http://www.artjewelryforum.org The Art Jewelry Forum is a non-profit organization designed to nurture the field of contemporary art jewelry. Fri, 09 May 2008 23:50:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en . . . . . . . . . UNRIVALLED CUTTING-EDGE CONTEMPORARY ART JEWELRY DEBUTS AT 11TH ANNUAL SCULPTURE OBJECTS & FUNCTIONAL ART FAIR: SOFA NEW YORK, MAY 29 - JUNE 1, 2008 AT PARK AVENUE ARMORY OPENING NIGHT PREVIEW, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 Spotlight on Studio Jewelers Featured in Major Art Museum Shows Dazzling Craftsmanship and Fast-Paced Triple Digit Growth Matching the ... http://www.artjewelryforum.org/special-news-sofa-new-york/spotlight-on-studio-jewelers-featured-in-major-art-museum-shows/ Through Mar. 30 at Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco. Curated by Elizabeth Turrell and featuring 23 artists from the U.K. Germany, and the U.S. See www.velvetdavinci.com. (for more information on events...) http://www.artjewelryforum.org/calendar-archives/the-enamel-experience-international-badge-exhibition/ In November 2007, the AJF Board (then Jo Lauria, Rika Mouw, Elizabeth Shypertt, and Pat Rodimer) agreed to award a $1500 grant to the U. of Wisconsin-Whitewater. This grant will support jewelry artist Eleanor Moty’s participation in a special survey of women jewelers and metalsmiths with a professional ... http://www.artjewelryforum.org/grants-and-donations/ajf-awards-1500-grant-to-u-of-wisconsin-whitewater/ SNAG’s 37th Annual Conference, “Crosscurrents: Diverse Solutions in a Global Environment,” March 5-8 in Savannah, GA, is hosted by Savannah College of Art & Design. Register at www.snagmetalsmith.org. The Conference Registration Book is immediately available online on the Current Conference section of SNAG’s website. Presenters include: Bruce Metcalf and Andrew Wagner discussion the ... http://www.artjewelryforum.org/calendar-archives/snag-2008-conference-registration-is-now-open/ Eight good reasons to attend: Witness the field at its source, a rare once-a-year opportunity. Educate your eye by viewing a multitude of metal exhibits. Expand your mind by attending lectures and panels. Hear what inspires the makers and content providers of your passion. Share your passion with other collectors and curators. Put a "face" on ... http://www.artjewelryforum.org/archives/why-attend-snag/ Mar. 11, 7 p.m. at the Montclair Art Museum (sponsored by Montclair State University and the Montclair Art Museum) $10 members, $15 non members, Free for MSU staff and students A dialogue on the materials, artistic content, and meaning of art and craft with Arthur Danto, American art critic, author, and Columbia ... http://www.artjewelryforum.org/calendar-archives/art-talk-arthur-danto-and-ulysses-dietz/ In January 2008, AJF member Gail Hufjay traveled from snowy New York to sunny Florida for a big milestone: the first work she’s ever submitted to a juried jewelry show had been accepted at the Armory Art Center's Close to the Skin exhibit in West Palm Beach. Gail first started collecting ... http://www.artjewelryforum.org/interviews/close-to-the-skin-juried-works-of-jewelry-and-personal-adornment/ Feb. 22-24, Baltimore Convention Center. More than 700 artists will show their work. See www.craftcouncil.org/baltimore. http://www.artjewelryforum.org/calendar-archives/february-the-american-craft-show-in-baltimore/ Through June 15 at Gallery Loupe, Montclair, NJ. Curated by artists Sherry Simms and Sayumi Yokouchi, “Out of the Shell” features 17 international artists who were asked to create up to three pieces “that address the ‘idea’ of the pearl from an historical, cultural, or material perspective,” describes Patti Bleicher, Gallery ... http://www.artjewelryforum.org/calendar/%e2%80%9cout-of-the-shell%e2%80%9d-show-to-open-at-gallery-loupe/ June http://www.artjewelryforum.org/calendar/116/