Book Arts Organizations
| American Academy of Bookbinding | A program that gives professional binders an opportunity to receive top level instruction without having to study abroad. Primarily based in Telluride, CO. | P.O. Box 1590, Telluride, co 81435 phone: 970-728-3886 fax: 970-728-9709. |
| American Institute for Conservation (AIC) | 1156 15th Street NW, Ste. 320, Washington, DC 20005 phone: 202 452-9545 | |
| American Amateur Press Association | ||
| American Bookbinders Museum | The only museum in the world dedicated entirely to the history of bookbinding. Visit in person in San Francisco or online. | |
| American Printing History Association | P.O. Box 4922, New York, NY 1016 | |
| Anderson Ranch | A former sheep ranch located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, offers several first-class bookmaking workshops each summer. | |
| Alcuin Society | Promoting a wider appreciation of books and reading and supporting excellence in book design and production. In support of these goals, it sponsors educational programmes, publishes a journal, and offers a prestigious award for excellence in Canadian book design. | |
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| Amis de la Reliure d’Art, Les (ARA) | Amis de la Reliure d’Art - Canada, Les (ARA) Jonathan Tremblay, Pr»sident | 124, rue Giroux, Loretteville (QC) Canada G2B 2Y2 phone: 416-843 22 38 email: ara-canada@oricom.ca |
| Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America | 20 West 44th Street, #507, New York, NY 10036 phone: 212-944-8291 | |
| Association of Book Crafts | c/o John Sansom, 4 Alnack Pl., Torbay, Auckland 1310, New Zealand | |
| Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University | Non-credit visual arts workshops in a variety of disciplines including letterpress, printmaking, and binding. | |
| Austin Book Arts Center | ABAC regularly offers workshops in letterpress printing, bookbinding, papermaking, typography, book history and design, and various arts of the book. In addition, ABAC will provide access to equipment for qualified users during regularly scheduled Open Studio times. In Austin, TX. | |
| Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts | Also offers classes in the book arts. In Gatlinburg, TN. | |
| Association des Relieurs du Québec (ARQ) | C.P. 637, succ Desjardins, Montreal, Quebec H5B 1B7, Canada email: arq@bibliopolis.net | |
| Associazione Professione Libro | Via Angelo Del Bon,1, 20158 Milano, Italy phone: +39 02 3760 058 email: info@professionelibro.it | |
| Atelier d’Arts Appliqués du Vesinet (AAAV) | 12 rue de General Leclerc, Paris, Le Vesinet, 78110 France | |
| Boston Center for the Arts | 539 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116 Phone: 617.426.5000 Email: info@bostonarts.org | |
| Banff Centre | The Banff Centre is an incubator of creativity that inspires and empowers artists, the mountain community, and business and community leaders from Alberta, Canada, and around the world. Located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, the Centre provides a unique learning environment where individuals and groups pursue personal and professional development, create new work, engage in applied research, share ideas and experiences, and celebrate accomplishments through performances, exhibitions, and special events. Visual arts workshops and residencies. | |
| Bay Area Book Artists | San Francisco group of book artists who expand horizons in the book arts by making books, organizing exhibitions and maintaining and furthering an awareness of the greater community of book artists and book arts. | |
| Black Rock Press at the University of Nevada, Reno | Dedicated to the practice and teaching of the arts and crafts associated with the creation of finely printed books. | |
| Bookbindery Wilgenkamp | An artisanal (hand)bookbindery, established 1997 in Blokker, The Netherlands. We teach in our own bindery, at Elbel Libro Bindery in Amsterdam and as guestteacher on other locations. | |
| Book Arts LA | An organization devoted to bringing the beauty of printing, binding and collecting artists' and other hand made books to the public. Located in Los Angeles our 1600 square foot space houses letter presses, a bindery and workspace for up to 20 students. | |
| Book Arts Museum | A publisher of rare and artistic books. It has a collection of old printing machines and equipment, matrices. There is a working paper mill and typefoundery. It organizes exhibitions and educational courses. In Lodz, Poland | |
| The Book Arts Press at the University of Virgina | ||
| The Book Arts Program at the J. Willard Marriott Library | At the University if Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. | |
| Book Arts Guild of Vermont | Organized in January 2005, we seek to encourage and educate our members and the public through workshops, exhibits, fieldtrips and guest speakers. | |
| Booklyn | Founded in 1999, Booklyn is an artist-run, nonprofit organization headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. Our mission is to promote artist books as an art form and educational resource; to provide educational institutions and the public with programming involving contemporary artist books; and to assist artists in exhibiting, distributing, and publishing innovative bookwork. | |
| Buchbinder Colleg | School for advanced bookbinding and master classes. Instruction in German. In Stuttgart, Germany. | |
| Canadian Bookbinders & Book Artists Guild (CBBAG) | 60 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 112, Toronto ON M6K 1X9 phone: 416-581-1071 fax: 416-581-1053 email: cbbag@web.net | |
| Canadian Crafts Federation / Federation canadienne des metiers d'art | Canadian Crafts Federation / Federation canadienne des metiers d'art | c/o Ontario Crafts Council, Designers Walk, 170 Bedford Road, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M5R 2K9 phone: 416-408-2294 fax: 416-408-2310 email: info@canadiancraftsfederation.ca |
| California Society of Printmakers | The California Society of Printmakers is a non-profit arts organization which promotes the appreciation of prints and printmaking. In support of this goal, the Society sponsors exhibitions on a local, and national level, carries out educational activities, and publishes a journal, The California Printmaker. | |
| The Center for Book Arts, Inc. | Current class schedules as well as online exhibitions. In New York. | 28 West 27th St., New York, NY 10001 phone: 212-481-0295 fax: 212-481-9853 email: info@centerforbookarts.org |
| Centre for the Book at the University of Otago | Dr. Donald Kerr and Dr. Shef Rogers co-direct the University of Otago Centre for the Book. Established in 2011, the Centre aims to promote the rich book heritage of the university, city, and country (New Zealand). | |
| Centre for Fine Print Research | Based at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. it shows some examples of research projects run by the CFPR which examine contemporary artists’ books. As part of our research we explore many aspects of the book arts: from the conception and history of the artist’s book, to creative processes and output, current developments and critical assessments of the subject. Through our research projects and collaborations, we hope to widen critical discourse within the book arts field. There is also a Book Arts Newsletter published monthly by Sara Bodman. | |
| Centro del Bel Libro, Ascona Switzerland | Fantastic study opportunity for fine/design binding. The conservation program has unfortunately been shut down as of the end of 2013. | Ascona, Viale Portone 4, P.O. Box 2600, Bellinzona, CH-6501, Switzerland phone: 091-825-11-62 fax: 091-825-85-86 |
| Cincinnati Book Arts Society | A nonprofit organization comprised of a group of professionals and amateurs from all quarters of the book, paper and printing arts for the purpose of creating a spirit of community among hand workers in the book arts and those who love books. | |
| Codex Foundation | The foundation exists to preserve and promote the art and craft of the book. Our mission is educational and, in the broadest possible context, to bring to public recognition the artisanship and the rich history of the book. | 2203 Fourth Street Berkeley, CA 94710 phone: 510- 849-0673 email: contact@codexfoundation.org |
| Corcoran College of Art and Design | New Master of Arts in Art and the Book. Located in Washington, D.C. | |
| Craft Guild of Dallas | Bookbinding classes at the Craft Guild of Dallas, TX. | |
| Creative Arts Workshop | Book arts classes and more. In New Haven, CT. | 80 Audubon St., New Haven, CT 06511 phone: 203-562-4927 |
| Cullowhee Mountain Arts | Programs to support artists and writers of every skill level. We are committed to providing exceptional art and writing instruction in superb facilities in the midst of inspiring settings. | |
| Dartmouth College Book Arts Workshop | A component of the Dartmouth College Library Preservation Department. In Hanover, NH. | |
| Designer Bookbinders | 6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, U.K. email: webmaster@designerbookbinders.org.uk | |
| Friends of Calligraphy | P. O. Box 425194, San Francisco, CA 94941-5194 email: calligraphy@pennib.com | |
| The Fine Press Book Association | A new organization recently formed by individuals interested in the art of fine printing to promote printing skills and the appreciation of beautiful books. See their blog here. | |
| Florence School of Fine Arts | Letterpress and printmaking courses, among many others from a study abroad program that teducates and encourages students who will become working artists of significance in local and global culture. Florence, Italy. | |
| Frederick (MD) Book Arts Center | We teach the craft and techniques associated with the Art of the Book. Letterpress printing, printmaking, bookbinding, photography, and language arts will be taught through a combination of workshops, field trips, school visits, and classes. All members of the community will have the opportunity to learn, intern, and display work at the Center. | |
| Freundeskreis Miniaturbuch Berlin e.V. | Friends of the Minature Book Berlin, Germany. | |
| Friends of Dard Hunter | Betsy Dollar, Executive Director P. O. Box 2450, Springfield, IL 62705 email: dreampaper@aol.com | |
| Guild of Book Workers' Study Opportunities List | US based with some international. | 521 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10175-0038 |
| Karen Hanmer Book Arts | Karen Hanmer Book Arts offers workshops and private instruction to working practitioners and dedicated hobbyists, focusing on a solid foundation in traditional binding skills. | |
| Herringbone Bindery | Erin Fletcher offers workshops and private instruction that focus on traditional hand skills. These workshops are online and cover a range of bookbinding topics. | |
| Houston Book Arts Group | New group in the Houston (TX) area that meets monthly at the Museum of Printing History, in Montrose. Each meeting typically includes a hands-on experience with a book structure or other book arts related skill which you can then take home and practice. | |
| Hand Bookbinders of California | ||
| Harry H. Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRHRC) | The University of Texas at Austin, P.O. Box 7219, Austin, TX 78713 email: info@hrc.utexas.edu | |
| Institute of Conservation (ICON) | 1st Floor, Downstream Building, 1 London Bridge, London SE1 9BG phone: 0207 7853807 | |
| Institute of Paper Conservation | The Institute of Paper Conservation closed down in 2005 and merged with ICON, the Institute of Conservation | |
| International Association of Book and Paper Conservators | IADA connects professionals in the field of conservation and preservation of cultural heritage worldwide with focus on book and paper and encourages lifelong learning | |
| The Ink Shop Printmaking Center | A not-for-profit printmakers' center, fine art press and gallery which offers professional facilities for the making of fine art prints. We provide a range of equipment, including etching, lithography, proofing and letter presses, a small darkroom and computer imaging equipment. In Ithaca, NY. | |
| Het Instituut voor Kunst en Ambacht (IKA) | Art Center in Mechelen, Belgium with workshops in bookbinding and other subjects. Click on "ateliers," then "boekkunst." Site in Flemish. | 8642 Gregory Way, Suite 301, Los Angeles, CA 90035 |
| Jaffe Center for Book Arts | The Jaffe Center for Book Arts is South Florida's hub for research and instruction in artists' books and book arts topics.The center revolves around the Book Arts Gallery, which houses the Jaffe Collection. We think of the space as a hybrid of a library and an art gallery. Exhibitions, gallery talks, films and performances and our popular Book Arts 101 presentations all take place inside the gallery in the midst of this inspiring collection of artists' books, as do university class sessions and community group tours of the Jaffe Center. | |
| John C. Campbell Folk School | Provides experiences in non-competitive learning and community life that are joyful and enlivening. Located in scenic Brasstown, North Carolina, the Folk School offers year-round weeklong and weekend classes for adults in craft, art, music, dance, cooking, gardening, nature studies, photography and writing. | |
| Library Binding Institute (LBI) | 5241 Lincoln Drive, Suite 321, Edina, MN 55436-2703 phone: 612-939-0165 fax: 612-939-0213 email: info@lbibinders.org | |
| Libros - New Mexico Book Arts Guild | LIBROS is New Mexico’s Book Arts Guild offering a variety of inspiration for both traditional and experimental artist’s books. We hold regular meetings on the 1st Saturday of the month, as well as annual and special exhibits. We welcome new members and guests. | |
| London Centre for Book Arts | London’s first open access resource centre for people interested in the production of artists’ books and printed matter. The space will provide workshops and classes for studio members and the local community, as well as access to hard-to-find equipment and resources. | |
| London College of Communication’s bookbinding program | Information on bookbinding program. | |
| Los Angeles Book Arts Center | 8642 Gregory Way, Suite 301, Los Angeles, CA 90035 | |
| Maine Media Workshops + College | Located in Rockport, ME, our Book Arts & Design program emphasizes the interplay between word and image, encouraging experimentation at the convergence of writing, photography, and book arts. Delve into the legacy of book arts with classes in letterpress, book structures, digital design, and publishing, covering both traditional techniques and new technologies with online and in-person classes. We have been offering book arts workshops in a dedicated studio since 2014 and offer a Book Artist in Residence program and a wide variety of workshops. | |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Has one of the largest Letterpress shops for learning in New England, and the college houses the T.J. Lyons letterpress collection. Students must be enrolled full-time or in a Continuing Education course. | |
| Mills College Book Arts Program | Closed in 2024 | |
| Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) | Workshops for adults, educators, children, and more at this first rate book arts center. | 1011 Washington Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55415 phone: 612-338-3634 |
| Montserrat College of Art | Located in Beverly, MA, Montserrat offers two courses each in letterpress printing and traditional bookbinding skills, together with one typography course, form the basis of the program and teach students the basics of how to make a book from start to finish with option to earn a BFA with a concentration in Book Arts. | |
| Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation | The Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation is a Cleveland, Ohio non-profit art center dedicated to the preservation of handmade papermaking and the art of the book. Morgan Conservatory will pursue its educational and charitable purposes by serving the greater community locally, nationally, and internationally with sustainable practices in an innovative green environment. | 1754 East 47th Street Cleveland, OH 44103 phone: 216-361-9255 email: office@morganconservatory.org |
| Movable Book Society | An organization for collectors, artists, and producers to share information about pop-up books. | |
| The Printing Historical Society, London | The Library's collections cover printing and related subjects like paper and binding, graphic design and typography, typefaces and calligraphy, illustration and printmaking, publishing and book-selling, and the social and economic aspects of the printing, book, newspaper and magazine trades generally. | |
| New Jersey Center for the Book | To celebrate books, reading, libraries, and the diverse literary heritage of New Jersey. | |
| North Bennet Street School - Bookbinding | The only full-time bench bookbinding program in North America. The two-year program was started in 1986. Class meets 30 hours a week from September through June. Only 8 students are admitted each year. In Boston, MA. | 39 North Bennet Street, Boston, MA 02113 phone: 617-227-0155 email: nbss@nbss.edu |
| Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) | 100 Brickstone Square, Andover, MA 01180 phone: 978-470-1010 fax: 978-475-6021 | |
| North Redwoods Book Arts Guild | North Redwoods Book Arts Guild | c/o Peggy Mars, Ed. 1110 Swantado Court, McKinleyville, CA 95519 |
| Oregon Book Arts Guild | ||
| Ombligo del Libro | El Ombligo del Libro es un taller de encuadernación artesanal cuyos procesos son mejorados cotidianamente. Nos esforzamos por ofrecer al cliente una amplia variedad de soluciones para proyectos editoriales y de galería. En su sección de conservación le brindamos al cliente la confianza y respeto por sus encuadernaciones antiguas. Nuestra labor docente considera al alumnado como parte esencial de nuestro espacio motivando un entorno de información abierta que desarrolle su criterio y su destreza. In Mexico City. | |
| Oldways Bookarts Tools and Workshop | Jim Croft's workshop in Santa, Idaho. | |
| Penland School of Arts and Crafts | Box 37, Penland, NC 28765-0037 phone: 205-765-2359 fax: 205-765-7389 email: office@penland.org | |
| Paper and Book Intensive (PBI) | A great summer experience in the book arts. | SLIS, The University of Alabama, P.O. Box 870252, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0252 phone: 205-348-1525 |
| Pyramid Atlantic | Dedicated to the creation and appreciation of hand papermaking, printmaking, digital arts, and the art of the book. For more than 22 years, Pyramid has provided opportunities for the discovery and creation of these fine arts through imaginative programming for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. An artist-centered community with an international and local following, Pyramid Atlantic brings print and paper arts to people all over the world. | 6001 66th Avenue, Suite 103, Riverdale, MD 20737 phone: 301-459-7154 or 301-577-3424 fax: 301-577-8779 email: pyratl@earthlink.net |
| Rare Book School | An independent non-profit educational institute supporting the study of the history of books and printing and related subjects. Founded in 1983, it moved to its present home at the University of Virginia in 1992. | attn: Michael F. Suarez, S.J. The University of Virginia, 114 Alderman Library, Charlottesville, VA 22903 phone: 434-924-8851 fax: 434-924-8824 e-mail: oldbooks@virginia.edu |
| Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) | Book arts offered in various programs. | |
| Save Your Books | Preserve the value of your books with step by step book repair courses taught by Sophia S.W. Bogle. Many courses free. | |
| Sammlerkreis Miniaturbuch e.V. Stuttgart | Minature book society based in Stuttgart, Germany. Pages in German. | |
| San Diego Book Arts | An organization founded by Southern California artists. It is open to everyone interested in the art of the book and offers a network for information and education through lectures, workshops, publications and exhibitions. | |
| San Francisco Center for the Book | SFCB is a place where you can learn about the many arts and crafts of the book. Through workshops, exhibitions, and public events, SFCB promotes both knowledge of traditional book arts and exploration of experimental book forms. Visit our website to learn more and register for classes. | Rhode Island San Francisco, CA 94103 phone: 415-565-0545 fax: 415-565-0556 email: info@sfcb.org |
| Santa Reparta International School of Art | An independent art school and professional workshop providing facilities and courses in etching, monoprinting, relief printing, photography, drawing, digital imaging, book arts, painting, art history, and Italian language. In Florence, Italy. | |
| School of the Art Institute in Chicago Printmedia | Also home of the Joan Flasch Artist's Book Collection. | |
| School for Bookbinding Arts at Cat Tail Run Hand Bookbinding | Provides training in the craft of hand bookbinding. Its ongoing series of two-day workshops is designed to teach techniques that are immediately useful to the student as well as to create a solid foundation of skills for further bookbinding study. In Winchester, VA. | |
| School for Formal Bookbinding | Founded by Don Rash, fine bookbinder, the school provides high quality instruction in hand bookbinding within the context of the German academic tradition that I learned from my teachers, Trudi and Fritz Eberhardt. Emphasis is placed on the understanding that a successful hand-bound book is the result of interrelated decisions about structure, technique and material at every stage of the binding process. In Plains, PA. | |
| Scripps College Press Book Arts Program | Letterpress printing and book making program led by Kitty Maryatt at Scripps College. | 1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711 phone: 909-607-3866 fax: 909-607-7576 |
| Scuola Intarnazionale di Grafica | Founded in 1969 and is one of the main centers for Printmaking and the Artists Book in Venice, Italy. | |
| Seattle Book Arts Guild | The largest, longest lived, active book arts group in the Pacific Northwest. With over 300 members, BAG reflects the wide variety of arts and crafts sheltered under the book arts umbrella. | |
| Shakerag Workshops | A small workshop program, operating for only two weeks in June, in which participants and faculty members live, eat, and work together for a week on the Sewanee mountaintop. | |
| SHARP Web | Society for the History of Authorship, Reading & Publishing. Many links related to the history of the book, publishing, printing and the bookarts. Subscription information to SHARP-L. | |
| Society of Bookbinders | email: info@societyofbookbinders.com | |
| Society for Calligraphy | P.O. Box 64174, Los Angeles, CA 90064 | |
| Society of Scribes | P.O. Box 933, New York, NY 10150 | |
| Society of Scribes & Illuminators | Membership Chair, Artworkers Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, U.K. | |
| Studio on the Square | A fully equipped letterpress printing & book arts studio located on Union Square in New York City offering classes and workshops in letterpress printing, printmaking, book arts, and bookbiding for artists, writers and students with all levels of experience. | |
| Book Art and Letterpress Lab at the University of Arizona School of Art | The Book Art and Letterpress Lab has a large letterpress lab, polymer plate-making facilities, a large collection of wood and metal type, screen printing and complete bindery. Undergraduate and graduate classes in book art and visual narrative are taught here. | |
| University of Iowa Center for the Book | See also the collection of historic bookbinding models in the Conservation Lab. The Center for the Book is an innovative, interdisciplinary arts and research unit located within the University of Iowa Graduate College. The UICB pursues a distinctive mission, integrating practice in the art of book production with the study of the book in society. We offer curricula in book technologies and book history, available to graduate and undergraduate students, as well as to the eastern Iowa community. | 216 North Hall, U of I, Iowa City, 52242-1223 phone: 319-335-0447 fax: 319-353-2872 email: Center-for-the-Book@uiowa.edu |
| University of Maine-Machias | The Book Arts program at the University of Maine / Machias, the environmental liberal arts college of the University of Maine, is co sponsored by the Departments of English and Interdisciplinary Fine Arts. Courses are taught year round in professional letterpress and papermaking facilities. | |
| Visual Studies Workshop | In Rochester, NY. VSW is an internationally recognized center for media studies, including photography, visual books, electronic imaging and film. | |
| Watkins College of Art, Design & Film | The community education department of Watkins College in Nashville, Tennessee offers non-credit classes and workshops in book arts, papermaking, and printmaking. | |
| West Dean College | West Dean College , an internationally-renowned centre for study. The college provides MA degrees, diplomas and short courses for students of all abilities, from the beginner to the advanced professional practitioner in many crafts including Books and Library Materials. Near Chichester, West Sussex, UK. | |
| Western NY Book Arts Collaborative | Promotes, encourages and develops printing & book related arts through programs such as lectures, workshops and exhibitions on all facets of the printed word and image -- printmaking, papermaking, illustration, design, writing, binding. In Buffalo, NY. | |
| Wisconsin Center for Book and Paper Arts | Non-profit, all volunteer artist's cooperative dedicated to preserving the art and craft of handmade paper. WCBPA was established in 1985 and is located in Madison, Wisconsin. | |
| Women's Studio Workshop | The Women's Studio Workshop's is a not for profit organization supporting the voice and vision of women artists. We provide professional opportunities and employment for artists at various stages in their careers. | Box 489, Rosendale, NY 12472 phone: 845-658-9133 email: info@wsworkshop.org |