The Victorian Woodworkers Association Inc, founded in 1979, is the leading woodcraft guild in Victoria, Australia. Its diverse membership includes professional designer/makers and wood artists, serious amateurs, students and industry organisations. Its principal aims are to: - promote the design and making of fine woodwork - develop its markets - support it as a viable career - foster excellence in its production and design - facilitate networking between woodworkers. To fulfil these objectives the VWA produces exhibitions, master classes, skills workshops, programs on a wide range of wood related topics at its bimonthly meetings, and this website. The VWA manages a Wood Design Centre and Workshop housed at the Meat Market Arts Centre, 42 Courtney St, North Melbourne, Vic. 3051. With the help of Arts Victoria, the Centre provides low cost access to facilities and equipment for emerging designers and wood artists, and for VWA members. Also at the Meat Market Arts Centre the Association operates the VWA School of Woodcraft. The school provides short term, open and master classes in in all aspects of fine woodwork.