Artist-Blacksmiths Association of North America
www.abana.org
About This Association
The Artist-Blacksmith’s Association of North America is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting, and sharing technical skills and design excellence in the blacksmith community. We offer education workshops, technical and art publications, grants, awards, conferences, and exhibitions honoring the metal arts. ABANA’s primary function is that of education – both within the blacksmith community and beyond. The ABANA National Curriculum is an educational path that teaches, evaluates, and certifies blacksmiths in traditional forging skills as well as instructors. This nationally recognized program helps to elevate the skills of the blacksmithing community as a whole and easily distinguishes blacksmiths who have acquired the skills needed to pass each level of the curriculum. ABANA also works to introduce the forging arts to members of the general public as well as architects, designers, and other related professionals. Through exhibitions, demonstrations, and conferences, members of the public are invited to learn more about the history and the place that blacksmithing occupies in the world today.
Publications
THE ANVIL’S RING
Conventions & Events
Annual