Photograph of an artist talk with Stephanie Stigliano featuring a room full of attendees and a projection screen displaying samples of Stigliano's book arts work.

Events at the Center

The KCC’83CBA offers events and workshops, including the annual Book Arts Bazaar, for celebrating the innovative and engaging nature of book arts.


2025 Book Arts Bazaar!

Information about the 2025 KCC’83CBA Book Arts Bazaar. This year the event will be held at the new McGoldrick Center on the USM Portland campus!

Giving Tuesday

Consider making a gift to the Kate Cheney Chappell ’83 Center for Book Arts and to the future of our expanding book arts program.

Photograph of a workshop in-session showing hands mixing paint around a table crowded with paints, brushes, and cups of pigment.

Book Arts Workshops

The KCC’83CBA offers a range of dynamic and engaging book arts workshops open to all individuals and skill levels. A different Workshop is offered in Fall & Spring.

Image of Artist Books in glasss display case.

Pope-Cheney Art Studio

The Pope-Cheney Art Studio in USM’s Wishcamper Center is host to ongoing exhibitions of artists books highlighting the diverse voices within the Book Arts community.

Photograph of an empty classroom full of bookmaking tools for future projects.

Summer Book Arts

Spend 2-weeks studying Book Arts in Portland, Maine. Participants work with USM faculty and visiting artist, learning a variety of techniques specific to book arts.

El Toro, Repurposed book, by Art Student Olivia Dyer

Minor in Book Arts

Expand your visual book knowledge and skill by Minoring in Book Arts at KCC’83CBA.

Photograph of Rebecca Goodale working on a book project alongside a colleague at a work table in front of a window.

Scholarship Honors Esteemed USM Associate Professor and Book Artist, Rebecca Goodale

The Rebecca Goodale Book Arts Scholarship provides financial support for a student majoring in the visual arts, with preference given to a declared Book Arts minor.