We’re now accepting proposals for the 2026 FOBA Conference in beautiful Monmouth, Oregon, and we’re looking for workshops that will inspire, challenge, and delight our attendees.
Whether you have a tried-and-true favorite or a fresh, experimental idea you’ve been dying to teach, we want to hear from you! Below are a few ideas tossed around for inspiration—but don’t let that limit your imagination.
Bring your passion, your skills, and your love for book arts to the table—we can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Etched book covers
Leather working
Paper engineering
Conservation and restoration
Box making
Fine binding–does it need specialized equipment?
Letterlocking
Tool making
Classes for teachers (taking book arts into the classroom)
Beginner or bootcamp classes
Back to Basics–a refresher for professionals or experienced makers
One day classes appropriate for beginners on every day of conference
Adding content to books with activities like collage, gelli printing, painting, cyanotype, botanical dying, calligraphy
Altered books
Incorporating embroidery, stitching (hand or machine), fiber, etc. in book art
Incorporating wood (book covers, laminate, driftwood, etc.) in book art
Unusual book structures
Historic book structures and models
Please click contact Jeri Oswalt Volunteer Coordinator for more details and to submit your proposal. All proposals must be received by June 24, 2025, and acceptance letters will be sent by September 15, 2025.
