Thursday, September 24th
12:00pm - 3:00pm (Leidy Atrium)
Registration + Check-in
Vendor Fair (open to members only)
Welcome Activities & Pre-conference opportunities
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Bark Rhythms (Tabling and Sharing) - Jill Powers, Lisa Miles, James Ojascastro, Cekouat Leon
12:30pm - 2:00pm
I Hope This Message Finds You Whole: Paper and Correspondence - Madison (Maddi) Green
1:00 pm - 2:30pm
Self-Portrait Abstractions on Handmade Paper - Nicolei Buendia Gupit and Janice Agustin
3:00pm - 3:15pm Welcome + Introductions
3:15pm - 3:45pm Session 1: Material Choices Matter: How Working with Locally Abundant Plants Builds Community Resilience - Alyssa Sacora
3:45pm - 4:00pm Coffee /Break
4:00pm - 4:30pm Session 2: From Bark to Belief: Reviving Vietnamese Dó Paper as a Living Practice - Tran Nhung Hong
4:45pm - 5:15pm Session 3: A Tale of Tule: Tropical cattails and the redefinition of “bark paper” in Mexico - James Ojascastro
6:00pm - 8:00pm Mixer - Party Like It’s 1986! (80s theme)
Friday, September 25th
8:00am - 12:00pm Registration + Check-in
9:00am - 9:30am Coffee & Keepsake Assembly
9:30am - 10:30am Anita Lynn Forgach Keynote - Mina Takahashi, Michael Durgin, Amanda Degener
10:30am - 10:45am Coffee/ Break
10:45am - 11:45am Session 4: Place, Plants, Belonging: Contemporary Sculpture Using Resonant Natural Materials - May Babcock
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch/Break
12:00pm - 3:00pm Vendor Fair in Leidy Atrium (Open to Public)
1:00pm - 3:00pm Demonstrations
Vietnamese Papermaking with Dó - Veronica Pham, Tran Hong Nhung, James Ojascastro
Pigments, Chemicals & Pulp: How they work together - Andrea Peterson
Katazome -“Scout” Barbara Ery
4:00pm - 4:30pm Session 5: Dieu Donné 50th Anniversary Presentation - Susan Gosin
4:30pm - 4:45pm Coffee/Break
4:45pm - 5:15pm Session 6: From Fiber to Identity: Handmade Paper Packaging for Small Producers in Mexico - Maria Magdalena Gonzalez Perez
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Member Showcase in Rosenberg gallery (in Brown center)
Vendor Fair in Leidy Atrium (members only)
Saturday, September 26th
9:30am - 10:30am Elaine Koretsky Keynote Address: Revealing Mesoamerican Roots: Characterizing Materials Used in the Making of a 16thc. Manuscript of Christian Sermons - Kimberly Nichols
10:30am - 10:45am Coffee/Break
10:45am - 11:15am Session 7: Walking Fibers: Papermaking as Relational Practice - Maria Patricia Tinajero
11:15am - 11:30am Coffee/Break
11:30am - 12:00pm Session 8: Common Threads: Bridging Fashion and Papermaking through Reclaimed Fiber - Raluca Iancu
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch Break
12:00pm - 3:00pm Vendor Fair (Open to Public)
1:00pm - 3:00pm Demonstrations
Plantain Leaves and Corn Husks: Food, Diaspora, and Gifting - María Escalona
Seamless Casting: Hollow Forms - Jess Santana
Anthotype Printing on Harvested Paper - Paige Wilkinson
3:00pm - 3:30pm Coffee/Break
3:30pm - 4:00pm Session 9: 40 Years of Community: Hand Papermaking Inc. and the Future of Papermaking - Andrea Sherrill Evans, Anne Q. McKeown
4:00pm- 4:15pm Coffee/Break
4:15pm - 5:00pm Annual Business Meeting
7:00pm - 10:00pm Banquet & Silent Auction @ the Kimpton Hotel
Sunday, September 27th - Post Conference
National Gallery of Art, Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565 with Shelley Langdale, Curator and Head of Modern and Contemporary Prints and Drawings, and Amy Hughes, Senior Paper Conservator and Head of Paper Conservation
10:15 am -11:00 am
Attendees will enjoy a talk by Shelley Langdale in the National Gallery of Art West Building Lecture Hall to introduce the NGA collections of works made primarily of handmade paper or on handmade paper, and the rich materials/paper collection that Amy Hughes and the paper conservators oversee.
After the talk, attendees will have the opportunity to look closely at these works in the Paper Conservation Lab. Several works will be paired with related sheets from Conservation's Paper Sample Collection, offering a chance to better understand the artist's paper choices by touch as well as by eye. To allow for this close engagement, the lab visit is limited to small groups of 15–20. Registration through NGA in advance (details forthcoming)
11:15-11:40 Group 1
11:40-12:05 Group 2
12:05 - 12:30 Group 3
LUNCH BREAK
3-5pm Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, tour of RUMINATIONS: Our Stories IN PAPER with Artist/Curator, Helen Frederick
READING ROAD STUDIO CELEBRATES ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY AT PYRAMID ATLANTIC August 29 – October 4, 2026
As a contemporary perspective, this exhibition brings together many of the artists who have generously contributed their ideas and visual explorations to Reading Road Studio. Presented as a smaller companion papermaking atelier to Pyramid Atlantic’s studios, the exhibition celebrates the first decade of creative exchange and experimentations, and affiliated archives.
Founded in 2016 by Helen Frederick in Silver Spring, Maryland, Reading Road Studio was created to offer artists an intimate, collaborative environment for exploring works in and on paper, artist books, installation, and critical conversations around visual and cultural literacy. The studio emphasizes hand papermaking as an art form and provides collaborative opportunities for artists interested in papermaking as a translucent material, in combination with print media and mixed media, and as a painterly or dimensional element within their work. At Reading Road Studio, dialogue about contemporary art remains deeply connected to past traditions while continually inventing new concepts of materiality.
Featured artists are: William B. Adair, Maria Barbosa, Oletha DeVane/Chris Kojzar, Elsabe Johnson Dixon, Cheryl Edwards, Susan Firestone, Helen Frederick, Emily Fussner, Ellen Hill, Lisa Hil, Mia Holton, Rick Hungerford, Aziza Gibson Hunter, Fleming Jeffries, David Joo, Jen Lillis, June Linowitz, Randi Reiss McCormack, Andrea McClusky, Chris Mona,Tom Nakashima, Tongji Philip Qian, Alice Quatrochi, Preston Sampson, Joyce j. Scott, Lisa Sheirer, Elzibieta Sikorska, Buzz Spector, Lynn Sures, Yuriko Yamaguchi
North American Hand Papermakers invites you to Rooted in Fiber, our annual conference featuring demos, workshops, lectures, and discussions led by Papermaking artists, scholars and practitioners. Rooted in Fiber focuses on relationships with the fibers that connect us. At this conference we will examine the literal and figurative connective strands that make us Papermakers, as well as the vitality that stems from interconnection. We dig into the radical roots of hand papermaking beyond a medium for making – in celebrating 40 Years of Hand Papermaking Magazine we come together planting seeds for paper, people, and beyond. Join us this September 24-26, in Baltimore, Maryland, for a conference highlighting the tactility, community, and strength of Hand Papermaking in 2026.
Rooted in Fiber:
Celebrating 40 Years of Hand Papermaking Magazine
Our 2026 Conference Team
Michael Baja Anderson
Office Hours: Sundays from 1pm-5pm CST
Co-Vice President of Annual Conference
e ainsley
Office Hours: Central Standard Time
Co-Vice President of Annual Conference
Claire Reynes
PresidentOffice Hours: Wednesdays 9am-5am EST & Fridays 9am-3pm EST
Members Showcase
Applications to exhibit at the Rooted in Fiber conference open through July 15th, 2026.
Vendor Fair
Applications to sell your wares and work at the Rooted in Fiber conference will open through August 15th, 2026.
Scholarships & Proposals
The deadlines to submit a presentation proposal or apply for a scholarship have passed.
Hotel Block Information:
To book a hotel with the official NAHP block at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco in Baltimore, use this link for a discounted offer:NAHP 2026 Conference - Hotel Booking Link. Guests may begin booking rooms at any time. If you prefer to call, the number is 1-800-KIMPTON. You will only need to ask for the group by name, “North American Hand Papermakers 2026 Conference,” or provide the block code, "HPG". Guests have until August 23, 2026, to make their reservations at the group rate. After this date, prevailing rates will apply.
Looking to share space? Find the Roommate Spreadsheet Here
Hotel Address: 2 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, US
The hotel will be the site of the Saturday evening banquet and silent auction as well as the central pick-up and drop-off for transportation and directions.
Check-in time: 4:00 PM | Check-out time: 11:00 AM
Hotel Block Rate: $169/night + taxes & fees
All reservations must be accompanied by a first night room deposit made by the attendee, or guaranteed with a major credit card.
Hotel Block Amenities:
Morning Tea & Coffee: “Jumpstart your morning with complimentary coffee and tea in our lobby”
Pet Friendly Rooms: “Bring your pet no matter their size, weight, or breed, all at no extra charge. If your pet fits through the door, we will welcome them in.”
Social Hour: “Unwind, sip and savor select wines during our nightly hosted social hour.”
Parking: “The hotel has limited self-parking available on their property. There is on site parking available for an additional charge of $55 per night.”
Wireless Internet
Business Center
Fitness Center
In hotel restaurants