MCBA/Jerome Book Arts Fellowship XV
Poetry Is Not a Luxury
Exhibition in MCBA’s Main Gallery
March 18–May 14, 2022
Poetry Is Not a Luxury, a powerful exhibition featuring 26 book artists hailing from Vermont to South Korea, is titled after writer Audre Lorde’s 1977 essay on the intersections of creativity and activism that were not only essential to her own work, but also to a diverse group of feminist thinkers at the time.
Love Local: Make 3 Holiday Cards!
Saturday, December 4, 2021; 1–2pm CT
Virtual via Zoom
Free
Gather your family and join Minnesota Center for Book Arts teaching artist Madeline Garcia for a live virtual workshop!
Opening Reception: MCBA/Jerome Book Arts Fellowship XV
Friday, November 12, 2021; 6–9pm CT
MCBA Main Gallery
Free and open to the public
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Irene Chan: Chiroptera
MCBA Outlook Gallery
January 20–March 20, 2022
viewable from the sidewalk along washington avenue and from inside our shop on saturdays from 10am–5pm.
Kay Healy: Victory
MCBA Outlook Gallery
August 27–November 7, 2021
viewable from the street.
(open book is currently closed to the public.)
Saturday Reopening Activities
Saturdays, September 18–October 30; 10am–5pm CT
In person at MCBA
After being physically closed to the public for a year and a half, MCBA is ready to welcome you back to our space and embrace that maker spirit of yours!
Solastalgia: Book Art and the Climate Crisis
Solastalgia: Book Art and the Climate Crisis, curated by Director of Exhibitions & Artist Programs Torey Erin, features expansive and experimental works by twenty local, national, and international artists addressing the paradoxical nature of grief, despair, beauty, elegy, regeneration, and loss that we are facing as we confront one of the most defining issues of our time.
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Sarita Zaleha: Minnesota Mines
MCBA Outlook Gallery
May 20–August 22, 2021
viewable from the street.
(open book is currently closed to the public.)
Artist Talks: MCBA/Jerome Fellowship XV
Free online event
Tuesday, May 18; 6–8pm CT
DROP DEAD GORGEOUS: Fine Bindings of La Prose du Transsibérien Re-creation
Explore this traveling exhibition of fine bindings, including Kitty Maryatt’s re-creation of the groundbreaking book La Prose du Transsibérien, originally produced in 1913 by painter Sonia Delaunay and poet Blaise Cendrars.
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Power of the Press Print Installation
Power of the Press Print Installation
MCBA Outlook Gallery
April 2–18, 2021
viewable from the street.
(open book is currently closed to the public.)
The Re-creation of a Masterpiece: La Prose du Transsibérien
A documentary by Rosylyn Rhee
virtual screening: thursday, march 25, 2021
6–8pm CT
Join us for a live virtual screening hosted on Zoom, followed by an artist talk and Q&A with Kitty Maryatt! Continue reading “The Re-creation of a Masterpiece: La Prose du Transsibérien“
Love Local: Make Pop-Up Valentines!
LOVE LOCAL: MAKE POP-UP VALENTINES!
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2021
1–2pm CT
In this free virtual workshop, you’ll learn how to make 3 unique pop-up valentine cards to send to your loved ones!
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Ben Blount: Eyes Wide Shut
