Wood engravers will exhibit their work and give demonstrations of the craft as part of the Wood Engravers Networks annual workshop Aug. 14-16 in Morgantown.

The workshop will be at the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center, with exhibits and demonstrations at the Monongalia Art Center.

Clifford Harvey, WVU professor emeritus and founder of the graphic design program at WVU , is the host of the event. The University houses the famed Gram-Lee collection of antique wood printing blocks, and Harvey has been the curator of this collection for the past 20 years. He also produced an award-winning book about the collection,When Rosebud Was a Sled.

The Wood Engravers Network is an international organization that works to promote traditional wood engraving practices. Wood engravings are prints made from end-grain wood blocks in a process characterized by fine detail and contrast. Most 19th century books, newspapers, periodicals and catalogues were illustrated with wood engravings. Today, illustrators, printmakers and book artists keep the art form alive.

As part of this years workshop, there will be a reception and presentation at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, at the Monongalia Art Center. The event will include a demonstration of the craft and a talk featuring Hilary Paynter of Devon, England, one of the worlds leading wood engravers.

Prints will be available for sale, and there will also be harpsichord music provided by R.P. Hale of Concord, N.H. Hale is a wood engraver who builds harpsichords from scratch and performs in period costume.

This event is free and open to the public.

In addition, wood-engraved prints by members of the Wood Engravers Network are being exhibited through Aug. 26 in the Robert M. Davis Gallery of the Monongalia Art Center.

For more information, contact the Monongalia Arts Center at 304-292-3325 or check the Web site atwww.monartscenter.com.