Minnesota Center for Book Arts

Join us at MCBA on Saturday, February 8th 2-4pm for an Artist Talk and Book Signing with Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.! ✍️ A self-described “humble negro printer,” Amos is internationally recognized for his type-driven messages on social Justice and Black power. Kennedy’s prints make statements on race, capitalism, history and politics in his exuberant, colorful, and one-of-a-kind posters and handbills 🎨 You can pre-order a copy of Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. Citizen Printer and pick it up in MCBA’s shop the day of the event (some copies will be available in the Shop to purchase during the event). Learn more here: https://mnbookarts.org/teaching-artists/amos-paul-kennedy-jr

"We don't have any money!" Printmaking students from Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC) joined us at MCBA for a letterpress activity and chose this phrase to print 😆 The group alongside their instructor, Laura Andrews, visited our studios for a private tour and letterpress workshop a few weeks ago and it was a blast! 🤩🎉 Laura Brown, MCBA's Partnership Coordinator & Resident Instructor leads private tours and workshops throughout the year with a variety of groups. If you're interested in booking time in our studios for an activity like this, check out this page: https://mnbookarts.org/private-group-workshops

Applications for the 2025 McKnight Fellowships for Book Artists are now open! 📚 📖 🖌️🎨 If you are a Minnesota-based book artist, this is an incredible opportunity to create, connect, and grow artistically and professionally. 2024 Fellowship Benefits include: ▪️Unrestricted $25,000 award ▪️ Studio visits from a national critic/curator ▪️$1,000 travel stipend to attend a conference ▪️ Opportunity to participate in public artist panel ▪️ $2,000 educational stipend ▪️Two years of MCBA studio access ▪️Opportunity to attend an artist residency with stipend ▪️ Group exhibition in MCBA’s Main Gallery. Visit our McKnight Fellowships page to learn more and apply by February 26: https://www.mnbookarts.org/mcknight-fellowships/ You can also sign up for a virtual information sessions scheduled for January and February 2024 🖥 Help us spread the word!

We are nearly 50% of the way to our 10,000 goal, help us reach it by midnight: https://www.givemn.org/organization/Minnesota-Center-For-Book-Arts ! We thank everyone who has donated in the early giving period or today! Your generosity is appreciated.

Give to the Max Day is finally here! ⏰
DONATE HERE: https://www.givemn.org/org.../Minnesota-Center-For-Book-Arts

When you donate $75 or more by midnight, receive these gifts from our studio!
$75 - MCBA sticker
$150 - MCBA magnet
$250 - MCBA’s newest tote and marbled buttons!
$500 - All 3 gifts above!
Every dollar counts makes an impact! We have till midnight to reach out $10,000 goal. Show some love for MCBA and all the artist and community members!

It's Give to the Max Day! We've raised 22% of our goal, help MCBA reach our 10,000 goal by midnight ⏳👏❤️ Show your support today: https://www.givemn.org/organization/Minnesota-Center-For-Book-Arts If donation isn't possible for you this year, we thank you in advance for sharing this post to your own communities. Your donation will directly support MCBA's future as we thrive to continue to provide studio space and access, artist programs, free exhibitions, and workshop opportunities for all! Give $250+ and receive this swag bag from MCBA!

Give today to help keep our exhibitions and community events free! . Our exhibitions are free and open to the public 5 days a week. Our space allows us to showcase work by early-career and established artists, BIPOC artists, international artists, and local artists👏 Support MCBA so we can keep bringing you free letterpress events such as Press Play! Give before or on November 21 here: 🌟https://www.givemn.org/organization/Minnesota-Center-For-Book-Arts

Donate for Give to the Max Day to cultivate community and creativity through our artist programs! Your generosity directly contributes to all the ways we can support artists through our fellowship and mentorship programs. From stipends to studio access, the impact of your donation is immeasurable to all the artists who utilize our resources and space. Collaboration, creativity, and connection grows at MCBA with your help! Our giving incentives include gifts from the MCBA studios–if you donate $75, $150, $250 or $500+. Give to the Max Day is on November 21st, but early giving is underway: https://www.givemn.org/organization/Minnesota-Center-For-Book-Arts

Give to the Max is a statewide giving opportunity to show your support for nonprofits across Minnesota! Our Giving Holiday is scheduled for Thursday, November 21st, but early giving has begun! A donation of any amount allows MCBA to continue to provide virtual and in-person workshops, host free printing events for the community, offer scholarships & expand the world of book arts!

Show out for MCBA and make a gift today at https://www.givemn.org/organization/Minnesota-Center-For-Book-Arts to help us reach our goal of $10,000 💚 We thank you for your generosity!

🖐️ ⚒️ Join the MCBA team and apply to be an Education Intern (2 openings; 1 remote & 1 hybrid)! Spend 6–8 hours a week from January-April gaining new skills and experiences. The Education Interns will assist in supporting our virtual book arts programs alongside our education team. This opportunity comes with a $800 stipend, among other benefits. Apply and learn more here:
https://www.mnbookarts.org/internships/. Deadline to apply is Monday, November 25, 2024; 11:59pm CT.

Applications for our fall education internships are open! 👋 Spend 6–8 hours a week building new skills and experiences with studio and/or virtual workshops! The Education Internships (2 openings; 1 remote & 1 hybrid) run from September–December 2024 and include a $500 stipend, among other benefits. The deadline is August 9th @ 11:59 CT. Apply here: https://www.mnbookarts.org/internships/

Interested in arts administration and event planning? 👩🏽‍🎨👩🏼‍💻🖼 Join MCBA as a remote Gallery & Marketing Intern for the 2024 MCBA Prize! You'll gain skills and experience in the exhibition promotional process, project management & help build a virtual exhibition of over 100 artists and their work! The internship runs July –September, 2024, for 10 hours weekly and includes a $1000 stipend. Application deadline is Sunday, June 23rd. Visit https://www.mnbookarts.org/internships/ to learn more and apply!

Early-career Minnesota (or New York) based artists, check this out!

Jerome Hill Artist Fellowships support generative artists with a three year, $60,000 award to support their time and expenses for the creation of new work, artistic development, and/or professional artistic career development.

Applications are open now and the deadline to apply is April 15, 2024!

Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship The Jerome Foundation was founded by Jerome Hill (1905-1972), a noted filmmaker, composer and painter, and awards grants to emerging artists in Hill’s home state of Minnesota and New York City, where he spent much of his creative life.

Heads up!

We’re open through Saturday, December 23 for gift-shopping and gallery-wandering, but we’ll be closed December 24, 2023 through January 1, 2024.

Here's to some end-of-year rest and rejuvenation! ❤️🩷💚

All four books pictured here are past winners of the Minnesota Book Artist Award... Is yours next?! 📚🏆

Submissions are open through January 8, 2024 for the 2024 Minnesota Book Artist Award, presented with the Minnesota Book Awards. This biennial prize recognizes a Minnesota-based book artist or collaborative group for outstanding new work created in the last two years. Winners take home a $750 cash prize and enjoy statewide publicity!

Find more details and apply here: https://www.mnbookarts.org/minnesota-book-artist-award/

Box making 📦!
Papercutting ✂️!
Art critiquing 🤔
Wax sealing 🕯️
Foil stamping 💮
Book design 📘
In person 🧍‍!
Virtual 🖥️!

It's all here in our hot-off-the-press February workshop schedule. Browse and sign up here: https://www.mnbookarts.org/category/adult-workshops/

Pictured here are Introduction to Book Design for Visual Artists, Postcard Pocket Notebook: Collaboration & Exchange (with visiting artists from the Shift-lab collective!), and Letterlocking: Folded Secrets.

Learn about the printmaking process while making letterpress posters and ink-stamped postcards for Palestine. Print designs are by Lamia Abukhadra, Andrea Shaker, and Jamie Kubat. Drop into our studios anytime on Thursday, December 14, 2023, 5–7pm. You’ll see a welcome table in the lobby outside our Main Gallery.

This event is presented by Mizna and Minnesota Center for Book Arts.