Bookbinding Workshops / Classes in the USA (2015)
Please check the updated list of bookbinding workshops and classes in the USA for the year 2017
Find below a list of bookbinding courses and workshops in the USA. All courses listed are available to the public, some are day courses, others are multi-day courses and some are full time.
If you know any other bookbinding courses and/or book arts workshops (paper making, marbling, conservation, etc.), please share links or any other contact information in the comments section below. Thank you =)
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Multiple Locations
Karen Hanmer
http://www.karenhanmer.com/teaching/
phone: 847.724.6324
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Book Arts Program at the University of Alabama
http://www.paperbookintensive.org/classes-2015/
http://bookarts.ua.edu/curriculum/
California
Los Angeles
BookArtsLA
http://bookartsla.org/
Type Camp
http://www.typecamp.org/camps/
Lettering, Printing & Typography camps all over the world
Muir Beach
Coleen Curry’s Bindery
http://www.coleencurry.com/teaching/
http://handbookbinders.org/workshops/
Oakland
Mills College
http://www.mills.edu/academics/graduate/eng/programs/MFA_in_bookart.php
Flying Fish Press
http://www.flyingfishpress.com/workshops/index.html
email: [email protected]
phone: 510.526.4176
Workshops by book artist Julie Chen (no summer workshops in 2015)
San Diego
Multiple Locations
http://www.sandiegobookarts.com/Workshops.htm
San Francisco
San Francisco Center for the Book
https://sfcb.org/workshops
email: [email protected]
phone: (415) 5650545
375 RHODE ISLAND ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103-5133
There are too many bookbinding courses available to list here. Please check the San Francisco Center for the Book website (above) for more info.
Type Camp
http://www.typecamp.org/camps/
Lettering, Printing & Typography camps all over the world
Santa Cruz
Wishi Washi Studio
http://www.wishiwashistudio.com/WORKSHOPSFALL15.HTML
Santa Rosa
Bookbarnkat Studio
http://www.bookbarnkatstudios.com/workshops/
Colorado
Telluride
American Academy of Bookbinding
http://bookbindingacademy.org/courses/telluride-2/
Idaho
Santa
Old Way Bookarts Tools and Workshops
http://www.traditionalhand.com/oldway/
Illinois
Chicago
Starshaped Press
http://www.starshaped.com/teaching/
https://www.facebook.com/StarshapedPress/
phone: (773) 728-6359
4636 N. Ravenswood #103 · Chicago, Illinois 60640
Letterpress workshops
Ornamental letterpress workshop — $100, (includes all materials)
Saturday, October 10, 2015. 10am – 4pm
Glenview
Karen Hanmer
http://www.karenhanmer.com/teaching/
phone: 847.724.6324
Workshops, private lessons and demo books
Iowa
Iowa City
The University of Iowa Center for the Book
http://book.grad.uiowa.edu/
Kentucky
Louisville
Lettersong
http://www.bonnie-stahlecker.com/info/
Maine
Deer Isle
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
http://www.haystack-mtn.org/programs/
Maryland
Silver Spring
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center
http://www.pyramidatlanticartcenter.org/#!workshops/c4u1
Massachusetts
Boston
North Bennet Street School
http://www.nbss.edu/education/continuing-education/
http://www.nbss.edu/education/programs/
Easthampton
Daniel E. Kelm
http://danielkelm.com/core/wideawake/3/1#/galleries/9
Michigan
Detroit
Signal-Return
http://www.signalreturnpress.org/workshops/
email: [email protected]
phone: (313) 567-8970
1345 Division Street, #102, Detroit, MI 48207
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center
http://kalbookarts.org/workshops/
email: [email protected]
phone: (269) 373-4938
Park Trades Center, Suite 103A, 326 W. Kalamazoo Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Bookbinding workshops in many binding styles, as well as courses in paper making, marbling, letterpress, woodblock printing, etc.
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
http://www.mnbookarts.org/
New Hampshire
Hanover
Dartmouth College Library
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~library/preservation/bookarts/book_art_fallschedule_2015.html
New York
Brooklyn
The Arm Letterpress
http://www.thearmnyc.com/workshops
Hudson Valley
Paper Dragon Books
http://paperdragonbooks.com/Teaching
email: [email protected]
phone: (646) 633-7179
One year bookbinding apprenticeship program
New York
Center for Book Arts
http://centerforbookarts.org/learn/
Type Camp
http://www.typecamp.org/camps/
Lettering, Printing & Typography camps all over the world
Rosendale
Women’s Studio Workshop
http://www.wsworkshop.org/
North Carolina
Brasstown
John C. Campbell Folk School
https://classes.folkschool.org/
Charlotte
Ciel Gallery
http://www.cielcharlotte.com/sign-up.html
Durham
Type Camp
http://www.typecamp.org/camps/
Lettering, Printing & Typography camps all over the world
Penland
Penland School of Crafts
http://penland.org/books/
Oregon
Multiple Locations
Mission Creek Press
http://www.missioncreekpress.com/
email: [email protected]
phone: 541-278-9201
519 NW 9th, Pendleton, Oregon 97801
Coos Bay
Coos Art Museum
http://www.coosart.org/class-listing/
email: [email protected]
phone: (541) 267-3901
235 Anderson Avenue, Coos Bay, OR 97420
Watercolor Journal Bookbinding with Mary Humphrey
Portland
Oregon College of Art and Craft
https://ocac.edu/programs-study/book-arts
https://cms.ocac.edu/taxonomy/term/2
Thompson Conservation Laboratory
http://home.teleport.com/~tcl/workshop.htm
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Bella Forte Books
http://bellafortebooks.com/
email: [email protected]
phone: 215-828-9261
2202 Alter Street, Studio 1 , Philadelphia, PA 19146, (by appointment)
Online courses, studio workshops, and bookbinding store
Texas
Dallas
The Craft Guild
http://www.craftguildofdallas.com/classesWorkshops.php
Beginning Calligraphy (Beginner)
$90.00 + 25.00 Supply fee to be give to instructor at time of class
The class will focus on the aspects of calligraphy for the beginning calligrapher. You will learn the fundamentals of bookhand and basic layout including lining, fundamental strokes, pen maintenance, paper and ink selection, etc. All necessary supplies will be provided.
Sat Oct 10th 2015. 3 hour Class 9:30am to 12:30pm
Introduction to Medieval Calligraphy (Intermediate/advanced)
$90.00 + 50.00 Supply fee to be giving to Instructor at time of class.
This class assumes at least a basic knowledge of calligraphy and a desire to learn more about medieval calligraphy. Topics covered will include Iron gall ink making. Parchment preparation, goose quill hardening and cutting. A selection of medieval calligraphy hands will be taught.
Sat Oct, 10, 2015. 3 hour Class 2pm to 5pm
Virginia
Charlottesville
Rare Book School
http://rarebookschool.org/programs/
Winchester
Cat Tail Run Hand Bookbinding
http://www.cattailrun.com/workshops.html
Washington
Bothell
Pickle Bound Books
http://pickleboundbooks.com/t/classes
email: [email protected]
phone: 503-313-5613
Whidbey Island
Sweet Water Creek Farm Studio
http://www.sweetwatercreekfarmstudio.com/-workshops.html
Wisconsin
Appleton
Benjamin D. Rinehart
http://www.benrinehart.com/#!teaching/c60z
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