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”).

Letterpress 4 focuses on planning and printing an edition (or a group of identical prints).

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!

Interested in expanding your bookmaking abilities by adding surface texture with beads?! This in-person workshop focuses on how to create and adorn book cloth with size 10/0 seed beads.

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.

This in-person, hands-on workshop introduces participants to Ethiopian binding, one of the oldest continuously practiced bookbinding traditions.

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

Learn the tools, terminology, and procedures of European-style papermaking in this in-person studio workshop.