San Francisco Center for the Book
Letterpress and book arts nonprofit with 300+ workshops a year and hourly studio and equipment rentals (Vandercook presses, platen presses, bindery).
- Printmaking & letterpressPresses, type, screens, and plates.
- CommunityMeetups, crits, open studios, and classes.
About the studio
San Francisco Center for the Book is a Potrero Hill nonprofit, open since 1996, that teaches letterpress printing, bookbinding, Risograph and related book arts through in-person and online workshops and certificate programs. Artists who finish a Core certificate, or pass a skills test, can rent the print studio and bindery in time blocks. The print studio has six Vandercook proof presses, C&P platen presses, tabletop platens, a power guillotine, a photopolymer platemaker and cases of wood and metal type; the bindery has board shears, guillotines, a standing press and nipping presses.
- Access
- Memberships or open studio time
- Ages
- All ages
Classes & Events
No schedule yet. Classes, workshops, and open studio nights appear here once the studio claims this page. Until then, check their website.
www.sfcb.org ↗Location
375 Rhode Island Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
- Phone
- 415-565-0545