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.

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!

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.

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.

The four-flap box—sometimes called a "phase" box—is a fantastic structure used to protect a book from wear and tear.

250 years ago, printers composed and inked type to print the first copy of the Declaration of Independence on a handpress.

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

This in-person workshop explores the incorporation of traditional Indigenous plant material with papermaking processes.

Join us for Beyond the Book featuring Ethiopic codices from the Hill Museum and Manuscript Library (HMML).

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.

In this in-person workshop, you'll discover hand-lettering techniques through a guided approach to drawing letters and short words, and walk away with a poster featuring your own lettering alphabet or your favorite letter!

MCBA is going on a field trip to Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. Come along for an unforgettable day including tours of the Hill Manuscript & Museum Library, and the Johanna Kiln.

In this in-person workshop, learn foundational skills in bookbinding while making three book structures: pamphlet binding (single- and double-section), slotted tape binding, and a hardcover, flat-back book with three-piece case.

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.

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.

Join us on the first Saturday of each month for a free tour of our studios.

Join us in MCBA’s studios for a day of book arts and earn your Book Artist Badge!

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

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.

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

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.

Paper engineer Shawn Sheehy invites you to join in making and lighting a candle of your own this holiday season.

In this in-person workshop, you'll discover lettering techniques through a guided approach to drawing letters and short words, and walk away with a set of your own hand-lettered seasonal cards!

Join us on the first Saturday of each month for a free tour of our studios.

Paste papers are a playful and accessible DIY method to incorporate color, pattern, and other design elements into any project.

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

Refresh your skills and build confidence in letterpress printing on the Vandercook press in this in-person, winter cardmaking workshop.

Explore a book structure made from equilateral polygons that are hinged together to function in multiple ways, in this in-person workshop.

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

Learn about the historical role of zines in political movements, celebrate zines as a tool for building community, and explore the perzine (zines that feature the authors’ subjectivity) as a form of resistance within the context of activism and organizing.

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.

Get familiar with MCBA’s screen printing studio and print your unique design on a set of cards!

Foil adds rich gold, shiny silver, and wild holographic accents to prints and bindings. Learn how to use the hot foil stamping machines in MCBA’s bindery, aptly named Kwikprint machines.

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

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

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

Learn to make a Flag Book, an innovative and adaptable book structure that uses an accordion spine and attachable "flag" pages.

Join us on the first Saturday of each month for a free tour of our studios.

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.

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!

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.

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.

In this in-person workshop, learn to make the Blizzard Book, an innovative book structure designed by book artist Heidi Kyle.

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.

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

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

In this virtual workshop, learn how to create books that are bound together—sharing a back cover—and open in opposite directions.

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.

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

The Masu Box (translated as 'measurement box') is a simple origami structure made of paper.

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.

In this in-person workshop, we’ll focus on proper text preparation and traditional sewing patterns for side-sewn bindings.

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

Refresh your skills and build confidence in letterpress printing in this love-themed workshop.

Get familiar with MCBA’s screen printing studio and print your unique design on a set of cards!

Join us on the first Saturday of each month for a free tour of our studios.