presents a time capsule of sorts, stoking the mystery of history, honoring Mary and her work, celebrating her surrounding community, and combining and highlighting multiple art forms: textile arts, book arts, and letterpress printing.

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.

In this in-person workshop, you'll discover hand-lettering techniques with step-by-step instructions and how to illustrate a word or quote of your choice.

In this in-person workshop, participants will learn how to create repeating patterns and carve a linoleum block to print on fabric.

Learn techniques for generating text for artist's books through conceptual approaches: text as image, as narrative, and as lyrical expression.

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.

Rebuses are messages or puzzles in which pictures, letters, or symbols represent sounds.

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!

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

This in-person letterpress workshop focuses on setting metal type and building familiarity with printing on the Vandercook press.

In this in-person workshop, failure is celebrated, dialogue sparks innovation, and the goal is to disrupt typical ideation patterns.

Letterpress 3: Two-Color Prints focuses on printing multiple layers and building printers’ confidence using Vandercook presses through practice.

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

Discover the powerful possibilities of combining laser-cutting and letterpress printing on the Vandercook press!

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

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

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

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.

Image transfers are a fun way to incorporate found imagery into your prints. Part collage and part print, image transfers offer an opportunity for unexpected results.

Join us for this hands-on, in-person workshop where you'll transform Minnesota’s flora into stunning handmade paper.

Gather found type, numerals, tickets, and random images to create a paper festival!

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.

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

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.

We're delighted to welcome Islam Aly back to MCBA’s studios for an artist talk and workshops!

Explore Arabic typography's rich history and contemporary possibilities in this hands-on, in-person workshop using wood type, plates, and letterpress printing.

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

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.