Kalamazoo Book Arts Center
@kzoobookartscenter.bsky.social
"Self-Watering", by Kelly VanderKley
For the past 20 years, our studio has offered the joy and tactile adventures of making things by hand to kids & adults, produced limited-edition fine books and prints, and presented gallery exhibitions and Poets in Print readings!
Please consider making a year-end donation at kalbookarts.org/donate/
Please consider making a year-end donation at kalbookarts.org/donate/
December 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
For the past 20 years, our studio has offered the joy and tactile adventures of making things by hand to kids & adults, produced limited-edition fine books and prints, and presented gallery exhibitions and Poets in Print readings!
Please consider making a year-end donation at kalbookarts.org/donate/
Please consider making a year-end donation at kalbookarts.org/donate/
Create this fun soft-cover leather journal (or use other similar weight material, if preferred) from the cozy winter confines of your own home to start your new year! ❄️ Register with a friend - workshops make great birthday or other holiday gifts! ✨ Register now at kalbookarts.org/workshops/lo...
December 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Create this fun soft-cover leather journal (or use other similar weight material, if preferred) from the cozy winter confines of your own home to start your new year! ❄️ Register with a friend - workshops make great birthday or other holiday gifts! ✨ Register now at kalbookarts.org/workshops/lo...
For 20 years, the KBAC's low overhead, small staff, and careful spending have stretched donation dollars a long way!
Please consider making a year-end donation today to help us continue offering educational and enriching book arts programming and services to our community! kalbookarts.org/donate/
Please consider making a year-end donation today to help us continue offering educational and enriching book arts programming and services to our community! kalbookarts.org/donate/
December 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
For 20 years, the KBAC's low overhead, small staff, and careful spending have stretched donation dollars a long way!
Please consider making a year-end donation today to help us continue offering educational and enriching book arts programming and services to our community! kalbookarts.org/donate/
Please consider making a year-end donation today to help us continue offering educational and enriching book arts programming and services to our community! kalbookarts.org/donate/
Create this fun and creative Recycled Collage Book with Glassine Envelope, ONLINE with Rosemary Rae, from the comfort of your own home on Saturday, December 13!
Get more info and register today at kalbookarts.org/workshops/re...
Get more info and register today at kalbookarts.org/workshops/re...
November 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Create this fun and creative Recycled Collage Book with Glassine Envelope, ONLINE with Rosemary Rae, from the comfort of your own home on Saturday, December 13!
Get more info and register today at kalbookarts.org/workshops/re...
Get more info and register today at kalbookarts.org/workshops/re...
✨ Get in the holiday spirit with this fun online class with Syd Webb on December 3! ✨
Learn to make paper Froebel stars, a traditional German holiday ornament, and create beautiful ornaments or garlands, along with a simple origami box!
👉 Register today at kalbookarts.org/workshops/fr...
Learn to make paper Froebel stars, a traditional German holiday ornament, and create beautiful ornaments or garlands, along with a simple origami box!
👉 Register today at kalbookarts.org/workshops/fr...
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
✨ Get in the holiday spirit with this fun online class with Syd Webb on December 3! ✨
Learn to make paper Froebel stars, a traditional German holiday ornament, and create beautiful ornaments or garlands, along with a simple origami box!
👉 Register today at kalbookarts.org/workshops/fr...
Learn to make paper Froebel stars, a traditional German holiday ornament, and create beautiful ornaments or garlands, along with a simple origami box!
👉 Register today at kalbookarts.org/workshops/fr...
Make your plans to travel with the KBAC to Venice this summer!
Experience the art and culture of Venice while studying with professional bookbinders and printmakers led by seasoned traveler Jeff Abshear. Spots are filling! Get more information, and make your deposit at kalbookarts.org/venice2026/
Experience the art and culture of Venice while studying with professional bookbinders and printmakers led by seasoned traveler Jeff Abshear. Spots are filling! Get more information, and make your deposit at kalbookarts.org/venice2026/
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Make your plans to travel with the KBAC to Venice this summer!
Experience the art and culture of Venice while studying with professional bookbinders and printmakers led by seasoned traveler Jeff Abshear. Spots are filling! Get more information, and make your deposit at kalbookarts.org/venice2026/
Experience the art and culture of Venice while studying with professional bookbinders and printmakers led by seasoned traveler Jeff Abshear. Spots are filling! Get more information, and make your deposit at kalbookarts.org/venice2026/
2026 workshops are online! Workshops make great holiday gifts, and are even more fun with a friend – sign up for two!
SIX different Bookbinding offerings
THREE different Printmaking techniques
Intro to Calligraphy course
Adventures in Mini Collage
Papermaking
kalbookarts.org/workshops/
SIX different Bookbinding offerings
THREE different Printmaking techniques
Intro to Calligraphy course
Adventures in Mini Collage
Papermaking
kalbookarts.org/workshops/
November 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
2026 workshops are online! Workshops make great holiday gifts, and are even more fun with a friend – sign up for two!
SIX different Bookbinding offerings
THREE different Printmaking techniques
Intro to Calligraphy course
Adventures in Mini Collage
Papermaking
kalbookarts.org/workshops/
SIX different Bookbinding offerings
THREE different Printmaking techniques
Intro to Calligraphy course
Adventures in Mini Collage
Papermaking
kalbookarts.org/workshops/
The deadline has been extended for submitting 2026 Winter/Spring workshop proposals for KBAC online or in-person! 🙌
Find all the requirements and submit your book and paper arts workshop proposals to kalbookarts.org/class-propos... by October 12!
Find all the requirements and submit your book and paper arts workshop proposals to kalbookarts.org/class-propos... by October 12!
September 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The deadline has been extended for submitting 2026 Winter/Spring workshop proposals for KBAC online or in-person! 🙌
Find all the requirements and submit your book and paper arts workshop proposals to kalbookarts.org/class-propos... by October 12!
Find all the requirements and submit your book and paper arts workshop proposals to kalbookarts.org/class-propos... by October 12!
We're celebrating 20 years of creativity and community! Join the party in our studio and the Saniwax Gallery, 326 W. Kalamazoo Ave, on Sat. Oct. 18, 6-8:30 for food and drinks, demos, a special exhibition, live music by Willey Central, and more! 🥂
Buy tickets at kalbookarts.org/events/20th-...
Buy tickets at kalbookarts.org/events/20th-...
September 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
We're celebrating 20 years of creativity and community! Join the party in our studio and the Saniwax Gallery, 326 W. Kalamazoo Ave, on Sat. Oct. 18, 6-8:30 for food and drinks, demos, a special exhibition, live music by Willey Central, and more! 🥂
Buy tickets at kalbookarts.org/events/20th-...
Buy tickets at kalbookarts.org/events/20th-...
Fall 2025 Workshops are now open for registration! Get more info at kalbookarts.org/workshops/
July 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Fall 2025 Workshops are now open for registration! Get more info at kalbookarts.org/workshops/
Learn how to make Coptic-bound books with @Rachel Stickney at KBAC on August 16! This decorative and very functional binding opens completely flat, making it great for writing or drawing at home or on the go. 🔥
Register at kalbookarts.org/workshops/co...
Register at kalbookarts.org/workshops/co...
June 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Learn how to make Coptic-bound books with @Rachel Stickney at KBAC on August 16! This decorative and very functional binding opens completely flat, making it great for writing or drawing at home or on the go. 🔥
Register at kalbookarts.org/workshops/co...
Register at kalbookarts.org/workshops/co...
It's that time of year - the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center is seeking proposals for online and in-person workshops for Fall 2025!
👉 Go to kalbookarts.org/class-propos... to access the portal for specifics and submit your proposal by July 1.
👉 Go to kalbookarts.org/class-propos... to access the portal for specifics and submit your proposal by July 1.
June 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It's that time of year - the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center is seeking proposals for online and in-person workshops for Fall 2025!
👉 Go to kalbookarts.org/class-propos... to access the portal for specifics and submit your proposal by July 1.
👉 Go to kalbookarts.org/class-propos... to access the portal for specifics and submit your proposal by July 1.
The Flag Book structure is GREAT for preserving memories, or breathing new life into photos, ephemera, experiments, or cropped pieces of artwork! 😎 Gather up your leftover bits and pieces and join this fun online class to create something fresh and new! ✨ ✨
Register kalbookarts.org/workshops/fl...
Register kalbookarts.org/workshops/fl...
June 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The Flag Book structure is GREAT for preserving memories, or breathing new life into photos, ephemera, experiments, or cropped pieces of artwork! 😎 Gather up your leftover bits and pieces and join this fun online class to create something fresh and new! ✨ ✨
Register kalbookarts.org/workshops/fl...
Register kalbookarts.org/workshops/fl...
The KBAC is celebrating 20 years, and over 80 Poets in Print readings! You can help support our continued forward movement by sponsoring a Poets in Print online reading, or one poet for an in-person reading for $400!
Donate: kalbookarts.org/donate/
PiP history: kalbookarts.org/events/?cate...
Donate: kalbookarts.org/donate/
PiP history: kalbookarts.org/events/?cate...
June 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The KBAC is celebrating 20 years, and over 80 Poets in Print readings! You can help support our continued forward movement by sponsoring a Poets in Print online reading, or one poet for an in-person reading for $400!
Donate: kalbookarts.org/donate/
PiP history: kalbookarts.org/events/?cate...
Donate: kalbookarts.org/donate/
PiP history: kalbookarts.org/events/?cate...
Dig. Excavate. Uncover. Tap into your inner archaeologist as a writer this summer! THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL APPROACH TO WRITING POETRY is a four-part online writing class by educator and author Jeff Kass, June 24, July 1, 8, + 15.
👉👉Get more information and enroll today at kalbookarts.org/workshops/th...
👉👉Get more information and enroll today at kalbookarts.org/workshops/th...
June 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Dig. Excavate. Uncover. Tap into your inner archaeologist as a writer this summer! THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL APPROACH TO WRITING POETRY is a four-part online writing class by educator and author Jeff Kass, June 24, July 1, 8, + 15.
👉👉Get more information and enroll today at kalbookarts.org/workshops/th...
👉👉Get more information and enroll today at kalbookarts.org/workshops/th...
Read more about our Editions and Poets in Print Programs, and the distinguished poets and writers that we have been fortunate to work with in our most recent blog post 👉 kalbookarts.org/blog/
June 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Read more about our Editions and Poets in Print Programs, and the distinguished poets and writers that we have been fortunate to work with in our most recent blog post 👉 kalbookarts.org/blog/
Not really a "secret", Secret Belgian Binding is a favorite, along with Coptic Binding, for sketchbooks or writing journals, as it can lie completely flat when opened!
In-person with Rachel Stickney, Saturday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.!
Register today > kalbookarts.org/workshops/se...!
In-person with Rachel Stickney, Saturday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.!
Register today > kalbookarts.org/workshops/se...!
June 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Not really a "secret", Secret Belgian Binding is a favorite, along with Coptic Binding, for sketchbooks or writing journals, as it can lie completely flat when opened!
In-person with Rachel Stickney, Saturday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.!
Register today > kalbookarts.org/workshops/se...!
In-person with Rachel Stickney, Saturday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.!
Register today > kalbookarts.org/workshops/se...!
Hours update for June. Our staff is quite small, always a good idea to call ahead if you're planning a visit.
Regular hours are M-F, 10 am-5 pm.
> Monday, June 9, Closing at 4
> Wednesday, June 11, Closing at 3
> Friday, June 13, Closing at Noon
> Friday, June 20, Opening at Noon
Regular hours are M-F, 10 am-5 pm.
> Monday, June 9, Closing at 4
> Wednesday, June 11, Closing at 3
> Friday, June 13, Closing at Noon
> Friday, June 20, Opening at Noon
June 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Hours update for June. Our staff is quite small, always a good idea to call ahead if you're planning a visit.
Regular hours are M-F, 10 am-5 pm.
> Monday, June 9, Closing at 4
> Wednesday, June 11, Closing at 3
> Friday, June 13, Closing at Noon
> Friday, June 20, Opening at Noon
Regular hours are M-F, 10 am-5 pm.
> Monday, June 9, Closing at 4
> Wednesday, June 11, Closing at 3
> Friday, June 13, Closing at Noon
> Friday, June 20, Opening at Noon
Recent cuts in Federal and State arts funding emphasize the value of community support in helping us to continue what we have been doing for 20 years!
👉One simple way YOU can help? $20 will sponsor a unique papermaking experience for one school group!
👉 Donate today at kalbookarts.org/donate/
👉One simple way YOU can help? $20 will sponsor a unique papermaking experience for one school group!
👉 Donate today at kalbookarts.org/donate/
May 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Recent cuts in Federal and State arts funding emphasize the value of community support in helping us to continue what we have been doing for 20 years!
👉One simple way YOU can help? $20 will sponsor a unique papermaking experience for one school group!
👉 Donate today at kalbookarts.org/donate/
👉One simple way YOU can help? $20 will sponsor a unique papermaking experience for one school group!
👉 Donate today at kalbookarts.org/donate/
Explore how the placement of words, lines, and space can create and amplify meaning in your poetry during "Working the Space of the Page: Placement and Meaning in Poetry", a 2-part workshop with Ann Marie Thornburg, 8/5 & 8/12
👉Get more information and register at kalbookarts.org/workshops/wo...
👉Get more information and register at kalbookarts.org/workshops/wo...
May 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Explore how the placement of words, lines, and space can create and amplify meaning in your poetry during "Working the Space of the Page: Placement and Meaning in Poetry", a 2-part workshop with Ann Marie Thornburg, 8/5 & 8/12
👉Get more information and register at kalbookarts.org/workshops/wo...
👉Get more information and register at kalbookarts.org/workshops/wo...
Register today for Improv for Fiction Writers, in-person with Mable Buchanan Palmer on Mon. June 16 at KBAC! Utilizing Improv's inherent nimble, creative thinking, writers can look differently at character, conflict, setting, structure, and emotion.
Find out more>> kalbookarts.org/workshops/im...
Find out more>> kalbookarts.org/workshops/im...
May 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Register today for Improv for Fiction Writers, in-person with Mable Buchanan Palmer on Mon. June 16 at KBAC! Utilizing Improv's inherent nimble, creative thinking, writers can look differently at character, conflict, setting, structure, and emotion.
Find out more>> kalbookarts.org/workshops/im...
Find out more>> kalbookarts.org/workshops/im...
Only one week left to see "Jenny Pope: Woodcuts" at the KBAC Gallery!
On view are Jenny's large and colorful reduction woodcut prints and her woodcuts for our recent production of Kaveh Akbar's book, "The Palace".
Regular gallery hours: M-F | 10 a.m. - 5 pm
326 W. Kalamazoo Ave, Kalamazoo, MI
On view are Jenny's large and colorful reduction woodcut prints and her woodcuts for our recent production of Kaveh Akbar's book, "The Palace".
Regular gallery hours: M-F | 10 a.m. - 5 pm
326 W. Kalamazoo Ave, Kalamazoo, MI
May 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Only one week left to see "Jenny Pope: Woodcuts" at the KBAC Gallery!
On view are Jenny's large and colorful reduction woodcut prints and her woodcuts for our recent production of Kaveh Akbar's book, "The Palace".
Regular gallery hours: M-F | 10 a.m. - 5 pm
326 W. Kalamazoo Ave, Kalamazoo, MI
On view are Jenny's large and colorful reduction woodcut prints and her woodcuts for our recent production of Kaveh Akbar's book, "The Palace".
Regular gallery hours: M-F | 10 a.m. - 5 pm
326 W. Kalamazoo Ave, Kalamazoo, MI
This binding style dates back almost 2,000 years! 😮 The Coptic Binding structure is an ideal book for journaling or sketching as the pages open completely flat. Learn this versatile book technique with Rachel Stickney this summer!
👉👉 Get more info and register at kalbookarts.org/workshops/co...
👉👉 Get more info and register at kalbookarts.org/workshops/co...
May 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This binding style dates back almost 2,000 years! 😮 The Coptic Binding structure is an ideal book for journaling or sketching as the pages open completely flat. Learn this versatile book technique with Rachel Stickney this summer!
👉👉 Get more info and register at kalbookarts.org/workshops/co...
👉👉 Get more info and register at kalbookarts.org/workshops/co...
More creative writing this summer! Join Ann Marie Thornburg in a discovery of the visual aspects of poetry, including Concrete Poetry! "Working the Space of the Page: Placement and Meaning in Poetry" meets online for two sessions, Tues, August 5 & 12, 7 to 9 pm EST. kalbookarts.org/workshops/wo...
May 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
More creative writing this summer! Join Ann Marie Thornburg in a discovery of the visual aspects of poetry, including Concrete Poetry! "Working the Space of the Page: Placement and Meaning in Poetry" meets online for two sessions, Tues, August 5 & 12, 7 to 9 pm EST. kalbookarts.org/workshops/wo...
More online workshops this summer at KBAC! Make old artwork new again with a Flag Book! Create a beautiful book with unused art, photos, or any papers in your stash!
Online with Tony(a) Lemos, Wed, July 23, 6:30 to 9 p.m. EST
Register or get more info at kalbookarts.org/workshops/fl...
Online with Tony(a) Lemos, Wed, July 23, 6:30 to 9 p.m. EST
Register or get more info at kalbookarts.org/workshops/fl...
May 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
More online workshops this summer at KBAC! Make old artwork new again with a Flag Book! Create a beautiful book with unused art, photos, or any papers in your stash!
Online with Tony(a) Lemos, Wed, July 23, 6:30 to 9 p.m. EST
Register or get more info at kalbookarts.org/workshops/fl...
Online with Tony(a) Lemos, Wed, July 23, 6:30 to 9 p.m. EST
Register or get more info at kalbookarts.org/workshops/fl...