National Wood Carvers Association
PO Box 43218 Cincinnati, Ohio 45243

Phone (513) 561-7045
Email nwca@chipchats.org

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Upcoming events

    • 4 Jan 2025
    • 3 Jan 2026
    • United Methodist church of sheapshead bay; Brooklyn, NY

    First wood carving club of Brooklyn

    9178547497

    Brooklyn N.Y WoodCarvers

    • 10 Jan 2025
    • 11 Jan 2025
    • Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center 75 Taylor St; Punta Gorda, FL


    SWFL Wood Art Expo Inc. - a non-profit corp

    The Southwest Wood Art Expo is an annual event that showcases the work of wood carvers and wood turners and furniture builders as they compete for the top spot. One of the premier wood art shows in the country since 1986. A dynamic show with hundreds of entries for competition, vendors of all kinds (wood, tools, blanks, dust equipment, art supplies and more), demonstrations, raffle, artists' displays and sales

    Jim O'Dea 941-697-2002

    • 12 Jan 2025
    • Adult Activity Center 4790 South Ridgewood Avenue Port Orange Florida

    Friends carving Club

    Annual wood carving show

    386-506-5867 or 386-624-2334

    • 17 Jan 2025
    • 18 Jan 2025
    • Brookhaven Event Center 404 East Interstate 2 Bldg C; Pharr, TX

    Rio Grande Valley Woodcarvers

    320-252-7205

    38th Annual Rio Grande Valley Judged Woodcarving Show. Open to the public $5.00 gate fee. Entries from all over the United State & Canada. Last year over 155 entries in classes from Novice to Expert. Friday January 17 gates open from 9 to 4:00 PM. Saturday gates open from 9 to 3:30 PM. Vendors welcome! Go to our website - RGVwoodcarvers.org for more information. 

    • 20 Jan 2025
    • 25 Jan 2025
    • Brookhaven Event Center 404 East Interstate 2 Bldg C; Pharr, TX

    Rio Grande Valley Woodcarvers

    320-252-7205

    Registration now open with EARLY BIRD SPECIAL for class registration on line thru our website: RGVWoodcarvers.org Classes available by nationally known instructors and teaching levels from beginning to expert. Vendors will also be available as well at food & snacks. Classes vary by instructor. Typically Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30. Saturday 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM. Raffle and prizes to follow! 

    • 18 Feb 2025
    • 21 Feb 2025
    • VFW Post, 4860 Trott Circle; Northport, FL

    Northport Woodcarvers Club

    "Florida Woodcarvers Roundup/Northport" at the VFW Post 4860 Trott Circle 9am-4pm. Class admission $25 to $45 per day, free parking and entry to purchase tools, blanks, etc. 10 classes going at once - Caricature figures, woodspirits, bark houses, "quilting" on wood, whittling projects, relief, facial expressions, woodburning, chip carving, and birds. Details at FLORIDAWOODCARVERSROUNDUP.COM Contact Chris Whillock 507-339-0336


    • 22 Feb 2025
    • 23 Feb 2025
    • 201 N. Center St. Mesa convention center; Mesa, AZ

    GCSW/AWA

    Competition, Vendors, Demonstrations

    4803238981

    • 25 Feb 2025
    • 27 Feb 2025
    • American LegionPost #16, 4701 NW 6th St; Gainsville, FL

    Gainsville Roundup

    "Florida Woodcarvers Roundup/Gainesville" at American LegionPost #16, 4701 NW 6th St, 9am-4pm. Class admission $45 per day, free parking and entry to purchase tools, blanks, etc. 7 classes going at once - Caricature figures and birds, woodspirts, bark houses, "quilting" on wood, whittling projects, relief, . Details at FLORIDAWOODCARVERSROUNDUP.COM Contact Chris Whillock 507-339-0336

    507-339-0336

    • 22 Mar 2025
    • 23 Mar 2025
    • Packard Proving Grounds; Sterling Hts, MI


    Metro Carvers of Michigan

    Wood carving show with exhibitors, competition, sales, and demonstrations.

    586 651 8847

    • 5 Apr 2025
    • Rochester Museum and Science Center, Eisenhart Auditorium, 657 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14607

    Genesee Valley Woodcarvers

    (585)342-7815

    This is a chance to see a world class show in Rochester, NY. Club members have won awards at the Ward World Wildfowl Carving and Caricature Carvers of America Championships as well as other national shows. Our show features birds, fish, caricatures, youth carvings, demonstrations, and more. Of special interest are our soap carving kits for youth (no charge) available while supplies last. Raffle for carvings and carving related items - need not be present to win. Our Show and Competition offers something for all ages with carvings of all shapes and sizes. There's something to please everyone. Stop by; be amazed; vote for People's Choice; buy raffle tickets. 

    More information about the raffle prizes and show may be found at our website: http://gvwoodcarvers.com 

    Information for Competitors: 

    Registration: Fri. Apr 4th from 3:30–5:30 pm for all; Sat. Apr. 5th 7:30-8:30 am for out-of-town competitors 

    Competition Divisions and Categories: 

    Bird Division: waterfowl, sea, shore, and wading; prey and upland game; songbird; all other birds; decorative smoothie; primitive/antique smoothie;interpretive sculpture; miniature; and miscellaneous. 

    General Division: caricatures, human figures, animals, marine life; holiday and mythical, bark, relief, miniature, and miscellaneous. 

    Classes: Novice, intermediate, and advanced 

    Prize money to 1st in Class in Bird and General Divisions. 

    Working Decoy, Bench,Youth, and Special Divisions


    • 3 May 2025
    • 4 May 2025
    • Baxter County Fairgrounds, 157 Fairgrounds Drive (College and Wade Avenues)

    May 3 & 4: Mountain Home, Arkansas. North Arkansas Woodcarvers Club's (NAWC) 45th Annual Woodcarving Show at the Baxter County Fairgrounds, 157 Fairgrounds Drive (College and Wade Avenues). Competition, exhibits, demonstrations, carving contest, hourly door prize drawings and more. Hours: Saturday (5/3) 10am - 5pm, Sunday (5/4) 10am - 4pm. FREE admission. Contact information: Website: www.northarkansaswoodcarvers.org or email: webmaster@northarkansaswoodcarvers.org. Address: NAWC, P.O. Box 531, Mountain Home, AR 72654 or call Sandy Smith 870-431-8070 (please leave message if no answer).


    www.northarkansaswoodcarvers.org


    • 9 Jun 2025
    • 14 Jun 2025
    • Jackson County Fairgrounds, 1212 E. Quarry Street; Maquoketa, IA

    Affiliated Wood Carvers

    608-712-2989

    QUALITY SHOW. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Hundreds of carvings will be submitted into competition to be judged. Carvers will come to Maquoketa, Iowa from across the United States and abroad to attend seminars taught by some of the best carvers in the world. Stop in and observe some of the seminars, visit vendors for your carving supplies and enjoy the show. For more information visit our website(s): www.woodcarverscongress.org. www.awcltd.org. Facebook: Affiliated Wood Carvers The Sponsoring club is Affiliated Woodcarvers. Contact Cindy Potthast for additional information at: cynthia.potthast@gmail.com or 608-712-2989

    • 12 Jul 2025
    • 13 Jul 2025
    • Cook Forest State Park, PA,

    July 12-13 -Cook Forest State Park, PA, Sawmill Center for the Arts Woodcarving Show and Competition. Entries are judged, and ribbons will be awarded, along with monetary prizes for the top carvings. Contact: Misty Stanley, Manager, Cook Forest Sawmill Center for the Arts, 814-927-6655, info@sawmill.org.  



    • 12 Jul 2025
    • 16 Jul 2025
    • Creede Community Center, 503 W Willow Ck Rd, Creede, CO 81130

    Creede Woodcarvers Rendezvous

    719-648-6854

    Five days of classes with many nationally-known teachers. More info. At creedewoodcarvers.com. Or find us on Facebook, Creede woodcarvers.

    • 13 Sep 2025
    • Rock County Fairgrounds - Craig Center 1301 Craig Ave.; Janesville, WI 53545

    Rock River Valley Carvers 19th Annual Show and Sale

    Brad Crandall 608-931-0188

    Rock River Valley Carvers of Janesville Wi.


    • 26 Oct 2025
    • 815 Jefferson St/ DeForest Area High School; DeForest, WI

    Capital Area Carvers of WI & Badger Woodturners

    A day filled with wood carvers and wood turners sharing their art

    608-320-9217


Past events

1 Nov 2024 40th Annual Mid-South Woodcarving Show and Competition
27 Oct 2024 Capital Area Carvers of Wisconsin & Badger Woodturners 33rd Annual Show and Sale
26 Oct 2024 Wonders in Wood
26 Oct 2024 53rd Midwest Artistry in Wood & Craft Show
25 Oct 2024 Sauder Village Woodcarving Show
25 Oct 2024 21st annual Competition and Show, October 25-26, 2024
21 Oct 2024 Fall Renegade Roundup
20 Oct 2024 Spirit of Wood Show
19 Oct 2024 Arts, Crafts & Woodcarving Show
19 Oct 2024 Arts, Crafts & Woodcarving Show
12 Oct 2024 49th Annual Fall Show
12 Oct 2024 43rd Annual NWCA Show and Sale
11 Oct 2024 Chainsaw Art in the Park
11 Oct 2024 Gathering of Woodcarvers Woodcarving Art Festival
5 Oct 2024 Smoky Mountain Woodcarvers Show
5 Oct 2024 Smoky Mountain Woodcarvers Show
5 Oct 2024 Ohio Valley Woodcarving Expo
21 Sep 2024 35th Annual Columbia Flyway Wildlife Show and Competition
16 Sep 2024 School of Caricature Carving - Carvin' the Rockies
16 Sep 2024 School of Caricature Carving - Carvin' the Rockies
14 Sep 2024 Colorado Carvers Club Annual Show & Sale
14 Sep 2024 Carvin' the Rockies
14 Sep 2024 Colorado Carvers Club Annual Show & Sale
14 Sep 2024 Carvin' the Rockies
31 Aug 2024 Oglebay Woodcarvers Show
9 Aug 2024 New Brunswick Woodcarving Competition and Sale
17 Jul 2024 Buckeye Woodcarvers Roundup
13 Jul 2024 Creede Woodcarvers Rendezvous
8 Jul 2024 Northwest Carving Academy 2024
29 Jun 2024 Show Me Gourd Society Art Festival
17 Jun 2024 Creative Wood Carving
10 Jun 2024 Annual International Woodcarvers Congress
1 Jun 2024 47th Doane Woodcarving Experience
11 May 2024 Carving on the Porch
3 May 2024 Montana State Woodcarvers Association Show & Sale
27 Apr 2024 36th Annual Millstream Woodcarvers Show
27 Apr 2024 Millstream Woodcarvers Annual Show
26 Apr 2024 Red River Valley International Wood Arts Festival
26 Apr 2024 SnowDaze Learning Seminar
20 Apr 2024 Marion Whetstone Woodcarvers Annual Show & Sale
19 Apr 2024 Prairie Canada Carving Expo
19 Apr 2024 38th Annual NAWCA Carving Competition & Show
13 Apr 2024 38th Annual Genesee Valley Woodcarvers Show and Competition
6 Apr 2024 2024 Van Wert Woodcarvers Show - CANCELLED 031124
23 Mar 2024 NWA Showcase
2 Mar 2024 Miami Valley Woodcarvers Annual Show and Sale
20 Feb 2024 Florida Woodcarvers Roundup
13 Feb 2024 Florida Woodcvarvers Roundup- Gainesville, FL
31 Jan 2024 3rd Annual Nebraska Carving Retreat
27 Jan 2024 Space Coast Wood Carvers
14 Jan 2024 Friends carving Club of Port Orange Florida
12 Jan 2024 Southwest Florida Wood Art Expo and Competition
18 Nov 2023 West Shore Wood Carvers Annual Show and Sale
5 Nov 2023 Waupaca Area Woodcarvers Artistry in Wood 2023
3 Nov 2023 39th Annual Mid-South Woodcarving Show and Competition
29 Oct 2023 Capital Area Carvers of Wisconsin & Badger Woodturners 32nd Annual Show and Sale
28 Oct 2023 Midwest Artistry in Wood - Wood & Craft Show
28 Oct 2023 Knotty Carvers of the North Annual Carving Show
28 Oct 2023 Conewago Carvers 31st Woodcarving and Art Show and Sale Show & Sale
28 Oct 2023 Tucson AZ Carving Show and Demonstration
28 Oct 2023 Tri-State Woodcarvers Club "Wonders in Wood"
28 Oct 2023 TriState Woodcarvers "Wonders in Wood" Show
27 Oct 2023 Woodcarving Woodworking
21 Oct 2023 Art, Crafts & Woodcarving Show & Sale
21 Oct 2023 Great Plains Woodcarvers Show & Sale
21 Oct 2023 Mid-America Woodcarvers Assn 48th Annual Show
15 Oct 2023 Spirit of Wood Show and Competition
14 Oct 2023 Flickertail Woodcarvers 53rd Annual Show and Sale
13 Oct 2023 Artistry in Wood
7 Oct 2023 Maine Woodcarvers Assoc.
7 Oct 2023 Ohio Valley Woodcarvers Expo
23 Sep 2023 39th Annual Wilderness Center Woodcarving Show - CANCELLED
23 Sep 2023 2nd Annual Carvin' the Rockies
22 Sep 2023 The Gathering of Woodcarvers' Woodcarving Art Festival
16 Sep 2023 Central Coast Woodcarvers 43rd Annual Show & Sale
16 Sep 2023 12th Annual Carv-In Show & Sale
15 Sep 2023 2023 Woodcarving Retreat of New England
10 Sep 2023 49th Colorado Carvers Show & Competition
9 Sep 2023 TriValley Wood Artists
2 Sep 2023 Sangamon Valley Woodcarvers 32nd Annual Show
11 Aug 2023 2023 Woodcarving and Arts Festival
11 Aug 2023 New Brunswick Woodcarving Competition and Sale
23 Jul 2023 Pikes Peak Whittlers 39th Annual Show, Sale and Competition
19 Jul 2023 Buckeye Woodcarvers Roundup
14 Jul 2023 Woodcarving with Rick and Ellen Butz at Great Camp Sagamore
10 Jul 2023 Northwest Carving Academy
8 Jul 2023 Annual Woodcarving Show: Woodcarvers Festival: "Spirit of America"
8 Jul 2023 Creede Woodcarvers Rendezvous
14 Jun 2023 Evart Woodcarvers Roundup
3 Jun 2023 46th Doane Woodcarving Experience
1 Jun 2023 Central Indiana Woodcarvers Roundup
20 May 2023 Capital Woodcarving Association and Gourd show
7 May 2023 47th Annual "Artistry in Wood"
5 May 2023 Montana State Woodcarvers Assoc Show & Sale
28 Apr 2023 Snow Daze Learning Seminars 2023
22 Apr 2023 Millstream Wood Carvers Annual Show
21 Apr 2023 Spring Roundup
21 Apr 2023 Northern Alberta Wood Carvers Association Annual Show
15 Apr 2023 Marion Whetstone Carvers Annual Show and Sale
14 Apr 2023 46th Annual Red River Valley Wood Art Festival
1 Apr 2023 Idaho Artistry in Wood Show
25 Mar 2023 47th Annual Rochester Woodcarvers Woodcarving Show
13 Mar 2023 Ozark Woodcarving Seminar
11 Mar 2023 48th Annual Woodcarving and Wildlife Art Festival
11 Mar 2023 Wonders in Wood, Lancaster County Wood Carvers
4 Mar 2023 Miami Valley Carvers Show
1 Mar 2023 Vermont Studio Center - Residency Progrm
9 Feb 2023 Florida State Fair woodcarving Show and Competition
9 Feb 2023 Florida State Fair Woodcarving Competition
7 Feb 2023 Florida Woodcarvers Roundup / North Port
1 Feb 2023 Nebraska Carving Retreat
23 Jan 2023 Rio Grande Valley Woodcarvers Learning Seminar
20 Jan 2023 Rio Grande Valley Woodcarvers Show and Competition
10 Jan 2023 Chip O Texas Show
8 Jan 2023 Port Orange Florida
8 Jan 2023 Friends Carving Club of Port Orange
6 Jan 2023 South West Florida Wood Art Expo and Competition
6 Nov 2022 Waupaca Area Woodcarvers show, sale and competition
5 Nov 2022 Midwest Woodcarvers 51st Midwest Artistry in Wood Show
22 Oct 2022 Wonders in Wood Show and Sell
22 Oct 2022 Tri-State Woodcarvers Club Wonders in Wood Show and Sell
15 Oct 2022 Lake of the Ozarks Annual Show and Competition
15 Oct 2022 Mid-America Woodcarvers Assn 47th Annual Show
12 Oct 2022 51st Annual Houston Area Woodcarvers Show and Competition
8 Oct 2022 31st Catatonk Valley Carving Show
7 Oct 2022 First Annual Hannah Woodcarving Contest
1 Oct 2022 River Valley Woodcarvers Expo
28 Sep 2022 Smoky Mountain Wood Carving Show and Competition
24 Sep 2022 Floyd Rhadigan, CCA
24 Sep 2022 38th Annual Wilderness Center Woodcarvers Show
24 Sep 2022 Carvin' the Rockies
24 Sep 2022 Joe You, CCA
24 Sep 2022 Bob Hershey, CCA
24 Sep 2022 Bob Travis, CCA
24 Sep 2022 Jim Hiser, CCA
24 Sep 2022 Ron Dowdy, CCA
23 Sep 2022 Utah Valley Woodcarver's Show
17 Sep 2022 West County Woodcarvers Show
17 Sep 2022 47th Annual Show, Competition and Sale
16 Sep 2022 Lorain County Woodcarvers Show
10 Sep 2022 Tri-Valley Show & Competition
3 Sep 2022 Oglebay Woodcarvers Show & Sales
11 Aug 2022 Hill & Holler Woodcarving Seminar
24 Jul 2022 Doane Woodcarving Experience
9 Jul 2022 Creede Woodcarvers Rendezvous

Contact:

Web issues:  NWCAweb@gmail.com

Chip Chats: Call:   (513) 561-7045; Email:  nwca@chipchats.org


National Wood Carvers Association
PO Box 43218
Cincinnati, OH  45243


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