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December 2024, Part 1 Right now, we all could use a treat. It feels good to get a terrific piece of art jewelry for ourselves while celebrating and supporting artists and the galleries who show them! Art Jewelry Forum’s international gallery supporters celebrate and exhibit art jewelry. Our bi-monthly On Offer series allows this extensive network of international galleries to showcase

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December 2024, Part 1 Art Jewelry Forum is pleased to share the news that members of our community find noteworthy. Is something missing? The success of this compilation of compelling events, news, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR participation. If you’re a member of AJF at the Silver level or

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Manuel Vilhena, Untitled, 2010, ring in juniper wood, 2 ⅜ x 1 ⅝ x 2 ½ inches (60 x 42 x 62 mm), photo courtesy of Galeria Reverso

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November 2024, Part 2 Right now, we all could use a treat. It feels good to get a terrific piece of art jewelry for ourselves while celebrating and supporting artists and the galleries who show them! Art Jewelry Forum’s international gallery supporters celebrate and exhibit art jewelry. Our bi-monthly On Offer series allows this extensive network of international galleries to showcase

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Tanya Crane, photo: Jesse Beecher, courtesy of Tanya Crane

A Peek into the Collection of Jewelry Artist Tanya Crane

The series “Inside the Jewelry Box” offers a glimpse into the jewelry collections of members of our community. Collectors, curators, gallerists, artists, and others are featured. Suggest someone whose jewelry collection you’d like to see by emailing Jennifer Altmann, here. The jewelry of Tanya Crane is instantly recognizable. Crane’s work, often in black and white

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November 2024, Part 2 Art Jewelry Forum is pleased to share the news that members of our community find noteworthy. Is something missing? The success of this compilation of compelling events, news, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR participation. If you’re a member of AJF at the Silver level or

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Linda Peshkin, the founder of the Linda Peshkin AJF Solo Exhibition Award, photo courtesy of Linda Peshkin

Art Jewelry Forum Announces the 2025 AJF Solo Exhibition Award Jury and Guidelines 

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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AJF Recommends

New York City Jewelry Week takes place November 18–24, 2024. The following AJF members will hold events there. Check out their exciting programs! Don’t want to scroll on and on? Go here for a foldout you can view at a glance, or print out to circle what you want to see each day. Events and

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Monica Nesseler, Rialto Red, circa 2018, necklace in Murano glass rings, glass beads, steel wire, magnetic clasp, 1 inch (25 mm) in diameter x 20 inches (508 mm) long, photo courtesy of Aaron Faber Gallery

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November 2024, Part 1 There are so many reasons to purchase art jewelry… Celebrate that hard-earned promotion Honor a once-in-a-lifetime occasion Pay tribute to a major accomplishment Commemorate the beginning of a new relationship or the end of one Pounce on the perfect piece to round out an aspect of your collection Or invest in

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November 2024, Part 1 Art Jewelry Forum is pleased to share the news that members of our community find noteworthy. Is something missing? The success of this compilation of compelling events, news, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR participation. If you’re a member of AJF at the Silver level or

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Rob Koudijs at work in the gallery, photo courtesy of Galerie Rob Koudijs

The End of an Institution

Rob Koudijs’s recent passing also brought an immediate end to the eponymous gallery’s 17-year existence. Yet another gallery for contemporary jewelry has disappeared. Some of the gallery’s artists who knew him well helped me paint a picture. The last pop-up In 2022 Koudijs had already bid farewell, as a consequence of the COVID years, to

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