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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The AJF archives hold very little information about this trip. What we do have can be found in the Spring 2004 AJF newsletter. If you are an AJF member who participated and has pictures from this trip, please send them and an account of the event to AJF for publication on this website.
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In 2004, Vera Siemund gave a lecture about her work at SOFA NY. The lecture was sponsored by AJF. Vera Siemund’s work invites us to ponder a provocatively beautiful paradox – a precious balance between the historic continuum of the decorative arts and radically fresh ideas made manifest in expertly crafted jewelry. Siemund is a young avant-garde
In 2004, Felieke van der Leest spoke to a full room of attendees at SOFA Chicago about her whimsical work and the inspiration for it. This lecture was sponsored by AJF. There is so much more to van der Leest’s work than meets the eye. ‘Actually the pieces I make are very simple,’ said Van
The winner of this year’s award was Amie Louise Plante. She received an award of $2000. The other finalists out of a field of 54 applicants were Frankie Flood, Sergey Jivetin, Lonna Keller and Jessie Martin. The award was announced at SOFA Chicago where Plante’s work was shown by AJF member Charon Kransen Arts. According
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In 2003, AJF gave funds to the Tacoma Art Museum to help acquire Mary Lee Hu’s Choker #83. The museum purchased the piece with funds from the Rotasa Foundation and AJF members Susan Beech and Sharon Campbell, Karen Lorene, Nancy Worden, Mia McEldowney and Mobilia Gallery. Other contributors included Lloyd Herman, Flora Book, Ramona Solberg, Judy Wagonfeld
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