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WoodWorks
WoodWorks events are open to the public and handcrafted to satisfy woodworkers of all skill levels. At a WoodWorks show you can interact with and learn from woodworking experts from around the world, see and purchase new tools, supplies and equipment from leading manufacturers and inventors, network with other woodworkers, or wander through inspiring galleries of fine work. In addition to free demonstrations, you may also register for seminars or workshops given by some of the best woodworking names in the industry. Individual show dates and locations are listed by state below.
Visit www.woodworksevents.com or email info@woodworksevents.com or phone 215-862-7157 for more information.
The Woodworking Shows
The Woodworking Shows, the nation's premier event for woodworking enthusiasts, professionals and do-it-yourselfers, will hold numerous events during the year. Each event offers attendees an opportunity to try out and see demonstrations of tools, supplies and equipment by top manufactures. Also, each event will feature an expanded lineup of America's top woodworking artisans teaching seminars and leading free demonstrations. Individual events are listed by state below.
Phone: 800-826-8257
Email: info@thewoodworkingshows.com
Web site: www.thewoodworkingshows.com
Woodcraft Supply Corp. Woodworking Demonstrations and Seminars
Woodworking demonstrations and seminars are scheduled to take place at many retail locations nationwide. The sessions -- ranging from beginner to intermediate to advanced-level classes -- will be held on dozens of topics, including woodcarving, whittling, furniture making, scrollsawing, and tool sharpening. For a schedule of offerings in your area, visit www.woodcraft.com and click on the Education link at the top of the page.
Call for Entries
The Wharton Esherick Museum will host its 16th annual juried woodworking competition/exhibition in the fall. This year's theme is Library Ladder - the only requirement is that the piece be made of wood. For a prospectus send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Wharton Esherick Museum, PO Box 595, Paoli, PA 19301-0595 or email: whartonesherickmuseum@netzero.net. Deadline: July 1, 2009
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
3/28/09 - 7/2/09, Riverside
Grace and Grain
Show features works by Sam Maloof including drawings, works in progress and his signature designs
3425 Mission Inn Avenue
Phone: 951-684-7111
Web site: www.riversideartmuseum.org
6/12/09 - 7/5/09, Del Mar
28th Annual Design in Wood
An international competitive exhibit co-sponsored by the San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association, held at the San Diego County Fair. More than 300 entires are expected.
2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd
Phone: 858-755-1161
Web site: www.sdfair.com
Web site: www.sdfwa.org
7/10/09 - 8/9/09, Costa Mesa
10th Annual Fine Arts Woodworking Show at the Orange County Fair
Juried show includes Furniture, Woodturning, Accessories, and Art/Studio Furniture
88 Fair Drive
Web site: www.ocfair.com
7/11/09 - 7/12/09, Oceanside
32nd Annual Old Mission Montessori School Christmas in July
Artisan Festival featuring the handiwork of more than 175 artisans featuring such things as jewelry, woodworking, and textiles, as well as food, music, and a "kids' zone".
4070 Mission Ave (adjacent to the historic Mission San Luis Rey)
Phone: 760-522-4362
Web site: www.omms.org
7/18/09 - 8/15/09, Los Angeles
26th Annual Exhibit: Turned & Sculptured Wood
delMano Gallery
11981 San Vicente Blvd
Phone: 310-476-8508
Web site: www.delmano.com
9/19/09, Cayucos
32nd Annual Central Coast Woodcarvers Show
Demonstrations, contests, raffles (of carved California Shore birds), vendors
Cayucos Vet's Hall
at the foot of the pier
Phone: 805-927-3951
Email: ezandcz@sbcglobal.net
Colorado
9/26/09 - 12/12/09, Colorado Springs
24th Annual Exhibition of Quilts and Fine Woodworking
Show features furniture and decorative items by woodworkers and quilters from Colorado
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
215 S. Tejon Street
Phone: 719-385-5990
Web site: www.springsgov.com
Connecticut
6/26/09 - 6/28/09, Mystic
18th Annual WoodenBoat Show
More than 100 traditional classics and contemporary wooden boats to enjoy by viewing or boarding, brought to you by WoodenBoat magazine
Mystic Seaport
75 Greenmanville Avenue
Web site: www.mysticseaport.org
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
10/10/09 - 10/11/09, Dalton
Prater's Mill Country Fair
200 artists and craftsman exhibiting woodcarving, spinning, weaving, country food, and lots more
Prater's Mill Foundation
500 Prater's Mill Road
Web site: www.pratersmill.org
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
6/25/09 - 6/28/09, Davenport
43rd International Wood Carvers Congress Competition and Show
Competition includes over 50 different categories with cash prizes.
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds
Web site: www.awcltd.org
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
6/5/09 - 9/4/09, Rockport
New Work by Faculty
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship
Messler Gallery
25 Mill Street
Phone: 207-594-5611
Web site: www.woodschool.org
6/1/09 - 8/3/09, Boothbay
Windsor Chairs: The First Garden Furniture - Five Chairs & Five Artists
Chairs by Maine woodworker Andy Abello and paintings & drawings by various artists depicting Windsor chairs, including Charles Santore, author of The Windsor Style in America.
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Barters Island Road
Phone: 207-633-4333
Web site: www.mainegardens.org
7/5/09 - 11/15/09, Saco
A Treasured Ten: A Decade of Collecting at the Saco Museum
Exhibit featuring an array of additions to the museum including rare and important furniture from the early 1800s Saco area
Dyer Library/Saco Museum
371 Main Street
Phone: 207283-3861
Web site: www.sacomuseum.org
9/11/09 - 11/27/09, Rockport
Boxes and Their Makers
Tabletop-size containers by 31 woodworkers from across the globe.
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship
Messler Gallery
25 Mill Street
Phone: 207-594-5611
Web site: www.woodschool.org
Maryland
Massachusetts
5/3/08 - though 2013, Deerfield
Into the Woods: Crafting Early American Furniture
60 examples of furniture including works by Duncan Phyfe, Samuel McIntyre and others, showing the materials, tools, skills, design and ornamental techniques that woodworkers used between 1675 and 1840. This long-term show will have changing elements.
Historic Deerfield
80 Old Main Street
Phone: 413-775-7214
Web site: www.historic-deerfield.org
7/15/09 - 10/18/09, Boston
A "New and Native" Beauty: The Art and Crafts of Greene & Greene
An exhibition that provides a chronological survey of the lives of Charles and Henry Greene over a nearly 90-year period. The show features 140 objects from 30 of the brothers' commissions.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Avenue of the Arts
465 Huntington Avenue
Phone: 617-267-9300
Web site: www.mfa.org
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
5/20/09 - 8/30/09, Kansas City
Laborer, Craftsman, Artist: 300 Years of Fine Tools
Exhibit featuring tool collections of Donald Kruse, Michael Santos and William R. Robertson as well as miniture tools of Paul Hamler
Toy & Miniature Museum
5235 Oak Street
Phone: 816-333-2055
Web site: www.toyandminiaturemuseum.org
Nevada
7/15/09 - 7/18/09, Los Vegas
AWFS Fair 2009
Exhibitors, seminars, awards
Las Vegas Convention Center
Web site: www.awfsfair.org
New Hampshire
7/3/09 - 9/27/09, Manchester
Turning Wood Into Art: The Jane and Arthur Mason Collection
65 objects of contemporary lathe-turned wood. Includes the work of James Prestini, Bob Stocksdale, Ed Moulthrop, Mel Lindquist, David Ellsworth, Mark Lindquist, and Philip Moulthrop. Also includes pieces from Great Britain, Germany, The Netherlands and the US.
Currier Museum of Art
150 Ash Street
Phone: 603-669-6144
Web site: www.currier.org
8/1/09 - 8/9/09, Newbury
76th Annual League of NH Craftsmen's Fair
Event showcases the work of more than 350 juried members of the League of NH Craftsmen, including furniture, pottery, jewelry and a lot more.
Mount Sunapee Resort
138 Route 103
Web site: www.nhcrafts.org
8/18/09 - 9/16/09, Concord
Unsurpassed Artistry: New Works by New Hampshire Furniture Masters
Preview of Masters' 2009 auction pieces. Show includes works of furniture makers from NH as well as Vermont, Massachusetts and Maine.
New Hampshire Historical Society Library
30 Park Street
Phone: 603-228-6688
Web site: www.nhhistory.org
Web site: www.furnituremasters.org
9/20/09, Manchester
New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association Annual Auction
Currier Museum of Art
150 Ash Street
Phone: 603-669-6144
Web site: www.currier.org
web site: www.furnituremasters.org
New Jersey
New Mexico
6/26/09 - 6/28/09, Albuquerque
23rd Annual Symposium of the American Association of Woodturners and juried exhibition: Spirit of the Southwest
Demonstrations and panel discussions from the likes of Mike Mahoney, Michael Hosaluk and David Ellsworth, trade show, exhibitions, and social activities.
Albuquerque Convention Center
401 2nd Street, NW
Phone: 651-484-9094
Web site: www.woodturner.org
New York
9/5/09 - 9/6/09, Blue Mountain Lake
22nd Annual Rustic Furniture Fair
Showcase of both traditional and contemporary style of rustic furniture
Adirondack Museum
Rt. 28N & 30
Phone: 518-352-7311
Web site: www.adirondackmuseum.org
North Carolina
10/2/09 - 10/4/09, Asheville
WoodWorks
Vendors, demonstrations, seminars, exhibition gallery (bring your work to show)
Asheville Civic Center
Phone: 866-749-4988
Web site: www.woodworksevents.com
10/23/09 - 10/25/09, Greensboro
North Carolina Woodturning Symposium
International, National & Local area demonstrators and vendors
Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Web site: www.northcarolinawoodturning.com
10/30/09 - 10/31/09, Hickory
9th Annual Klingspor's Woodworking Shop Extravaganza
Hickory Metro Convention Center
Web site: www.woodworkingshop.com
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
5/1/09 - 7/18/09, Philadelphia
The Art of Opening: Corkscrews and Bottle Stoppers
Hand-made, limited production corkscrews and wine bottle stoppers will be featured in exhibit guest-curated by Boris Bally and Michael Hosaluk.
Wood Turning Center
501 Vine Street
Phone: 215-923-8000
Web site: www.woodturningcenter.org
5/1/09 - 7/18/09, Philadelphia
In Balance: Wood & Metal
Show running in conjunction with the Society of North American Goldsmith (SNAG) annual conference. Exhibit shows works from 5 American artist who blend the two mediums.
Wood Turning Center
501 Vine Street
Phone: 215-923-8000
Web site: www.woodturningcenter.org
6/26/09 - 6/28/09, Lancaster
2009 Society of American Period Furniture Makers Mid-Year Conference
4 presenters will provide demonstrations under the general theme: Shop Strategies and Techniques. The presenters are teacher and craftsman Will Neptune, SAPFM President Mickey Callahan, carver Mary May, and Fine Woodworking Contributing editor and teacher Steve Latta.
Thaddeus Stevens College
Web site: www.sapfm.org
11/13/09 - 11/15/09, York
WoodWorks
Vendors, demonstrations, seminars, exhibition gallery (bring your work to show)
York Expo Center
Phone: 866-749-4988
Web site:www.woodworksevents.com
Rhode Island
10/23/09 - 10/25/09, Providence
Fine Furnishings and Fine Craft Show
Handcrafted furniture, accessories and fine art. Traditional and contemporary. Local and national exhibitors.
Rhode Island Convention Center
Web site: www.finefurnishingsshows.com
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
10/9/09 - 10/11/09, Fredericksburg
17th Annual Texas Mesquite Art Festival
Juried artists from around Texas exhibiting furniture, turned lamps, scroll work, ornaments and more, all made from Mesquite.
Fredericksburg's Market Square
Phone: 830-997-8515
Web site: www.texasmesquiteassn.org
Utah
Vermont
9/26/09 - 9/27/09, Woodstock
6th Annual Vermont Fine Furniture and Woodworking Festival
More than 40 furniture makers and wood artisans, demonstrations and presentations, hands-on activities, and more
Union Arena
Route 4
Phone: 802-747-7900
Web site: www.vermontwoodfestival.org
Virginia
Washington
6/22/09 - 6/26/09, Port Townsend
Designing Furniture with SketchUp taught by Dave Richards
Port Townsend School of Woodworking
class being held at the computer lab of Peninsula College's Fort Worden facility
Web site: www.ptwoodschool.com
6/27/09 - 6/28/09, Port Townsend
An Introduction to SketchUp taught by Dave Richards
Port Townsend School of Woodworking
class being held at the computer lab of Peninsula College's Fort Worden facility
Web site: www.ptwoodschool.com
Washington, DC
Wisconsin
9/26/09 - 9/27/09, Milwaukee
Fine Furnishings and Fine Craft Show
Handcrafted furniture, accessories and fine art. Traditional and contemporary. Local and national exhibitors.
Midwest Airlines Center
Web site: www.finefurnishingsshows.com
Wyoming
International
Australia
Canada
8/29/09, Dunvegan
Glengarry Wood Fair
A showcase of all aspects of forestry and the crafting of wood products. Demonstrations of "wood arts" including turning and carving and timber frame construction. Vendors include basket makers, furniture makers, maple syrup producers and more.
Glengarry Pioneer Museum
Road 24
Web site: www.woodfair.ca
Web site: www.glengarrypioneermuseum.ca
United Kingdom
7/16/09 - 7/19/09, Oxfordshire
Art in Action
A showcase of over 250 demonstrators from a wide range of disciplines including woodworking, painting, sculpture, ceramics and more
Waterperry House
Waterperry, near Wheatley
Web site: www.artinaction.org.uk
