Lynchburg, VA, US—We are pleased to announce the transitions of some of our existing board members into positions of leadership: Marta Costa Reis as chair of the board, Bill Baker as treasurer, and Barbara Paris Gifford as board secretary. Bonnie Levine’s tenure as board chair for the last three years has ended. It is hard […]
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Lynchburg, VA, USA—Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce this grant opportunity for artists of any age and nationality. Established by jewelry collector Linda Peshkin, who lives in Scottsdale, AZ, US, this $20,000 grant has as its objective to support the creation of a solo exhibition to advance an artist working in the field
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Lynchburg, VA, USA—Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce the creation of a new grant to support a solo exhibition for an art jewelry maker. The Linda Peshkin Solo Exhibition Award will have its first call between November 11, 2024, and January 12, 2025. The award will offer US$20,000 for the creation of a
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San Antonio, TX, US—Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is excited to announce its new executive director, Stefanie Fedor. Based in Lynchburg, VA, US, Fedor follows Yvonne Montoya, to whom we extend our heartfelt appreciation for a job well done. A search committee, led by Board Chair Bonnie Levine, conducted an extensive search that unanimously recommended Fedor to
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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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