San Antonio, Texas, USA—Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is an international organization with a mission to advocate for the international field of contemporary art jewelry through education, appreciation, and support for the field. AJF is dedicated to providing visibility, value, and appreciation for art jewelry by supporting and facilitating meaningful connections in the field for collectors, […]
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San Antonio, TX, US—We are pleased to introduce Davira S. Taragin, who joined the board in 2023, and the addition of three directors this year: Bill Baker, Noel Guyomarc’h, and Lorena Lazard. Lazard is from Mexico, Guyomarc’h from Canada, and Taragin and Baker are both Americans. Art Jewelry Forum’s board of directors is composed of
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San Antonio, Texas, US—Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce the 2024 Young Artist Award (YAA) competition, the 21st cycle of this prestigious prize. The AJF Young Artist Award, held every two years, acknowledges promise, innovation, and individuality, and advances the careers of rising artists. Ambitious contemporary jewelry artists aged 35 and under are
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San Antonio, Texas, USA—Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce that the largest art jewelry cash award in the US, the Susan Beech Mid-Career Artist Grant, has been awarded to Khanya Mthethwa, an award-winning jewelry designer born in Kwa-Zulu Natal who currently works as an academic at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. The
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San Antonio, Texas, US—Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce this international grant opportunity for mid-career artists. Established by San Francisco-based jewelry collector Susan Beech, this $20,000 grant has as its objective to recognize a mid-career artist who has made a substantial contribution to the field of art jewelry. The jury of distinguished professionals
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San Antonio, TX, US—We are pleased to announce that on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, during its annual benefit and preview dinner, MAD About Jewelry honored AJF for 25 years of providing visibility, value, and appreciation for art jewelry. AJF was established in 1997 to promote education about contemporary jewelry and has since grown into the
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San Antonio, TX, USA—Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce Mallory Weston (US) the winner of its 2022 Young Artist Award. The four finalists are Taisha Carrington (Barbados), Aaron Decker (US), Marion Delarue (France), and Cong Ma (US). The winner and finalists will all exhibit their work at Platina Stockholm during Schmuck, the annual international art
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San Antonio, Texas, US—From AJF’s very beginning, in 1997, our goal has always been to celebrate art jewelry, and that we have! This year we celebrate 25 years of providing visibility, value, and appreciation for art jewelry by supporting and connecting the field: the collectors, makers, galleries, schools, curators, educators, and writers, all united by
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San Antonio, TX, US—We are pleased to introduce our new board leadership: Bonnie Levine as chair of the board, Marta Costa Reis as board secretary, and the addition of two new directors, Toni Greenbaum and David Dao. During her four-year leadership—two with co-chair Sienna Patti—former board chair Raïssa Bump successfully guided AJF with dedication and a steady
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San Antonio, Texas, US—Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce the 2022 Young Artist Award (YAA) competition, the 20th cycle of this prestigious award. The biennial AJF Young Artist Award acknowledges promise, innovation, and individuality, and advances the careers of rising artists. Ambitious contemporary jewelry artists age 35 and under are invited to apply
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San Antonio, Texas, US—Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce the jury and guidelines for the 2022 Young Artist Award (YAA). Applications will be accepted starting November 1, 2021. The biennial AJF Young Artist Award acknowledges promise, innovation, and individuality, and advances the careers of rising artists. Ambitious contemporary jewelry artists age 35 and
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Iris Eichenberg, photo: Erik Perry San Francisco, California, USA—Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce that the largest art jewelry cash award in the US, the Susan Beech Mid-Career Artist Grant, has been awarded to Iris Eichenberg, known as an ambassador for her field and for her teaching, lectures, and workshops at renowned art
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