Upcoming Workshops
In this one-day workshop (November 7) up to ten participants will learn about publishing a book while making their own A5-sized book. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a detailed overview of why and how an artist can publish a book. We'll look at a process to go from having work to having a book, learn about budgeting, printing, design and working with publishers. Expect to learn a lot about every stage of the process, and learning about your own work at the same time. All you need is existing art (any visual art or writing) and a notebook. Everything else provided. Our best option for someone who has been working on something for a while and wants to learn a lot about how it could live as a publication.
Workshop runs 10-5 with a one-hour lunch break, hosted at Mothership studios Marrickville.
Matt has published over 20 books, studies book binding and taught dozens of workshops. He is generous, kind, encouraging and open.
About our workshops
Since 2022, we have been running a range of workshops both in our studio, in partnerships with institutions and at schools. We are able to come to you and teach workshops at universities, TAFEs, high schools, arts centers and festivals. We have tailored workshops for a range of clients including: Photobook New Zealand, Whitecliffe College, Photography Studies College, Art Gold (Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie), Perth Centre of Photography, and many more.Workshops are led by Matt Dunne who, with a background in teaching, creates an enjoyable, supportive and successful space where anyone and everyone will learn a lot and leave with a lot of skills, takeaways and knowledge. Sign up to our mailing list be be notified of future workshops:
"I was blown away by how much I learned about bookbinding and publishing, far more than I expected! Matt was incredibly attentive, enthusiastic, and truly inspiring throughout the whole experience. The workshop was well organised and thoughtfully designed, and thanks to Matt’s deep expertise in publishing, I gained invaluable insights that I’ll carry with me moving forward. Highly recommended!"
"Matt's approach to also bring together everyone and compliment each person’s project was really people-centred and caring, which can sometimes be lost in workshops / small education programs. I’m feeling actually more energised by my practice after so long being lost."
"A fulfilling weekend adventure inside the world of photo bookmaking and publishing. Generous, exploratory and fun."
"I found the book making workshop really accessible, and enjoyed the hands-on aspect. It helped me understand the publishing process a bit better, and that you don’t need to have super-expensive resources to produce shareable works. Matt is a great facilitator too, whose advice on sequencing and editing alone was invaluable."
"I enjoyed learning about Matt's artistic practice and how he worked his projects into book format. I also loved looking through his personal collection of photo books, and experimenting with different binding techniques and papers, I could happily participate in this workshop multiple times because of how much there is to explore."
Upcoming Workshops
In this one-day workshop (November 7) up to ten participants will learn about publishing a book while making their own A5-sized book. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a detailed overview of why and how an artist can publish a book. We'll look at a process to go from having work to having a book, learn about budgeting, printing, design and working with publishers. Expect to learn a lot about every stage of the process, and learning about your own work at the same time. All you need is existing art (any visual art or writing) and a notebook. Everything else provided. Our best option for someone who has been working on something for a while and wants to learn a lot about how it could live as a publication.
Workshop runs 10-5 with a one-hour lunch break, hosted at Mothership studios Marrickville.
About our workshops
We run a range of workshops out of our Melbourne studio. Additionally, we are able to come to you and teach workshops at universities, TAFEs, high schools, arts centers and festivals. We have tailored workshops for a range of clients including: Photobook New Zealand, Whitecliffe College, Photography Studies College, Art Gold (Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie), Perth Centre of Photography, and many more.Workshops are led by Matt Dunne who, with a background in teaching, creates an enjoyable, supportive and successful space where anyone and everyone will learn a lot and leave with a lot of skills, takeaways and knowledge.Sign up to our mailing list be be notified of future workshops:
"I was blown away by how much I learned about bookbinding and publishing, far more than I expected! Matt was incredibly attentive, enthusiastic, and truly inspiring throughout the whole experience. The workshop was well organised and thoughtfully designed, and thanks to Matt’s deep expertise in publishing, I gained invaluable insights that I’ll carry with me moving forward. Highly recommended!"
"Matt's approach to also bring together everyone and compliment each person’s project was really people-centred and caring, which can sometimes be lost in workshops / small education programs. I’m feeling actually more energised by my practice after so long being lost."
"A fulfilling weekend adventure inside the world of photo bookmaking and publishing. Generous, exploratory and fun."
"I found the book making workshop really accessible, and enjoyed the hands-on aspect. It helped me understand the publishing process a bit better, and that you don’t need to have super-expensive resources to produce shareable works. Matt is a great facilitator too, whose advice on sequencing and editing alone was invaluable."
"I enjoyed learning about Matt's artistic practice and how he worked his projects into book format. I also loved looking through his personal collection of photo books, and experimenting with different binding techniques and papers, I could happily participate in this workshop multiple times because of how much there is to explore."