Damian Skinner, ed., Marzee. Stuttgart: Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2026. “Ownership is the most intimate relationship one can have to objects. Not that they come alive in you; it is you who lives in them.” —Walter Benjamin This sober, light-blue volume, with its cloth-bound spine, could be described as a comprehensive book on the history of…
Corrina Goutos has been a finalist for the Young Artist Award three times! A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, she later did a residency at the Françoise van den Bosch Foundation. Goutos has given lectures at DIVA Museum, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, and for SNAG. Originally from upstate New York, she now…
August 2026, Part 2 Right now, we all could use a treat. It feels so good to get a wonderful piece of art jewelry for ourselves—all while celebrating and supporting artists and the galleries who show them! Art Jewelry Forum’s international gallery supporters celebrate and exhibit art jewelry. Our bi-monthly On Offer series allows this extensive network of international galleries to…
August 2026, Part 1 Right now, we all could use a treat. It feels so good to get a wonderful piece of art jewelry for ourselves—all while celebrating and supporting artists and the galleries who show them! Art Jewelry Forum’s international gallery supporters celebrate and exhibit art jewelry. Our bi-monthly On Offer series allows this extensive network of international galleries to…
Lynchburg, VA, US—A necklace made of tangerine rind. A brooch with the legs of a Barbie doll. Earrings made from rabbit fur. These jewels—and many more—will be featured in Rejeweled: Ordinary Objects Become Extraordinary Adornments, a book by journalist Jennifer Altmann. It will be published on Earth Day in 2029 by Arnoldsche Art Publishers, the…
July 2026, Part 2 These days, it sure would be nice to treat ourselves. It feels great to get a superb piece of art jewelry while celebrating and supporting artists and the galleries who show them! Art Jewelry Forum’s international gallery supporters celebrate and exhibit art jewelry. Our bi-monthly On Offer series allows this extensive network of international galleries to showcase…
July 2026, Part 2 Art Jewelry Forum is pleased to share all jewelry news. If you’re a member of AJF, you may add news and ideas to this bi-monthly report by submitting here. If you aren’t a member, but would like to become one, join AJF here. Some of the news items below have no accompanying…
July 2026, Part 1 These days, it sure would be nice to treat ourselves. It feels great to get a superb piece of art jewelry while celebrating and supporting artists and the galleries who show them! Art Jewelry Forum’s international gallery supporters celebrate and exhibit art jewelry. Our bi-monthly On Offer series allows this extensive network of international galleries to showcase…
Jewelry made by artist who have focused their main practices in other areas is often referred to as artist jewelry. These makers, and how they approach jewelry, opens up productive conversations for anyone involved in/with jewelry. A primary one: is jewelry a field, a format, a discipline, something else, or some amalgamation? These makers bring…
Melbourne has a gallery space run by maker, thinker, writer, and curator Meredith Turnbull. Alta Forma opened in 2023. It shows not only contemporary jewelry but works that expand on what jewelry is and can be. At Alta Forma, audiences engage with a wide range of object-based and visual art practices where crossovers are encouraged. Vicki Mason:…
