Individuals have as many reasons to buy and/or collect objects as there are objects available. Jewelry is one of the more personal passions in collecting due to its connection to our bodies. After all, most objects cannot be presented to the world on a daily basis in such an intimate manner as jewelry. We present …
NEWS RELEASE December 1, 2009 Contact: Susan Kempin 917-459-0866
In 2009, Namita Wiggers gave a lecture at SOFA Chicago titled ‘Curatorial Conundrums: Exhibiting Contemporary Art Jewelry in a Museum.’ In her lecture, Wiggers spoke about different strategies for displaying contemporary jewelry in museum environments, as well as an exhibition she curated at the Museum of Contemporary Craft called Touching Warms the Art. This talk was …
Ahna Adair,Vogue Pattern No. 1462, Souvenirs of an Unfinished Project, 2008, detail-postcard, 6 x 8.5 inches Ahna Adair, Vogue Pattern No. 1462, Souvenirs of an Unfinished Project, 2008, found fabric, archival photos, postcards Ahna Adair, Vogue Pattern No. 1462, Souvenirs of an Unfinished Project, 2008, detail-rings sewn of found fabric, 1 Ahna Adair, In Process …
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David Bielander, Raspberries Necklace, 2005, Scoubidou (plastic tube), silver, 440 mm long emiko oye, The Queen Margherita, 2007,from My First Royal Jewels Jewellery Collection, (Neckpiece converts into 3 bracelets, 2 neckpieces, one brooch), used & new LEGO, coated copper wire, rubber cording, sterling silver, steel pin back, 34 The curators/jurors of Decorative Resurgence, Jill Baker …
NEWS RELEASE SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 Contact: Sally von Bargen The Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) has launched a new and fully redesigned website to serve better the long-term interests of its members — collectors, gallery owners and curators. The redesign is the result of a one-year effort led by the AJF board of directors under the management …
NEWS RELEASE July 23, 2009 Contact: Susan Kempin [email protected] or 917-459-0866 The Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce this year’s Emerging Artist Award winner, Sharon Massey. Ms Massey was chosen from among ninety-one entries, a record number, from the United States, Canada, China, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, The Netherlands, Italy and Israel.
In 2009, Elisabeth Agro gave a lecture at SOFA NY titled Incubation: Philadelphia’s Emergent Metalsmiths. This lecture was sponsored by AJF. Agro also took part in a special AJF breakfast event called Curator Discussion: Collecting Studio Jewelry. In her lecture, Agro took a risky position by naming six young jewelers who she thought showed potential – three …
By Way of Introduction In 2008, I received a grant from Creative New Zealand, the government arts funding agency, to travel to Europe and give some lectures about New Zealand contemporary jewelry. I’m a trained art historian who started writing about jewelry a couple of years ago and quite quickly I became aware of my …
The Emerging Artist award was first given out in 2000 as part of the Art Jewelry Forum’s commitment to encouraging younger artists to pursue careers in this field. Since its inception, AJF is delighted to have been able to increase the financial award several times to its current $5000 level. In addition, starting in 2003, …
This essay was first delivered as a talk at the Society of North American Goldsmiths conference in Savannah, Georgia, in March 2008. About eighteen months ago, I attended the American Craft Council’s big conference in Houston. The agenda was heavily skewed towards a view that the future of craft lies in installation art that employs …
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When the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) opens its doors in its new space on Columbus Circle in New York City in fall 2008, it will inaugurate the Tiffany & Co Foundation Jewelry Gallery. ‘The opening jewelry exhibition, Elegant Armor, draws from the museum’s entire jewelry collection, with works from the 1940s to the …
