In 2008, noted collector Donna Schneier gave a substantial part of her contemporary jewelry collection to the Metropolitan Museum. The associate curator at the museum, Jane Adlin, is collaborating with Donna on an upcoming exhibition and a publication devoted to Donna’s gift. They kindly shared some jewelry thoughts with Susan Cummins. Susan Cummins: Donna, why
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Susan Cummins interviewed Allie Farlowe in 2008. Farlowe was, at that time, assistant curator at the Mint Museum of Craft + Design in North Carolina, United States. Susan Cummins: Tell us something about your background and your role at the Mint Museum.
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Trish Rodimer: Congratulations, Masumi, on being named the Art Jewelry Forum Emerging Artist for 2008. There was a high level of competency exhibited by the entrants this year, but the jurors felt that your work distinguished itself. We are interested in your thoughts about your work. Masumi Kataoka: I am interested in emphasizing the intimate
Elisabeth Agro is the Nancy M. McNeil Associate Curator of American Modern and Contemporary Crafts and Decorative Arts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She talks to Susan Cummins, AJF chair, about her presentation at SOFA NY in 2009. Susan Cummins: AJF has asked you to be our featured speaker at SOFA NY. Can you
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Ron Porter: Did being named the winner of the EAA help your work/career? If so, in what ways? Natalya Pinchuk: Being named the winner of the EAA was an amazing honor, for sure, and I do hear people say quite often that they recognize my name because of the award. So, the award definitely increased
AJF member Ron Porter recently asked Sergey Jivetin, winner of the 2005 AJF Emerging Artist Award, to give us his thoughts on the award. When the award was first established in 1999, the monetary value was $2000. In 2009, through membership growth and donations, AJF has been able to increase the value to $5000. Sergey
