Welcome!
Northwoods Book Arts Guild
is a community of artists actively learning about and creating artist books in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Guild promotes all aspects of book arts through education, participation in exhibitions, and community outreach.
NBG is affiliated with the North Star Community Foundation. The Foundation serves as our fiscal agent. All monetary transactions on our site, including membership and donations, are re-directed to the NSCF site in a new window.
Our Studio is located in the Caribou Building, Suite 205 at 3550 Airport Way, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709. “Paper Birches”, our cooperative supply inventory, is also located there, as are most of our classes and workshops.
Basic Blank Journals for Beginners – 04.03.16
Basic Blank Journals for Beginners is a class for folks interested in making a hand-sewn blank journal with a few pockets. This class is for adults and is also a family-friendly class for adults and kids (ages 8-12) who want to work together to make some journals.
NBG Meeting Featuring Fabulous Folds – 03.24.16
Join us for the Thursday March 24, 2016 NBG Guild Meeting from 5-7pm at the Blue Room in Pioneer Park!
This meeting’s program features “Fabulous Folds” and “Recycled, Repurposed” book exchange. We are all collectors of clever ways to transform pieces of paper into clever, structural forms. Our March meeting will add four terrific folds to your repertoire.
Calendar Exchange – 01.21.16
Several interpretations of "calendars" were created and exchanged by the Northwoods Book Arts Guilds members on January 21, 2016. Start off your new year with an assortment of inspiring images shown below!
NBG Meeting Featuring NORTHWOODS NOTEBOOKS! – 01.21.16
Mark your calendars for the first Northwoods Book Arts Guild meeting of 2016! On January 21st, NBG members and guests will hear the latest news of upcoming NBG events and workshops, renew their annual memberships, participate in the “Calendars” book exchange (0ptional), and will assemble their own personal “Northwoods Notebook”!
Letterpress III – 02.07.16
Sunday, February 7 / 10am - 4pm This class is the third in a series of 3 Letterpress classes. In this class, students will apply the skills they learned in Letterpress I & II by creating an independent project of their choice. (ie: personal book plate, business...
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NBG is a member project of the North Star Community Foundation.
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Guild Workshops
Join us for a scheduled workshop or class!
Contact any NBG Board member if you have an idea for a class you would like to lead or take.
Financial assistance is available for NBG workshop or membership fees. Apply by completing the online Marilyn Askelin Memorial Grant Application.
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Paper Birches
“Paper Birches,” our Guild book arts supply program, is open at the NBG Studio located in Suite 205 at the Caribou Building, 3550 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99709. Supplies may be purchased at Open Book events, meetings, and workshops held at The Folk School. You may also contact any Guild Board member to make an appointment to meet at the studio.
NOW IN STOCK: BFK Rives, Arches text wove, Shizen and Khadi papers; book board and piercing cradle kits; metal measuring edges, linen tape, and folder stock; MacTac and Jade 403 PVA adhesives; waxed linen thread by the spool or by the yard.
Let us know of materials or supplies that you’d like to have available to you– by buying together we can take advantage of bulk discounts and save on shipping. This makes it possible to spend more on beautiful papers!
NBG Interest Survey
Have a workshop idea to share? Interested in instructing? Want to suggest a new book exchange theme? Complete the online survey and let us know!