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To Be: (Determined) – An Exhibition of the First Five

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Laura Prieto-Velasco, Phona-Form Brooch 2, iron wire, carpet tacks, paint, tape, silver Laura Prieto-Velasco, Phona-Form Brooch 3, iron wire, carpet tacks, paint, silver Seth Papac, Collected and Fabricated Parure, 22 karat gold, silver, brass, paint, found objects When attempting to locate contemporary metalwork within the discourse of contemporary art, an artist like Cornelia Parker often …

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Art Jewelry Forum Accepting Applications for 2010 Award to Emerging Jewelry Artist

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Contact: Gail Hufjay [email protected] Mill Valley, CA, February 23, 2010—The Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is accepting applications for its 2010 Emerging Artist Award.  The amount of this year’s award is $5,000.  This is the 11th year that AJF has awarded a contemporary jewelry artist a cash award.  The purpose of the award is to acknowledge promise, …

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2009 SOFA Speaker

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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 …

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A Craftsperson’s Experience Within a Fine Art Program

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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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Back From the Dead: Ornament’s Return

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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 …

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2009 SOFA Speaker

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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 …

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