Throughout history, jewelry has played a clear role in communication. Necklaces, rings, and brooches helped show someone’s place in a group, their social class, or religion. Jewelry, in other words, has always helped express identity. Ethnographic museums have collected and shown jewelry as part of the material culture of different people. But there is another […]
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Our day at NYCJW started by hosting a panel discussion, AJF in Conversation: Shaping Museum Jewelry Collections. After a members-only lunch, we led a tour to member events, mostly in Brooklyn. That included the launch of “The Resonance Residency Fundraiser” benefiting Brooklyn Metal Works. Follow along in our photo essay. Click on the photos to
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December 2025, 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
December 2025, 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
AJF travelers went to Dallas November 6–8, 2025, for three days celebrating the opening of Constellations: Contemporary Jewelry at the Dallas Museum of Art. The art jewelry collector Deedie Rose was deeply instrumental in bringing Constellations into existence. The travelers had the opportunity to visit and dine in her home and to learn firsthand stories
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Jewelry has long been a language, a carrier of hidden meaning, full of symbols. It can be a tool of self-expression, a link to home and culture even from far away, a personal talisman, and a form of resistance. The 20th century, shaped by change and innovation, made space for bold and new ideas—witness the
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NYCJW runs November 17–23, 2025, and boy, oh, boy are we excited for it to start! Along with our own panel discussion, we’ve compiled a guide of events that AJF members will host or take part in. A handy chart and index make it easy to track things you’re interested in, and you can click
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November 2025, Part 2 We all could use a treat! It feels great to get a terrific piece of art jewelry for ourselves while also 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 them to showcase extraordinary pieces personally selected
November 2025, 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
November 2025, Part 1 We all could use a treat right now. It feels great to get a terrific piece of art jewelry for ourselves while also 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 them to showcase extraordinary pieces personally
November 2025, 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
Stein in hand, I surveyed the beer hall on the Saturday night of 2025’s Munich Jewellery Week. The place was packed, mainly with tourists. Among them, though, was jewelry icon Karl Fritsch, and the many Maori and Kiwi visitors who flew in this year, dancing and singing to the blissful, accordion stylings of resident performer
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