The Society exists to promote wood engraving. It is the principal organisation and rallying point for those interested in the subject; it also maintains a lively interest in other forms of relief printmaking. Essentially, it is an artists' exhibiting society. There are aroundseventy members, practising artists who have been elected or invited to membership on merit.

Illustration: Miriam Macgregor, Thorn in August, wood engraving, £100 unframed