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Graduate study opportunities
The UICB offers an MFA degree and a graduate certificate in book studies or book arts.
The Center for the Book is an innovative arts and research program dedicated to the past, present, and future of the book. The Center pursues a distinctive mission, integrating practice in the art of the book with a study of the book in society. We offer curricula in the arts of printing, binding, papermaking, and calligraphy, in the history and culture of books as a field of study, and in the expressive power of the book form. The Center also supports an active program of visiting lectures and workshops with renowned book scholars and artists.
News
UICB's Leonard awarded CBAA Distinguished Career Award
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Julie Leonard, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Iowa Center for the Book (UICB), has been awarded the College Book Art Association's Distinguished Career Award.
An immersion in Japanese paper arts
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Students at the University of Iowa Center for the Book get an in-depth experience with kozo paper, from harvesting to processing to crafting works of art.
Events
Curator Guided Tour of ‘Paper Engineering in Art, Science, and Education’
Thursday, December 4, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Join co-curators Giselle Simón, Elizabeth Yale, and Damien Ihrig for a special guided tour of their exhibition.
Nadia Sophie Seiler Visiting Book Artist: Shawn Sheehy
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 6:15pm to 7:15pm
The University of Iowa Center for the Book, in partnership with the UI Libraries, proudly presents an artist talk with Nadia Sophie Seiler Visiting Book Artist Shawn Sheehy. This free event will take place in Shambaugh Auditorium and is open to the campus community and the public.“Paper Engineering: Book Arts in Four Dimensions”Pop-up books capture a reader's attention not only with sculptural form but also with movement through space and time. Join paper engineer Shawn Sheehy as he demonstrates...
Kindred Spirits: 30 Years of University of Iowa Center for the Book Alumni Work
Friday, October 17, 2025 (all day)
Kindred Spirits: 30 Years of University of Iowa Center for the Book Alumni Work