AJF Announces Grant Award to Bellevue Arts Museum and Miami University of Ohio
NEWS RELEASE December 1, 2009 Contact: Susan Kempin 917-459-0866
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Awards
2009 SOFA Speaker
In 2009, Namita Wiggers gave a lecture at SOFA Chicago titled ‘Curatorial Conundrums: Exhibiting Contemporary Art Jewelry in a Museum.’ In her lecture, Wiggers spoke about different strategies for displaying contemporary jewelry in museum environments, as well as an exhibition she curated at the Museum of Contemporary Craft called Touching Warms the Art. This talk was
EAA Winner 2009
As a Pittsburgh-area native who had left some time ago I was thrilled to have the opportunity to return there to meet and interview Sharon Massey, this year’s AJF Emerging Artist Award winner and a recent transplant to the Pittsburgh-area. While this interview focuses on the emerging artist award, during our conversation I was excited
AJF Announces Sharon Massey Winner of 2009 Emerging Artist Award
NEWS RELEASE July 23, 2009 Contact: Susan Kempin info@artjewelryforum.org or 917-459-0866 The Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce this year’s Emerging Artist Award winner, Sharon Massey. Ms Massey was chosen from among ninety-one entries, a record number, from the United States, Canada, China, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, The Netherlands, Italy and Israel.
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2009 SOFA Speaker
In 2009, Elisabeth Agro gave a lecture at SOFA NY titled Incubation: Philadelphia’s Emergent Metalsmiths. This lecture was sponsored by AJF. Agro also took part in a special AJF breakfast event called Curator Discussion: Collecting Studio Jewelry. In her lecture, Agro took a risky position by naming six young jewelers who she thought showed potential – three
Emerging Artist Award Increased to $5000
The Emerging Artist award was first given out in 2000 as part of the Art Jewelry Forum’s commitment to encouraging younger artists to pursue careers in this field. Since its inception, AJF is delighted to have been able to increase the financial award several times to its current $5000 level. In addition, starting in 2003,
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2009 Emerging Artist Award Announcement
AJF is accepting applications for its 2009 Emerging Artist Award. The amount of this year’s award is $5000. This is the ninth year that AJF has awarded a contemporary jewelry artist a cash award.
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EAA Winner 2008
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
Jurors Reflect on 2008 Emerging Artist Award
The three jurors for the Emerging Artist Award — Cindi Strauss, curator of Modern and Contemporary Decorative Arts and Design at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Ron Porter, long-standing member of AJF and a collector of contemporary jewelry; and Andrea Janosik, jewelry artist and recipient of the AJF’s 2007 Award, reflect on the process
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EAA Winner 2006
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
2009 AJF Grant Award Program Announced
Contact: Rita Newman (918 747-6075) or email info@artjewelryforum.org
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AJF Accepting Applications for 2009 Award to Emerging Jewelry Artist
ART JEWELRY FORUM NEWS RELEASE Contact: Gail Hufjay (914-282-9822) or email info@artjewelryforum.org Mill Valley, CA, February 5, 2009 —The Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is accepting applications for its 2009 Emerging Artist Award. The amount of this year’s award is $5,000. This is the 9th year that AJF has awarded a contemporary jewelry artist a cash
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