AJF Trips and Events

We currently have a number of events and trips scheduled. Please scroll down to view the entire list.

June 13–16, 2024: Montreal, Canada
Travel with AJF to Montreal to enjoy a taste of French culture in a North American city that’s in love with festivals, the arts, good food, and enjoying life to the hilt. This multifaceted city represents the melding of the Old and New Worlds, with 18th-century structures blending into a 21st-century skyline. We’ll visit in June, when the terraces are open but before it gets hot. 

Highlights we’re planning include:

  • a visit to Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, the jewelry lover’s paradise 
  • a tour of the archives at the Montreal Fine Arts Museum
  • a curatorial tour at the Centre Canadien d’Architecture
  • visits to several galleries, including Art Mur, Arsenal, and La Guilde
  • possible pop-up and visit with jewelry artists such as Barbara Stutman, Aurélie Guillaume, Catherine Sheedy, Catherine Granche, Josée Desjardins, Paul McClure, Silvie Altschuler, Gabrielle Desmarais, and Marie-Eve G. Castonguay 
  • a tour(s) of the home of a private collector(s) of jewelry, glass, and ceramics 
  • a possible visit to the Montreal Jewelry School

One of the perks of giving at the Silver level is the opportunity to join a cast of jewelry world aficionados as we pursue traveling the world. If you would like more information about this trip to Montreal, or have any questions about your membership, email Yvonne at yvonne [at] artjewelryforum [dot] org. To become a member, join here. See member benefits here.

September 8–15, 2024: Amsterdam, Netherlands
The overwhelming choice of AJF’s travelers, the capital of the Netherlands is where we’ll spend an exciting week exploring the rich culture of art jewelry in the city and beyond. One of Europe’s most beloved cities, Amsterdam is not only full of history but has a wide modern streak, too: a creative food scene, an open-minded attitude, and an innovative culture of design. 

We will be based in Amsterdam and take day trips to Nijmegen and Maastricht, as well as stops in Belgium: Antwerp and Hasselt. (Since we’ll stay in only one city, you won’t have to unpack and repack!) 

 Highlights we hope to include:

  • visits to such galleries as Galerie Marzee, Galerie Beyond, Galerie Door, The Pool, and Galerie Rob Koudijs
  • private tours of the archives of museums like the Rijksmuseum, Stedelijk Museum, Francoise van Den Bosch Foundation, and CODA
  • meetings with emerging artists from the schools PXL-MAD and MASieraad
  • visits to artists’ studios, such as Gijs Bakker, Evert Nijland, Ruudt Peters, Beppe Kessler, Nina Sajet, Ted Noten, Paul Derrez, Gesine Hackenberg, Ela Bauer, Chequita Nahar, and Kalkidan Hoex

One of the perks of giving at the Silver level is the opportunity to join a cast of jewelry world aficionados as we travel the world. If you’d like more information about our trips, or have any questions about your membership, email Yvonne at yvonne (at) artjewelryforum (dot) org. To become a member, join here. See member benefits here.

November November 18–24, 2024: NYC Jewelry Week
AJF will be in attendance. Events, dates, and times to be announced.

Captions
1. AJF members at Esther Brinkmann’s studio during our trip to Switzerland in 2023. (Left to right) Ann McEldowney, Patti Bleicher, Gail Hufjay, Bonnie Levine, and Susan Lewin, photo: Linda Peshkin
2. View of Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, photo courtesy of Noel Guyomarc’h
3. AJF members at Atelier Teresa Milheiro during our 2019 trip to Portugal, photo: AJF

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