Call for Participation: The Broadside Project

Call for Participation: The Broadside Project

Jun 7, 2026

What Matters: Broadsides from Alaska is a collection of editioned broadsides created by Northwoods
Book Arts Guild (NBG) in partnership with 49 Writers and The Folk School Fairbanks (TFS). Each
broadside combines poetry with visual imagery and text printed on fine paper using a letterpress or
cylinder press. The project will be completed, documented in a catalog published by Northwoods
Press, and ready for exhibition in 2028.

Where is the Art-o-Mat Machine?

Apr 17, 2025

“Artie” the Art-o-Mat machine hosted by the Northwoods Book Arts Guild can be found at the Folk School Fairbanks in April and May 2026. Local artists are encouraged to participate!  We would love to stock local artist’s work in the machine!  To learn...

BAA4

Mar 4, 2025

BOOKS AS ART 4 in June 2025! Northwoods Book Arts Guild members have been creating artist books and exhibiting together since 2011. The Guild’s first BOOKS AS ART exhibition took place in the Bear Gallery in 2014, followed by BOOKS AS ART 2 and BOOKS AS ART 3 in...
NBG Events – Spring 2025

NBG Events – Spring 2025

Mar 4, 2025

Review the most recent NBG Newsletters to catch up on classes, upcoming events, and the 4th installation of the well received Books As Art exhibition in June 2025!

Northwoods Set Book Project

Northwoods Set Book Project

Dec 25, 2024

On November 22, 2024, The University of Alaska Museum of the North opened a special showing of NBG’s Northwoods Set Book Project in the Rose Berry Alaska Art Gallery. Included in the display are almost all of the 26 books from the original Set Book Collection. ...
NBG Events – December 2024

NBG Events – December 2024

Dec 8, 2024

Interested in joining the new NBG Book Club?  Want to learn a traditional braiding technique to help wind down during the busy holiday season?  Look no further than the December NBG Newsletter to hear more!
Upcoming Winter 2024 NBG Events

Upcoming Winter 2024 NBG Events

Nov 19, 2024

Read the November NBG Newsletter to catch a glimpse of upcoming projects, meetings, and exhibits.  With 2025 just around the corner, efforts are ramping up to prepare for the blockbuster Books As Art 4 exhibit scheduled for June 2025!

NBG Exhibitions – FAAM 2024

Apr 21, 2024

Program Meeting June 20, 2024 Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum We normally wouldn’t report on a Program Meeting but our June 20, 2024 meeting was very special—it was the first Program Meeting we have held in-person since Covid.  And to hold it in the Fountainhead...