Fine art printmaking and book arts in Miami!
Miami Paper & Printing Museum (also known as IS Projects) is a living museum with facilities including exhibition space, a museum store, a research library with special collections and, most importantly, an active public access printmaking studio and book arts workshop. We offer hands-on access to, and training on, professional printmaking, bookbinding, and papermaking equipment. We provide exhibitions, classes, studio rental, artist residencies, internship opportunities, custom bookbinding, edition printing, and specialty paper and art supplies. Don’t worry, print is far from dead!
Upcoming
On View
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Permanent Collection
Letterpress & Papermaking
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Contemporary Wing
Still Pools through June 30th
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Education Department
See artists at work
Get Involved
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Monday: Closed
Tuesday - Friday: 11am-7pm
Saturday & Sunday: By Appointment -
We have classes for any level of experience, from intro level classes in basic book and print techniques to master classes intended to sharpen the skills of more experienced makers.
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Our studio membership is designed to help the creative people we love get the most out of the studio.
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Artists working in a number of printmaking, book making, and papermaking processes can rent our facilities with or without assistance (membership required)
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Arrange a time to learn something new! Scheduling is flexible. Get 1-on-1 training or plan a private class with friends
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We offer four different types of residencies which allow artists to make the most of our facilities and community. Rolling deadlines.
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Get paid to learn and see behind the scenes in our competitive internship program. Quarterly applications.
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Get vibrant color, a handmade feel, and the unique feel of ink on paper with screenprinting!
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The main form of commercial printing from the 1400s to the 1970s, this technique involves pressing letters (and images) into paper and leaving a delicious impression.
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Print carved blocks on our large etching presses (max size: 40”x80”) or take advantage of our soft tables to hand print fabric!
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Print from your own intaglio plates or create a new copper plate using our etching and aquatinting facilities.
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There are many ways to create unique prints in our studio! We have a selection of plexiglass plates available for monoprinting, plenty of book board in stock for making collagraph plates, and plenty of other possibilities with our trained staff!
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This is one of our most costly techniques due to the difficulty and high cost of plates but the shine is unbeatable! Note: our hot foil press is currently only available for commercial printing projects.
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We work with artists looking to make original artworks in the form of a printed edition. Our master printer has a knack for bringing even the most complicated ideas to life.
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Hand crafted unique and limited edition books can be the perfect vessel for your art. Need a custom box? We can do that too!
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We’re currently in the process of setting up studio access to our papermaking equipment.
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As a studio full of creatives, we love coming up with the perfect design! We can help with anything from poster design to book layout, design binding to business cards, gala invites to packaging.
