Letterpress Opportunities Guide
SGCI members were asked to share letterpress opportunities like press time, visiting artist engagements, exhibitions, and print fairs with letterpress and book artists who may be looking for new sources of career enrichment. It was heartening, but hardly surprising to see our members step up to help our letterpress friends. Now we have a guide that can help us all!
The following opportunities are currently listed no frills to try to get information out quickly. I’ve tried to categorize them via basic color coding. If you provided any of this information and want to add shop/school logos, images, or other information, please send it to help@sgcinternational.org. If you missed the call, but want to add resources, send an email to the help account as well. Thank you all for your generosity and camaraderie!
Independent Publishing Resource Center
Community Print Shop
Location: Portland, OR
Website/Contact: jakelen@iprc.org
Notes: From Jakelen Diaz, Co-Director of Studio Operations: “We are a non-profit community studio located in Portland, Oregon. Those with prior letterpress experience can reach out to me (jakelen@iprc.org) to inquire about access, or send general inquiries to info@iprc.org . We also offer monthly workshops for those wanting to learn letterpress printing. Our studio is also equipped with a variety of paper finishing and book binding tools, as well as a digital lab.”
Central Print
Community Print Shop
Residency
Location: St. Louis, MO
Website/Contact: www.centralprint.org
Notes: Central Print also offers the Printery Book Arts Lab Residency https://www.centralprint.org/book-arts-residency The call for 2025-26 just ended, but stay tuned for the next season!
From Marie Oberkirsch, Director of Central Print: We have been hosting a community print studio for 11 years and have a great variety in equipment and tools available for use. We keep regular hours and provide technical support to printers as needed. Please let me know if you have any questions about our organization.
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Community Print Shop
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Website/Contact: http://www.mnbookarts.org/ mpoganski@mnbookarts.org
Notes: MCBA is home to 10+ presses, 700+ cases of type, and is open for use by printers of varying skill levels. We also offer screen printing, papermaking, book binding, and more. Molly Poganski, Studio Coordinator, is happy to answer any questions you may have.
In Cahoots Residency
Residency
Location: Petaluma, CA
Website/Contact: https://incahootsresidency.com/
Fiskars Printmakers
Community Print Shop
Residency coming soon, too!
Location: Fiskars, Finland (!)
Website/Contact: www.fiskarsprintmakers.com fiskarsprintmakers@gmail.com
Notes: We have a collective letterpress / etching studio that can accommodate a single or pair of visiting artists in Fiskars, Finland
Pacific Northwest College of Art
University Press
Print Fair/Conference
Location: Portland, OR
Website/Contact: kcopeland@willamette.edu
Notes: Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) would love to support displaced artists through our Small Press Fair (March 2026), our excellent letterpress facilities, and much more. Please contact me (Kate) at kcopeland@willamette.edu for details.
Mancos Common Press
Community Print Shop
Residency
Location: Mancos, CO
Website/Contact: mancoscommonpress.org
Atabeira Press
Home Studio
Community Print Shop
Residency
Location: Memphis, TN
Website/Contact: http://www.atabeira.com/, Maritza Davila
First Proof Press
Community Print Shop
Location: Brattleboro, VT
Website/Contact: https://www.firstproofpress.com/
Directangle Press & Residency
Residency
Community Print Shop
Location: Bethlehem, NH
Website/Contact: https://www.directanglepress.com/
The Soapbox Community Print Studio and Zine Library
Community Print Shop
Residency
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Website/Contact: https://www.phillysoapbox.org/
Crow Designs
Home Studio
Community Print Shop
University Press
Location: Scranton, PA
Website/Contact: www.crowdesigns.com @cmedley235
Notes: Home letterpress studio for press time and workshops, plus small letterpress space at Marywood University
Flower City Arts Center
Community Print Shop
Location: Rochester, NY
Website/Contact: https://flowercityarts.org/