SCBA Classes and Events

SCBA offers classes and workshops on a wide variety of book arts related topics and techniques. We also accept class proposals if you are interested in teaching a workshop for us. Download a Class Proposal form here: MS Word document or PDF document. Full-time high school or college students will receive a 50% discount on tuition, but must pay the full materials fee. (Provide documentation of full time current enrollment in the form of a copy of a student ID card for high school students or a copy of the current term registration confirmation for college students.) We also offer a 10% discount to SCBA donors. Please contact us at programming@seattlebookarts.org for more information, or to register at the student rate or SCBA supporter rate.

Upcoming Classes

Business Cards, Calling Cards, and Cards for all Occasions: Letterpress Printing from Photopolymer Plates - SOLD OUT

Learn the joys of printing your digital designs on a letterpress in this 2-part workshop: starting in a computer lab an ending in a press room.

Sunday February 28, 4 - 7 pm and Sunday March 14, 10 am - 4 pm, First class location TBA (Cornish College of the Arts: 1000 Lenora St, Seattle ), $175, Click Here for more details.

Historic Bindings Series -- SOLD OUT!

This year we are introducing our first annual Historic Bindings series, which will cover four bookbinding structures from the past.

Sundays, March 7 – 28, 2010, 4 – 7 pm, 2100 Building (in Rainier Valley), 2100 24th Ave. S., Seattle, WA, $175 ($70 for an individual class), Click Here for more details.

2010 Edible Book Festival

A festival celebrating books and food and the people who love them.

Saturday, April 10th, 2010, 12:00 - 3:00 pm, The Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave North, Seattle, WA, Admission is free for those bringing entries and $10 for those without entries, Click Here for more details.

Bookbinding I

Our most popular class series returns! Bookbinding I is an excellent introduction to beginners into the world of bookmaking.

Sundays, April 25 – May 23, 2010, 4 – 7 pm, 2100 Building (in Rainier Valley), 2100 24th Ave. S., Seattle, WA, $205, Click Here for more details.