In 2011 AJF hired two Contributing Writers to produce texts on a regular basis for the AJF website and blog. Jillian Moore and Gabriel Craig wrote eight texts each on a variety of subjects, including exhibition and event reviews and thematic articles about the state of contemporary jewelry. The Contributing Writers program is intended to […]
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Susan Cummins: How old are you? Agnes Larsson: I turned 31 years old last November. Where do you live? In Stockholm. Why did you apply to the Emerging Artist Award competition? I found a notice about the EAA competition on Klimt02 and after reading about the participation conditions I thought it suited me perfectly at
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In 2011, Davira Taragin moderated a panel at SOFA Chicago, featuring Iris Eichenberg, Seth Papac and Gemma Draper. The panel, addressing the issue of creativity, featured short talks by the three jewelers, followed by a discussion with the panelists and the audience. This panel was sponsored by AJF. Gemma Draper, Seth Papac, and Iris Eichenberg
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AJF is pleased to announce that 2011 grant award funds will be used to support production of a catalog for the exhibition Geography, curated by Susan Cummins and Mike Holmes, to be shown in conjunction with the 40th Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) conference in Seattle, Washington, May 26-29, 2011. The exhibition will include
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Mill Valley, CA, October 29, 2011 – Susan Cummins, chair of the Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) and Susan Kempin, award program chair, are pleased to announce this year’s Emerging Artist Award winner, Farrah Al-Dujaili. Al-Dujaili was chosen from among 150 entries from 36 countries. Farrah Al-Dujaili Jurors for the 2011 competition were Perry A Price, Assistant
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NEWS RELEASE October 30, 2011 Contact: Susan Cummins (415-435-1614) email info@artjewelryforum.com Mill Valley, CA, October 29, 2011 – The Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce that it has commissioned Dutch jeweler Ted Noten to create a limited edition pin for their organization. The pins will be distributed to all new and renewing
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NEWS RELEASE October 29, 2011 Contact: Susan Kempin (917-459-0866) Mill Valley, CA, October 29, 2011 – The Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) invites the submission of grant applications for its 2012 award cycle. Multiple awards are possible up to a total of $5000. The purpose of this AJF grant award is to encourage and promote activities
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NEWS RELEASE March 15, 2011 Contact: Susan Kempin (917-459-0866)
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MARCH 13, 2011 Contact: Gail Hufjay 914-282-9844 New York ART JEWELRY FORUM ANNOUNCES CHANGES FOR 2011 EMERGING ARTIST AWARD Mill Valley, CA, March 15, 2011—The Art Jewelry Form (AJF) has made some changes this year to eligibility criteria and timing of the Emerging Artist Award (EAA) program. This is the twelfth year that AJF will be providing
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In 2011, Jeannine Falino gave a lecture at SOFA NY titled “For People Who Are Slightly Mad”: American Modernist Jewelry. In her lecture, Falino talked about her upcoming Museum of Arts and Design exhibition called Crafting Modernism, presenting the work of some of the modernist jewelers whose work is featured in the show. This lecture was sponsored
In 2010, Cindi Strauss gave a lecture at the SNAG conference in Houston titled ‘At the Crossroads of Trends and Traditions: Emerging American Jewelry Artists Today.’ In her lecture, Strauss presented a series of findings about the state of contemporary jewelry practice in the United States, as well as the relationship that these makers have
