Here you will find a list of bookbinding courses and workshopNes 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 of any more bookbinding courses or related book arts workshops (paper making, marbling, conservation etc), please leave some information in the comments section below. Thank you =)
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Multiple Locations
Shanna Leino
https://www.shannaleino.com/workshops-events/
email: [email protected]
Bone tool making workshops. Check schedule for exact locations.
Locations: Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina and more
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Book Arts Program at the University of Alabama
http://www.paperbookintensive.org/
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
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
The San Francisco Center for the Book is a center of inspiration for the book arts world, featuring the art & craft of letterpress printing, bookbinding, and artists bookmaking. We are dedicated to the art of the book!
Lots of classes. Check the full schedule on the web site of the San Francisco Center for the Book
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/
Georgia
Norcross
Big River Bindery, LLC
http://bigriverbindery.com/
email: [email protected]
phone: 404 831 3849
6500 McDonough Dr NE, Ste C4, Norcross, GA 30093
The Nag Hammadi Binding
The first remaining examples of bound books from the 2nd century AC, the Nag Hamadi bindings housed the Gnostic Gospels, lost until found in a cave in Egypt in 1945. They contain a folded set of pages covered by a stiff leather cover. The book we construct will include ties at the top and bottom and a flap at the opening to protect your notes and sketches.
Tuesdays, April 18 & 25, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
$95
German Trade Paper Binding with Henry Hebert
Paper bindings have long been considered a workhorse in the book trade, as publishers and booksellers sought economical ways to get printed books into the hands of an increasingly literate public. This class will provide a brief overview of some popular early case binding styles, with images of historical examples, handouts, and a reading list. Students will then create a model of an early stiff board case binding.
Saturday, April 22, 9:00 – 5:00 with a 1 hour lunch
$115 registration plus $25 materials fee
Introduction to Bookbinding
Participants will learn techniques to start making their own books and pamphlets working with paper, thread, and glue. Different book structures will be created that can be used for gifts, small notebooks, journals, or art projects.
Tuesday, May 2, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
$40
Drum Leaf Binding
This course will cover the Drum Leaf Binding, contemporary book structure that is influenced by historic bindings. The Drum Leaf Binding uses adhesive alone to connect the pages and cover. Each book has flush edges and opens flat, which is ideal for sketchbooks, journals, or artists’ books. We will also discuss a variety of paper choices and edge decorating techniques so you can personalize your books.
Tuesdays, May 9 & 16, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
$85
Idaho
Santa
Old Way. Bookarts, Tools, and Workshops
http://cargocollective.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
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/
email: [email protected]
phone: 612-215-2520
1011 Washington Avenue S., Suite 100, Minneapolis MN 55415
Find lots of classes at the MCBA web site!
New Hampshire
Hanover
Dartmouth College Library
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~library/preservation/bookarts/book_art_fallschedule_2015.html
New Mexico
Truth or Consequences
Priscilla Spitler, Hands On Bookbinding
phone: (575) 894 0311
Priscilla Spitler, Hands On Bookbinding, Truth or Consequences, NM 87901
New York
Brooklyn
The Arm Letterpress
http://www.thearmnyc.com/workshops
Buffalo
Western New York Book Arts Center
http://wnybookarts.org/
Phone: (716) 348-1430
Email: [email protected]
WNY Book Arts Center offers classes in bookmaking and printmaking. It is an educational non-profit dedicated to Book Arts.
468 Washington Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
Advanced Screen Print (2 Session Class: 6/14 & 21)
Jun 14,2018 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Advanced Letterpress (2 Session Class: 6/19 & 26)
Jun 19,2018 6:00 pm – Jun 26,2018 9:00 pm
Paper Marbling
Jun 23,2018 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Basic Hardcover Journal Making
Jun 27,2018 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Wood Engraving Intro Workshop with Artist Joanne Price
Jul 8,2018 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Non-Toxic Intaglio Printmaking
Jul 10,2018 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Coptic Stitch Journal
Jul 14,2018 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Dos A Dos Bookmaking
Jul 17,2018 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Secret Belgian Bookbinding
Jul 21,2018 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Collagraph Printmaking Workshop (7/24 & 7/31 6-9pm)
Jul 24,2018 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Handmade Box Workshop
Jul 28,2018 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
CMYK Screenprinting from Photographs & Halftone
Aug 4,2018 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Papermaking Basics
Aug 11,2018 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Relief Printing with the Etching Press
Aug 14,2018 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Hudson Valley
Paper Dragon Books
http://paperdragonbooks.com/Teaching
email: [email protected]
phone: (646) 633-7179
One year bookbinding apprenticeship program
Montgomery
Pergamena
https://www.pergamena.net/workshops
phone: 845.457.3834
Parchment workshops
11 Factory Street, Montgomery, NY 12549
New York
The Center for Book Arts
http://centerforbookarts.org/learn/
phone: 212-481-0295
28 West 27th St, 3rd Flr, New York, NY 10001
BOOKBINDING II (A): INBOARDS LEATHER BINDING (NIGHTS)
Shanna Yarbrough
February 28 – March 28, 5 Tuesday Evenings, 6 – 9 pm
LETTERPRESS I (A): HAND TYPESETTING BASICS (NIGHTS)
Rich O’Russa
Nights Section (A):
February 28 – March 21, Four Tuesday Evenings, 6 -10 pm
BOOKBINDING I (A): SOFT COVER BOOKS (NIGHTS)
Aurora De Armendi
March 2 – 30, 5 Thursday Evenings, 6 pm – 9:00 pm
ARTIST BOOK: CONCEPT AND DESIGN
Amber McMillan
March 2 – 30, 5 Thursday Evenings, 6:30 – 9:30 pm
WEDNESDAY NIGHT REVOLUTION POSTERS AND PRINTS
Amber McMillan
March 8, Wednesday Evening, 6:30-9 pm
BOOKBINDING I (A): SOFT COVER BOOKS (DAYS)
Elizabeth Sheehan
March 10-12, Friday – Sunday, 10 am- 4 pm
SPINNING ACROSS CULTURES: PAPER TO TEXTILE
Aimee Lee
March 11-12, Saturday & Sunday, 10am-4pm
PRESSURE PRINTING
Sarah Nicholls
March 18, Saturday, 10 am-4 pm
INTRODUCTION TO HOT-STAMPING
Biruta Auna
March 18-19, Saturday & Sunday, 10am-4pm
BOOKBINDING I (B): HARD COVER BOOKS (DAYS)
Elizabeth Sheehan
March 24-26, Friday – Saturday , 10 am-4 pm
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
Anne’s Books and Papers
http://www.annesbooksandpapers.com/
email: [email protected]
phone: (336) 608-8612
632 Laurel Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Create an Artist Book! – Designed for youth ages 10 and up. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday mornings, 9 am to noon, Jul 2, 3, 5, & 6 (No class on Jul 4), at ArtConnections Studio, 629 N. Trade Street, Winston-Salem, NC. Participants will learn a basic bookbinding style while working in a variety of media to create the interior pages. Methods will include but not be limited to: calligraphy, drawing, photo reproduction, collage and pop-ups. Cost: $150 includes all materials. To register or for more info: [email protected]
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/
Summerfield
Monique Lallier
http://moniquelallier.com/
email: [email protected]
phone: 336.643.0934
7409 Somersby Drive, Summerfield, NC 27358
Monique accepts students for private and semi-private classes. Contact Monique for more information. Monique offers teaching on a weekly basis in her studio, for students that want to come for a week long class. The program is adapted to the needs of each student. The tuition is $200.00 a day.
West Asheville
Asheville Bookworks
http://ashevillebookworks.com/
phone: 828.255.8444
428 1/2 Haywood Road, West Asheville, NC
Feb 25 – 26, Letterpress – Mixed Levels ($250.00)
Mar 24 – 26, Platinum-Palladium printing ($332.00)
Mar 27, Apr 3, Apr 10 – Digital Image Management for Artists using Adobe Lightroom ($147.00)
Mar 31 – Apr 2, Painterly Prints/Printed Paintings ($305.00)
Apr 5 – May 17, Art of Collage ($356.00)
Apr 8, Marbling on Paper and Fabric ($172.00)
Apr 22 – 23, Hedi Kyle’s Innovative Structures – Part 1 ($250.00)
May 6 – 7, Letterpress – Mixed Levels ($250.00)
Ohio
Columbus
Igloo Letterpress
http://www.iglooletterpress.com/
email: [email protected]
phone: 614-787-5528
661 High Street #B
Worthington, Ohio 43085
Letterpess, bookbinding, calligraphy and other workshops
Oregon
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
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
Utah
J. Willard Marriott Linrary — The University of Utah
http://lib.utah.edu/collections/book-arts/
phone: 801.581.8558
295 S 1500 E SLC, UT 84112-0860
The Artists’ Book I & II
Marnie Powers-Torrey and Emily Tipps
January 10–April 25
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4:00–6:30
Book Arts Studio, J. Willard Marriott Library
$460, register here
Drop-in Session
Relief Printing on Fabric with guest artist Claire Taylor
February 18
Saturday 1:00–5:00
Free and no registration necessary—just drop by!
Let’s Get Digital: Lasers + Letterpress
Crane Giamo & Allison Milham
March 4 & March 11
Saturdays, 10:00–5:00
$200, register here / K-12 educators may apply for a scholarship here (deadline to apply: February 10)
Exploring Wax: Encaustic Techniques
Stacy Phillips
March 24 & 25
Friday & Saturday, 10:00–5:00
$210, register here / K-12 educators may apply for a scholarship here (deadline to apply: March 3)
Educators’ Half-day: Bookmaking in Your Classroom
Sara Jensen & Allison Milham
April 1
Saturday, 9:00–1:00
Free spots for educators are limited; please register here
Tooling Around: Intro to Gold Finishing
Samuel Feinstein
April 7 & 8
Friday & Saturday, 10:00–5:00
$240, register here
Drop-in Session
Papermaking: Make a Sheet, Take a Sheet
April 22
Saturday 1:00–5:00
Free and no registration necessary—just drop by!
Means to an End(band): A Binder’s Box of Recipes
Emily Tipps
May 6
Saturday, 1:00–5:00
$65, register here / K-12 educators may apply for a scholarship here (deadline to apply: April 24)
Papermaking: Fiber + Formation
Allison Milham
May 16–June 13
Tuesdays, 5:30–8:30
$244, register through continue.utah.edu/lifelong
Hand-press Printing: 4-up with a Side of Bearers
Marnie Powers-Torrey
May 19 & 20
Friday & Saturday, 10:00–5:00
$190, register here
Historical Constraints: Examining the Girdle Book
Pamela Spitzmueller
June 1–3
Thursday-Saturday, 10:00–5:00
Register through guildofbookworkers.org
Co-sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers
Letterpress Printing: Text + Image
Crane Giamo
June 8–July 27
Thursdays, 5:30–8:30
$340, register through continue.utah.edu/lifelong
Drop-in & Print Session
Bookmaking Blitz: Fold, Flap, and Pop!
June 17
Saturday, 1:00–5:00
Free and no registration necessary—just drop by!
Simple Book Repairs for At-home Curators
Christopher McAfee
June 28, July 5, July 19, July 26, August 2
Wednesdays, 5:30–8:30
$244, register through continue.utah.edu/lifelong
One for the Books: Non-traditional Letterpress Techniques
Jessica Peterson
July 14 & 15
Friday & Saturday, 10:00–5:00
$200, register here / K-12 educators may apply for a scholarship here (deadline to apply: June 23)
Educators’ Intensive:
Dive into Books as a Teaching Strategy
Paulette Rosen
July 17 & 18
Monday & Tuesday, 10:00–5:00
Free spots for educators are limited; please register here
Making Short Work of the Long-Stitch
Emily Tipps
August 5
Saturday, 1:00–5:00
$65, register here / K-12 educators may apply for a scholarship here (deadline to apply: July 14)
Drop-in Session
Paper Decoration: Suminagashi & Pastepaper
August 19
Saturday, 1:00–5:00
Free and no registration necessary—just drop by!
Annual Print Appreciation
November 10
Friday, 2:30–7:30, just drop by!
$4 for 1 card; $10 for 3 cards
Virginia
Charlottesville
Rare Book School
http://rarebookschool.org/programs/
Virginia Arts of the Book Center
http://virginiabookarts.org/
email: [email protected]
phone: (434) 924-3296
“Beneath the Art Box” 2125 Ivy Road, Suite 5, Charlottesville VA 22903
Check the full schedule at the Virginia Arts of the Book Center web site
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
Sister Bay
Liberty Grove Paper Arts
http://libertygrovepaperarts.com/
https://www.facebook.com/nlakerly/
phone: +1 920-854-4246
10810 N Spring Rd, Sister Bay, WI 54234
Wednesday Workshops, LGPA Home Studio in Sister Bay, WI
9-2, $45, All materials included,
Bring your own lunch, if you wish.
Two Rivers
Hamilton Wood Type Museum
http://woodtype.org/learn/workshops
email: [email protected]
phone: 920-794-6272
Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum, 1816 10th Street, Two Rivers, Wi 54241
Letterpress Workshop: Roman
Saturday, February 25, 2017 – 9am to 5pm
Letterpress Workshop: Letterbugs
Saturday, March 4, 2017 – 9am to 5pm
Letterpress Workshop: Gothic (& Globe)
Saturday, March 18, 2017 – 9am to 5pm
Letterpress Printing & Bookmaking Workshop
Friday, March 31 and Saturday, April 1 2017 – 9am to 5pm
Letterpress Workshop: Clarendon
Saturday, April 22, 2017 – 9am to 5pm
Letterpress Workshop: Planning, Proofing & Printing
Saturday, May 20, 2017 – 9am to 5pm
Letterpress Workshop: Cooper (Black)
Saturday, May 27, 2017 – 9am to 5pm
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