Make Plans to Join Us for WEN-CON UK 2022! WEN-CON 2022 England re-planning is underway. New dates are June 26 to July 7, 2022. Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to immerse yourself in wood engraving and celebrate this beloved medium in the “Motherland.” WEN and non-WEN members are welcome to join us in visiting…
Wood Engraving “Hook” (above image is Thomas Bewick wood engraving from The History of British Birds.)July 25 2021: What was the first wood engraving you saw that led you to say, “I need to learn how to do that”? Or was it a teacher who introduced you to a medium you’d never thought of getting into? And now, what keeps…
Wood Engraving: Miniature Images with BIG Impact Learn the secrets of wood engraving, from the comfort and safety of home, virtually, with WEN President Joanne Price. This online pre-conference workshop is part of Awayzgoose, an online version of Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum’s annual celebration of design, typography, and printing. This year, Hamilton teams…
WEN is delighted to present the Fourth Triennial Exhibition — view all works in a virtual gallery and see the exhibition in person as it travels for three years! The virtual gallery is here: https://woodengravers.org/wen-gallery/ Congratulations to each participating artist! Sales inquiries will be forwarded to individual artists. WEN is currently seeking venues for the…
The Wood Engravers’ Network is excited to host its 4th juried exhibition of relief engraving; bringing wood engraving to a broader audience to promote and encourage a passion for the tradition and contemporary experimentation of the medium. We are seeking prints to be included in a Relief Engraving exhibition. Relief engraving can include engraving on…
The Special 25th Anniversary Bundle Exchange Project is due September 15 The project theme is “WEN: 25 Years of Inspiration” — interpreted however you like. Some spring board ideas for the theme: Find inspiration in old issues of B&B — for you conference goers, there will be an exhibit of every single B&B from the…
Designed by WEN member, Michael McGarvey. Limited colors and sizes available.
Join WEN in celebrating our 25th Anniversary, a Wood Engraving Museum AND the Third Triennial Exhibition at Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin for a FREE public reception on Friday August 2, 5–7pm. The exhibition continues through September 29th, 2019, but it will be nearly impossible to find this many wood…
The Wood Engraving Museum is taking shape at Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum: Jim Horton’s generous donation of materials, labor, vision and artifacts for the Wood Engraving Museum are a real inspiration! We are so excited about this collaboration with Hamilton! The first-floor Wood Engraving Museum will be ready for use and display for…
The Wood Engravers’ Network’s 25th Anniversary 2019 Annual Summer Conference at Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum Dates: Monday, July 29 to Saturday August 3, 2019 Concentrated Conference dates: July 31–August 3, 2019. (Guest artist presentation, lectures, events, etc scheduled for these dates.) Location: Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum, (HWTPM) 1816 10th St, Two…