We work to perpetuate the art of hand engraving in the UK, encouraging apprenticeships, running training courses and carrying out ongoing academic research.
APPRENTICESHIPS AND TRAINING
The Association is proud to have organised funding, part funding or facilitated the following engraving apprenticeships:
- Michael Louca of Watson Bros. Gunmakers – apprentice Lianne Green.
- Malcolm Appleby – apprentice Callum Strong.
- Emmet Smith of RH Wilkins/Rebus Signet Rings – apprentices James Handyside (Castro Smith), Matthew Hart, Perry Lewis, Isobel Hare.
- Holland & Holland – apprentice Lucy Moseley.
- James Neville of Sam James Engraving Ltd – apprentices Jack Elliott, Louise Sorrell.
- David Bedford of JJ Bergin – apprentice Sarah Hobbs.
- Malcolm Appleby mentors, helps and inspires many students at his studio in Perthshire
- Alan Craxford has mentored gun engraver John Farman
- A bi-annual hand engraving symposium at Malcolm Appleby’s studio in Perthshire
- Regular weekday evening classes and weekend intensive courses run by professional engravers in central London locations. See our current courses here.
- Training opportunities for graduates in engraving workshops.
- Events in London, Scotland, Birmingham, Liverpool and Kent to discuss future developments in hand engraving training.
- Four different collaborations with university arts departments.
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
- Compiled Archive of all hand engravers active between 1900 and the present which is now held at the London Metropolitan Archives.
- JJ Bergin – Engravers: One Hundred and Twenty Years 1894-2013 by Chris Rowley