Wildfowl carving event to be virtually modified April 23-25
“Port Tern” by Jett Brunet won Best in World for Interpretive Wood Sculpture during the 2019 Ward World Championship. Brunet, along with Larry Barth and Dan Burgette, will be honored as a Living Legend during the 2021 virtual event. ALAN WYCHECK PHOTO January 17, 2021
The Ward Foundation, the nonprofit that operates the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art and hosts the historic Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition and Art Festival at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Md., has made the decision to hold a virtually modified, three-day event Friday-Sunday, April 23-25.
Since 1971, the Ward World Championship has attracted hundreds of carvers and thousands of spectators from all over the world. With large gatherings still limited in Maryland and international travel to the United States restricted for many countries, the Ward Foundation organizers believes a world championship just wouldn’t be the sa