Welcome to the 2023 ANWG Conference Website
We’re finished, and so happy with the results!
Thank you to all who joined us in Bend.
Looking for photos? We have a slideshow, or you can see them all on one page in a gallery.
Attendee surveys will go out soon. In the meantime you can use the Contact Us link at the top of the page to send us your comments, questions, or suggestions for 2025.
Breaking News
6/17: Conference Award Winners have been announced. Congratulations to all our talented artists!
6/17: Reminder: Juried, Instructors, Open, and Conference Colors Exhibit entries are to be picked up on Sunday morning from 7 AM – 11:30 AM in the Deschutes rooms of the Riverhouse hotel by their owner or designated party.
6/13: The conference photo gallery is now available.
6/12: Do you have some great photos from the conference? Submit them here and we'll share them on our Conference Photos page.
6/10: Locations for workshops and seminars have been added to the schedule pages. A pdf with the locations for all workshops and seminars can be downloaded here.
6/8: Workshop classrooms will be available Sunday, June 11 from Noon-8 PM for students to set up looms.  Monday and Tuesday the rooms are open from 7:30 AM – 6 PM. Wednesday – Saturday the rooms are open from 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM. They will be locked up after the last student and teacher leave.
6/7: Tickets for the Keynote presentations (not including the banquet) and the Fashion Show (not including the reception) will be $25 each, and will be available at the registration desk starting June 11 at noon.
5/30: A list of workshops and classes that will be available for late enrollment is now available on the Late Enrollment page.
5/29: Registration closed May 22nd and all instructors now have complete lists of students. Students in on-loom weaving classes have already been notified of warping instructions (weaving classes for Dunning, Hartshorn, Moore, Neilson, Walker, Wilson). Instructors with additional instructions will be emailing students by June 3rd. Please let the instructor know that you’ve received their emails. If you have not received warping instructions from the instructor, please email Ginger Kaldenbach, Education Co-chair. Each workshop and seminar description on the website lists the materials and equipment that students need to bring, as well as the materials fee and details.  Refer to the Workshop Schedule and the Seminar Schedule for links to the appropriate session descriptions. Please note that materials fee will be collected by the instructor during class. Please bring your materials fee in cash.
4/16: A new event has been added to the calendar. Wool Town, a local Bend yarn shop, is hosting a Fiber Connections Conference night, Wednesday, June 14, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM. Treat yourself to dinner in downtown Bend, wear your nametag, and visit Wool Town for lots of specialty yarns, felting kits, and other knitting and weaving supplies.
4/2: Need help keeping track of your schedule during the conference? You can now create your own personalized calendar!
2/14: The cancellation policy is now available at https://anwgconference.org/archive/2023//cancellation-policy/.
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