Minnesota nonprofit celebrating excellence in book art through exhibitions, education, and international awards.
Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) is a nonprofit arts organization based in Minnesota dedicated to celebrating and advancing the art of the book in all its forms. Founded in 2009 (with its biennial prize), MCBA supports artists working across the dynamic spectrum of book art, including unique book objects, zines, letterpress, printmaking, and book-based sculpture and installation. The organization hosts exhibitions, educational programming, and the biennial MCBA Prize, an international competition honoring excellence in new book art. MCBA engages a diverse audience of artists, designers, educators, collectors, and art lovers, with an international reach through its prize and programming.