Woodturning CONNECT 2023

15 March 2023

The Worshipful Company of Turners’ biennial turning competitions are open for applications. A number of opportunities are open including:

A. The Worshipful Company of Turners’ Competitions

• The Master’s Exhibition – a piece taking the Royal Coronation as its theme. Entry by invitation only
• The Master’s mixed media competition – any turned item in wood and incorporating at least some leather or pewter, or both
• Felix Levy Competition – Any piece of turning with no restriction as to subject, size or style
• Bert Marsh Competitions – two categories, one for members of the Worshipful Company of Turners and one for holders of the Company’s Certificate in Turning.

B. Competitions organised in conjunction with the Association of Woodturners of Great Britain. Open to members of the AWGB

• The Senior
• The Ray Key competition for those under 21

C. Competitions organised in conjunction with the Society of Ornamental Turners. Open to members of the SOT

• The Lady Gertrude Crawford – for conventional ornamental turning
• The Fred Howe – for rose turning or a combination of ornamental and rose turning
• The H.E.Twentyman – predominantly plain turning, but with a discrete element of ornamental turning

D. Competition organised in conjunction with Association of Pole Lathe Turners and Greenwood Workers. Open to members of the APTGW

• Pole Lathe, One competition, to produce a piece on a pole lathe

This competition is being held at Bodgers Ball in May 2023, though entries will be displayed at Pewterers’ Hall on 19th October 2023.

Full details and eligibility criteria can be found here.