Workshops & events in California
7 Oct 2022
Typographic Printing Program, Pasadena, CA
- Since 2016 Swiss designer and letterpress printer Dafi Kühne has been running his intense 2-week Typographic Printing Program in Switzerland. The main focus is typography, poster... more
2 Sep 2022
The 2022 Los Angeles Printers Fair
- The International Printing Museum
Los Angeles, CA
October 22 & 23, 2022
The Los Angeles Printers Fair at the International Printing Museum... more
8 Oct 2020
Online Classes from BookArtsLA
- BookArtsLA is now online.
Please see our website for all our classes and to sign up. We can offer private letterpress instruction and the book arts subjects.
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8 Feb 2020
Letterpress Decorative Paper
- In this workshop both printing novices and those with some experience alike will use the Vandercook proof press to richly decorate blank sheets of paper. In the spirit of playful... more
8 Feb 2020
Cylinder Core 1-4 :: 4-Day Intensive
- Cylinder Core Certificate Program
The handfed cylinder proof press, also known as the Vandercook press, has a special place in both print history and in teaching book arts.... more
25 Jan 2020
Decorative Typesetting
- The focus of this class is on complex typesetting. Working froma preset main type page, students will fully design and set a colophon for their edition in addition to adding... more
4 Jun 2018
Type Slam at BookArtsLA this Friday night!
- Learn the art of Letterpress printing in a fun and fast-paced evening. In just 4 hours you will set wood type, print on one of our Vandercook flat bed presses and participate in a... more