Close on the heels of a MARATHON summer, The Morgan Conservatory is teeming with exciting events, artistic activities, and engaging workshops this autumn. Participate in creativity, community, and the captivating charm of all things paper, print, and book! Dress to IMPRESS Dress in your finest (or most creative) and join us for a night of exotic and wild, wearable art […]
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Summer Workshops The Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation is delighted to unveil its lineup of summer workshops for 2024. Rooted in the preservation of age-old techniques in hand papermaking, letterpress printing, and book arts, our mission extends to nurturing contemporary expressions within these realms. Our workshops serve as immersive experiences, offering participants the chance to delve into […]
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In the spirit of fostering creativity and learning, the Morgan Conservatory is excited to welcome you to a season of enriching experiences! Spring has sprung, and so has the perfect time to bloom creatively with our intro workshops! These workshops focus on building knowledge and introductory skills within each of the Morgan’s studio areas. Though very few of our workshops […]
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Winter Season Workshop Launch The Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation is thrilled to announce the winter season workshops for 2024. This winter, we will host a hybrid workshop season that incorporates in-person and virtual workshops. We strive to preserve traditional practices in hand papermaking, letterpress printing, and the art of the book, while cultivating contemporary artwork made […]
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The Morgan Conservatory continues to celebrate our 15-Year Anniversary with a kaleidoscope of events. Autumn is a prime time at the Morgan as we commemorate a great year with our annual kozo harvest and the Morgan Rising silent auction and benefit party. This fall we will also have three talented artists-in-residence spending time in our studios: Patricia Brett (September 5–October […]
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As the Morgan Conservatory has grown over the years, so has it changed. Our first goal was to preserve the arts of hand papermaking, bookbinding, and printmaking. In doing so, we’ve brought those arts into the 21st century by educating about and exploring the future possibilities of these “old school” techniques. This year, our fifteenth anniversary is more of a […]
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Handmade paper production is a time-consuming and delicate process. It requires patience, practice, understanding of chemistry, proficient color mixing, development of well-tried recipes, great intuition, and a bit of good luck in order to acheive consistent thickness and color of paper. The Morgan is the only non-profit organization in the US producing a large volume of handmade paper for sale […]
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The Open Studios program allows professional and emerging artists and students access to studio space and equipment, and provides them with an opportunity to create art in the areas of papermaking, letterpress printing, bookbinding and book arts. Robert Cmarick, a regular of the Open Studios program at the Morgan is originally from Cleveland, and most of his family still lives […]
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Rock, Paper, Scissors Morgan Conservatory is excited to announce our 8th Annual Benefit and Silent Auction, Saturday October 3, 2015. This fantastic event will feature dancing, paper fashion on live models, special drinks and our much anticipated silent auction. This year’s benefit will include Paper Trails, a silent auction comprised of artwork donated to Morgan Conservatory using Engravers Paper, a […]
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