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    • Craft & Conceptual Art: Reshaping the Legacy of Artists' Books
    • PAST EXHIBITIONS
      • Positively Charged: Copier Art in the Bay Area Since the 1960s
      • Cognitive Distance: the Bookworks and Thoughtforms of Timothy C. Ely
      • Book / Art / Artifact: Work from the CA Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers
      • Possibilities: When Artists' Books Were Young
      • Finding Common Ground
      • Reclamation: Artist's Books on the Environment
      • Rising Together: an Exhibition of Zines, Artists’ Books and Prints with a Social Conscience
      • Poetry Is Not A Luxury
      • (retro)(intro)spection: moving past into the forward
      • Turning Over An Old Leaf: Contemporary Palm Leaf Work In South And Southeast Asia
      • Drop Dead Gorgeous: Fine Bindings of La Prose du Transsibérien Re-creation
      • Calligraphies In Conversation
      • POSTED/UNPOSTED++
      • Freud on the Couch :: Psyche in the Book
      • The Flag on Paper
      • Catching the Light :: Bookworks from Southern California
      • Degrees of Innovation: Alumni of the Mills College MFA Program in Book Art and Creative Writing
      • Chronicle Books :: Born in the Summer of Love
      • Books of Course: From the Teaching Collections of Chadwick, Chen, Davids, Golden, Henninger, Hobson, O'Banion, Sjoholm, and Walkup
      • OPEN • SET
      • In Remembrance: People, Times & Places
      • 20/20 Vision: Celebrating the Next Generation of Book Artists
      • Design Binding Show
      • The World Of Hedi Kyle: Codex Curios and Bibli’Objets
      • Without Type: The Dynamism of Handmade Letters
      • Sisters of Invention: Forty-five Years of Book Art by Sas Colby, Betsy Davids and Jaime Robles
      • Jingles and Giants: Bread and Puppet Books
      • Be Enveloped!
      • InsideOUT:Contemporary Bindings of Private Press Books
      • Absence and Presence:A Printmaking Response to the Bombing of Al-Mutanabbi Street
      • Water Paper Stone: A Walk-Through Book
      • Druckworks
      • Superstition 13
      • Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here
      • Mail/Art/Book
      • The Uncommon Thread & A Visit to Mad Geppetto's Workshop
      • Shift
      • The Janus Press at Sixty
  • Events
    • Roadworks Steamroller Printing Festival :: General Info
    • Online Studio Tours
    • Resources and Online Interviews
    • San Francisco Bay Area Book Arts Calendar
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    • Cylinder Core Certificate Program
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    • Small Plates
      • Field Work
      • CB&S Swatchbook
      • Common Matrix
      • Still
      • & I'm Leaving
      • 29 Degrees North Trade Edition
      • A Nice Cup of Tea
      • Shipjangsaeng
      • Bichos Del Campo
      • Deconstruction/Construction
      • Dog Dreams
      • God's Femur
      • Gray Matter Gardening
      • Grimm's Fairy Tale Theater: Hänsel & Gretel
      • How Birds Sing
      • The Hunter and the Bear
      • INPUT/OUTPUT
      • Knuckles On The Ground
      • The Last Color
      • Lyrica
      • Mimi Nashi Hoichi
      • One Another
      • Parasites: Survival Relationships (Symbiosis State)
      • Proclamatie
      • Rabbitpox
      • REPARATIONS
      • Sideshow
      • That's It: Liquor, Beer & Wine
      • Thumb War
      • Words Fail {Me}
    • Artist-in-Residence
      • 2012: Paolo Salvagione
        • Paolo Salvagione / Artist in Residence
      • 2011: Kota Ezawa
      • 2010: Amy Franceshini and Michael Swaine
      • 2009: Gail Wight
      • 2007: Nigel Poor
      • 2008: Ala Ebtekar
      • 2006: Nora Pauwels and John DeMerritt
      • 2005: Michael Bartalos
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    Location

    375 Rhode Island Street

    San Francisco, CA 94103

    Hours

    Wednesday through Sunday

    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Phone

    (415) 565-0545

    Email

    info@sfcb.org


    Our Mission

    The San Francisco Center for the Book is a center of inspiration for the book arts world, featuring the art & craft of letterpress printing, bookbinding, and artists bookmaking. We are dedicated to the art of the book!


  • WORKSHOPS

    Online Workshops

    In-Person Workshops


    Core Certificate Programs in Letterpress & Bookbinding

    Our Core Certificate programs in Letterpress and Bookbinding allow for scheduling flexibility and advanced study opportunities, while continuing to offer students a comprehensive foundation in letterpress printing and bookbinding. Read more...


    Online Store

    Exhibition Catalogs and Imprint Publications are available in our online store by clicking here or by visiting us during regular business hours.


    Gift Cards

    Gift Cards make great gifts for all occasions and San Francisco Center for the Book has them. Gift Cards can be used toward workshops and more. For your convenience, our staff can address and mail Gift Cards with letterpress card holders for you. Call (415) 565-0545 x105 or send an email to info@sfcb.org to order yours today. If you need one right away eGift cards are available here and can be emailed directly to the receipient or printed out.


     

  • EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS

     

    Upcoming exhibition:

    April 15 - June 18, 2023 :: Craft and Conceptual Art: Reshaping the Legacy of Artists' Books (this exhibition is organized by the Center for Book Arts NY)


    Upcoming Events:

    (ONLINE): April 6, 2023 :: From the Bench of Gillian Stewart / Juju Books

    (IN PERSON): April 21, 2023 :: Opening Reception: Craft & Conceptual Art: Reshaping the Legacy of Artists' Books


    For additional San Francisco Bay Area Book Arts events, check out the San Francisco Bay Area Book Arts Calendar. Click Here.

     
     
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Location & Hours
    • Staff
    • Instructors
    • History
      • Remembering Susan Landauer
    • Board of Directors
    • Annual Report
    • Board Member Only
    • SFCB Community Conduct Guidelines
    • The Center of a Book
    • Job Openings @ SFCB
  • Exhibitions
    • Craft & Conceptual Art: Reshaping the Legacy of Artists' Books
    • PAST EXHIBITIONS
      • Positively Charged: Copier Art in the Bay Area Since the 1960s
      • Cognitive Distance: the Bookworks and Thoughtforms of Timothy C. Ely
      • Book / Art / Artifact: Work from the CA Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers
      • Possibilities: When Artists' Books Were Young
      • Finding Common Ground
      • Reclamation: Artist's Books on the Environment
      • Rising Together: an Exhibition of Zines, Artists’ Books and Prints with a Social Conscience
      • Poetry Is Not A Luxury
      • (retro)(intro)spection: moving past into the forward
      • Turning Over An Old Leaf: Contemporary Palm Leaf Work In South And Southeast Asia
      • Drop Dead Gorgeous: Fine Bindings of La Prose du Transsibérien Re-creation
      • Calligraphies In Conversation
      • POSTED/UNPOSTED++
      • Freud on the Couch :: Psyche in the Book
      • The Flag on Paper
      • Catching the Light :: Bookworks from Southern California
      • Degrees of Innovation: Alumni of the Mills College MFA Program in Book Art and Creative Writing
      • Chronicle Books :: Born in the Summer of Love
      • Books of Course: From the Teaching Collections of Chadwick, Chen, Davids, Golden, Henninger, Hobson, O'Banion, Sjoholm, and Walkup
      • OPEN • SET
      • In Remembrance: People, Times & Places
      • 20/20 Vision: Celebrating the Next Generation of Book Artists
      • Design Binding Show
      • The World Of Hedi Kyle: Codex Curios and Bibli’Objets
      • Without Type: The Dynamism of Handmade Letters
      • Sisters of Invention: Forty-five Years of Book Art by Sas Colby, Betsy Davids and Jaime Robles
      • Jingles and Giants: Bread and Puppet Books
      • Be Enveloped!
      • InsideOUT:Contemporary Bindings of Private Press Books
      • Absence and Presence:A Printmaking Response to the Bombing of Al-Mutanabbi Street
      • Water Paper Stone: A Walk-Through Book
      • Druckworks
      • Superstition 13
      • Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here
      • Mail/Art/Book
      • The Uncommon Thread & A Visit to Mad Geppetto's Workshop
      • Shift
      • The Janus Press at Sixty
  • Events
    • Roadworks Steamroller Printing Festival :: General Info
    • Online Studio Tours
    • Resources and Online Interviews
    • San Francisco Bay Area Book Arts Calendar
  • Workshops
    • Online Workshops
    • In-Person Workshops
    • Bookbinding Core Certificate Program
    • Cylinder Core Certificate Program
    • Workshops by DATE (Calendar)
    • Visiting Instructors
    • Gift Cards
    • Registration Policies
  • Imprint
    • Small Plates
      • Field Work
      • CB&S Swatchbook
      • Common Matrix
      • Still
      • & I'm Leaving
      • 29 Degrees North Trade Edition
      • A Nice Cup of Tea
      • Shipjangsaeng
      • Bichos Del Campo
      • Deconstruction/Construction
      • Dog Dreams
      • God's Femur
      • Gray Matter Gardening
      • Grimm's Fairy Tale Theater: Hänsel & Gretel
      • How Birds Sing
      • The Hunter and the Bear
      • INPUT/OUTPUT
      • Knuckles On The Ground
      • The Last Color
      • Lyrica
      • Mimi Nashi Hoichi
      • One Another
      • Parasites: Survival Relationships (Symbiosis State)
      • Proclamatie
      • Rabbitpox
      • REPARATIONS
      • Sideshow
      • That's It: Liquor, Beer & Wine
      • Thumb War
      • Words Fail {Me}
    • Artist-in-Residence
      • 2012: Paolo Salvagione
        • Paolo Salvagione / Artist in Residence
      • 2011: Kota Ezawa
      • 2010: Amy Franceshini and Michael Swaine
      • 2009: Gail Wight
      • 2007: Nigel Poor
      • 2008: Ala Ebtekar
      • 2006: Nora Pauwels and John DeMerritt
      • 2005: Michael Bartalos
  • Rentals
    • Studio Rentals
    • Event Rentals
  • Tours & Groups
    • Team Builder Workshops
    • Field Trips for Students & Educators
    • Group Tours
  • Donate
    • Innovation Fund Update
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer
    • Teach A Workshop
  • Store
  • Search