The Kalamazoo Book Arts Center (KBAC) is a nonprofit organization of artists and writers located in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
KBAC was founded by Jeff Abshear[1] in 2005 to create a community workshop and educational space focused on the arts of book design and printing, fine printmaking, papermaking, bookbinding, and creative writing.[2] The center is located at the Park Trades Center on Kalamazoo Avenue in downtown Kalamazoo.[3] The organization is supported by grants (including the National Endowment for the Arts), and community support.[4]
KBAC has regular on-site book arts workshops.[5] KBAC created and hosts the "Poets in Print" reading series.[6][1] KBAC participates in the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo's monthly Art Hop![7]