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Ken Bova

Ken Bova, Untitled, 2012, earrings, sterling silver, 23-karat gold leaf, coral, jasper, turquoise, pearl, wood, acrylic, mixed pigment, paper, approximately 50.8 mm long, photo: artist Susan Cummins: Ken, can you tell me the story of how you became a jeweler? Ken Bova: Interestingly (at least to me anyway) while in high school I bought a […]

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Mill Valley, California, USA—Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is accepting applications for the 2013 Art Jewelry Forum Artist Award for an emerging jewelry artist. This is the 14th year the organization is awarding a cash prize to a contemporary artist. The amount of the 2013 award is $7500. The purpose of the Art Jewelry Forum Artist Award for an emerging jeweler is to acknowledge promise, innovation, and individuality in a jeweler’s work and to help advance her career.

Jurors selecting this year’s prizewinner are: 2012 Art Jewelry Forum Artist Award winner Noon Passama; Lindsay Pollock, Editor in Chief of Art in America and a collector of art jewelry; and Ruudt Peters, illustrious vanguard jeweler and professor at Alchimia Contemporary Jewellery School, Florence, Italy.

Noon Passama   Lindsay Pollack, Editor in Chief of Art in America    Ruudt Peters

The Art Jewelry Forum Artist Award competition is open to makers of wearable art jewelry who have completed their academic or professional training at least one year but not more than six years prior to the submission date of the AJF Award application. Applicants must not have had a solo exhibition at a commercial gallery or a museum or have one scheduled. All artwork submitted must have been unsupervised; work from BFA or MFA shows may NOT be submitted.

Award Schedule

• April 1, 2013 Applications may be submitted at www.callforentry.org.

• June 30, 2013 Deadline for application entry.

• September 2013 The winner of this year’s competition and $7500 cash award is announced.

Learn more about the Art Jewelry Forum Artist Award and find complete application guidelines on the website.

Art Jewelry Forum is a nonprofit organization spreading awareness, encouraging appreciation, and expanding insight of art jewelry worldwide since 1997. It is a curious, informed, and diverse community passionately advocating for art jewelry through an ambitious agenda of education, conversation, and support. The Art Jewelry Forum Artist Award was established in 1999. Its first recipient, Yeon-Mi Keong, received the award at the Society of North American Goldsmiths conference in 2000.

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Sally Marsland: Everything depends on what we would rather do than change

Sally Marsland Susan Cummins: Can you tell me how you came to make jewelry? Sally Marsland: When I was 12 I obsessively drew house plans and elevations on 5-mm graph paper, carefully placing windows and doors and furniture etc. I decided the logical conclusion was to become an architect. I followed this through to university,

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Lynn Kelly: Central

Lynn Kelly, Lichen, Pearl Brooch, 2012, pearl, silver, 60 x 40 x 30 mm, photo: courtesy of Fingers Susan Cummins: Can you give us the story of how you became a jeweler? Please include your geographical locations, schools, etc. Lynn Kelly: My parents emigrated from Northern Ireland. I found myself very interested in jewelry while

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Put a Ring on It

Kristin Lora, Leg, 2013, ring, sterling silver, plastic animal legs, 2.5 x 1.5 inches, photo: artist Susan Cummins: Can you talk about the title of the show and why you chose the idea of a ring exhibition? Jane Groover: A lot of our business involves clients who are getting married, and having an assortment of

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Maya Kini: Silk

Maya Kini, Fray, 2013, brooch, oxidized silver, stainless steel, silk, 3 x 0.5 inch, courtesy of Shibumi Gallery, photo: Shibumi Gallery Susan Cummins: Maya, can you tell me about your background? Your place of origin? Your schooling? How you became a jeweler? Maya Kini: I was born and raised in the Boston area, the fourth

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