Press Releases

09 April 2013

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 2013 ART JEWELRY FORUM ARTIST AWARD

The purpose of the Art Jewelry Forum Artist Award for an emerging jeweler is to acknowledge promise, innovation, and individuality in a jeweler’s work and to help advance her career. more...
13 December 2012

ART JEWELRY FORUM ANNOUNCES Noon Passama Sanpatchayapong WINNER OF 2012 EMERGING ARTIST AWARD

The top American prize for an emerging art jeweler has been awarded to Noon Passama Sanpatchayapong, a Thai designer currently studying in The Netherlands. more...
25 June 2012

ART JEWELRY FORUM ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN AWARD FOR 2012 EMERGING JEWELRY ARTIST COMPETITION

The Art Jewelry Form (AJF) has increased the amount of the cash award to be given this year to the winner of the Emerging Artist Award (EAA) competition. more...
17 November 2011

ART JEWELRY FORUM ANNOUNCES FARRAH AL-DUJAILI WINNER OF 2011 EMERGING ARTIST AWARD

Susan Cummins, chair of the Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) and Susan Kempin, award program chair, are pleased to announce this year’s Emerging Artist Award winner, Farrah Al-Dujaili. Al-Dujaili was chosen from among 150 entries from 36 countries. more...
08 November 2011

Art Jewelry Forum Announces Limited Edition Pin by Ted Noten

The Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce that it has commissioned Dutch jeweler Ted Noten to create a limited edition pin for their organization. The pins will be distributed to all new and renewing AJF supporters in 2012 as an exclusive benefit. more...
02 November 2011

Art Jewelry Forum Invites Applications For Its 2012 Jewelry Exhibition Award

The Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) invites the submission of grant applications for its 2012 award cycle. Multiple awards are possible up to a total of $5000. The purpose of this AJF grant award is to encourage and promote activities consistent with the mission of AJF and promote art jewelry to the broader community. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, exhibitions of art jewelry and exhibition catalogs. more...
02 April 2011

Art Jewelry Forum Exhibit To Be Held in Conjunction with 40th Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) Conference

The Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce that 2011 grant award funds will be used to support production of a catalog for the exhibition Geography, curated by Susan Cummins and Mike Holmes, to be shown in conjunction with the 40th Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) Conference in Seattle, Washington, May 26-29, 2011. more...