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Annual Brant Wildlife Festival and Woodcarving Competition and Canadian Fish Carving Championship
Canadian National Wildfowl Carving Championships
Central Fraser Valley Woodcarvers
Contact/Club President: Larry Armour
Location: Abbotsford, British Columbia
Address: PO Box 8000-408
Abbotsford, BC Canada V2S 6H1
email: carving4me@gmail.com
website: http://www.centralfraservalleywoodcarvers.com/
Show and competition: May 8, 2010, and May 6, 2011.
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center
International Wildfowl Carvers Association (IWCA)
Kent Island Carvers
Kent Island Carvers is a wood carving club located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Organized to promote and preserve the area’s rich heritage of waterfowl decoy carving, club members gather regularly to share ideas, learn new carving and painting techniques, work on their projects, and socialize with other carvers. Please visit our website for more information about meetings and classes.
Minnesota Decoy and Wildfowl Carving Club
The club promotes all types of wildlife carving, promotes fellowship among carvers, is working to establish a reference center, and enriches knowledge and abilities through exchanged techniques.
New Brunswick Wood Carving Competition and Show
Nova Scotia Wildlife Carvers and Artists Association
Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Association (ODCCA)
The purpose of the Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers has been to promote the preservation of old decoys and creation of new decoys for the past thirty years. We recognize the artistry and craftsmanship of decoys and their uniqueness as American Folk Art. We also strive to convey an appreciation of our wetlands and its contribution to our environment The ODCCA holds an annual show each March, at the Westlake, Ohio, Holiday Inn.
St. Clair Flats Wildfowl Association
The history of our club is rich in the legacy of the "Flats" region of Lake St. Clair in southeast Michigan. This tradition of duck hunting and carving is being kept alive by our club and all who participate in our show and organization. We would like to extend a warm invitation to you to become a part of our show, competition and the history of this region.
The Unorthodox Carving Club
Located at the Pompton Mill Works at 1458 Ringwood Avenue in Haskel, New Jersey, we are a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving the traditional art of woodcarving. We meet on Tuesday evenings and Sunday mornings. We are a full-fledged working club and not a “show and tell” club.E-mail Charlie Briggs at cbcarver12@optonline.netor call (973) 831-1996 for more information.
Vancouver Island Woodcarvers Club
Organizes the Brant Wildlife Festival and Carving Competition and Canadian Fish Carving Championship.
Ward World Championships
40th Anniversary- April 23-25, 2010, at the Roland E Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, Maryland. Three day pass: $18; One Day Adult $10, Seniors and Students $8. See the World's best wildfowl art! Competitions include all levels, from Youth to World, and 34 different divisions, including life-size and miniature decoratives, interpretive, and gunners. Attend seminars given by master carvers. Buy and sell carvings at the Carver's Art Shop. Shop at over 120 exhibitors' booths selling fine art work, home decorating items, folk art, jewelry, sporting goods, and carving and art supplies. Bid on carvings at the Saturday afternoon auction. For more information visit www.wardmuseum.org or call Helen Rogan at 410-742-4988, ext. 106.
