We will be closed Thursday November 28 and Friday November 29 for Thanksgiving.
Announcing Book Arts in Venice 2025! June 16 – June 27, 2025 find out more here!
Featured Workshops
Bookbinding, Kids Class:
Diamond-Fold Accordion Book/Star Ornament for Kids!In-person
Saturday, December 7,
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Bookbinding:
Two Needle Coptic Bound BookIn-person
Sunday, December 8 New Date!
Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Bookbinding:
Butterfly Zhen Xian Bao Accordion Book with BoxOnline
Saturday, December 14
12:00 to 3:00 p.m. E.S.T.
Bookbinding:
Binding Post Book with Collage CoversOnline
Saturday, January 18, 2025
12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST
Print:
Haiku Illustration and Letterpress Printing: Collaboration With The Kalamazoo Institute of ArtsIn-person at the KIA and KBAC
Wednesdays, January 22 and 29, and February 5
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Create:
Victorian Puzzle Purse ValentineIn-person
Saturday, January 25, 2025
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Calligraphy:
Brush Marker CalligraphyIn-person
Saturday, February 1, 2025
12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Write:
Filling the Blank Spaces of Memory in Creative WritingOnline
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST
Bookbinding:
Fun with Pamphlet Stitch BooksOnline
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST
Bookbinding, Scech:
Exploration of Accordion Book Structures for Artists and Educators (SCECH)In Person
Saturday, February 15
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
*Snow day Saturday, February 22
Bookbinding:
Collage Book with Accordion/Surprise TunnelOnline
Saturday, March 1 & 8, 2025
12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST
Print:
Introduction to Letterpress, Metal TypeIn-person
Saturday, March 15, 2025
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Paper:
Handmade Paper Envelopes and NotecardsIn-person
Saturday, March 22, 2025
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Calligraphy:
Calligraphy Foundations: Beautiful BookhandIn-person
Saturday, April 5 & 12, 2025
10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Print:
Infinite Pattern: Creating Repeating Patterns with Homemade Stamps (linocut prints)!In-person
Saturday, May 17, 2025
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Create:
Holiday Pop-Up CardsOnline
Thursday, November 21
7:00 to 8:30 p.m. E.S.T.
Bookbinding, Kids Class:
Diamond-Fold Accordion Book/Star Ornament for Kids!In-person
Saturday, December 7,
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Bookbinding:
Two Needle Coptic Bound BookIn-person
Sunday, December 8 New Date!
Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Bookbinding:
Butterfly Zhen Xian Bao Accordion Book with BoxOnline
Saturday, December 14
12:00 to 3:00 p.m. E.S.T.
Bookbinding:
Binding Post Book with Collage CoversOnline
Saturday, January 18, 2025
12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST
Print:
Haiku Illustration and Letterpress Printing: Collaboration With The Kalamazoo Institute of ArtsIn-person at the KIA and KBAC
Wednesdays, January 22 and 29, and February 5
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Create:
Victorian Puzzle Purse ValentineIn-person
Saturday, January 25, 2025
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Calligraphy:
Brush Marker CalligraphyIn-person
Saturday, February 1, 2025
12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Write:
Filling the Blank Spaces of Memory in Creative WritingOnline
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST
Bookbinding:
Fun with Pamphlet Stitch BooksOnline
February 12, 2025
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST
Bookbinding, Scech:
Exploration of Accordion Book Structures for Artists and Educators (SCECH)In Person
Saturday, February 15
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
*Snow day Saturday, February 22
Bookbinding, Kids Class:
Teen Book Arts ProgramSave the dates! In-person
Tuesday, February 25, March 4, & March 11, 2025
6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Bookbinding:
Collage Book with Accordion/Surprise TunnelOnline
Saturday, March 1 & 8, 2025
12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST
Print:
Introduction to Letterpress, Metal TypeIn-person
Saturday, March 15, 2025
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Paper:
Handmade Paper Envelopes and NotecardsIn-person
Saturday, March 22, 2025
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Calligraphy:
Calligraphy Foundations: Beautiful BookhandIn-person
Saturday, April 5 & 12, 2025
10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Print:
Infinite Pattern: Creating Repeating Patterns with Homemade Stamps (linocut prints)!In-person
Saturday, May 17, 2025
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Upcoming Events
Guest Artist
Aimee Lee: This bast is a lattice a matrix a dialectNovember 1 – January 17, 2025
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Gallery
Reception during Art Hop, November 1, 5-8 p.m.
Workshop, Jiseung Paper Rope, Saturday, October 19, Noon to 4:00 p.m..
Lecture, Tuesday, October 29, 5:30-7 p.m. at Western Michigan University, RCVA Room 2008
Illustrated Accordion
February - March 2025: The Illustrated AccordionFebruary 7 – March 21, 2025
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Gallery
Reception March 7 from 5-8 p.m.
Artist Meet Up via Zoom TBA
Edible Book Festival
Edible Book 2025Saturday, March 29, 2025
Entries set up: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Voting until 6:00 p.m.
Winners Announced at 6, Eating the books: 6:05
Come between 5:30 and 6 to make sure you see the books as while they are whole and uneaten.
Poets in Print
Kaveh Akbar andSteven Espada DawsonSaturday, April 19, 2025
7:00 p.m.
On Zoom, link will be posted closer to the date
Gallery Event
TWENTY an Exhibition by SWMPJune 6 – August 22, 2025
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center Gallery
Reception TBA
Shop
Gallery Hours
Monday - Friday10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
or by appointment
The KBAC is committed to inclusion of all members of the community regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, age, or ability.
Thank You!
KBAC’s educational and artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of these organizations, other private funders, and people like you.
