Ancient Mayas were skilled papermakers and bookmakers. The Morgan Conservatory’s Maya Apprentice Project seeks to assist in the reintroduction of a hands-on skill that has a long tradition in Maya history. From August to November, Maya scholar, Ajpub’ Pablo García Ixmatá will be visiting from Guatemala to learn techniques in papermaking and bookbinding. By utilizing natural and recycled fibers from […]
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Unknown Terrain transforms the familiar into the fantastic. Enter the Morgan, an industrial machine shop converted into a 15,000-square-foot arts center. Inside, you’ll find an environment once utilized for industry repurposed for visual arts, an evolution indicative of the very philosophy behind the show. Unknown Terrain features three-dimensional, multimedia artworks designed to invoke the varying relationships between senses, space, and […]
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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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The Morgan Conservatory’s ninth annual benefit and silent auction takes place on October 1 this year. As in years past, we will rely heavily on paper and book artists who have strong local and national reputations to donate works for our auction. In expanding our scope of quality art, we have formed a cooperative arrangement with local organizations, such as […]
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The Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory is dedicated to every facet of papermaking, book arts and letterpress printing. Our gallery is the perfect place to reflect these priorities, and we are excited to showcase a variety of talented artists working in these creative fields. We have been bringing the top book and paper artists to our community since 2009, […]
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The Morgan Conservatory is proud to have nationally recognized artists and educators teaching workshops that are open to all skill levels from beginners to professionals. We’re offering workshops in papermaking, book arts, letterpress, printmaking and, for the first time ever, tool-making! If you love working with your hands, start the summer off by taking the Tool-making from Bone workshop with […]
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