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Learn Letterpress Printing, Bookbinding, and Book Arts

Learn a new craft, or expand your books arts skills, with the Common Press Studio! Students, faculty, and staff can attend workshops and book studio time, and faculty can arrange studio tours, workshops and other immersive experiences for classes. Our programs include open studio hours, visiting artists, and community outreach.

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A detailed black and white woodcut print depicts a bustling urban scene. In the foreground, a sign reads "Haircuts 4 Homeless"; next to it a standing figure is giving a haircut to a seated one. A passing bus has a large foreboding skeletal image on its facade, and additional skeletal figures are seen on the balconies of the homes in the background.
  • Workshop
September 26, 2025

Wood Engraving with Rebecca Gilbert

In this three-hour workshop, students will be introduced to basic wood engraving tools and will have the opportunity to begin a block of their own design.

  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library, Lower Level
Open to the Public
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