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.
Rasmuson Display Featuring Bobbi Travis
Current Rasmuson Library Display
Order Your BOOKS AS ART Catalogue!
You can still order copies of the Exhibition catalog while they last…
New Papers available at If Only
Visit If Only to see an exciting line of new papers, bookmaking kits, and books that inspire the making of books. The new papers are imported from India and come in both solids and patterns. Their selection of fine book making tools includes teflon bone folders, awls,...
Bookmaking Tools at If Only…A Fine Store
A carefully selected collection of bookmaking tools is now available at If Only…A Fine Store. If you’re looking for a teflon bone folder, a bookmaker’s paste brush, or a basic bookmaker’s awl, this is the place to come.
First Meeting of the Fall Season
Please bring your friends and prospective new members to our first meeting of the season on Thursday, October 2, 2014, from 5:00-7:00pm at the FAA Blue Room in Pioneer Park. We hope you had a wonderful summer, and gained some inspiration for new book-making endeavors...
Become a Member
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.
Art-o-Mat Machine
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!