Tropic Bound – South Florida’s first international biennial artists’ book fair – to the Miami Design District (MDD), taking place from Thursday, February 6th, through Sunday, February 9th, in two of the district’s beautiful rooftop destinations: Paradise and Palm Court Plaza Event Spaces.
Tropic Bound celebrates the unique artistic genre of “artists’ books,” which bridge fine art, craft, and literature. These creations tell stories—sometimes without words—and represent a rich variety of cultural traditions. The fair highlights books and bookworks made or altered by hand and enables visitors to meet the artists and artisans behind them.
Visitors can explore the genre of artists’ books while learning about book binding, paper-making and marbling, letterpress printing, and other techniques particular to this art form. They can also purchase works, speak to book artists, printers, and collectors, and attend talks and panels that dive deeper into this special form of expression.
The event comprises over 90 international exhibitors from 12 countries and over 725 artists’ works, along with a special keynote speaker, Stephanie Stillo, Chief of Rare Book and Special Collections at the US Library of Congress.
Tickets for the Tropic Bound Shuttle Tours, Symposium, and Welcome Party can be purchased HERE. General admission to the Book Fair is free and open to the public.
