This weekend, in-person workshop takes place at CBA on Saturday and Sunday, April 22 and 23 from 10:00am–4:00pm
- Saturday, April 22, 10:00am–4:00pm
- Sunday, April 23, 10:00am–4:00pm
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on April 15 at 11:59 pm.
About the Workshop:
This in-person class at Center for Book Arts is taught by instructor Maria Veronica San Martin. In this introductory class you will learn the basic use of bookbinding tools and materials, along with bookbinding structures.
Students will learn about non-adhesive structures, bindings for single sheets, and other bindings that can be made with little specialized equipment. Accordions, pamphlets, drum leaf books, and a variety of softcover bindings will be taught during the course.
This class is ideal for those who wish to learn simple forms for presenting work, or for building fundamental knowledge on bookbinding.
Required Materials:
- Pencil and paper for note-taking
Bookbinding awl
Bone folder
Olfa silver knife and blades, or exact-o knife
All other materials will be provided by Center for Book Arts at no additional cost.
About the Instructor
Maria Veronica San Martin (she/her) is a multidisciplinary Latin-American artist who has lived in New York since 2010.
She has been a studio artist at the Whitney Museum, ISP (NYC), a scholar at the Center for Book Arts (NYC), and participated in the Art OMI Residency (Ghent, NY). She has also been awarded two NYFA grants and three Chilean grants.
San Martín has taught at the Center for Book Arts (NYC), Penland School of Craft (NC), Universidad de Chile, and Universidad Catolica de Chile and has conducted workshops for Vera List Center, The New School, and Weeksville Heritage Center. She is a member of the Board of Directors for Brooklyn, as well as participating as an artist and contributing to their education program.
All images courtesy of the instructor.
The registration fee for this class is $475 tuition plus a $20 materials fee. Looking forward to seeing you soon at Center for Book Arts! If you cannot comfortably pay tuition but are interested in taking this class, please consider filling out our financial assistance application here. We will notify you if you are selected to receive a scholarship before the start date of the class. To view more information about our current scholarship opportunities, please visit this link. Covid Policy: Masks recommended for in-person classes at CBA.