Thursday, July 3-Sunday July 13, 2025| 11 days, 10 nights
Price: $6500 double accommodations
$1000 single supplement (as available)
Join ASLD in Finland, with a side trip to Estonia, for an atelier focused on letterpress and the art of the book, led by the artist Rhiannon Alpers. Alpers is a book artist, letterpress printer, and papermaker, who has exhibited internationally. Her edition and one-of-a-kind artist books are produced under the Gazelle and Goat Press imprint, a letterpress and bookbinding studio located in Denver. Participants will start in Helsinki, and then head to Fiskars Village, a community of creatives in rural Finland. There Alpers will teach a variety of book, paper, and letterpress techniques. Studio tours and artist meet and greets will be part of the adventure as we explore the area. At the end of the week, the group will head to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia and another creative place, and ashort ferry ride from Helsinki.
Price includes: All in country travel, accommodations, meals, instruction.
Price does not include airfare.
REGISTRATION FORM
Itinerary
Thursday, July 3 Arrive Helsinki, welcome dinner at hotel
Friday, July 4 Tour Helsinki
Saturday, July 5 Train to Fiskars Village
Sun, July 6-Thurs, July 10 Workshop, touring town, studio visits, day trip
Friday, July 11 Travel Fiskars Village to Tallinn, Estonia
Saturday July 12 Tour Tallinn
Sunday July 13 Ferry to Helsinki, transfer to airport*
*Please note that we will be arriving at the airport at approximately 12pm on July 13, so plan your flight accordingly.
For information or to reserve your spot, contact Rachel Basye, r.basye@asld.org.
