Art Jewelry Forum’s extensive network of international gallery supporters is dedicated to celebrating and showing art jewelry. On Offer is a monthly series that allows AJF galleries to showcase a piece that they’ve personally selected to tempt and inspire you. Please contact the gallery directly for inquiries. Enjoy! MUSEUM WORTHY Helen Britton, Old Flowers, 2018, […]
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, exhibitions, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR participation. If you’re a member of AJF, you can add news and ideas to the monthly
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AJF is planning a trip to Portugal to celebrate with Cristina Filipe at the opening of her exhibition at the Gulbenkian Museum and the release of her book, which was supported by the Susan Beech Mid-Career Artist Grant. In addition, Galeria Reverso is celebrating 20 years, and Ar.Co is celebrating 40 years. To mark these momentous
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August 11, 2018 A talk by Chicago-based artist Kiff Slemmons on the occasion of the opening of her exhibition, Collective Presence. Slemmons speaks about her evolution as an artist and also the 17+ year collaboration with the Taller Arte Papel of Oaxaca. Photo courtesy of Craft in America Craft in America, Inc. is a Los
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Affan Baghpati, Lota (from Ken Doll Series), 2018, object/tableware, copper, brass, Ken doll, 140 x 178 x 114 mm, photo: Zeerak Ali In Lahore, Pakistan, there are thick, almost impenetrable alleys paved with breeds of hollowware shops where multiple narratives ensues—from colonial, post-partition to more intimate narratives: objects such as spice boxes, the preparation, protection,
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Art Jewelry Forum’s extensive network of international gallery supporters is dedicated to celebrating and showing art jewelry. On Offer is a monthly series that allows AJF galleries to showcase a piece that they’ve personally selected to tempt and inspire you. Please contact the gallery directly for inquiries. Enjoy! MUSEUM WORTHY Evert Nijland, Rococo, 2018, Bracelet,
Art Jewelry Forum is pleased to share the news that members of our community find noteworthy. Providing a place to share interesting news is one way AJF is celebrating our 20th anniversary. Is something missing? The success of this compilation of compelling events, exhibitions, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR
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Mary Lee Hu, Choker #70, 1985 (gift of Donna Schneier), 18-karat gold, 22-karat gold, 152 x 229 x 76 mm, photo: Susan Cummins This is an overview by Liesbeth den Besten of a day trip organized by AJF during NYC Jewelry Week. Den Besten is a member of the AJF board but has never
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Art Jewelry Forum’s extensive network of international gallery supporters is dedicated to celebrating and showing art jewelry. On Offer is a monthly series that allows AJF galleries to showcase a piece that they’ve personally selected to tempt and inspire you. Please contact the gallery directly for inquiries. Enjoy! MUSEUM WORTHY Karin Roy Andersson, Swans, 2016,
Art Jewelry Forum is pleased to share the news that members of our community find noteworthy. Providing a place to share interesting news is one way AJF is celebrating our 20th anniversary. Is something missing? The success of this compilation of compelling events, exhibitions, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR
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In this humor-filled 14-minute talk, filmed at AJF’s 2018 Collectors Symposium on January 14, 2018, Sarah Thornton (who writes on art, the art market, and the art world, and is the author of Seven Days in the Art World and 33 Artists in 3 Acts), gives her thoughts on art, artists, and status—thoughts, she says,
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In this talk, given at AJF’s 2018 Collectors Symposium on January 14, 2018, then-executive director Rebekah Frank describes Art Jewelry Forum—what the organization does, why, and how things get accomplished. Among other things, she discusses AJF’s awards and grants programs, its publishing mission, and the events and lectures it hosts—and explains the importance of having these things
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