Founded 1973 Focus Blacksmithing Method teaching | Type Charitable trust Area served North America Slogan For a Living Planet | |
The Artist Blacksmith's Association of North America (ABANA) was formed in 1973 to preserve and promote blacksmithing as an art and a craft.
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Mission Statement
The ABANA mission statement reads:
We understand that a blacksmith is one who shapes and forges iron with hammer and anvil. The artist- blacksmith does this so as to unite the functional with the aesthetic, realizing that the two are inseparable. We the members of the Artist-Blacksmiths' Association of North America do join in our resolve to perpetuate the noble art of blacksmithing. With hammer and anvil, we will forge for mankind a richer life. We will preserve a meaningful bond with the past. We will serve the needs of the present, and we will forge a bridge to the future. Function and creativity is our purpose. Our task is great and so is our joy.
History
The Artist-Blacksmith's Association of North America was formed in 1973 with twenty-seven members. There are now 4000 members.
Publications
ABANA publishes two magazines: The Hammer's Blow and The Anvil's Ring.