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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In 2005, AJF contributed $1500 to the Fuller Craft Museum for the exhibition Jamie Bennett: Works Since 1977.
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In 2005, AJF contributed $700 to the SUNY New Paltz Foundation in support of the university’s metal art-department fund.
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Motivated by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, AJF contributed $500 to the Craft Emergency Relief Fund for emergency-relief assistance.
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In 2008, Ruudt Peters gave a lecture at SOFA Chicago titled ‘Philosopher’s Stone.’ This lecture was sponsored by AJF. He used imagery and terminology from the medieval practice of alchemy that attempted to turn base metals into gold. Peters explained he was a member of the Dutch generation of artists who began working in the
In 2005, Noam Elyashiv gave a lecture at SOFA NY. This lecture was sponsored by AJF. Noam Elyashiv’s work is pure, intensely modern and elegantly minimal. Each piece, seemingly abstract yet rooted in autobiography, hints at much deeper meaning and in her words, ‘leaves breathing space for the viewer’s curiosity and personal interpretation.’ Recognized as
This year’s winner of the EAA, a runner up from last year, is Sergey Jivetin, an MFA graduate of SUNY New Paltz now living in Brooklyn, New York City. He receives an award of $2000. His use of manufactured watch hands as modular-design elements yields jewelry that is visually complex and layered with meaning. The
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