Carving Clubs and Chapters News
Does your woodcarving club or chapter have news they wish to get out? Contact us and we will place it here under your chapter. We are happy to add other chapters from around the province and country, simply send the information you wish to have posted, the chapter name and contact information and we will work on having it posted to our web site. This would continue to build what we are hoping to achieve and that is bridges between clubs, artist and alike.
Ancaster Senior Woodchippers
Contact:
(905) 648-8909
Barrie Woodcarvers Club
Meeting Times and Location:
Meetings for members held 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, 7:00 pm at the Grenfel Community Centre, 1989 Sunnidale Rd, Grenfel in Springwater Township. Afternoon carving is available each Wednesday from 1:00 - 4:00 pm at Victoria Village Carving Club. Contact Don at (705) 735-0830.
Contacts:
Frank Meher - Treasurer - (705) 739-9613 - lfmeher27@gmail.com
Promotes and nurtures woodcarving in the Barrie area. Types of wood carving done are round, chip, relief and bark. Also includes wood burning, painting and finishing. We have interclub competitions, visiting speakers and seminars throughout the year.
Brant Carving Club, Brantford
Contacts:
Wayne Vipond - (519) 751-0240 - wvipond@rogers.com
Brooklin Woodcarvers
www.brooklinwoodcarvers.ne1.net
Location:
Brooklin Community Centre, on Cassel Road in Brooklin
Meeting Times:
Thursday - 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm from September to April
Contacts:
Club President - Randy Pater - gwriderRP@yahoo.ca
Club Secretary, Treasurer and Show Co Chairman - Judy Connor - judy-connor@rogers.com
Show Co Chairman - Rob Woodill - robert.woodill@sympatico.ca
Buckhorn Carvers
www.kawarthacarvingcompetition.org/buckhorn.htm
Contact:
Jack Gomersall - President - (705) 657-7539
Location of Meetings:
The Club meets at the Buckhorn Community Centre, 1801 Lakehurst Road in Buckhorn.
Meeting Times:
The Club meets every Thursday afternoon (1:00 to 4:00 pm) from September to June. Each year the club hosts an annual Christmas party and a wrap up potluck barbeque in June. Annual carving show and competition is co-hosted with the Bobcaygeon Carving Club and held at the Bobcaygeon Fall Fair. Visit Kawartha Carving Competition for more details.
Membership:
Club membership is open to people having all carving abilities (hobbyist / beginner to advanced) whether you are interested in birds, wildlife, chip, in the round, or relief carving. Club membership is open to carvers at all skill levels. Members share their knowledge, tips and tricks-of-the-trade. A library of material is available. The annual fee is $25.00 together with a $1.00 weekly contribution.
Burlington Sculptors & Woodcarvers Guild
The Burlington Art Center
Contact:
Mike Sheppard - (905) 335-6024 - sheppard@cogeco.ca
Canadian Gourd Society
www.canadiangourdsociety.org
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cdngourdsociety
Memberships:
Contact Bonnie MacLeod - ullibon@rogers.com
Shows and Meetings:
The 2010 competition and show - Gourdfest - will take place at Black Creek Pioneer Village on the weekend of October 23rd and 24th. Please visit the CGS website for more details as they become available.
Recent News:
New online discussion forum for Canadian Gourd Society members. To join this Yahoo Group, you must be a member of the CGS (annual membership is $25) - click here to join the Canadian Gourd Society now.
Caygeon Carvers
www.kawarthacarvingcompetition.org/caygeon.htm
Contact:
Bob Rose - President - (705) 657-2458
Location of Meetings:
The club meets in the Henderson House, which is located in the Kawartha Settlers Village in Bobcaygeon.
Meeting Times:
The club meets every Tuesday evening (7:00 to 9:00 pm) from September to June.
Local Competitions and Shows:
The Buckhorn Carvers and Bobcaygeon Carving Club host a show and competition in conjunction with the Bobcaygeon Fall Fair. The competition is open to carvers in the beginner, novice, intermediate and advanced levels in a variety of categories. Carvings are offered for sale and suppliers are available to sell materials, tools, books and patterns. Visit Kawartha Carving Competition for more info.
Crouch Carvers, London
Contact:
Sharon Bailey - (519) 953-0132
Golden Horseshoe Carvers
www.goldenhorseshoecarvers.org
Contact:
Bill Carey - (905) 574-7498 - info@goldenhorseshoecarvers.org
Location of Meetings:
The club meets at Harmony Baptist Church, 1763 Upper James Street in Hamilton.
Meeting Times:
The Carving Club meets the 4th Monday of most months (for 9 months of the year) at 7:00 pm. Please see website for list of dates.
Membership:
Membership fees are $35/year for adults, youths 17 years of age and under are free. Renewal of Membership fees is in September / October of each year. New Members may join at any time during the year. A monthly newsletter is sent to members.
Grand Valley Woodcarvers Club
www.canadiannationals.net/gvwc.html
Contacts:
President: Vicky Theis tice5359@yahoo.com
Secretary: Jeannine Barkhouse jeanninecarving@live.com
Location of meetings:
Manheim Community Centre
Kitchener, Ontario
Meeting Times:
The Grand Valley Woodcarvers Club welcomes individuals interested in woodcarving to visit the club on scheduled meeting nights. The meetings are held on Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Mannheim Community Centre in the village of Mannheim, just west of Kitchener.
Membership:
Grand Valley Woodcarvers provides numerous benefits for its members, especially the fellowship experienced as carvers meet each Thursday. Here beginners and experienced carvers sit elbow to elbow learning and sharing skills. Carvers have access to a growing library of illustrated books, demonstration videos, study bills, patterns and general reference materials. Senior carvers provide guidance and assistance to beginners. Presentations on carving, texturing, painting and related topics are scheduled throughout the season. Shows, exhibitions, classes and excursions enhance our overall program.
Guelph Carving Club
www.ontariowoodcarvers.com/html/guelph_carving_club.html
Location of meetings:
Marden Park and Community Centre
7366 Wellington Road 30
Guelph, ON N1H 6J2
Contacts:
President: David Waters - (519) 821-9035 - moffat1@sympatico.ca
Treasurer: Ray Lang 519-822-7826
For days and times please contact either David Waters or Ray Lang.
Halton Carvers Inc.
www.ontariowoodcarvers.com/html/halton_carvers.html
Location of meetings:
THE WILLIAMS MILL (just outside Georgetown)
515 Mill Street, Glen Williams, ON
L7G-3S9
Click here for more info about Williams Mill Visual Arts Center: www.williamsmill.com
Meeting Times:
We meet at the club on Monday afternoons and Tuesday and Thursday evenings, Friday afternoons and all day Saturday.
When you become a club member of the Halton Carvers you are given a door key which permits access 24/7. There are several other artist studios in the immediate vicinity. Painting, pottery, glass blowing, sculpting and jewellery making are among those situated around us. We have a bright, clean room in which you may carve to your heart's content mostly in wood but in any style you choose. Members will be happy to instruct you in relief carving, wood burning, walking stick carving, decoy and bird carving, caricatures and even totem poles if you so desire. We welcome adult members to a pleasant, social atmosphere where we whittle and chat and chat and whittle the hours away.
To join our club or just visit, please contact:
Bert Hutchinson, President 905-877-3569
John Tatham, Secretary 905-877-9249 johntatham@cogeco.ca
Bonnie Malenfant 519-833-2881 signshoppe@bellnet.ca
Headwaters Carving Club
Location of meetings:
Dufferin Orangeville Seniors Centre
Bythia Street in Orangeville, Ontario
Meeting Times:
Monday night weekly - 7:00pm to 9:30 pm
September to last week in June: Some members continue through the summer, on a random schedule or at various members' homes. If a Club project is underway, summer is usually a weekly affair.
Club Management:
President: Jack Staeger 519-940-0709
Treasurer: Henry Bruck 519-941-6130
General Info and Email Contact:
Winston Uytenbogaart 519-941-9708 bogi@execulink.com
Activities and Projects:
The Club meets at the Seniors Centre but is not a formally associated with the Centre. The club has a varied membership who likes to carve or burn just about everything from animals, birds, characters, relief, furniture and totem poles. We have both girls and guys who enjoy burning as finishes for birds or scenic pictures.
Past Club Projects
Several years ago the Club carved a nature pole with a full size osprey on top that swings with the wind. The pole has been installed in Dragon Fly Park at the entrance to Orangeville. Following the pole install the Club became advisors to the Town of Orangeville on the Towns tree stump carvings, which now has created some notoriety for the Town.
Humber Valley Carving Club
Location of meetings:
Caledon Seniors Centre
7 Rotarian Way, Bolton, Ontario
L7E 1Y2
Meeting Times:
Monday - 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Thursday - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Interested in being a member contact one of the following:
Doug Ackers 905-951-0099
Gord Croft 905-857-3355
Fred Pilson 905-857-1528
Images in Wood - Flower City Seniors - Brampton
www.ontariowoodcarvers.com/html/flower_city_carvers.html
General Information:
Our group provides a venue for carving enthusiasts of various skill levels to get together and enjoy the art of woodcarving. We would like to extend this invitation to anyone interested in joining our family of friends to come visit us and see what we are all about. Must be 55+
Location of meetings:
Flower City Senior Centre, Southwest corner of McLaughlin Road and Queen Street in Brampton
Meeting Times:
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
For further info, please call:
905-874-3500
Kawartha Chippers
Promoting chip carving in the Peterborough and surrounding area. Offering basic instruction in the art of chip carving.
Meeting Times:
Club meets every second Thursday from September to May.
General Information and Email Contact:
Carlo Parker kaarlo@cogeco.ca
Loon-A-Tics Carving Club of Kapuskasing
Meeting Times:
The Club meets from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Another section meets on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon.
General Information and Email Contact:
Mike Micallef mike.micallef@gmail.com
Niagara Woodcarvers Association
www.niagarawoodcarvers.ca
Dedicated to the promotion of the art and craft of carving through shared ideas.
Contacts:
President - Robert Sider - (905) 894-3625 - r_sider@yahoo.ca
Secretary - Marg Cooper - (905) 356-7549
Meeting Times:
Ten monthly meetings are held each year, on the 3rd Monday from September to June each year. (no meetings July or August). Meetings begin at 7:00 pm.
Meeting Location:
50 Plus Coronation Recreation Centre5925 Summer Street at Main Street
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Map available on the Niagara Woodcarvers' website
Membership and Club Info:
Currently the club has over 100 members from all walks of life, who find woodcarving to be rewarding and creative. Membership includes a subscription to Knotty News, an Niagara Woodcarvers Association publication with shared ideas and club news. Special seminars are held throughout the year and some members offer carving classes for beginners while others instruct more advanced seminars. Social gatherings for club members include a June and a Christmas potluck social.The Niagara Woodcarvers Association produces one of the best Woodcarving Shows held in the area. This event takes place early each spring.
Northumberland Woodcarvers, Roseneath
Contact:
Ken Stubbings - (905) 372-4496 - lyke@cogeco.ca
Ontario Wood Carvers Association
www.ontariowoodcarvers.com
Mailing Address:
Ontario Wood Carvers Association
6021 Yonge Street, Suite 306
Toronto, Ontario
M2M 3W2
Contacts:
Membership - Alexander Clement - 905-764-5781 - member@ontariowoodcarvers.com
Secreary/Treasurer - Helen Chan - 416-977-5320 - treasurer@ontariowoodcarvers.com
We are a charitable, not-for-profit organization devoted to promoting, educating and connecting carvers in Ontario. While our monthly meetings have usually taken place in Toronto, our vision is province-wide. We are fortunate to have such talented and gifted members in our club and in the clubs with whom we have an affiliation. Now in our 30th year, the Ontario Wood Carvers Association is still going strong!
We also publish the “Ontario Woodcarver” (six editions per year) and as part of your membership you receive this newsletter via post.
Outaouais Wood Carvers, Ottawa
www.owcarvers.com
Contact:
Serge Desjardins - (613) 276-7348 - owcarvers@sympatico.ca
Owl's Nest Carving Club
www.ontariowoodcarvers.com/html/owl_s_nest_woodcarving_club.html
Location:
The Adult Recreation Centre Corner of King and Allen in Waterloo
Meeting Times:
Thursdays 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
Tuesday evenings 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Annual Membership Fee: $30
Please feel free to drop in any time and check us out. Or for further information contact:
Barb Kaminski barfrank.kaminiski@sysmpatico.ca
or Marie at (519)742-2704
Quinte Woodcarvers Association, Belleville
Contact:
Gord Stirling - (613) 966-3091 - bri.lohodgins@sympatico.ca
Saugheen Wood Carving Club of Proton Station/Flesherton
Mailing Address:
Saugheen Wood Carving Clubc/o Eric Lundsted
50 Sydenham Street
Flesherton, ON N0C 1E0
Meeting Times:
Tuesday afternoons at 1:00 pm, from Autumn through till late Spring. The weekly meetings are held South of Proton Station at the home workshop of Garnet and Jean Reed.
Contact:
Eric Lundsted - eric.lundsted@sympatico.ca - (519) 924-0427
St. Thomas Woodcarvers
Contact:
(519) 631-7321
Southtowns Woodcarvers of Western New York
http://southtownsny.tripod.com/index.html
Location of meetings:
Elma Senior Center
3007 Bowen Road
Elma, New York
Meeting Times:
1st Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm with short business meeting at 7:30 pm
Contact person:
Fred Michael - mfritzzl@aol.com
Thunder Bay Carvers
Contact:
Mike Southon - (807) 344-6519 - southon@shaw.ca
Tri Town Woodcarvers, New Liskeard
Contact:
Ruth Lawrence - (519) 879-6678 - 202 Main Street West, Otterville, Onatrio N0J 1R0
Wye Marsh Association of Woodcarvers, Midland
www.wyemarsh.com/woodcarvers.html
Contact:
Alfred Scott - (705) 549-2462 - alfred.carve@ympatico.ca
Location of Meetings:
Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre located on Highway 12 in Midland, Ontario.
Meeting Times:
Year round on Tuesday afternoons at 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm, then in the evening from 7:00 pm until 9:30 pm, and on the first Sunday of each month, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Membership:
The Wye Marsh Association of Woodcarvers provides the opportunity for all levels of carvers to carve and learn from one another. The association welcomes anyone who wants to come out and learn to carve. The group has all the equipment needed to facilitate the work. Membership fee is $53/year (includes membership to the Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre); one time charge of $10 for Association badge.