FAMILY WORKSHOPS

Join MCBA staff to create fun and unique books, paper and printmaking projects. Learn about the techniques, processes and tools you are using while exploring the world of book arts. Workshops are designed for families with school-age children; please see descriptions for specific appropriate age ranges.

Children ages 9 and up may take workshops independently or with an adult. Each participant (children and adults) will receive materials; adult/child pairs may choose to work side-by-side or together. All supply fees are now included in workshop tuition.

Please make every effort to register AT LEAST one week in advance of any workshop. Decisions about whether to cancel workshops or add sections are typically made one week prior to the start of workshops.

Register online: simply add the desired workshop(s) to your shopping cart, then check out through PayPal (you do not need to have a PayPal account). Alternately, you can register by phone at 612-215-2520, or register in person at The Shop at MCBA.

Printed Handmade Kites
Saturday, April 13; 10am-12pm
For families with children age 6 and up

Decorate the sky with your own printed kite this summer. Learn the "pressure printing" technique and use MCBA's Vandercook printing presses to print your design on delicate Japanese Kozo paper. After the printing, construct your own kite using your printed paper, bamboo sticks, glue and thread. Take the kite home with you to fly!

$35 ($32 members) per adult/child pair; $18 ($16) each additional participant

Registration for this workshop is now closed.

Celebrate Earth Day!
with Ellen L. Ferrari
Saturday, April 20, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
For families with children age 2 and up

Anne Rockwell's Our Earth kicks off our celebration. Pull circle sheets of white cotton paper and color with ocean blue, land green and more. Decorate with recycled yarns, shredded papers and cut outs of people, plants and animals. Plant seeds in your paper, too! Waterproof shoes suggested.

Join Ellen Ferrari for Saturday mornings of family book arts fun! Each workshop starts off with a story and game to warm up your creativity and then dives into a book arts project. Workshops accommodate a range of developmental levels so that adults and children (or adult/child teams) may choose to work together or side-by-side. Each participant receives supplies to use during the workshop, but may choose to bring one set home if working with his or her partner. Ellen will provide older children with suggestions for extending their learning.

$30 ($27 members) per adult/child pair; $15 ($14) each additional participant

Registration for this workshop is now closed.

Pressure Print Postcards
Tuesday, July 23; 10am-noon
For families with children age 3 and up

Share your vacation stories AND your artistic skills with family and friends by sending them a handmade postcard! In this class you will design, then print, an image on the postcards using our Vandercook printing press. Each adult/child pair will leave the class with a set of postcards.

$30 ($27 members) + $8 supply fee for an adult/child pair;
$15 ($13.50 members) + $4 supply fee for each additional participant

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Non-member pair ($30 + $8) $38.00 USD MCBA member pair ($27 + $8) $35.00 USD

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Non-member ($15 + $4) $19.00 USD MCBA member ($13.50 + $4) $17.50 USD

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All-in-One Travel Book
Tuesday, July 30; 10am-noon
For families with children age 3 and up

Plan ahead for your summer vacation and make a travel journal to save postcards, ticket stubs and writings. This hardcover, multi-pocket folder will include blank pages and pockets to stash your keepsakes. Creative journaling ideas and decorative techniques will allow you to personalize your books.

$30 ($27 members) + $8 supply fee for an adult/child pair;
$15 ($13.50 members) + $4 supply fee for each additional participant

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Non-member pair ($30 + $8) $38.00 USD MCBA member pair ($27 + $8) $35.00 USD

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Explore Papermaking
Tuesday, August 6; 10am-noon
For families with children age 3 and up

Beat the heat and enjoy making paper in our cool studios! Start with pulling sheets of cotton paper and then add embossing, decorative inclusions, and handprints. Make shaped paper and colorful double sided paper. This workshop starts with instruction and then invites participants to explore and experiment with several papermaking techniques.

$30 ($27 members) + $8 supply fee for an adult/child pair;
$15 ($13.50 members) + $4 supply fee for each additional participant

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Non-member pair ($30 + $8) $38.00 USD MCBA member pair ($27 + $8) $35.00 USD

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Non-member ($15 + $4) $19.00 USD MCBA member ($13.50 + $4) $17.50 USD

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Explore Paper Marbling
Tuesday, August 13; 10am-noon
For families with children age 3 and up

Come with your family and learn historic Ebru marbling techniques to create beautiful marbled paper! The class will begin with instruction on basic marbling patterns followed by time for you to get creative and explore the beauty of making this decorative paper.

$30 ($27 members) + $8 supply fee for an adult/child pair;
$15 ($13.50 members) + $4 supply fee for each additional participant

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Non-member pair ($30 + $8) $38.00 USD MCBA member pair ($27 + $8) $35.00 USD

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Summer Memories: Print Your Own Poster on the Sign Press
Tuesday, August 20; 10am-noon
For families with children age 3 and up

As summer winds down, think back on all of the great memories. Then come to MCBA and print a poster that encapsulates all of those good times! Create a pressure print image and print a bold message on top using beautiful wood type lettering. Participants will use Vandercook and sign presses to print multiple copies of their posters -- great souvenirs for family and friends!

$40 ($36 members) + $8 supply fee for an adult/child pair;
$20 ($18 members) + $4 supply fee for each additional participant

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Non-member pair ($40 + $8) $48.00 USD MCBA member pair ($36 + $8) $44.00 USD

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Non-member ($20 + $4) $24.00 USD MCBA member ($18 + $4) $22.00 USD

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Tunnel Book on a Stick
Tuesday, August 27; 10am-noon
For families with children age 3 and up

What better way to capture your favorite summer or State Fair memories than in your very own book, ON A STICK! An MCBA instructor will guide you through the steps to create your tunnel-book-on-a-stick and then you will have time to get creative and illustrate your memories inside your book using a variety of art materials.

$30 ($27 members) + $8 supply fee for an adult/child pair;
$15 ($13.50 members) + $4 supply fee for each additional participant

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Non-member pair ($30 + $8) $38.00 USD MCBA member pair ($27 + $8) $35.00 USD

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Add additional participants?

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Non-member ($15 + $4) $19.00 USD MCBA member ($13.50 + $4) $17.50 USD

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Minnesota Center for Book Arts is located in
the Open Book Building in downtown Minneapolis:
1011 Washington Ave S, First Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 612 215 2520
Fax: 612 215 2545
Email: mcba@mnbookarts.org

© 2013 Minnesota Center for Book Arts