Schedule

Tropic Bound 2027 is a multi-day event and exhibition for artists’ book creators, dealers, publishers and collectors. Showcasing an international curated selection of exhibitors, Tropic Bound aims to present the highest quality and most diverse representation in the field of artists’ books.

Tropic Bound 2027 features an opening symposium, panel discussion, artist talks, workshops, demonstrations and other opportunities to learn about the unique world of artists’ books.

2027 FAIR HOURS:

Welcome Day Hours:
Thursday, Feb 4: 10am-2pm, Shuttle Tours & Demos $
Thursday, Feb 4: 4-6pm, Symposium $
Thursday, Feb 4: 6-8pm, Welcome Party $

Fair Hours:
Friday, Feb 5: Noon-6pm
Saturday, Feb 6: Noon-6pm
Sunday, Feb 7: Noon -4pm

*Fair hours are free and open to the public, Eventbrite tickets required for entry.

All events unless otherwise noted
take place or meet at:
The Shalala Student Center, UM Campus
1330 Miller Dr, Miami, FL 33146

2027 SCHEDULE:

THURSDAY, Feb 4, 2027

10am-2pm: Shuttle Tours $
10am-2pm: Workshops and Demonstrations $
4-6pm: Symposium $
- Keynote
- Panel
6-8pm: Welcome Party $

FRIDAY, Feb 5, 2027

11am: Tropic Bound Fair Member Hour
12pm: Tropic Bound Fair Opens (12-6pm)
- 1pm: Artist Talk
- 2pm: Artist Talk
- 3pm: Artist Talk
- 4pm: Artist Talk
6-9pm: After Party

SATURDAY, Feb 6, 2027

11am: Panel Discussion
12pm: Tropic Bound Fair Opens (12-6pm)
- 1pm: Artist Talk
- 2pm: Artist Talk
- 3pm: Artist Talk
- 4pm: Artist Talk
6-9pm: After Party

SUNDAY, Feb 7, 2027

11am: Panel Discussion
12pm: Tropic Bound Fair Opens (12-4pm)
- 1pm: Artist Talk
- 2pm: Artist Talk
- 3pm: Artist Talk

Venue & Visitor Information

Fair Location:

3rd Floor, Shalala Ballroom,
Shalala Student Center
1330 Miller Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146

Welcome Party:

Kislak Center at Richter Library
1300 Memorial Dr, Coral Gables, FL 33146

Parking:

Pavia Parking Garage
5615 Pavia Street, Coral Gables, FL 33146

Driving and Parking Directions.

Downloadable and Printable UM Campus Map.

*note: in many maps and apps the city of Coral Gables and the city of Miami can be used be interchangably

Free WIFI is available throughout the University of Miami campus. Hop on to the CanesGuest network - an open (does not require a password), unsecured, and unencrypted network specifically for guests and alumni.

Dining options on-campus are ample. Off- campus dining options are plentiful as well, with a mix of grocery stores, fast food, casual and fine dining options. We recommend looking in the Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Little Havana/Calle Ocho neighborhoods.

51 Personae, Shanghai, China
Abstract Orange, Washington, DC, USA
After Books | Haein Song & Sam Winston, London, England
Aileen Bassis, Long Island City, New York, USA
Alice Austin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
American Academy of Bookbinding, Telluride, Colorado, USA
Amy Borezo, Orange, Massachusetts, USA
Andre Lee Bassuet, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
Anémona Editores, México City, México
Angelica Ong 王歆惠, Singapore, Singapore
Annabel Delgado, Miami, Florida, USA
Arches Publishing, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Arthur Fournier Fine & Rare LLC, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Atelier Vandorou, Tracy, California, USA
Bela Limenes, Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico
Benjamin D. Rinehart, Appleton, Wis, USA
Black Rock Press, Reno, Nevada, USA
Blue Bluer Books, Pittsboro, North Carolina, USA
Book tArts, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Booklyn, Inc., Brooklyn, New York, USA
Carolyn Shattuck, Rutland, Vermont, USA
CB Sherlock, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
CENTRAL BOOKING, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Citron Press, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Coleen Curry, Muir Beach, California, USA
Colophon Book Arts Supply, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Copelo Press, Austin, Texas, USA
Crooked Letter Press / Ellen Knudson, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Diane Stemper - Plat 21 Studio, Sacramento, California, USA
Dimensional Book Works (Raluca Iancu and Jennifer Scheuer), Iowa and Indiana, USA
Dobbin Books, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Double Elephant Press, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Elies Plana, Barcelona, Spain
Emily Martin, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Erika Rier, Portland, Oregon, USA
Errant Press, Los Angeles, California, USA
Eugenia Roballos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Eva Llarena, Miami, Florida, USA
EXILE Projects, Miami, Florida, USA
Extra Virgin Press, Coconut Grove, Florida, USA
Fastfoodlegend, Sarasota, Florida, USA
Five Eights Collective, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Free Table Collective, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Gabby Cooksey, Tacoma, Washington, USA
Galerie DRUCK & BUCH, Vienna, Austria
Gazelle & Goat Press, Portland, Oregon, USA
Hand Papermaking, Inc., Delhi, New York, USA
Harmatan Leather Ltd, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England
Herramientas GROSSO, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Herringbone Bindery, Austin, Texas, USA
Hiromi Paper, Los Angeles, California, USA
Hot Tomato Press, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Hye Young An, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
i-87 Artist's Collective, Kingston, New York, USA
Insiya Dhatt, San Francisco, California, USA
Instantes Graficos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Intima Press Editions, New York, New York, USA
Ioulia Akhmadeeva, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
Irene Chan, Washington, DC, USA
Isabel Fernández Echavarría, Santiago, Chile
Isak Applin/Weald Press, Jackson Heights, New York, USA
Islam Aly Artists Books, Cairo, Egypt
Jessica Greenfield, Deep Gap, North Carolina, USA
Jocmarys Viruet Feliciano, Bajadero, Puerto Rico, USA
Juana Meneses, Miami, Florida, USA
Julie Leonard, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Karen Kunc/Blue Heron Press, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Kate Fitzpatrick, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
La Chancleta Voladora (The Flying Flip Flop), San Francisco,
California, USA
Lani Shapton, Lenny Salas Moreno and Jeff Larson, Miami, Florida, USA
Lissette Landauro, Lima, Peru
Lorena Velázquez, México City, México
LOZENGE.XYZ, Miami, Florida, USA
Magdalena Solé Artists Books & Prints, Jacksonville, Vermont, USA
Magdéleine Ferru, Tolsona, Arkansas, USA
Maine Media College, Rockport, Maine, USA
Maria Veronica, Brooklyn, New York, USA / Santiago, Chile
Marianne R. Petit Books, Amenia, New York, USA
marina soria - Calligraphic Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mark Summers, Hamnavoe Bookbinders, Stromness, Orkney, Scotland
Mary Heebner & Simplemente Maria Press, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Mnemonic Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
MOB of TWO, Sebastopol, California, USA
Mónica Goldstein, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Monica Miller, Buenos Aires, Argentina
New World School of the Arts, Miami, Florida, USA
OttoGraphic, Gouarec, France
Pam Cooper, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA
Papelcalado.paz, Buenos Aires, Argentina
PEAR & MULBERRY, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
Pegacorn Press//Caroline Kern, New York, New York, USA
Perdita METABUK, Barcelona, Spain
Peter Bogardus, New York, New York, USA
Philip Salmon & Company Rare Books, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Poinciana Paper Press, Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas
Pokeweed Collective, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Quinn R. Keck, Oakland, California, USA
Rachel Simmons, Orlando, Florida, USA
Raimundo Travieso, Miami, Florida, USA
REDFOXPRESS & ANTIC-HAM, Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland
redthreadletter press, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Richard Minsk , Valatie, New York, USA
RICHARD ZAUFT EDITIONS, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA
Rocinante Press, Oakland, California, USA
Rulon-Miller Boooks, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Sara Langworthy, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Sarah Christianson, Oakland, California, USA
Sarah Hulsey Studio, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Matthews - M Press, Columbia, Maryland, USA
Sarah Nicholls, Bronx, New York, USA
Seaweed Press, Syracuse, New York, USA
Servane Briand, San Francisco, California, USA
Shortt Editions, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Small Craft Advisory Press, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Small Supply, San Francisco, California, USA
Sol Rébora, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Space Type, Brooklyn, New York, USA
SPF Shared Printmaking Facilities, Miami, Florida, USA
Springtide Press, Tacoma, Washington, USA
Stephen Pittelkow Marbled Paper, Roseville, Minnesota, USA
Susanne  Hampe, Dresden, Germany
Suzanne Moore Folios, Tacoma, Washington, USA
Tempered East, Portland, Maine, USA
The Prototype Press, Indian Head, Maryland, USA
The Salvage Press, Dublin, Ireland
The University of Alabama Book Arts Program, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
thorsten dennerline/the bird press, Bennington, Vermont, USA
Tinta Taller, México City, México
Todd Thyberg (Angel Bomb), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Tom Balbo, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Tra Publishing, Miami, Florida, USA
Troctopus Press, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Tropic Bound Fair, Miami, Florida, USA
Two Ponds Press, Rockport, Maine, USA
University of Miami, Art and Art History Department, Miami, Florida, USA
Valeria Brancaforte, Barcelona, Spain
Velma Bolyard, Canton, New York, USA
Veronika Schäpers, Karlsruhe, Germany
Wild Pangolin Press, Waylan, Massachusetts, USA
Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York, USA
Z’roah Press, New York, New York, USA

2027 Shuttle Tours

Thursday, Feb 4
10am-2pm

Shuttle tours depart from UM on Thursday, Feb 4, at 10am, returning at 2pm.

Details TBA

Tickets required.

Limited seats available.

Thursday, Feb 4
4-6pm

The Tropic Bound 2027 Symposium takes place on the 3rd Floor of the Shalala Student Center, at the Shalala Ballroom on UM Campus on Thursday, Feb 4, from 4-6pm.

Details TBA.

Tickets required.

2027 Welcome Party

Thursday, Feb 4
6-8pm

The Tropic Bound 2027 Welcome Party takes place at the Kislak Center at the Otto G. Richter Library, on UM campus on Thursday, Feb 4, 6-8pm.

Details TBA.

Tickets required.

Artist talks take place on the 3rd Floor of the Shalala Student Center, and are free and open to the public. Fair tickets are required to manage capacity.

Friday, Feb 5

Saturday, Feb 6

Sunday, Feb 7

2027 Fair Program

The Tropic Bound 2027 Fair Program is printed locally in Miami, FL, and encapsulates the unique programming and exhibitors from the 2027 edition. Design by Topos Graphics.

2027 Team

Tropic Bound Directors

Sarah Michelle Rupert
Ingrid Schindall
Cristina Favretto

2027 Tropic Bound Coordinators

2027 Photographer

2027 Volunteers

Thank you!

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