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Registration begins immediately and continues throughout the semester. You are encouraged to register early, as class size is limited and classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

You may register in person, by phone, or online. Please note that we cannot reserve your place in a class without having received full payment.

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weekdays in the bindery
Class size is limited to eight students.
Independent Projects Carolyn Chadwick Feb 9 - May  4
* Encaustic Painting Workshop Kristy Deetz Feb 14
Bookbinding I Susan Mills section 1: Feb 26 - Mar  2
Leather Spine Photo Album Carolyn Chadwick Mar 5 - 9
* Book/Art Rory Golden Mar 12 - 16
Bookbinding II Susan Mills Mar 19 - 23
* Extreme Clamshell Carolyn Chadwick Mar 26 - 30
A World of Boxes Barbara Mauriello Apr 9 - 13
Paper Treatments Laurel Parker Apr 16 - 20
* Leather Rebacking Sophia Kramer Apr 23 - 27
Bookbinding for Artists Barbara Mauriello Apr 30 - May  4
Carousel Books Maria Pisano May 9 - 10
Bookbinding I Jennifer Bantz section 4: May 14 - 18
A World of Boxes Barbara Mauriello section 2: May 21 - 25
* Summer Travel Journal Rory Golden Jun 6
* A Sewing Marathon: All About the Pamphlet Barbara Mauriello Jun 18 - 22
Five Hardcover Books Susan Mills Jun 25 - 29
Bookbinding for Artists Barbara Mauriello Jul 9 - 13
Bookbinding II Susan Mills Jul 16 - 20
Bookbinding I Nancy Loeber section 2: Jul 23 - 27
A World of Boxes Barbara Mauriello Jul 30 - Aug  3
Cultural Autobiography (For High School Students) Cheryl Shackelton Hawkins Aug 6 - 10
Bookbinding I Jennifer Bantz section 3: Aug 20 - 24
Bookbinding for Artists Barbara Mauriello Oct 1 - 5
Independent Projects Carolyn Chadwick Oct 5 - Nov  30
* 1870's Pocket Diary Larry Foster Oct 8 - 12
* Tightback Leather Intensive Larry Foster Oct 15 - 19
Leather Rebacking Sophia Kramer Oct 22 - 26
Box/Binding with Vintage Materials Barbara Mauriello & Robert Warner Oct 29 - Nov  2
Bookbinding I Jennifer Bantz section 3: Nov 5 - 9
* A Sewing Marathon: All About the Pamphlet Barbara Mauriello Nov 12 - 16
Bookbinding I Nancy Loeber section 4: Nov 26 - 30
Historical Bookbinding Susan Mills Dec 3 - 7
Independent Projects Carolyn Chadwick section 1: Feb 15 - Mar  28
* Extreme Clamshell Carolyn Chadwick Feb 25 - 29
* The Early History of the Codex Julia Miller Mar 3 - 7
Bookbinding I Jennifer Bantz section 3: Mar 10 - 14
* Bookbinding III Susan Mills Mar 24 - 30
Leather Spine Photo Album Carolyn Chadwick Apr 7 - 11
A World of Boxes Barbara Mauriello Apr 14 - 18
Independent Projects Carolyn Chadwick section 2: Apr 25 - Jun  6
Bookbinding for Artists Barbara Mauriello Apr 28 - May  2
Bookbinding I Nancy Loeber section 5: May 5 - 9
A Sewing Marathon: All About the Pamphlet Barbara Mauriello May 19 - 23
Bookbinding I Nancy Loeber section 2: Jun 16 - 20
Coptic Binding Susan Mills Jun 24 - 25
A Classic Hardcover Book - in Leather Susan Mills Jun 26 - 27
Bookbinding for Teachers Benjamin Rinehart Jun 27
* Readable Gallery Books Workshop Rory Golden Jul 7 - 11
Bookbinding II Shanna Yarbrough Jul 14 - 18
Photographs, Bound and Unbound Barbara Mauriello Jul 21 - 25
Five Hardcover Books Susan Mills Jul 28 - Aug  1
A World of Boxes Barbara Mauriello Aug 4 - 8
Cultural Autobiography (For High School Students) Cheryl Shackelton Hawkins Aug 11 - 15
Bookbinding I Jennifer Bantz section 4: Aug 18 - 22

weekends in the bindery
Class size is limited to ten students.
A New Twist to an Accordion Book Kumi Korf Feb 3 - 4
* Wood Covered Books Peter Madden Feb 3 - 4
Tunnel Books Carol Barton Feb 17 - 18
Two Books in a Box Barbara Mauriello Feb 24 - 25
Conservation Enclosures Maria Pisano Mar 3 - 4
* An Introduction to Arabic Script in Two Parts Elinor Holland Mohamed Zakariya Mar 3 - 11
Paper Marbling Lauren Rowland Mar 10 - 11
Dyed Parchment Karen Gorst Mar 17
* The Hidden Art of Kozo Paper Rory Golden Mar 17 - 18
Limp Vellum Binding Denise Carbone Mar 24 - 25
Bookbinding for Teachers Stephanie Krause Mar 25
Suminagashi Paper Decoration Yukari Hayashida Mar 31
Japanese Bookbinding Yukari Hayashida Apr 14 - 15
Copperplate Calligraphy Karen Gorst Apr 14 - 15
* Polaroid Transfer Photo Book Laurel Parker Apr 14 - 15
* (An)other Coptic Binding Susan Mills Apr 21 - 22
Pop Up Engineering for Beginners Carol Barton Apr 21 - 22
How to Make A Photograph Album Barbara Mauriello Apr 28 - 29
Soft Cover Leather Bound Books Biruta Auna Apr 28 - 29
* The Art of the Japanese Folding Screen Josh Harris May 5 - 6
Natural Cordage- Make Your Own Thread Peter Schell May 5 - 6
Sound and Light Hooshang Partovi May 12 - 13
Binding a Classic Hardcover Book Susan Mills May 19 - 20
Illuminated Manuscripts Karen Gorst May 19 - 20
* Thinking Inside the Box Rory Golden Jun 2 - 3
The Hidden Art of Kozo Paper Rory Golden Jun 9 - 10
Conservation Enclosures Maria Pisano Jun 9 - 10
Japanese Style Bookbinding with Hardcovers Yukari Hayashida Jun 16 - 17
Clamshell Boxes Carolyn Chadwick Jun 16 - 17
Italic Calligraphy & Handwriting Karen Gorst Jun 23 - 24
* Cylindrical Boxes Benjamin Rinehart Jun 23 - 24
* Single Quire Coptic Codex Susan Mills Jul 14 - 15
Portfolio Workshop Sage Reynolds Jul 14
The Handwritten Text Karen Gorst Jul 15
Bookbinding for Teachers Stephanie Krause Jul 21
* The Art of the Japanese Folding Screen Josh Harris Jul 21 - 22
Two-Drawer and Four-Drawer Japanese Boxes Carolyn Chadwick Jul 28 - 29
Making One is Easy! Sage Reynolds Aug 4
* Bookbinding for Teachers Part II Stephanie Krause Aug 18
Paper Marbling Lauren Rowland Aug 25 - 26
Suminagashi Paper Decoration Yukari Hayashida Sep 29
* Cutting for Design Beatrice Coron Oct 6 - 7
A Classic Hardcover Book - in Leather Susan Mills Oct 13 - 14
* Beginnings of an Artist's Book Matthew Tyson Oct 13 - 14
* Cloth Reback Sophia Kramer Oct 20 - 21
* MASTER CLASS: Imbedded Thoughts Susan Share Oct 20 - 21
Japanese Bookbinding Yukari Hayashida Oct 27 - 28
* From Plants to Fiber to Thread Peter Schell Oct 27 - 28
* The Piano Hinge Hedi Kyle Nov 3 - 4
Crossed Structure & Secret Belgian Binding Emily Martin Nov 3 - 4
* Learning from Offset: Artists Books & Digital Technologies Scott McCarney Nov 10 - 11
How to Make A Photograph Album Barbara Mauriello Nov 10 - 11
* Thinking Inside the Box Rory Golden Nov 17 - 18
Illuminated Manuscripts Karen Gorst Nov 17 - 18
All About the Accordion Barbara Mauriello Dec 1 - 2
Coptic Binding Susan Mills Dec 1 - 2
* Polygon Box and Ornaments Benjamin Rinehart Dec 8 - 9
Dyed Parchment Karen Gorst Dec 8
The Handwritten Text Karen Gorst Dec 9
Cut, Cover and Stitch: Book Making Made Easy! Benjamin Rinehart Feb 2 - 3
Illuminated Manuscripts Karen Gorst Feb 2 - 3
* Pockets, Inserts, and Hidden Places Maria Pisano Feb 9 - 10
Binding a Classic Hardcover Book Susan Mills Feb 16 - 17
How to Make A Photograph Album Barbara Mauriello Feb 23 - 24
Suminagashi Paper Decoration Yukari Hayashida Feb 23
* Guillotine Training for Binders CBA Staff Feb 24
Carousel Books Maria Pisano Mar 1 - 2
Paper Marbling Lauren Rowland Mar 1 - 2
Japanese Bookbinding Yukari Hayashida Mar 8 - 9
The Hidden Art of Kozo Paper Rory Golden Mar 8 - 9
Decorative Boxes Carolyn Chadwick Mar 15 - 16
* Cloth Reback Sophia Kramer Mar 29 - 30
Two-Drawer and Four-Drawer Japanese Boxes Carolyn Chadwick Mar 29 - 30
Japanese Style Bookbinding with Hardcovers Yukari Hayashida Apr 12 - 13
The Handwritten Text Karen Gorst Apr 12
Portfolio Workshop Sage Reynolds Apr 26
Clamshell Boxes Carolyn Chadwick Apr 26 - 27
Conservation Enclosures Maria Pisano May 3 - 4
* Thinking Inside the Box Rory Golden May 3 - 4
Pop Up Engineering for Beginners Carol Barton May 10 - 11
* Hidden Rooms: Unique Architectural Spaces Kumi Korf May 10 - 11
From Plants to Fiber to Thread Peter Schell May 17 - 18
Sound and Light Hooshang Partovi May 17 - 18
* The Origins of Color Karen Gorst May 31 - Jun  1
Paste Papers Sage Reynolds Jun 14
Illuminated Manuscripts Karen Gorst Jun 21 - 22
Carousel Books Maria Pisano Jun 21 - 22
* Haute Headbands Shanna Yarbrough Jun 28
Bound & Boxed Benjamin Rinehart Jun 28
* The Language of Pop-Ups Shawn Sheehy Jul 12 - 13
Suminagashi Paper Decoration Yukari Hayashida Jul 12
* Longstitch Binding Jennifer Bantz Jul 19 - 20
The Handwritten Text Karen Gorst Jul 19
Magic Boxes Emily Martin Jul 26 - 27
* Edition Your Chapbook Karen Randall Susan Mills Jul 26 - 27
Sewing on Beaded Cords Miriam Schaer Aug 2 - 3
Bookbinding I Nancy Loeber section 3: Aug 2 - 17
Cloth Reback Sophia Kramer Aug 9 - 10
Japanese Bookbinding Yukari Hayashida Aug 16 - 17
Paper Marbling Lauren Rowland Aug 23 - 24

weeknights in the bindery
Class size is limited to eight students.
* Paper Engineering Michael Caputo Mar 14 - May  23
Bookbinding I Nancy Loeber section 2: Mar 14 - May  23
Bookbinding I Shanna Yarbrough section 3: Mar 15 - May  24
Titles and Labels on Books Carolyn Chadwick Mar 22
Bookbinding I Shanna Yarbrough section 1: May 31 - Aug  9
Paper Engineering Michael Caputo Sep 19 - Nov  21
Bookbinding I Nancy Loeber section 1: Oct 8 - Dec  10
Bookbinding II Shanna Yarbrough Oct 8 - Dec  10
Bookbinding I Shanna Yarbrough section 2: Oct 9 - Dec  11
* Uncial Style Calligraphy Karen Gorst Oct 18 - Nov  15
Bookbinding I Shanna Yarbrough section 1: Mar 4 - May  13
Bookbinding I Jennifer Bantz section 2: Mar 5 - May  21
Bookbinding II Shanna Yarbrough Mar 6 - May  15
Bookbinding I Nancy Loeber section 4: Mar 17 - Jun  2
* Carolingian Calligraphy Karen Gorst Apr 16 - May  14
Titles and Labels on Books Carolyn Chadwick May 1
Bookbinding I Shanna Yarbrough section 1: Jun 5 - Aug  7
* Leather a la Mode Shanna Yarbrough Jul 7 - Aug  4

weekdays in the printshop
Class size is limited to eight students.
* Letterpress Lab Delphi Basilicato section 2: Feb 13 - 20
* Printmaking: An Approach to the Artist’s Book Lynne Avadenka Mar 5 - 9
* Letterpress Lab Delphi Basilicato section 3: Mar 13 - 20
* Printing the Miniature Book Maria Pisano Mar 14 - 16
* Treasure Box: Structure and Content CBA Staff Apr 11 - May  16
* Letterpress Lab Delphi Basilicato section 4: Apr 17 - 24
Letterpress I: Hand Typesetting Nancy Loeber section 3: Apr 19 - May  17
Letterpress II: Printing a Fine Press Edition From Type Barbara Henry May 21 - 25
Letterpress I: Hand Typesetting Barbara Henry section 1: Jun 4 - 8
Letterpress I: Hand Typesetting Nancy Loeber section 3: Aug 13 - 17
* Typographic Mixed Media Printing Paul Maher Oct 8 - 12
Letterpress I: Hand Typesetting Barbara Henry Oct 22 - 26
* Recipe Swap: Linoleum, Pressure Printing and Polymer Roni Gross and Barbara Henry Nov 5 - 9
Wood Engraving Francesco Parisi Dec 6 - 7
* Fine Printed & Illustrated Recipe Card Set Roni Gross and Barbara Henry Feb 26 - Mar  18
Letterpress I: Hand Typesetting Barbara Henry Mar 24 - 28
* Four-Color Printing from Polymer Plates Karen Randall Apr 14 - 18
* Letterpress II: Poetry Portfolio with Rachael Wetzsteon Barbara Henry May 12 - 16
Letterpress I: Hand Typesetting Barbara Henry section 1: Jun 9 - 13
Letterpress I: Hand Typesetting Sara Parkel section 2: Aug 4 - 8

weekends in the printshop
Class size is limited to eight students.
* Letterpress Notecards and Business Cards Jessica Kahle Feb 3 - 4
Letterpress I: Hand Typesetting Amber McMillan section 1: Feb 10 - 25
Vandercook Trouble Shooting Barbara Henry Mar 3 - 4
Poster Printing-Using Wood Type Elena Laza Mar 17 - 18
* Comic Book Weekend Nancy Loeber Mar 24 - 25
Greeting Cards from Photopolymer Plates Roni Gross Apr 21 - 22
Printshop Renter Training and Guillotine Workshop Shanna Yarbrough section 2: Apr 22
Photopolymer Plates Earl Kallemeyn Apr 28 - 29
Platen Press Workshop Barbara Henry May 5 - 6
Monoprint and Monotype (With and Without a Press) Elena Laza May 19 - 20
Letterpress Lab Delphi Basilicato section 1: Jun 2 - 3
Letterpress Lab Delphi Basilicato section 2: Jun 9 - 10
Platen Press Workshop Barbara Henry Jun 16 - 17
Vandercook Maintenance Paul Moxon Jun 23
Letterpress Finesse Paul Moxon Jun 24
Letterpress Notecards and Business Cards Jessica Kahle section 1: Jul 7 - 8
Letterpress I: Hand Typesetting Amber McMillan section 2: Jul 21 - Aug  5
Letterpress Notecards and Business Cards Jessica Kahle section 2: Aug 11 - 12
* Letterpress Poster Design Sarah McCarry Aug 18 - 19
Vandercook Trouble Shooting Barbara Henry Sep 29 - 30
Letterpress Notecards and Business Cards Jessica Kahle section 1: Oct 6 - 7
* Postcards with Type and Polymer Amber McMillan Oct 13 - Nov  3
Letterpress Lab Delphi Basilicato section 1: Oct 14
Letterpress Lab Delphi Basilicato section 2: Oct 21
Letterpress Lab Delphi Basilicato section 3: Oct 28
Letterpress Lab Delphi Basilicato section 4: Nov 4
* Party Invitations Roni Gross Nov 10 - 11
* Multiple(s) Choice: Printmaking Laboratory Lynne Avadenka Nov 17 - 18
Letterpress Notecards and Business Cards Jessica Kahle section 2: Dec 8 - 9
Letterpress Lab Delphi Basilicato section 1: Feb 3
Letterpress I: Contemporary Letterpress Printing Amber McMillan section 1: Feb 9 - 24
Printshop Renter Training and Guillotine Workshop CBA Staff section 1: Feb 9
Platen Press Workshop Barbara Henry Mar 1 - 2
* Reductive Woodcut Katie Baldwin Mar 8 - 9
LO-Tech/ HI-quality Photopolymer Platemaking Inge Bruggeman Mar 29 - 30
Printshop Renter Training and Guillotine Workshop CBA Staff section 3: Apr 13
* Alternative Letterpress Processes Amber McMillan Apr 26 - May  4
* Artist Booklets: Small Books with Content Nancy Loeber May 10 - 18
* (Print)making the Avant-Garde Jeremy Thompson May 31 - Jun  1
* Editioning Mail Art Champe Smith Jun 7 - 8
* Wood: From the Living Tree to the Bed of the Press Gaylord Schanilec Jun 14 - 15
* Voila! A Volvelle Roni Gross Jun 1