AJF is pleased to announce that the 2008 exhibition grant award winner is Rowan University. Jill Baker Gower, assistant professor Metals/Jewelry Department, submitted the winning proposal from a field of seven semi-finalists. Rowan University will receive a $2000 cash award. The award will fully support creation of a color catalog documenting the exhibition Decorative Resurgence, an […]
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Whatever words you want to use to attempt to describe the 275 pieces of art jewelry from Helen Drutt’s collection on display at the Museum of Fine Art Houston, no words seem to live up to the reality. Even the professionals were at a loss. ‘We risk burying this exhibition in a heap of superlatives,’
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In 2007, Gerd Rothmann gave a lecture at SOFA Chicago called The Space Between Thumb and Forefinger, dealing with his jewelry, bowls and vessels of silver and his study of form. This lecture was sponsored by AJF.
An enthusiastic group of 23 AJF members gathered in Boston in June 2007 to enjoy three days of non-stop art jewelry activities. Like all AJF tours, the days were filled with gallery events, artist presentations, studio visits, stimulating lectures and museum openings. And, as has become the custom, busy days ended with convivial and delicious
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In 2007, Catherine Truman gave a lecture about her work at SOFA NY. This lecture was sponsored by AJF. For many years now I have been absorbed in the ways in which the human body has been depicted throughout medical history – particularly through illustration and three-dimensional models. I’ve pursued historical anatomical collections around the globe. Anatomy
AJF is delighted to announce this year’s Emerging Artist Award winner is Andrea Janosik. She will receive $2000 from AJF in recognition of this achievement. There were 21 entries from all over the United States and Canada. Andrea Janosik, Red spike bracelet, 2008, stacked leather and oxidized sterling silver, tied with leather cord, 3 x
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In 2008 AJF awarded a grant of $1500 to a project called Women of Metal, which was organized by professors Susan Messer and Teresa Faris at the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater. Being awarded the AJF grant gave them the credibility to apply for other grants. Susan Messer wrote to say: ‘In May we were thrilled to
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AJF is delighted to announce this year’s Emerging Artist Award winner is Andrea Janosik. She will receive $2000 from AJF in recognition of this achievement. There were 21 entries from all over the United States and Canada. Artist and educator Nancy Worden led the jury, joined by studio artist Harriete Estel Berman and Jean Mandeberg,
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In 2006, AJF contributed $500 to the Houston Museum of Fine Arts for the purchase of Keith Lewis’s Neckpiece For Zymrina, A Prostitute of Pompeii from the Bawdy Baubles series. The acquisition was a gift of the Rotasa Foundation, the Boardman Family Foundation, Susan Beech, AJF, Sally von Bargen, Sharon Campbell, Rebecca and Alexander Stewart, Donna and Ralph Briskin, Michael
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An enthusiastic group of AJF members participated in our trip to Southern California in October 2006. Like all of our tours, these four days were filled with visits to artist’s studios, museums, galleries and even a private collection. And, as past trips have set the bar high for offering excellent cuisine and ambiance, San Diego
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AJF is delighted to announce this year’s winner of the EAA is Natalya Pinchuk. The jury was comprised of retired metals professor Arline Fisch, curator Gail M Brown and well-known jewelry artist Nancy Worden. The jury chose from 33 entries representing all regions of the United States as well as the Netherlands and Turkey. The
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Our trip began in New York City on the morning of September 21, 2005, when we departed for the Storm King Art Center. We stopped there for lunch and a special tour of the large-scale sculptures located in the natural landscape of the Hudson River Valley. Then we made our way to New Paltz where
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