In this in-person workshop, learn the full linocut printmaking process from start to finish: transferring an image, carving safely and effectively, and printing by hand.

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!

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

Learn to fold six different styles of zines—from the classic 8-page structure to larger, more innovative booklets—then experiment with creating your own structures.

Join us for a collaborative concrete poetry and low-fi printmaking workshop in MCBA’s studios, drawing on the history of concrete poetry, the work of screenprinter and text-combiner Corita Kent, and Walt Whitman's insistence that a just society is poetry's embodiment.

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!

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.

Turn recycled paper into beautiful, handmade paper you can write on, draw on, or gift to someone special.

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

Let’s explore collage through Artist Trading Cards! Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) are small two-dimensional works of art about the size of a playing card.

Make a paper garland in the style of a money mala, a traditional garland made of currency worn by grooms in the Sikh community in India.

From the original 15th century wooden handpress to the metal version designed in the 19th century, handpresses have been used to print everything from raffle tickets to the Declaration of Independence.

Immerse yourself in the oldest form of marbling, Suminagashi 墨流し (“floating ink”), from your own workspace.

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

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!

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

Explore Coptic bindings, the most common form of link-stitch binding and possibly the oldest continuously used sewing pattern for books.

Do you feel constrained by the forward-and-back motion of most traditional marbling patterns? With a few small tweaks to the combs you're using, clean circles, arcs, and more are all possible!