May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the United States. We’re honoring this by spotlighting articles and videos we’ve previously published about AAPI makers and by AAPI writers. Curtis H. Arima Arima is the chair of the Jewelry/Metal Arts Program at California College of the Arts, where he’s also an associate professor. The…
April 2023, Part 2 Art Jewelry Forum is pleased to share the news that members of our community find noteworthy. Is something missing? The success of this compilation of compelling events, news, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR participation. If you’re a member of AJF at the Silver level or…
On April 26, 2023, we presented AJF Live goes to Mexico, where we met with Lorena Lazard. She introduced us to her own work and that of three other important contemporary jewelry makers in Mexico: Cristina Celis, Martacarmela Sotelo, and Raquel Bessudo. We recorded the event and posted it on our website. You can watch…
April 2023, Part 1 Art Jewelry Forum shares the news that members of our community find noteworthy. Is something missing? The success of this compilation of compelling events, news, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR participation. If you’re a member of AJF at the Silver level or above, you can…
March 2023, Part 2 Art Jewelry Forum is pleased to share the news that members of our community find noteworthy. Is something missing? The success of this compilation of compelling events, news, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR participation. If you’re a member of AJF at the Silver level or…
March 2023, Part 1 Art Jewelry Forum is pleased to share the news that members of our community find noteworthy. Is something missing? The success of this compilation of compelling events, news, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR participation. If you’re a member of AJF at the Silver level or…
February is Black History Month in the United States. To honor this, over the next four weeks AJF is spotlighting articles and videos we’ve previously published about Black makers and/or by Black writers. Today, we focus on the makers who have come on AJF Live to show us their work, take us around their studios,…
Can you believe that AJF is 25 years old?! Thank you for all you’ve done to bring us where we are today! With your generous support, AJF has: Become a leading voice in the field—keeping you in the know about all things art jewelry with over 1,000 articles, interviews, reviews, interviews, photo essays, and critical…
December 2022, Part 1 Art Jewelry Forum is pleased to share the news that members of our community find noteworthy. Is something missing? The success of this compilation of compelling events, news, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR participation. If you’re a member of AJF at the Silver level or…
By exploring forms and color and using base materials, Annamaria Zanella radically innovated the language of jewelry An expert gold- and silversmith, she also excelled at the techniques of enameling and niello She won the prestigious Herbert Hofmann prize twice, in 1997 and 2006 The Italian maker studied under Francesco Pavan, Graziano Visintin, and Renzo…
