Main Gallery
February 7, 2026–May 31, 2026
A traveling exhibition featuring works inspired by passports and other travel documents.
Gain full studio access and Artist Collective membership in exchange for 12–16 hours of work per month in MCBA’s studios!
The Fellowship runs April 28, 2026–May 25, 2027. The application deadline is Monday, March 2, 2026, at 11:59pm CT.
Artist opportunity that rewards an unrestricted $25,000 to two beyond-emerging artists living and working in Minnesota!
Applications are due on March 6, 2026, 11:59pm CT.
Join the MCBA team as an intern and gain experience in our in-person and virtual book arts workshops. The application deadline is Monday, March 9, 2026, at 11:59pm CT.
MCBA’s Outlook Gallery
January 24, 2026–March 9, 2026
A collaborative installation created by the artist Regan Golden and the writer Sarah Clark.
Explore our wide selection of new and classic March and April workshops!
Explore our new membership levels with better benefits, deeper community connections, and expanded access to book arts!
As a member, you can support community access to the book arts through education, public programming, studio access for artists, and curated exhibitions.
Shop small and support independent artists. Check out hand-printed greeting cards, prints, journals, zines, artists’ books, and more artful gifts!
Bring your group for a hands-on letterpress printing or suminagashi marbling workshop.
Whether you’re pulling your first print or knotting your hundredth hand-bound book, we believe in your creative potential. As a nonprofit arts center with spacious studios, two galleries, and a book arts-themed shop, we provide access, educational opportunities, and room to explore.
Immerse yourself in the oldest form of marbling, Suminagashi 墨流し (“spilled or floating ink”).
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.
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 virtual workshop, transform flat sheets of paper into several different types of performative and entertaining paper cards.
Learn to sew a two-color silk headband, make custom book cloth from any fabric, and color a book edge with gouache.
In this in-person workshop, learn foundational techniques and methods to care for aged and damaged books.
Learn the tools, terminology, and procedures of European-style papermaking in this in-person studio workshop.
Using ephemera, images, and scrap paper, build a unique structure that houses a folded accordion, which reveals a dimensional tunnel attached to the inside of the back cover.
February 7, 2026–May 31, 2026
