This event is in the past.It took place on April 17, 2026 at The People's Forum.




Learn to bind your own books by hand in this five-week workshop covering everything from folded zines to Coptic binding. You'll work with traditional materials while exploring how handmade books can share ideas and build lasting archives.
Hands-on bookmaking
Artist-led workshop
Grassroots community space
Creative skill-building
Tips
📚"an incredible community space, there's literally nothing else like it in the US"
📖covers zines, pamphlets, Japanese binding, and Coptic techniques
🎨taught by documentary artist Daniel Drennan ElAwar
BOOKBINDING: ART BOOKS TO ZINES w/ DANIEL DRENNAN ELAWAR
Garment District




Learn to bind your own books by hand in this five-week workshop covering everything from folded zines to Coptic binding. You'll work with traditional materials while exploring how handmade books can share ideas and build lasting archives.
Hands-on bookmaking
Artist-led workshop
Grassroots community space
Creative skill-building
Tips
📚"an incredible community space, there's literally nothing else like it in the US"
📖covers zines, pamphlets, Japanese binding, and Coptic techniques
🎨taught by documentary artist Daniel Drennan ElAwar
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