Bask in Wood Engraving Glory this summer at the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum as they host WEN’s 4th Triennial Exhibition May 21 – July 31, 2022! Hamilton welcomes visitors especially during their Open House Saturday May 21, 11am – 4pm CT with music, demonstrations, food trucks, fab exhibits and more! https://woodtype.org/blogs/events/museum-open-house-2022 A teaser…
Join trip organizer Joanne Price for a rescheduled virtual Q&A about the WEN journey to England on Sunday February 20th: 5pm- 6pm EST (4pm CST, 2pm PST) < notice the time zone Here is a link to the recording: https://youtu.be/3GTYn015xCo A Q&A session with organizer Joanne Price and CIE Tour rep Lou Macaluso. We talk…
Registration and Deposit Form WEN-CON UK June 26-July 7, 2022 ITINERARY: SUN. June 26: meet at London Heathrow airport. We will want to meet before 2pm (London time). MON. June 27: 10:30am–4pm confirmed special activity/event at Victoria & Albert Museum Print Study Room with curator/ scholar Bethan Stevens and many more, plus Society of Wood Engravers (SWE) members.…
Flock to the Stockton University Art Galleries (101 Vera King Farris DrIve, Galloway, NJ) to see 65 fabulous wood engravings on their second stage of awaking from their 2020/2021 slumber! Wood Engravers’ Network Triennial will be on view January 18 – April 5, 2022 (closed March 12-20). Mark your calendar for a gallery talk by…
WEN’s 4th Triennial Exhibition is making its first triumphant (in-person) debut Friday November 19 at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA – 6th floor gallery in Anderson Hall! An informal reception will be held on Friday, December 10th from 4-5. Masks and proof of vaccination are required to attend. The exhibit will be on…
19th Century Wood Engraving: A Collector’s Tour with Scott Ponemone WEN member Scott Ponemone will illustrate his presentation with wood engravings from his collection, starting with Thomas Bewick and John Bewick and ending with Elbridge Kingsley and Auguste Louis Lepère. The above wood engraving is by Charlton Nesbit (English 1775-1838) from Zachary Grey’s 1801 edition of Samuel…
The Ruling Machine: Wood Engraving’s Secret Weapon (live online) Monday October 25, 1pm EDT Join Joanne Price for a virtual presentation and demonstration as she unmasks the mysterious semi-mechanization of wood engraving in the gilded age. The Ruling machine is another piece of the puzzle from Jim Horton’s Commercial Wood Engraving in the 20th Century – how were these letterpress…
Photo caption: Gaylord Schanilec points out detail in his book “My Mighty Journey.” (PHOTO BY ROBERT ROWE) Gaylord Schnailec – arguably the best know wood engraver in the world, is discussed in this article by Robert Rowe “Inland Art: Spirit of Place.” Schanilec’s My Mighty Journey is a perfect example of a “Spirit of Place”.…
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…
PAST VIRTUAL EVENTS: July 25 2021: WOOD ENGRAVING “HOOK” WITH WILLIAM MYERS: A discussion about how wood engravers got “hooked” on wood engraving – a casual conversation moderated by Bill Myers. What was the first wood engraving you saw that led you to say, “I need to learn how to do that”? Or was it…