Each year, nationally and internationally known woodturners come to Alaska to demonstrate at our symposium and teach classes. You do not have to be an experienced turner to gain education, tips, and skill building techniques from this event, nor do you have to be a member of our Association to enjoy this educational experience. The following turners have made the long trip to Alaska to participate in previous years symposiums and some have allowed us to post videos of their symposium demonstrations in the Members Only section of our website.

Please Join AWA to view these videos, and visit the websites of these guest turners:

Alaska Woodturners Symposium

2025 Symposium Vest “Coming Soon”

2025 Symposium Tickets

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2025 Featured Turners

Laurent Niclot from Ft. Collins, CO & Andy Cole from Honolulu, HI

SYMPOSIUM TICKETS

You can either purchase a ticket for 1 day and you can use on either Saturday or Sunday, or you can purchase 2 days tickets for both days. Members are $50 for 1 day or $100 for 2 days. Non-members are $60 for 1 day and $120 for both

A free day to the symposium is provided with each session of classes you sign up for. If you sign up for two classes, both days of the symposium are free.

AWA 2025 Symposium May 3^rd & 4^th, 2025

Guest Demonstrators:

Laurent Niclot from Ft. Collins, CO, originally from Toulon in the south of France, but is currently living and working in Fort Collins, Colorado. Probably best known for his turning miniature items, especially miniature teapots. You can check out his work by visiting his website at https://laurent-niclot.com. He will be providing class for AWA members May 5^th thru May 9^th, 2025.
Andy Cole from Honolulu, HI; Andy has lived on the island of Oahu since the 1980’s and works in a hillside studio where he is inspired by a spectacular ocean view overlooking the island’s south shore and beyond. Andy is probably best known for his turning sets of nested bowls. You can check out his work by visiting his website at https://andycolewoodturning.com. He will be providing classes for AWA members April 28^th thru May 2^nd, 2025.
Will also include 2 local AWA Members (TBD at a later date)

FEATURED TURNER:
Andy Cole

Visit Andy’s Website for more information

All of the wood Andy uses for creating bowls comes from Oahu grown trees that were brought down by either a property owner or strong gust of wind. He rescues the wood for a higher purpose before it can be transported to a land fill.

Andy has lived on the island of Oahu since the 1980’s and works in a hillside studio where he is inspired by a spectacular ocean view overlooking the island’s south shore and beyond.

FEATURED TURNER:
Laurent Niclot

Visit Laurent’s Website for more information

Originally from Toulon in the south of France, but is currently living and working in Fort Collins, Colorado USA. He discovered woodturning from Jean-François Escoulen. That is when he knew how he wanted to make a living. He considers his work as experimental: He likes to play with the wood and try new textures and colors, new tools, and new techniques. His current work ranges from traditional woodturning to woodburning, carving, multi-axis, coloring and texturing.

ALASKA TURNER:
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Dixie Biggs

Jason Breach

Alaska Woodturners Symposium

2025 Symposium Tickets

2025 Featured Turners

Laurent Niclot from Ft. Collins, CO & Andy Cole from Honolulu, HI

SYMPOSIUM TICKETS

FEATURED TURNER:
Andy Cole

FEATURED TURNER:
Laurent Niclot

ALASKA TURNER:
“Coming Soon”

ALASKA TURNER:
“Coming Soon”

Alaska Woodturners Association

We are committed to the advancement of woodturning by helping all who wish to learn to create items by the use of a wood lathe.

Meeting Times & Location

Become a Member

Alaska Woodturners Symposium

2025 Symposium Tickets

2025 Featured Turners

Laurent Niclot from Ft. Collins, CO & Andy Cole from Honolulu, HI

SYMPOSIUM TICKETS

FEATURED TURNER: Andy Cole

FEATURED TURNER: Laurent Niclot

ALASKA TURNER: “Coming Soon”

ALASKA TURNER: “Coming Soon”

Alaska Woodturners Association

We are committed to the advancement of woodturning by helping all who wish to learn to create items by the use of a wood lathe.

Meeting Times & Location

Become a Member

FEATURED TURNER:
Andy Cole

FEATURED TURNER:
Laurent Niclot

ALASKA TURNER:
“Coming Soon”

ALASKA TURNER:
“Coming Soon”