Schools & Organizations offering Workshops, Courses, & Degree Programmes in Book Arts

In support of its mandate to increase educational opportunities, CBBAG publishes a list of schools and organizations that offer courses in bookbinding and the book arts. These range from one-day workshops to degree programmes.

The list of schools and organizations below was collected in early 2016 from information on the Internet. 

NOTE:  Inclusion in this list should not be construed as an endorsement by CBBAG.

Any corrections, updates,  or new listings should be sent to the CBBAG office for future revisions to this list.

The Alcuin Society

1442 West 26th Avenue

Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 2B4

Canada

Phone: 604-738-2622, Fax: 604-738-2683

E-mail: info@alcuinsociety.com

Website: www.alcuinsociety.com

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Workshops and lectures on many aspects of the book, including the book arts.

OTHER INFORMATION: A not-for-profit organization dedicated to the entire range of interest relating to books:  publishing, book design and production, bookselling, book buying and collecting, printing, binding, papermaking, calligraphy and illustration.

American Academy of Bookbinding

Box 1590

Telluride, Colorado 81435

United States

Phone: 970-728-3886

E-mail: aab@ahhaa.org

website: www.bookbindingacademy.org/

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Fine Binding and Integrated Studies Diploma Programmes for Students with Professional Goals

OTHER INFORMATION: Intensive study in the fine art of leather binding and related subjects.

Anderson Ranch Arts Center

PO Box 5598

5263 Owl Creek Road

Snowmass Village, Colorado 81615

United States

Phone: 970-923-3181

E-mail: info@andersonranch.org

Website: www.andersonranch.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: A variety of printmaking workshops.

Arizona State University

School of Art, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

PO Box 871505

Tempe, Arizona 85287-1505

United States

Phone: 480-965-8521, Fax: 480-965-3468

Website: www.art.asu.edu/printmaking/index.php

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: One of the school's particular strengths is its Printmaking programme, offering undergraduate and graduate courses.

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Bachelor of Art/Fine Art, Master of Art/Fine Art, and Doctoral Degrees.

Art Workshops in Guatemala

4758 Lyndale Avenue South

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55409-2304

United States

Phone: 612-825-0747

E-mail: info@artguat.org

Website: www.artguat.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Offering one or two workshops in Book and Paper Arts per year.

Atelier d’Arts Appliqués du Vésinet

Formation d’adultes aux Métiers du Livre et de l’Encadrement

28 bis, chemin du Tour du Bois

78400 CHATOU, France

Phone : 01.39.52.85.90

E-mail:  aaav@wanadoo.fr (in French)

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Certificat d’Aptitude Professionelle (Arts de la Reliure-Dorure).

Les Ateliers d’Or

35 rue Nicolas Copernic,

13200 ARLES, France

Tel: 06 07 63 86 93

E-mail: contact@ateliers-dor.fr

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Certificate d’Aptitude Professionelle (Arts de la Reliure).

Book Arts Guild

515 North 49th

Seattle, Washington 98103

United States

Phone: 206-543-1929

E-mail:  info@bookartsguild.org

Website: www.bookartsguild.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Workshops and lectures.

                                                               

California College of the Arts

San Francisco campus:

1111 Eighth Street

San Francisco, California 94107-2247

United States

Phone: 415-703-9500

Oakland campus:

5212 Broadway

Oakland, California

United States 94618

Phone: 510-653-6522

Website: www.cca.edu

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Undergraduate and graduate studies in paper making, printmaking and bookbinding.

Camberwell College of Arts

Peckham Road

London SE5 8UF

England

Phone +44 20 7514 6302

E-mail: ccwshortcourses@arts.ac.uk or summerschool@arts.ac.uk

Website: www.camberwell.arts.ac.uk/

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Courses in book arts and printing.

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: BA(Hons) in Print; MA in Conservation.

Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild

80 Ward St., Unit 207

Toronto, Ontario M6H 4A6

Canada

Phone: 416-581-1071

E-mail: cbbag@cbbag.ca

Website: www.cbbag.ca

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Foundation courses: Bookbinding I, Bookbinding II, Bookbinding III, Finishing, Restoration & Repair, Paper Treatments for Bookbinders. Workshops in box making, artists’ books, letterpress printing, papermaking.

Center for Book Arts

28 West 27^th St.

New York, New York 10001

United States

Phone: 212-481-0295

E-mail: info@centerforbookarts.org

Website: www.centerforbookarts.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Foundation courses in letterpress, printing, bookbinding and works on paper. Workshops, lectures, and seminars on bookmaking, papermaking, printing; apprenticeship programme; internship programme; work/study programme

OTHER INFORMATION: Dedicated to the preservation of the traditional crafts of bookmaking, as well as contemporary interpretations of the book.

Centro del Bel Libro Ascona

Casella Postale 2600

CH-6501 Bellinzona

Switzerland

Phone: +41 (0) 91825 11 62, Fax: +41 (0) 91825 56 27

E-mail: info@cbl-ascona.ch

Website: www.cbl-ascona.ch (in four languages)

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: One- to ten-day courses in three categories: (a) bookbinding and book design; (b) book conservation; (c) professional training for conservators, librarians and archivists; (d) courses with special admission requirements.

OTHER INFORMATION: Courses are taught in English with explanations in English, French or Italian by prior arrangement at time of application.

City College of San Francisco

Continuing Education

Fort Mason Art Campus

2 Marina Blvd., Bldg. B

San Francisco, California 94123

United States

Phone: 415-561-1860, Fax: 415-561-1849

E-mail: contined@ccsf.edu

Website: https://www.ccsf.edu/en/educational-programs/continuing-education.html

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Courses in bookbinding, book design, printmaking and letterpress.

Columbia College Chicago

Center for Book and Paper Arts

1104 South Wabash, 2nd Floor

Chicago, Illinois 60605

United States

Phone: 312-369-6630, Fax: 312-369-8082

E-mail: book&paper@colum.edu

Website: www.colum.edu/bookandpaper

PROGRAMS AVAILABLE: Printing, bookbinding, artists' books, lettering, boxmaking, history of the book

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Master's degrees; continuing education.

Creative Arts Workshop

80 Audubon Street

New Haven, Connecticut 06510

United States

Phone: 203-562-4927

E-mail: katrina@cawmail.org

Website: www.creativeartsworkshop.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Courses in basic and advanced hand bookbinding and various printmaking and book arts workshops.

Designer Bookbinders

6 Queen Square

London WC1N 3AR

England

E-mail: secretary@designerbookbinders.org.uk

Website: www.designerbookbinders.org.uk

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Workshops in fine bookbinding, book arts and artists’ books at locations throughout the United Kingdom with the cooperation of a number of institutions.

OTHER INFORMATION: The organization also hosts lectures and curates exhibits.

Dieu Donné Papermill Inc.  

315 West 37^th St.

New York, New York 10018

United States

Phone: 212-226-0573, Fax: 212-226-6088

Website: www.dieudonne.org/home

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Hand papermaking workshops for adults and children.

Emily Carr University of Art + Design

1399 Johnston Street

Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3R9

Canada

Phone: 604-844-3800

E-mail: admissions@ecuad.ca

Website: www.ecuad.ca

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Printmaking, through continuing studies.

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts .

Eurotypo - Type Design Academy

Santa Severa Castle

00050 Santa Marinella

Roma, Italia

Phone: 39-6-9903052

E-mail: info@eurotypo.com

Website: www.eurotypo.com

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Courses and workshops on typography design. The program incorporates the study of historical, formal and technological issues with a considerable practical element.

Foothill College

12345 El Monte Road

Los Altos Hills, CA 94022

United States

Phone: 650-949-7777

E-mail: webregfh@fhda.edu

Website: www.foothill.edu

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Some courses in book arts and paper; some offered as online courses.

Fördervereinigung Buchbinder-Colleg e.V.

Schlachthofstr. 15 [= 15 Slaughterhouse Street]

70188 Stuttgart

Germany

Phone: 0711 48973-26, Fax: 0711 48973-22

E-Mail: info@buchbinder-colleg.de

Internet: www.buchbinder-colleg.de (in German)

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Courses in hand bookbinding, restoration, and fine printing.

Garage Annex School for Book Arts

c/o Wide Awake Garage

Daniel E. Kelm

One Cottage St., #5

Easthampton, Massachusetts 01027

United States

Phone: 413-527-8044

E-mail: daniel.kelm@mac.com

Website: www.danielkelm.com

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Workshops in traditional and non-traditional book arts, printmaking, and conservation.

The Hand Bookbinders of California

Box 193216

San Francisco, California  94419

United States

Contact information:  www.handbookbinders.org/contact/

Website: www.handbookbinders.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE:  Workshops are offered several times a year, either at teachers' studios or at the San Francisco Center for the Book, with hands-on instruction in techniques, book structures, paper decorating, equipment maintenance and many other topics.

Haliburton School of The Arts

297 College Drive

PO Box 839

Haliburton, Ontario K0M 1S0

Canada

Phone: 705-457-1680, Fax: 705-457-2255

E-mail: creatit@hsta.ca

Website: www.flemingcollege.ca/school/haliburton-school-of-the-arts

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Courses in printmaking and book arts in the summer programme.

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED:  Visual and Creative Arts Diploma; ten intensive art certificates.

Hollander's

410 N. Fourth Ave.

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104

United States

Phone: 734-741-7531

E-mail: staff@hollanders.com

Website: www.hollanders.com

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Workshops in bookbinding, box-making, and decorative paper.

The Ink Shop Printmaking Center

330 E. State St.

Ithaca, New York 14850

United States

Phone: 607-277-3884

E-mail: artists@inkshop.org

Website: www.ink-shop.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Various bookbinding and printmaking workshops.

Kala Art Institute

1060 Heinz Avenue

Berkeley, California 94710

United States

Phone: 510-841-7000, ext. 203

E-mail: kala@kala.org

Website: www.kala.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Workshops in printmaking and bookbinding, as well as an Artist-in-Residence programme.

London Rare Books School, Institute of English Studies

School of Advanced Study

University of London

Senate House

Malet Street

London WC1E 7HU

England

Phone: +44 (0) 20 7862 8680, Fax: +44 (0) 20 7862 8720

E-mail: iesevents@sas.ac.uk

Website:  www.ies.sas.ac.uk/london-rare-books-school

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: A series of five-day, intensive courses on a variety of book-related subjects taught in and around Senate House by internationally renowned scholars, using the unrivalled library and museum resources of London, including the British Library, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Senate House Libraries, and many more.

Lower East Side Printshop, Inc.

306 West 37^th Street, 6^th Floor

New York, New York 10018

United States

Phone: 212-673-5390

E-mail: info@printshop.org

Website: www.printshop.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Open access printmaking studio; various printmaking classes and an internship program.

Magnolia Editions

2527 Magnolia Street

Oakland, California 94607

United States

Phone: 510-834-2527, Fax 510-893-8334

Website: www.magnoliaeditions.com

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Fine art print studio with facilities for lithography, intaglio, relief prints, and handmade paper. Contact through website for collaboration information.

Mills College

Book Art at Mills

5000 McArthur Boulevard

Oakland, California 94613-1301

United States

Phone: 510-430-3309

E-mail: admission@mills.edu

Website:  www.mills.edu/academics/undergraduate/book/

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Bookbinding, artists' books, printing making, illustration.

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Minor in Book Arts; MFA in Book Art & Creative Writing.

Mills College Summer Institute for Book and Print Technologies

5000 McArthur Boulevard

Oakland, California 94613-1301

United States

E-mail: asuzioforcey@mills.edu

Website: http://millsbookartsummer.org/

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Bookbinding, artists' books, printing making, illustration.

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

2501 Stevens Avenue South

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404

United States

Phone: 612-874-3700

E-mail: admissions@mcad.edu

Website: www.mcad.edu

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Credit courses in printmaking, papermaking and book arts

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Bachelor in Fine Arts in Print Paper Book; Master of Fine Arts in paper and book arts.

Minnesota Center for Book Arts

1011 Washington Ave. S., Suite 100

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415

United States

Phone: 612-215-2520

E-mail: mcba@mnbookarts.org

Website:  www.mnbookarts.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: MCBA offers classes for adults on a wide variety of topics and at all skill levels, from total beginner to seasoned expert. Family classes allow kids and their adults to work side-by-side creating fun and unique books, handmade paper, and printmaking projects.

The Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation

1754 E. 47th Street

Cleveland, Ohio  44103

United States

Phone: 216-361-9255

E-mail: program@morganconservatory.org

Website:  www.morganconservatory.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Workshops in book binding and book arts, hand papermaking, letterpress printing. Artist-in-residence, internship, and volunteer opportunities are also available.

        

North Bennet Street School

150 North St.

Boston, Massachusetts 02109

United States

Phone: 617-227-0155

E-mail: info@nbss.edu

Website: www.nbss.edu

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: A two-year bookbinding curriculum starting from basic knowledge to a comprehensive understanding of historical binding, tooling, and conservation.

NSCAD University (a.k.a. Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University)

5163 Duke Street

Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3J6

Canada

Phone: 902-444-9600, Fax: 902-425-2420

Website: www.nscad.ca

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Courses in bookbinding, book arts and printmaking.

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts; Visual Arts Certificate; Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Design; Master of Design and Master of Fine Arts.

OCAD University (a.k.a. Ontario College of Art and Design University)

100 McCaul Street

Toronto, Ontario M5T 1W1

Canada

Phone: 416-977-6006 or 1-800-382-6516

E-mail: admissions@ocadu.ca

Website: www.ocadu.ca/academics

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Printmaking, papermaking, as well as broad range of visual arts programmes

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Bachelor of Fine Arts; Bachelor of Design.

Old Way Workshops

Jim Croft

Box 211

Santa, Idaho 83866

United States

Phone: 208-245-3043,  Cell: 208-874-3443

E-mail:  traditionalhand@gmail.com

Website: www.traditionalhand.com

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Workshops in the traditional practices of book-making, paper-making, fiber arts and traditional tools.

Oregon College of Arts and Crafts

8245 SW Barnes Road

Portland, Oregon 97225

United States

Phone: 503-297-5544 or 800-390-0632, Fax: 503-297-9651

Website: www.ocac.edu

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Printing, bookbinding, typography, book design, calligraphy, papermaking.

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Bachelor of Fine Arts in craft, Master of Fine Arts in Craft, Master of Fine Arts in Applied Craft + Design, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, and The Certificate in Craft.

Ottawa School of Art / École d’art d’Ottawa 

35 George St.

Ottawa, Ontario K1N 8W5

Canada

Phone: 613-241-7471, Fax: 613-241-4391

E-mail: info@artottawa.ca

Website: www.artottawa.ca

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Full programme in printmaking, various short courses in papermaking and paper-manipulation.

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Fine Arts Diploma Programme; Portfolio Certificate Programme.

Paper & Book Intensive

[Location varies each year]

Phone: 205-348-2398

E-mail: paperbookintensive@gmail.com

Website:  www.paperbookintensive.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Book arts and papermaking; two week programmes  vary each year with participating instructors; enrollment limited to 60 participants, enrollment period January 30th to April 30th.

OTHER INFORMATION: Courses are generally offered over two weeks in June. Paper & Book Intensive is associated with the Book Arts Program of the School of Library & Information Sciences, University of Alabama.

Penland School of Crafts

Box 37

Penland, North Carolina 28765-0037

United States

Phone: 828-765-2359, Fax: 828-765-7389

E-mail: info@penland.org

Website: www.penland.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: One-, two-, and eight-week workshops in books and paper, drawing, printmaking and letterpress. The school also offers artists' residencies, community collaboration programs, and a gallery and information center.

OTHER INFORMATION: Summer programmes.

Purchase College

School of Art and Design

735 Anderson Hill Road

Purchase, New York 10577

United States

Phone: 914-251-6300

E-mail: art+design@purchase.edu

Website: www.purchase.edu

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Printmaking

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Bachelor of Fine Arts.

Pyramid Atlantic Art Center

8230 Georgia Avenue

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

United States

Phone: 301-608-9101

E-mail: hello@pyramid-atlantic.org

Website: www.pyramidatlanticartcenter.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Extensive workshops in bookmaking, papermaking, letterpress and printmaking, as well as educational programmes for school children and professional development for teachers. Artist opportunities include residencies, fellowships, internships and access to private artist studios.

Queen's University

Art Conservation Program

Department of Art

Ontario Hall, Room 316

67 University Ave.

Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6

Canada

Phone: 613-533-2742, Fax: 613-533-6889

E-mail: artcon@queensu.ca

Website: http://www.queensu.ca/art/art-conservation

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Treatment oriented programme includes specialization in one of three areas: the conservation of paintings and painted objects, the conservation of artifacts, or the conservation of paper objects.

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Master of Art Conservation.

Queensland Bookbinders Guild Inc.

P.O. Box 73

Annerley, Queensland 4103

Australia

Website: www.qbg.org.au

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Introductory and intermediate courses in Bookbinding on weekends throughout the year.

Reading University

Department of Typography & Graphic Communications

2 Earley Gate, Whiteknights

Reading RG6 6AU,

England

Phone: +44 (0)118 378 8081, Fax: +44 (0)118 935 1680

E-mail: typography@reading.ac.uk

Website: www.rdg.ac.uk/typography/

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE:   Courses in Typographic History and Design, Printing History and Book Design.

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Bachelor of Arts and Masters programmes in Information Design, Printing and Book Design History, Typeface Design, and Theory and History of Typography and Graphic Communications.

Red Deer College

100 College Boulevard

Box 5005

Red Deer, Alberta T4N 5H5

Canada

Phone: 403-342-3100 or 1-888-475-1101

E-Mail: inquire@rdc.ab.ca

Website: www.rdc.ab.ca/

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE:  printmaking courses.

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Bachelor of Fine Art.

Royal College of Art

Kensington Gore

London SW7 2EU

England

Phone: +44 (0)20 7590 4444, Fax: +44 (0)20 7590 4500

E-mail: info@rca.ac.uk

Website: www.rca.ac.uk

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Graduate and 'Post Experience' courses in Printmaking

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Masters degree in Printmaking.

Santa Reparata International School of Art

Via San Gallo 30

50129 Florence

Italy

Phone: +39 055 462-7374, Fax: +39 055 47 27 28

E-mail: info@santareparata.org

Website: www.santareparata.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Various courses in rintmaking techniques, as well as Book Arts I and II

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Courses at Santa Reparata may be taken for credit through Columbia College Chicago.

The San Francisco Center for the Book

375 Rhode Island Street

San Francisco, California 94103

United States

Phone: 415-565-0545

E-mail: info@sfcb.org

Website: www.sfcb.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Offers 400 book arts workshops each year, including letterpress, bookbinding and related arts; Bookbinding Core Certificate Program.

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

230 The Fenway

Boston , Massachusetts 02115

United States

Phone: 617-267-6100 or 1-800-591-1474, Fax: 617-424-6271

E-mail: admissions@smfa.edu

Website: www.smfa.edu

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Courses in artists’ books and printmaking .

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Diploma, Bachelor of Fine Art, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Master of Fine Art, Master of Art in Teaching in Art Education.

Silvermine School of Art

1037 Silvermine Road

New Canaan, Connecticut 06840-4393

United States

Phone: 203-966-9700

E-mail: school@silvermineart.org

Website: www.silvermineart.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Various printmaking courses and workshops for all ages and skill levels.

Society for Calligraphy, Southern California

P.O.  Box 64174

Los Angeles, California 90064-0174

United States

Phone: 323-931-6146

E-mail: go to www.societyforcalligraphy.com and select appropriate contact

Website: www.societyforcalligraphy.com

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Day, evening, and Saturday workshops in Calligraphy throughout the year.

The Society of Bookbinders

United Kingdom

E-Mail: info@societyofbookbinders.com

Website: www.societyofbookbinders.com

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Full-time, short courses, and part-time programmes offered throughout the United Kingdom, in cooperation with local institutions.

Tamarind Institute

University of New Mexico

2500 Central Ave. SE

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106

United States

Phone: 505-277-3901, Fax: 505-277-3920

E-mail: tamarind@unm.edu

Website: www.tamarind.unm.edu

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: An intensive Printer Training Program that runs from August to May with an average of 40 hours per week in the studio.

University of Alabama

School of Library and Information Studies

Box 870252

Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0252

United States

Phone: 205-348-4610, Fax: 205-348-3746

Website: www.bookarts.ua.edu/

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Printing, bookbinding, papermaking, history of the book, emphasizing the art and craft of making books by hand.

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Master of Fine Arts in the Book Arts.

University of Iowa Center for the Book

216 North Hall

Iowa City, Iowa 52242

United States

Phone: 319-335-0447, Fax 319-353-2872

E-mail: center-for-the-book@uiowa.edu

Website: http://book.grad.uiowa.edu/

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Bookbinding, artists' books, papermaking, calligraphy, printing, typography

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Master of Fine Arts in the Book Arts; Graduate Certificate in the book arts, studies, and technologies; and a joint School of Library and Information Sciences (SLIS) Master of Arts and UICB Graduate Certificate.

OTHER INFORMATION:  The University of Iowa Center for the Book is a unique program that conjoins training in the technique and artistry of bookmaking with research into the history and culture of books.

The University of Northampton

School of Science and Technology

Park Campus

Boughton Green Road

Northampton, Northamptonshire NN2 7AL

England

Phone: 0800 358 2232

E-mail: international@northampton.ac.uk

Website:  www.northampton.ac.uk/search?k=leather%20technology

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Various and extensive full or part-time programmes in Leather Technology.

Degrees/diplomas offered: Diploma, BSc(Hons), M.Phil., MSc, and PhD in Leather Technology.

The University of the Arts

320 S. Broad Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102

United States

Phone: 1-800-616-ARTS FREE

E-mail: admissions@uarts.edu

Website: www.uarts.edu

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Bookbinding, printmaking, book arts

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Bachelor of Fine Arts with minor in Book Arts; Master of Fine Arts Degree in Book Arts + Printmaking.

University of Virginia

Rare Book School

114 Alderman Library

PO Box 400103

Charlottesville, Virginia 22904

United States

Phone: 804-924-8851, Fax: 804-924-8824

E-mail: oldbooks@virginia.edu

Website: www.rarebookschool.org/programs/

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Four week programme of five-day, non-credit courses on topics concerning rare books, manuscripts, and special collections.

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Certificate of General Proficiency; Certificate of Proficiency with an area of concentration.

Valley Ridge Art Studio

115 South Franklin Street

Unit 303

Madison, Wisconsin 53703

United States

Phone: 608-250-5028, Fax: 608-242-2267

E-mail: kathym@valleyridgeartstudio.com

Website: www.valleyridgeartstudio.com

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Various book and paper arts workshops.

Visual Studies Workshop

31 Prince Street

Rochester, New York 14607

United States

Phone: 585-442-8676, Fax: 585-442-1992

E-mail: info@vsw.org

Website: www.vsw.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Courses in bookbinding, printmaking, artists’ books, s well as an Artistt-in-Residence program.

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Master in Fine Arts in Visual Studies in association with State University of New York at Brockport.

OTHER INFORMATION: The VSW Summer Institute is a series of intensive one week and two day workshops conducted by visiting artists and scholars and the staff of VSW.

Wells College Book Arts Center

Wells College

170 Main Street

Aurora, New York 13026

United States

Phone: 315-364-3226

E-mail: admission@wells.edu

Website:  www.wells.edu/academics/book-arts-center

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Broad range of courses in bookbinding, letterpress, font design, and calligraphy, as well as a Summer Institute which offers week-long intensive courses.

West Dean College

Chichester, West Sussex  PO18 0QZ  

England 

Phone: +44(0)1243 811301

E-mail: enquiries@westdean.org.uk

Website: www.westdean.org.uk/

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Book conservation courses for book and paper conservators.

DEGREES/DIPLOMAS OFFERED: Credit toward undergraduate and graduate degrees offered by the University of Sussex.

Women's Studio Workshop

Summer Arts Institute

722 Binnewater Lane

Kingston, New York 12401

United States

Phone: 845-658-9133

E-mail: infor@wsworkshop.org

Website: www.wsworkshop.org

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE: Bookbinding, artists' books, papermaking, printmaking, and letterpress.

OTHER INFORMATION:  A number of residency grant programs and workspace residencies are available.

Other opportunities can be found at the Guild of BookWorkers Study Opportunities List