Monday – Thursday

• Educational Conference – The Educational Conference offers 1 to 3 day carving classes from master carvers.
• Smoker Brothers at the Grand Hotel carving a 1932 Pinch Breast Canvasback Hen and painting with mixed media (pre-registration required)

Thursday

• 11:00 AM- 8:00 PM
  • Wildfowl Competition Registration at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center
  • Class: Composition and Design with Josh Guge (Class filled)
  • Class: Carving the Eyes and Bill on a Shorebird Bust with Tommy Stewart (Class filled)
• 2:00  – 4:00
  • Lecture: A Discussion of the Design and Creation of Several World Class Pieces with Pat Godin
    • Room 217B
    • FREE

Friday

Show Hours 10:00 to 5:00. All Judging in Hall A/B unless otherwise noted

• 7:00 – 9:00
  • Wildfowl Competition Registration
• 9:30
  •  Judging – World Divisions
    • Decorative Life-size Wildfowl
    • Decorative Miniature Wildfowl
    • Interpretive Wood Sculpture
    • World Shootin’ Rig Division – Assawoman Bay
      • Note: Judging time on the Bay may be changed at the discretion of the judges
• 9:30 – 11:00
  • Panel: Collecting History with C. John Sullivan, Rod Benjamin, Chris Pusey, Burt Campbell
    • Upstairs Room 217B
• 10:00
  • Judging – Advanced, Intermediate, Novice Divisions
    • Decorative Life-size Floating Waterfowl
    • Decorative Life-size Wildfowl
    • Interpretive Wood Sculpture
    • Decorative Miniature Wildfowl
• 10:00- 12:00
  • Demo: Youth Carver Jack Revie
    • AB Hall Demo Booth
    • Please note demo times are subject to change
• 10:00 – 5:00
  • Golden Feather Hunt – Ocean City, Maryland
  • Photo Studio with Alan Wycheck
  • Art Corner – Featured art activities.  Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
  • Carving Demonstrations
• 11:00
  •  Judging – World Division
    • Decorative Life-size Waterfowl Pair
    • World Single Gunner Decoy (When Shootin’ Rig is done)
      • Note: Judging times on the Bay may be changed at the discretion of the judges
  • Judging – Masters Divisions
    • Decorative Life-size Wildfowl
    • Decorative Miniature Wildfowl
    • Interpretive Wood Sculpture
• 11:15 – 12:15
  • Lecture: Creating a Winning Waterfowl Pattern with Tom Christie
    • Upstairs Room 217A
• Noon
  • Judging- Masters Division
    • Decorative Lifesize Floating Waterfowl
• 1:00
  • Judging – Lem & Steve Ward Competition
    • Single Gunner – Assawoman Bay*
      • *Note: Judging times on the Bay may be changed at the discretion of the judges
• 1:00 – 2:00
  • Lecture: Bill Detail and Support with Tommy Stewart
    • Upstairs Room 215B
• 1:30
  • Judging – Advanced Decorative Miniature (may be judged as early at 10 am)
• 2:00
  • Judging – Sculpture Other Than Wood
  • Judging – Feathers
  • Judging – Fronds
• 2:15 – 3:15
  • Lecture: Owl Anatomy: Applying the Intricacies to Your Carving with Al Jordan
    • Upstairs Room 217A
• 2:30
  • Judging – Lem & Steve Single Gunner (**may start after lunch at clerk & judges choice**)
• 2:30
  • Demo: Jeff Rechin and Larry Barth
    • AB Hall Demo Booth
    • Please note demo times are subject to change
• 3:30 – 4:30
  • Panel: The Backgrounds of Sculpture with Paul Rhymer, Dan Burgette
    • Upstairs Room 217B
• 4:30
  •  Judging – Intermediate, Novice Divisions
    • Best in Show
• 5:30   
  • Living Legends Reunion Dinner (Advance Ticket Required), The Grand Hotel

Saturday

Show Hours 9:00 to 5:00. All Judging in Hall A/B unless otherwise noted

• 9:00 – 5:00
  • Art Corner – Featured art activities.  Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
  •  Carving Demonstrations
  • Golden Feather Hunt – Ocean City, Maryland
• 9:00
  • Judging – Lem & Steve Ward Divisions
    • Contemporary Antique
    • Contemporary Decoys & Champion
    • Shorebird Decoy
    • Decorative Smoothie Waterfowl & Champion
  • Judging – Bench Divisions
  • Judging – Lem & Steve Ward Divisions on the bay
    • Gunning Pair 
    • Gunning Pair Champion (after GP)
      • *Note: Judging times on the Bay may be changed at the discretion of the judges
• 10:00 – 5:00
  • Photo Studio with Alan Wycheck
• 11:00
  • Judging – Lem & Steve Ward Divisions:
    • Decorative Smoothie Shorebirds & Wading Birds
    • Champagne Divisions
    • Youth Competition
    • Youth Gunning Pairs – Tanks 
• 11:15 – 12:15
  • Lecture: Challenges of Carving Miniatures with Dick Snyder
    • Upstairs Room 215B
• 1:00
  • Champagne Waterfowl Silent Auction starts (goes until noon Sunday)
• 1:00 – 2:00
  • Lecture/Workshop: Critiques with Peter Palumbo
    • Upstairs Room 217A
• 1:00 – 2:30
  • Demo: Al Jordan
    • AB Hall Demo Booth
    • Please note demo times are subject to change
• 1:00 – 4:00
  • Class: Beginner Carving Class with Ross Smoker
    • Sign Up Required
• 2:15: 3:15
  • Lecture: Color Theory 101 with Peter Palumbo
    • Upstairs Room 217A
• 2:30
  • Demo: Scott Belote
    • AB Hall Demo Booth
    • Please note demo times are subject to change
• 3:30 -4:30
  • Lecture: From the Field to Finished with Larry Barth
    • Upstairs Room 217B
• 5:00 – 7:00
  • Around the Worlds Mixer -AB Hall
    • Cash Bar and Hors d’oeuvres
    • World Division Winners Announced (6:00)

Sunday 

Show Hours 10:00 to 3:00

• 8:00 – 10:00
  • Carvers and guest (with a badge) special photo session – A/B Hall
• 10:00 – 2:00
  •  Carving Demonstrations
  • Art Corner – Featured art activities.  Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
  • Golden Feather Hunt – Ocean City, Maryland
  • **Champagne Waterfowl Silent Auction continues until noon
• 10:30 – 11:30
  • Panel: Carving for 150 Years and Counting with Larry Barth, Pat Godin, Jett Brunet
    • Upstairs Room 217B
  • Demo: Art Leonard
    • AB Hall Demo Booth
    • Please note demo times are subject to change
• 12:00
  • Awards Presentations
    • Living Legends
    • Special Awards
    • People’s Choice
    • Youth
    • Sculpture
    • Divisions: Lem & Steve, Novice, Intermediate, Advance
    • Special Memorial Awards
    • Masters
    • Worlds
• 3:00  
  • Carving Check Out

Times and events subject to change.