Welcome to The San Francisco Center for the Book. We're a place where you can learn about the many arts and crafts of the book. Through workshops, exhibitions and public events, the SFCB promotes both knowledge of traditional book arts and exploration of experimental book forms.

Kala Art Institute's mission is to help artists sustain their creative efforts over time through its Artists in Residence and Fellowship Programs, and to increase appreciation of this work through exhibitions, public programming and educational efforts.

The Pacific Center for the Book Arts exists to provide support for the development of our members in the various fields of the book arts, including typography, printing, calligraphy, illustration, bookbinding, conservation, papermaking and printmaking; to provide social activities for the member community; to encourage the development of professional practices in the various book arts through exhibits and educational programs; to create opportunities to promote the work of our members; and to engage other activities necessary or incident to the above.

Columbia College Chicago, Center for Book and Paper Arts is dedicated to furthering knowledge and appreciation of hand papermaking and book arts, including letterpress printing, bookbinding and artists' books. We work to preserve historical techniques while promoting research and innovations in the media of book and paper arts.

The place to feed your curiosity, stretch your creativity and get your hands dirty through the book arts. From the traditional crafts of papermaking, letterpress printing and bookbinding to non-traditional artmaking and self-publishing techniques, MCBA celebrates the book as a vibrant contemporary art form that takes many shapes.

The Center for Book Arts offers over 100 classes and workshops in bookbinding, letterpress printing, paper marbling, typography, and related fields.
The Center has mounted over 175 exhibitions during the last 33 years.

A wonderful resource for bookbinding and conservation materials and tools. They sell bookcloth, papers from around the world, adhesives, tools, books, archival supplies and much more.

Specializing in Decorative Paper, Bookbinding Supplies, & Workshops
Hollanders is a great place to buy bookboard because they will cut it for you for a small charge to your specifications.

Great selection of papers, bookboard, leather albums, bookcloth, tools, and the staff is always kind and helpful.

Seller of marbling and book arts supplies, great selection of marbling supplies and books, thread, chemicals and also how-to books.

Tia is an installation, sound, and adornment artist who has been integrating handmade paper into my work for the last nine years. Her distinctive paper jewelry emerged first as miniature three-dimensional models for a large permanent sculpture installed at Macalester College in 2003.

Each jewelry piece is a one-of-a-kind collection of postmarked stamps from around the world.

June 19 to June 26, 2011
" a perfect joyful blend of art, nature, creativity and comaraderie"
(office) 2512 13th Ave., Oakland, CA 94606
510-601-1619