WELCOME TO ARTS AND SCIENCES AT AWW 2026

Arts and Sciences at An Tir West War are open to everyone.  We plan to celebrate and share enthusiasm and joy for the arts with the entire populace so we’ll need your help because A&S depends on volunteer teachers, hosts, and more.  This year the A&S Coordinators for War are the Class Scheduler: Baron Meister Wilhelm Appatheker Vom Schwartzwalt, OL, OP (he/him) and the On Site A&S Coordinator: Baroness Magnifica Christel Leake, OP, OL (she/her). We can be reached via email for the War at: ArtsSciencesWestAnTir@gmail.com

Bardic scheduling will be handled by HL Hayali Ayşa bint Roxanna. Please see the bardic information page for details: Bardic. Bardic classes should use the A&S sign-up form, below.

CLASSES, SALONS, BARDICS, PERFORMANCE SPACES, AND MORE…:

We want you to let us know what classes/salons/bardics/performance spaces, and more you want and what you want to teach/host in the multiple spaces we will have available for A&S at War. We’re dedicating space to bardic arts and performing arts among other things in the evenings.  We need teachers, students, hosts, and participants.  We want to host classes, displays, competitions, socials, and salons which means we’ll need help. We’d like to have several longer periods for salons and will need volunteers to be Salon hosts and attendants.  Salons we would like to host include Fiber Arts, Needlework, Household Arts and Sciences, Scribal Arts, Loud/Sharp/Messy Arts and Sciences, Family Bardic, Adult Bardic, Middle Eastern Hafla, Armor and Armor Repair, and more.

*Note on Youth at A&S: We’d love to host some youth A&S classes if we can get background checked volunteers to confirm in advance.  Additionally it is imperative that all youth at A&S be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Please fill out the following forms to request what you want to learn/do, or to submit a class or hosting opportunity for a salon, display, and more:

SUBMISSIONS: Please submit by our deadline of June 7, 2026. Late submissions will be considered only once initial submissions have been scheduled.  If we are gifted with more teachers than spaces we can add folx to a waitlist.  Please fill out forms here:

REQUEST A CLASS/SALON here:  https://forms.gle/fBj2sZGgzYw7dXae8

SUBMIT A CLASS/SALON TO TEACH/HOST here: https://forms.gle/1wSDPgo5dhio1Zdw8

SCHEDULES:  The schedules for classes, salons, displays, competitions, and socials depend on you and your class/salon submissions.  Schedules will be posted a week or two before the event based on your submissions. The schedule is subject to change based on teacher/host and space availability. All efforts will be made to post updates and have current information available at the Arts & Sciences sign up table.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WITH A&S: There will be a need for volunteers in multiple capacities as desk attendants, teachers, display guards, and more- so please sign up on site with Volunteers or at the A&S desk and join in the fun of sharing arts and sciences with all.

DISPLAYS, SOCIALS, AND COMPETITIONS:  If you have a display, social, or competition idea and wish to run something through A&S please contact Baroness Magnifica Christel Leake to make arrangements.

  1. Lovely Largesse Display and Competition: What: A Largesse Display (and Friendly Competition) When: Opening Wednesday, July 1 at 11:00 AM, Closing Saturday, July 4 at noon. How: One wall and table at A&S will be dedicated to Largesse Examples. Please bring three pieces of matching largesse, each tagged with who made it and from where, as well as a way to contact you if you are willing to teach a largesse class. If there is a simple set of instructions you would like to include on the supplies, skills, and instructions on how to make it, please feel free to bring those handouts as well.  Note: One piece of largesse from each set of three will be given to the Crowns of the West and An Tir to distribute among Their populace. The third piece will be used as volunteers thank you gifts from the War Staff. * The Kingdom that brings the most largesse examples will be adding to the A&S War Points for their Kingdom.*
  2. Then and Now- A Display to Encourage and be Proud of SCA Growth– From Noon on Wednesday-5 PM Saturday, please participate in a way to welcome newcomers and old timers alike.- What: People are invited to print out and bring photographs of them in their early garb or encampment and what their current garb or encampment looks like. Please also include a page with starter names and persona information and current names and persona information or family friendly stories as well as any other info you care to share about your growth in the SCA. Please do not expect to get these pages back. If they are not damaged by the elements they will be gathered into a book to share with newcomers in order to encourage them to feel good about their starting point and where they could go in the future.
  3. Made at the War Show and Tell Social Tea Friday Afternoon Time TBA– As you make things at the war plan on this get together with other artisans and scientists to share your war successes in the arts and sciences with those who may also be interested. Share your joy and enthusiasm and remember that consent is required for constructive criticism.
  4. Teachers and Students Race for War Points: For A&S War Points Fun we will track how many teachers and students participate from each Kingdom.  We will be giving out color coded beads when you teach or take classes.  Whichever Kingdom has the most beads given out for each Teachers and Students wins a war point for their Kingdom.
  5. Best Bog Art or Science: Saturday from 10 AM-Noon Drop off your best Bog based art or science. Include your documentation. If you need help with documentation come by earlier in the week. Winner gets bragging rights and some sort of prize tbd…