Check out our amazing offering of lectures, workshops, panels, and demos for this year’s Ward World Championship Education Conference! All classes will take place in person in Ocean City, MD. All proceeds benefit the Ward Foundation and the Ward World Championship Carving Competition.
See below for full schedule soon!
World Championship Schedule
THURSDAY
| TIME SLOT | ROOM | L/P/W | NAME | TOPIC |
| 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm | 217B | FREE Lecture | Pat Godin | A Discussion of the Design and Creation of Several World Class Pieces |
FRIDAY
| TIME SLOT | ROOM | L/P/W | NAME | TOPIC |
| 9:30 am – 11:00 am | 217B | Panel | C John Sullivan, Rod Benjamin, Chris Pusey, Burt Campbell | Collecting History |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm | 217A | Lecture | Tom Christie | Creating a Winning Waterfowl Pattern |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | 215B | Lecture | Tommy Stewart | Feather Groupings* |
| 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | 217A | Lecture | Al Jordan | Owl Anatomy: Applying the Intricacies to Your Carving |
| 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | 217B | Panel | Paul Rhymer, Dan Burgette | Creating Sculptures* |
SATURDAY
| TIME SLOT | ROOM | L/P/W | NAME | TOPIC |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm | 215B | Lecture | Dick Snyder | Carving Miniatures and Champagne Pieces* |
| 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | 217A | Lecture/Workshop | Peter Palumbo | Critiquing |
| 217A | Lecture | Peter Palumbo | Color Theory* | |
| 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | 217B | Lecture | Larry Barth | Topic To Be Announced |
SUNDAY
| TIME SLOT | ROOM | L/P/W | NAME | TOPIC |
| 10:00 am – 11:30 am | 217B | Panel | Larry Barth, Jett Brunet | Topic To Be Announced |
*Titles are subject to change.
Workshops and Lectures
Lecture/Workshop: Carving Critique with Peter Palumbo
Come for an opportunity for an open discussion where carvers can pick Pete’s brain, ask questions and have him look at your work. Workshop participants are welcome to bring pieces that they entered, works in progress, or plans for future work. Carvers are also welcome to just sit in and listen or join in the dialogue at the lecture ticket price. Topic focus will be on design, anatomy, color, and competition. TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORKSHOP, PLEASE STOP AT THE EDUCATION TABLE IN THE ENTRANCE HALL. Pieces entered in the show can be pulled from the floor with staff assistance for this workshop.
Lecture participants: $3 (members) / $4 (non-members)
Workshop participants: $22 (members) / $25 (non-members)
Panels and Demos
Panel: Collecting History
with C John Sullivan, Rod Benjamin, Chris Pusey, Burt Campbell
Carvers are but one side of the wildfowl art coin; the other is collectors. Learn about the collection and preservation of history from four noted collectors for a one hour panel discussion. Hear the rich pasts and special stories behind favorite, beloved pieces, how to start your own collection, and more. Questions for the collectors will be welcome.
Lecture participants: $6 (members) / $8 (non-members)
Photo from C John Sullivan’s website.
AB Hall Technique Demonstrations
Check out the demo space in AB Hall to see carvers hard at work honing their craft.
FRIDAY
10:00 am – Youth Carver Jack Revie: Carving
1:00 pm – Ryan Torbett: Hatchet Carving
2:30 pm – Jeff Rechin: Simplistic Painting
SATURDAY
10:00 am – Matt Sewell: Canvas Decoys
1:00 pm – Al Jordan: Owls?
2:30 pm – Scott Belote:
SUNDAY
10:00 am – Art Leonard: Hatchet Carving