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Home / Arts / Crafts / Woodcraft / Carving / Associations
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- American Stickmakers Association - Formed to encourage and share the ancient art of stickmaking, walking stick carving, and cane making featuring an online gallery of finished projects.
home.att.net/~amstickmakersassoc/index.html
- IA Affiliated Wood Carvers - Non-profit corporation that publicly promotes the fine art of wood carving through sponsorship of the International Woodcarvers Congress; Davenport, IA.
www.dpc.net/~cornwell/awc
- ID Idaho Woodcarvers Guild, Inc. - Since 1980, encouraging the art of woodcarving through association with expert carvers; Meridian, Idaho.
www.angelfire.com/id2/Idwdcarversguild
- IL Belleville Area Holzschnitzers - Formed in 1967 in Belleville, Illinois currently with 200 members dedicated to promoting woodcarving through weekly, monthly and annual events.
iidbs.com/holz
- International Wildfowl Carving Association - Up to date information regarding the IWCA and the competitions officially sanctioned by the IWCA.
www.iwfca.com
- KS Kansas City Wood Carving Club - Formed in 1973 for the benefit of amateur and professional wood carvers and to further the appreciation of wood carving among its members and the community.
www.geocities.com/kcwoodcarvers
- MI Huron Chippers - Formed in 1983 in Port Huron, Michigan for individuals in the area with all skill levels interested in carving.
www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/5952/index.html
- MN Rochester Woodcarvers - Providing opportunities and activities that will help members and others get more enjoyment out of their woodcarving hobby.
members.aol.com/RochCarve/carve.html
- MO St. Charles Area Wood Carvers - Club formed in 1987 currently with 70 members meeting at the St. Peters, Missouri, Cultural Arts Center.
www.iidbs.com/wdcarver
- Northwest Wood Carvers Association - Dedicated to learning, teaching, showing, and having fun while promoting the art of wood carving to both children and adults.
members.aol.com/WeRCarvers/index.htm
- NY Erie Canal Woodcarvers - Founded as a woodcarving class/interest group in 1997 at the Kirkland Art Center Clinton, New York. Group objective is to share woodcarving knowledge, and have a good time doing it.
www.borg.com/~bloomqum/ECW.htm
- NY Mohawk Valley Art & Wood Carving Association - Group founded in Canajoharie, New York in 1980 with membership now at over seventy members with specific focus on woodcarving.
www.borg.com/~bloomqum/MVAWCA.htm
- NY Onondaga Woodcarvers Club - Established in 1979 in Syracuse, New York with current enrollment remaining at a consistent level of 85-90 members annually.
home.twcny.rr.com/owc/index.htm
- NY Susquenango Woodcarvers Guild - Founded about 1980 in the Triple Cities area of Binghamton, Johnson City, and Endicott, New York to provide a place for the growing number of carvers to share ideas and learn from each other.
www.tier.net/swg/index.htm
- OH National Wood Carvers Association - Links to woodcarving websites for amateur and professional carvers and whittlers. Membership fee includes subscription to ChipChats printed magazine.
www.chipchats.org
- OR Western Woodcarvers Association - Information on membership, meetings, events, and newsletter. Meets in Portland, Oregon; founded in 1973.
www.angelfire.com/or/WesternWoodcarvers
- Pacific Flyway Decoy Association - Association of carvers seeking to promote and preserve North American tradition of hand-carved wood decoys. Creators of the Wildfowl Art Festival.
www.pacificflyway.org
- Texas Woodcarver's Guild - Calendar of upcoming events, membership and officer information.
www.texaswoodcarversguild.com
- TN Chattanooga Woodcarvers - In addition to personal carving activities, membership is actively involved in teaching around the region as well as sponsoring the Wonders in Wood annual woodcarving show.
hometown.aol.com/duxcarver3/cwa.html
- VA Northern Virginia Carvers - Examples of work by club members devoted to the American cultural tradition of artistry and craftsmanship in woods. Annual show held in October in Fairfax, VA. Founded in 1973.
www.freeyellow.com/members6/nvacarvers
- Yorkarvers Wood Carving Club - Fostering the art by learning, teaching, and doing. Photo of carved quilt comprising 20 squares individually carved by members. Online membership photos, activities calendar, gallery. York, Pennsylvania.
www.mindspring.com/~chipps96/club.htm
- TX Caricature Carvers of America - Website lists over 70 instructional books with biographies of authors and photo examples of their humorous style of work. Includes a schedule of national exhibitions and seminars to promote caricature woodcarving.
www.cca-carvers.org
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