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.
Learn how to weave your own bookmark using a laser cut frame loom.
A participatory demonstration of the use and operation of our 19th century iron handpress, and how books were set and printed on the press.
This workshop explores the fundamentals of hand bookbinding, including basic sewing and paper-folding skills, vocabulary, and the use of bookbinding tools.