Announcing our new MCBA/Jerome Book Arts Residency cohort! Congratulations to Genie Tran, Essence Enwere, and alter hajek, who were chosen by jurors Joshue Molina, Sara Luz Jensen, and India Johnson. The residents will each receive a $3,000 project stipend, $350 educational stipend, 24/7 access to MCBA studios, a one-year MCBA membership, group critiques, a culminating exhibition, and professional documentation of artwork. Check out some of their work: Images 2 & 3: Work by Genie Tran Images 4 & 5: Essence Enwere Images 6 & 7: alter hajek Read more about the residents and jurors here: https://mnbookarts.org/news/announcing-our-2025-jerome-residency-recipients (fb)

🔥 We have two exciting public events as part of the North American Hand Papermakers (NAHP) Conference, taking place at MCBA this week! Free to attend. Paper Plains on Friday, September 12, 2025, 12–1:30pm, Open Book Parking Lot: Join Paper Plains artists and create paper from regionally-harvested, invasive plants and engage in a discussion about the history of invasive plants in Minnesota! https://mnbookarts.org/events/paper-plains NAHP Vendor Fair Public Hours on Saturday, September 13; 12–2pm, Open Book Room 203: Stop by during this two-hour window for the public to shop the Vendor Fair with NAHP. Find an interesting assortment of items related to the art and craft of hand papermaking including chapbooks, zines, portfolios, broadsides, notebooks, collages, and more! https://mnbookarts.org/events/nahp-vendor-fair-public-hours We hope to see you there 🥰 (fb)