Hatch Show Print

Hatch Show Print Hatch Show Print, a working letterpress print shop since 1879, uses its collection to educate diverse audiences and to create iconic designs.
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Hatch show print, a working letterpress print shop since 1879, uses its collection to educate diverse audiences and to create iconic designs that express and commemorate america’s evolving cultural identity. By maintaining a focus on preservation through production, hatch show print will remain a vital artistic force, working at the highest level of excellence.

10/07/2026

Shop life: one year ago, while working on the big 2026 calendar, we used sparkles to make April’s page pop. Apparently, they’ve been hitching a ride on this wood type ever since.

Stay tuned for the big reveal of our 2027 calendar later this month!

West Coast activity alert! Fellow inky hearts at The International Printing Museum in Carson, California, are hosting th...
10/05/2026

West Coast activity alert! Fellow inky hearts at The International Printing Museum in Carson, California, are hosting the 18th Annual Los Angeles Printers Fair on October 17–18, and we’ll be there to share the new things we’ve been making this year!

There will be printing and book arts activities, demonstrations, and nearly 100 artists, makers, and suppliers showing (and selling) their handmade work—plus, tools for handmaking your own work. We’d love to see you or meet you!

For more information, visit the Los Angeles Printers Fair website: https://www.printersfair.com/.

10/02/2026

Music City—poster making is in your hands! A selection of classic wood type from the type cases and hand-carved printing blocks from the print shop’s magical wall o’wonder come together as reusable stickers in this newest addition to the Hatch Show Print toy chest!

Arrange and rearrange these stickers to create the trio of posters hanging on the wall in the shop or make your own creation! Shop now in person or online: https://shop.hatchshowprint.com/products/the-hatch-sticker-activity-book

What’s on your fall fun itinerary? Many of us here in the shop are fond of a classic road trip, but as the weather cools...
09/30/2026

What’s on your fall fun itinerary? Many of us here in the shop are fond of a classic road trip, but as the weather cools, it can be a wonderful thing to be a visitor in your own neck of the woods, too, relaxing at home in between a bunch of mini adventures.

We welcome visitors from around the world to Nashville on our tours, in our gift shop, and through our windows as they watch what rolls off the press. It’s a joy to be able to share this shop with fellow Nashvillians, too. Stop in the next time you’re downtown or make a plan to get inky with us!

Book a tour: https://www.hatchshowprint.com/visit/experiences

09/28/2026

Finally! A tote large enough to hold every book on your TBR list all at once, PLUS any other treasures you get from your local library or favorite bookshop.

The images and graphic elements that dance with the typography in this tote’s design include sketches drawn by hand over a century ago and sketches added earlier this year. These elements became printable when we cut them into wood or linoleum printing blocks by hand.

And, like our printing blocks, some of which we’ve had since the shop’s start, these totes are sturdy and functional. They’re outfitted with thick canvas, flat bottoms, and long handles. Stock up so you can stock up: https://shop.hatchshowprint.com/products/hatch-library-tote-bag

Shop life: from the ink plate to the print—here’s a split fountain that served double duty as a sunrise and sunset for t...
09/17/2026

Shop life: from the ink plate to the print—here’s a split fountain that served double duty as a sunrise and sunset for two back-to-back shows.

09/16/2026

An oldie but a goodie, sized for your wall (a print from the original advertising print block) or your noggin (brand spanking new hat)!

1430 on the AM dial (or WENO), a radio station that broadcast from Madison on the east side of town, was the only station committed to exclusively country music programming in the Nashville area in the mid-twentieth century. The station was often the first spot on the dial in Nashville where listeners could hear songs by new country music artists in the 1950s and 1960s.

Available in person and in our online shop too: https://shop.hatchshowprint.com/products/your-country-music-station-green-trucker-hat

This life-is-good share from Instagrammer warms the cockles of our inky, inky hearts. No matter what we’re working on, ...
09/15/2026

This life-is-good share from Instagrammer warms the cockles of our inky, inky hearts. No matter what we’re working on, we always hope that the final print (or greeting card or deck of playing cards) gets off the merch table and onto walls (or into the mail or onto the game table). To see a collection together, arranged in black frames on a painted wall, is the chef’s kiss!

How do you live with Hatch Show Print? We always love to know, so feel free to tag us if you include Hatch Show Print in a post!

2026 Visiting Artist I Am Sarah Matthews fit right in with the rest of us during her art-making residency in July. Celeb...
09/10/2026

2026 Visiting Artist I Am Sarah Matthews fit right in with the rest of us during her art-making residency in July. Celebrate the work Sarah created, a show called "*uter(us)," at Haley Gallery on Friday, September 18, from 5:00–8:00 PM.

As soon as Sarah arrived, she got right to work, pulling type and hand-carved printing blocks to create an awesome array of posters and artist’s books for the upcoming show. As designers and makers working with three-dimensional objects to create what is most often a two-dimensional piece (a poster), the design process is very physical. It requires pulling blocks and type to “see” them in action before any ink is spilled.

Make plans to see what Sarah created during her residency at the reception, free and open to the public, for her show on September 18. This auspicious day is also known as “Type High” day because .918 of an inch is the height all type and printing blocks need to be to print well on American letterpress printing presses. What a fitting day to celebrate one of our own!

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224 5th Avenue S
Nashville, TN
37203

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 6pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 6pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 6pm
Thursday 9:30am - 6pm
Friday 9:30am - 6pm
Saturday 9:30am - 6pm
Sunday 9:30am - 6pm

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(615) 256-2805

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