Interviews

Catherine Blackburn x Skye Paul, Mahsi Cho Hunting Bag

Stitching Is Medicine

Catherine Blackburn was born in Patuanak, Saskatchewan, of Dene and European ancestry. She is a member of the English River First Nation. Blackburn is a multidisciplinary artist and jeweler whose common themes address Canada’s colonial past, often prompted by personal narratives. In her practice, Blackburn merges mixed media and fashion to create dialogue between historical …

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Khanya Mthethwa, Umswenko—Ndlovukazi

Khanya Mthethwa on Winning the 2023 Susan Beech Mid-Career Grant

Established by San Francisco-based jewelry collector Susan Beech, the $20,000 grant aims to recognize a mid-career artist who has made a substantial contribution to the field of art jewelry. The jury consisted of AJF founder Susan Cummins and the curators Beatriz Chadour-Samson and LaMar Gayles. Khanya Mthethwa, who is from South Africa, took time from …

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AJF Live Goes to Mexico

Art Jewelry Forum has expanded its efforts to connect more directly with the jewelry community by regularly hosting live chats online. These feature artist studio visits, talks with gallerists about shows they’re hosting, interviews with curators and authors, and other programming tied to various jewelry weeks from around the globe. We record these all and …

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Exhibition view, Bill Smith: Madison’s Visionary Jewelry Designer

A Hometown Exhibition of Bill Smith’s Jewelry

Bill Smith: Madison’s Visionary Jewelry Designer showed in Smith’s Indiana hometown It ran October 18–December 9, 2022, at the History Center of Madison, IN JoAnne Spiller, the Education Coordinator at the Jefferson County Historical Society (JCHS), organized the exhibition In September 2022, I documented the life and work of Bill Smith for an article for …

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Beatriz Chadour-Sampson on Judging the Susan Beech Mid-Career Grant

THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS THIS SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2023. The $20,000 Susan Beech Mid-Career Grant offers prestige, recognition, and funding to the winner.  Recognizes a mid-career artist who has made a substantial contribution to the field of art jewelry Open to makers aged 35–55 on the day of the deadline Proposal should be about …

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Charmed to Meet You

Amelia Toelke works in many media: jewelry, illustration, sculpture, graphic design, etc. As an undergrad at SUNY New Paltz, she was drawn to the way metal encompasses utilitarian objects like buckets and spoons, but also ceremonial objects like reliquaries, censers, and jewelry She designed the logo to celebrate AJF’s 25th anniversary, which we’ve used throughout …

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LaMar Gayles

LaMar Gayles on Judging the Susan Beech Mid-Career Grant

The $20,000 Susan Beech Mid-Career Grant offers prestige, recognition, and funding to the winner. Recognizes a mid-career artist who has made a substantial contribution to the field of art jewelry Open to makers aged 35–55 on the January 8, 2023, application deadline Proposal should be about jewelry, loosely defined Additional info here The other distinguished jurors …

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AJF in Conversation: Collecting for Joy!

AJF visited NYC Jewelry Week, November 14 to November 20, 2022. The week was packed with jewelry-related events, including lectures, exhibitions, pop-ups, and opportunities to connect with like-minded jewelry enthusiasts. AJF hosted a lively conversation with a mix of seasoned and next-gen art jewelry enthusiasts and collectors who shared why they collect and the joy …

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