Emerging Turners Programme

29 April 2026

The Emerging Turners Programme is designed to improve the demographic of woodturning within the UK by recognising, encouraging and empowering young woodturners and wood artists aged 18-38** to reach their full creative and technical potential through innovative educational workshops and access to quality resources – all delivered with passion.

           Objectives:

           •   Aid woodturning to prosper as a professional, exciting, relevant craft 

           •   Foster networking

           •   Augment knowledge

           •   Develop technical skills

           •   Stimulate imagination

           •   Encourage a career path

           •   Progression to the RPT 

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The Programme consists of an annual 3-day workshop which will focus on a different aspect of the craft each year as well as the practical and business aspects of becoming a professional woodturner. Regional breakout meetings will be held at other points during the year.

Successful applicants may attend each of the annual 3-day workshops over the 3 year cycle, although they must re-apply each year.  There is a nominal charge for each 3-day workshop which is payable before the start of each workshop.

Click here to apply.