818 South 2nd Street •
Minneapolis, MN 55415 •
Box Office: 612.377.2224
MINNESOTA CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS
1011 Washington Avenue South
You may also register for a class by calling 612.215.2520
Holiday Note Cards - Beginners
Saturday,
November 7, 12:30 - 4:30 pm
Jump into the holiday spirit by making your own cards this season. Each adult/child pair will create note cards with a festive image and letterpress greeting, while learning to use the platen and Vandercook presses. Students will design pressure print images and choose text from a variety of pre-set holiday messages. (Please note that students will not be setting their own type in this class.) Each pair will print 40 cards. Single/additional participants will print 20 cards. Envelopes also will be provided. This workshop is suitable for those taking the class for the first time and/or for families with younger children Grade 1 and up. $48 ($44 members) adult/child pair, $24 ($22 members) each additional participant +$4 supply fee per person.
Holiday Note Cards - Advanced
Sunday,
November 8, 12:30 - 5 pm
Book Arts Festival
Saturday,
November 14, 10 am - 5 pm
MCBA's
studios and The Shop at MCBA
More
than an art fair. More than a craft sale. Experience some of the most unique
holiday shopping in the Twin Cities at the annual Book Arts Festival. The Book
Arts Festival at MCBA celebrates the art of the book in Minnesota and beyond. This singular event
features dozens of artists working in various disciplines within the book arts:
fine-press collectible artist's books; handmade journals, broadsides, art
prints and posters; decorative papers, including handmade, marbled,
pulp-painted and paste papers; letterpress cards for all holidays and
occasions; art supplies and tools; and a huge variety of other handmade gifts
and keepsakes. The festivities will also include free holiday artmaking
activities for families and all ages, artist demonstrations and special sales
on merchandise in The Shop at MCBA. Browse hundreds of works made by local
artists working in many different disciplines at all price levels, and take the
pledge to give handmade gifts this year! Find unique items for everyone on your
holiday shopping list, and maybe even purchase something special for yourself.
The Festival is free and open to the public. If you have questions or would
like more information, please contact The Shop at 612-215-2520.
Visual
Journal Collective
with Roz
Stendahl
Monday,
November 16, 7 - 9 pm
Do you keep
a visual journal? Do you wonder how others approach this art form? Would you
like an opportunity to get to know peers and be inspired by their work? Are you
interested in a forum for exchanging information on the newest pens, paints and
other supplies? Do you want to commit time to practice your drawing skills or
find a sketching partner? Do you just want to touch base each month with people
who understand journaling Join facilitator Roz Stendahl at MCBA's Visual
Journal Collective. This group is open to all visual journal artists of any
skill level. We'll discuss methods, materials and media. Group members will be
encouraged to participate in round robin journals and theme projects. At every
meeting we'll have discussion, share our work and engage our minds with a fun
journaling exercise. Free and open to artists at all skill levels.
MCBA
Jerome Book Arts Mentorship II Exhibition
On display
November 20 - February 21, 2010
Opening
reception Friday, November 20, 6 - 9 pm
Star
Tribune Foundation Gallery
The MCBA Jerome Book Arts Mentorship is an artist development program aimed at introducing book arts to emerging artists whose primary medium is in another discipline, designed to inspire creative expression through the traditional and contemporary approaches advanced by MCBA. Artists participating in the second series of this program are diverse in style, approach and expertise: photographer and installation artist Gregory Carideo; painter Tanaegh Haddad; textile artist Amber Jensen; poet Sheila Lynch-Salamon; ceramic artist Deborah Ramos; and drawing and printmaking artist Mira Rojanasakul. This exhibition represents the journey of learning a new discipline, experimenting with traditional methods, expanding concepts through contemporary techniques and integrating previous expertise with fresh knowledge. The work presented represents this journey and demonstrates the ever-evolving and inclusive nature of book arts. Free and open to the public.
Thanksgiving
Paper Dinner
with Ellen
Ferrari
Saturday,
November 21, 10 am - 12 noon
Celebrate the colors and aromas of Thanksgiving dinner by "cooking" up some paper. Start by pulling sheets of white paper, then add onion skin yellow, cabbage purple, cranberry red, orange orange and more! Use herbs and spices, such as crumpled sage, grated cinnamon and nutmeg, too. Waterproof shoes are suggested. Join Ellen for Saturday mornings of family book arts fun. Each workshop starts off with a story and game to warm up your creativity and then dives into a book arts project. Workshops accommodate a range of developmental levels so that adult-child teams may choose to work together or side-by-side. Each participant receives supplies to use during the workshop, but may choose to bring one set home if working with a partner. Ellen will provide older children with suggestions for extending their learning. For families with children age 2 and up. $30 ($27 members) adult/child pair, $15 ($14 members) each additional participant.