Calling for Studio Partners: Letterpress Book Arts Studio – Middletown, CT
Are you a skilled book artist, letterpress printer, bookbinder, graphic designer, or printmaker looking for a collaborative, well-equipped shared studio space?
Seeking book/print/graphic artists to share my letterpress book arts studio. Studio partners would contribute to studio upkeep and overhead costs.* Open to bartering/work trade.
When & where: Starting Jan 2026 / Middletown CT, long-term studio location of Robin Price, Publisher
My goal is to co-create a financially sustainable model that supports the long-term future of the studio, developing it in new directions. There are incredible resources on hand here to nourish established and growing artists. I would love to contribute towards future generations of creatives, and fostering community access.
Studio Snapshot
1500 sq ft letterpress book arts studio, with loading dock, in a historic textile mill
Quiet, secluded neighborhood with a waterfall/old dam, pond with frog chorus, and paths along the gentle Coginchaug river behind the mill. Yoga studio adjacent.
Ten minutes from a bustling historic New England main street and a park alongside the Connecticut River
Located two miles from Wesleyan University, and halfway between Boston and NYC: about 100 miles from both
Key Equipment Includes:
Vandercooks (219; Uni-I electric; No. 2 proof press), Potter pedestal press
25 cabinets of metal type, Hammond saw
Etching press, polymer platemaker
Jacques board shear, guillotine cutter, bookbinding & dry mount presses
Ideal collaborators have:
Several years of experience in book arts, printmaking, or similar design training
Competence and experience in at least one of the following:
Bookbinding (with varied structures/materials)
Printing with Vandercook cylinder presses (with a variety of matrices, papers, and other substrates)
Printmaking with etching press
Commitment to approaching art-making with compassion, inclusiveness, and social justice in mind
Interest in developing a community-access studio
Bonus skills (appreciated, not required):
Studio management
Writing, editing, admin support
Social media & outreach
Community engagement / teaching experience
Experience working/operating small business; business savvy
What’s Possible
This is an open, evolving concept. We might explore, among other opportunities:
Short-term trial experience
Development of classes / workshops
Project-based arrangements, with percentage-of-sales agreements
Collaboration on artists’ books and/or prints & broadsides
Selective commission work
Plans for a non-profit book arts center
Creative partnership models not yet envisioned/mentioned above
I’m eager to share, mentor (if desired), collaborate, and provide access for team members to pursue individual projects. This is a place for mutual inspiration and invention. We emphasize maintaining the studio as a safe, sanctuary-type space.
Contact
robinpricepublisher@mac.com | 860-759-2658 | https://www.robinpricepublisher.com/
*Rent total $1200/mo; utilities average $150/mo.