Young Book Artists in Collaboration with Their Parents - Fall 2025

Young Book Artists in Collaboration with Their Parents - Fall 2025Course Code: 25FBB008IB This one day, in person workshop takes place at CBA on Sunday, November 2nd, from 11AM to 2PM ET. Sunday, November 2nd, 11AM to 2PM ET Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on October 20th, at 11: 59pm Eastern Time. About the Workshop: Looking for a creative way to spend a day off school? "Young Book Artists in Collaboration with their Parents" is a playful, 3 hour hands on workshop where kids and caregivers work

Course Code: 25FBB008IB

This one-day, in-person workshop takes place at CBA on Sunday, November 2nd, from 11AM to 2PM ET.

• Sunday, November 2nd, 11AM to 2PM ET

Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on October 20th, at 11:59pm Eastern Time.

About the Workshop:

Looking for a creative way to spend a day off school?

"Young Book Artists in Collaboration with their Parents" is a playful, 3-hour hands-on workshop where kids and caregivers work side by side to make books by hand. Together, you'll create three unique book structures: a one-page book, a snake book, and a mini flag book using decorative paper and one hard cover, and take them home!

Kids will get to know how a professional bookbinding studio works, using tools like the board shear, electric paper cutter and book presses. This course was created during the pandemic and it's been running in person and online since 2020. No prior experience is necessary—this workshop is designed for parents and kids to explore creativity together! Ideal for children aged 7–13, the session encourages collaboration and bonding as you discover the magic of book arts. To ensure a fun and smooth experience, each child must be accompanied by a parent or guardian throughout the workshop. Please be advised that registration fees cover both child and parent participation.  

Required Materials:

No required materials, but Pokemon, soccer cards, or any sort of collective cards, or small photographs are encouraged. Bring your snacks!

About Maria Veronica San Martin

María Verónica San Martín (she/her), born in Chile in 1981, is a New York-based multidisciplinary artist, printmaker, and educator. A Whitney Museum ISP fellow, she is part-time faculty at Parsons, The New School, and an instructor at the Center for Book Arts and Mixteca. San Martín has also been a visiting professor at Miami University (OH), an instructor at Penland School of Craft (NC), and has led workshops at The MET, Bard College, Trinity College, Veralist, Interference Archive, and The Weeksville Heritage Center. She is a board member of Booklyn, an artist collective and nonprofit.

San Martín’s work engages with the cultural impacts of history, memory, and trauma through archives, artist books, installations, sculptures, and performances. Her work is held in over 80 collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Pompidou Center, the Walker Art Center, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Whitney Museum, Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, the Museum of Memory and Human Rights, and the Contemporary Art Center, both in Chile.

All images courtesy of the instructor.