2026 Course Preview
Courses will be available for registration beginning February 13, 2026 at 8:00am MST
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2026 Registration Schedule
Scholarship & Tuition Assistance Application Period
December 8, 2025 – January 9, 2026
Please apply during this period. Students will be notified of their awards before course registration begins.
Diploma Scholarship Award & Tuition Assistance Notification
January 28, 2026
Emails will be sent to declared Diploma Students, who are current on their dues, notifying them of their awards.
Diploma Student Early Registration Opens
Monday, February 2, 2026
Declared Diploma Students, who are current on their dues, will have one week of early course registration.
Student Scholarship Award & Tuition Assistance Notification
Monday, February 11, 2026
Emails will be sent to students notifying them of their awards.
General Course Registration Opens to Public
Wednesday, February 13, 2026
2026 AAB Courses will be live and open for registration. Registration is first come, first serve in 2026. Add courses to your cart, with options to pay a $300 non-refundable deposit or in full at checkout. Please read all class prerequisites before completing registration. Waitlists will only apply to full classes.
Registration Deadline for Students Receiving Scholarships or Tuition Assistance Awards
March 16, 2026
Students receiving Scholarships or Tuition Assistance must complete course registrations by this date or risk forfeiting their award.
Lodging Partner
Discounted lodging with our local partner, Hotel Telluride, will be offered by request after students have completed 2026 registration.
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Ah Haa A GO-GO: Fine Bindings and Fine Dining
February 9-11, 2026
San Francisco / Oakland / Stanford University
Go-Go Guide: Chip Schilling, American Academy of Bookbinding Director
Join American Academy of Bookbinding and Chip Schilling for a three-day celebration of the book and those who love and craft them. We will explore the International Biennial CODEX Book Art Fair featuring international limited-edition fine press books and artists’ books. We will be treated to a behind-the-cover tour of Arion Press, publishers of limited editions printed in their letterpress shop with one-of-a-kind historic collection, a type foundry now in continuous operation for over 100 years. Visit Stanford University’s Rare Books Special Collection. Our explorations will be bounded by dinners at Chez Panisse in Berkeley and Green’s Restaurant in San Francisco, as well as other culinary surprises.
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Open•Set 2025 Exhibition Catalog
The 2025 catalog is available for purchase. Catalogs ship on February 3.
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AAB Open Studio
December 15, 2024 – April 18, 2025
Open Bookbinding Studio program offers binders a dedicated space to create, make, and share their work during winter and spring months. Our purpose-built facility features workspaces equipped with tables, tools, and specialized equipment for your bookbinding needs. The Open Bookbinding Studio is an incubator for emerging and established bookbinders and is an essential part of Telluride’s creative community.
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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF BOOKBINDING
Founded in Telluride, Colorado, in 1993 by Tini Miura, Einen Miura, and Daniel Tucker, the American Academy of Bookbinding is an internationally known diploma-oriented bookbinding school where students of all levels have the opportunity to initiate and improve their skills in a generous and supportive learning environment. A program of the Ah Haa School for the Arts, the American Academy of Bookbinding conducts intensive courses in the art of fine leather binding, book repair, paper conservation, book history, and other related subjects. Our goal is to provide a superior bookbinding education and to award professional-level diplomas to those students who develop the knowledge and skills to produce the highest quality of work.
The American Academy of Bookbinding is unique in the United States in its ability to offer a flexible low-residency diploma program in bookbinding, taught by some of the most experienced and highly regarded bookbinders and conservators in the world. Students can progress through the diploma program at a pace that works best for their circumstances, attending classes as often as their busy lives allow. There are also many introductory courses offered, and students may attend some classes with little or no experience. The training that students receive at the American Academy of Bookbinding will provide them with a level of skill and understanding that ensures quality and confidence in their work, whether they are already established professionals or are just getting started in the field.
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