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Al Bart Grant Information & Application

The NWBA’s Al Bart Memorial Grant is designed to enable our members to attend an educational program such as a workshop or class with the intention of learning something new and sharing that knowledge and experience within and/or outside of our association. Members are encouraged to download the attached application and learn something new.

Your interest in this program indicates two important facts:
You want to further your education and skill level and gain information about the blacksmiths’ craft/art.
You desire to spread the knowledge gained to the membership of the N.W.B.A. and/or the public in general.

Please consider the following ideas when deciding how you will fulfill your obligation. Remember, applicants to this program must show a strong desire to increase not only their skills, but to share what they have learned with others.

You may choose one or more of the following to fulfill the requirements described in the application:

Write an article describing your experience while attending the class or workshop and forward the article to the Hot Iron News for publication.

Arrange, through the education chairman of the N.W.B.A., to conduct a hands-on demonstration or open forge session at the next available conference. The education chairman will assist with logistics of this endeavor.

Work with the artist/blacksmith that held the class or workshop, to compile and produce a demonstration of skills or techniques gained. Permission from the instructor involved is a prerequisite of the demonstration.

Set up a display table at an N.W.B.A. conference, with the approval of the instructor, showing pictures, items, and/ or examples from the class or workshop in which you, the recipient of the grant, participated.

Prepare and produce an evening slide show, lecture, or video presentation pertaining to your experience relating to the class or workshop which you attended.

Be innovative—propose a new plan to fulfill your requirement. A local newspaper article or a public demonstration are good ways to spread knowledge and promote the craft of blacksmithing on many levels.

Maximum amount of grant available per person is $300, per year.

The following NWBA members are recent recipients of the Al Bart Grant. These people should be congratulated when you see them for furthering their own blacksmithing skills and knowledge. In addition they should be commended for contributing back to the rest
of the membership and to the public in general, the knowledge they have acquired.
Simon Stormer
Harold Hiea
Lisa Geertsen
Ben Czyhold
Curtis Rosenkrantz
Bart Turner
Dave Manning
Chris Porcarelli
In the past, many more members have participated.

The Al Bart Grant aligns with the mission of the NWBA; education and advancement of the craft and skills of blacksmithing.

Participate in the grants program and you may become a better smith for it. Call the Grants Program at 360-437-2922. Ask to talk to Bruce Crittenden. Evenings are best. You may also contact any NWBA Board member to receive information.

Download the the PDF file below. Or use the ---> ONLINE APPLICATION