With all the excitement for this year’s Grand Master’s Program, we thought it would be a great time to look back at the previous events. The first-ever Grand Masters Program® was held in 2005 at the GRS Training Center. Founded on the belief that both art and artist benefit from the exchange of ideas and techniques, it brought some of the most renowned engravers in the world together with students for two comprehensive courses of study. The event also offered a weekend full of conversation, impromptu demonstrations, and an open showing of work and portfolios. In its early years, the Grand Masters Program® was two separate 5-day courses rather than the 10-day courses we see today. There have been many other changes throughout the years-- the equipment and facility have changed with time, and we’ve expanded the course offerings to include stone setting. No other gathering of this caliber exists for sharing and learning. Even though many things have changed, one thing has stayed the same; the program was--and is--dedicated to the art.
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