Membership

There are three categories of Membership of the Master Carvers’ Association: Members, Associate Members and Honorary Members. Applications are invited for Members and Associate Members, Honorary Membership is awarded.

If you are a company employing wood or stone carvers or a self-employed carver you are welcome to apply to be a Member of the MCA.

If you are an individual or represent an institution or company that has specific interests pertaining to the craft of carving but who are neither carvers nor direct employers of carvers you are welcome to apply to be an Associate Member of the MCA.

The process is one of election: candidates applying for Membership submit a CV, portfolio and signed application form, those that are applying for Associate Membership simply put their case for wishing to join the Association to the formal but friendly MCA Committee that ensures all applicants are treated fairly and equally.

  • Membership

Members must be either employers of wood or stone carvers or self-employed carvers, have been in business as carvers in their own right for a minimum of five years and can demonstrate proficiency in their specialist crafts.

More about Full Membership

MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS

All candidates shall have been in business as Carvers in their own right for a minimum of five years and shall have demonstrated proficiency in their specialist crafts.

Candidates for election to the category of Member shall be duly proposed by a Member and seconded by another Member. It would be expected that having trained and been in business for five years the applicant would have come into contact with Members of the Association. However, if this is not the case and to be fair to all if there is no proposer or seconder on the application two of the committee would stand in if the application would otherwise succeed.

Candidates shall submit a CV and portfolio together with the completed application form which can be downloaded below.

All applications will be considered by the Committee who, acting by majority vote, are authorised to accept or reject applications in their absolute discretion. A separate vote shall be taken in respect of each Specialist Craft selected on the application form. A successful candidate will be listed in each Specialist Craft in respect of which a majority vote in favour is passed. If there are no Specialist Crafts in respect of which a majority vote in favour is passed, the application will be deemed to have failed.

Committee members judge as peers.

A member of the Committee may request that a maximum of two members of the Committee visit a candidate’s workshop before any votes are taken. No such visit will take place without the candidate’s prior agreement. In agreeing the visit, the candidate will be deemed to have agreed to reimburse the Association the expenses incurred by the members of the Committee in connection with the visit.

Feel free to contact the Hon. Secretary using the Contact link at the top of the page or here for more information or an informal discussion on the application process.

Download an Application Form for Membership

The Master Carvers’ Association stands for high professional standards, commitment and experience.

 

  • Associate Membership

This new class of membership allows the inclusion of individuals, institutions and companies with specific interests in the world of professional carving in wood and stone but who are neither carvers nor direct employers of carvers themselves.

More about Associate Membership

Associate Membership is a new category of membership of the MCA. It aims to recognise that there are individuals and institutions that have specific interests pertaining to the craft of carving but who are neither carvers nor direct employers of carvers and allows them entry to the MCA as a forum for debate, lobbying and the dissemination of information.

Associate Members take an active role in the Association’s activities with the exception that they do not vote at the Annual General Meeting and so are not eligible for election to office. For that reason Associate Members pay a reduced subscription.

To apply for Associate Membership complete the application form that can be downloaded below and return it as indicated.

Candidates for election to the category of Associate Member are proposed and seconded by two Members. All applications will be considered by the Committee who, acting by majority vote, are authorised to accept or reject applications in their absolute discretion. To be fair to all applicants if there is no proposer and seconder two members of the committee will stand in if the application would otherwise succeed.

Feel free to contact the Hon. Secretary using the Contact link at the top of the page or here for more information or an informal discussion on the application process.

The Master Carvers’ Association stands for high professional standards, commitment and experience.

Download an Application Form for Associate Membership