Yeonmi Kang of Urbana, Illinois, United States, won this first ever award which was announced at the annual conference of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ‘Our goal was to acknowledge promise, innovation and individuality,’ said Gail M Brown, independent curator and AJF member who was instrumental in bringing the idea […]
In 1999, Tina Rath gave a lecture at SOFA Chicago. This lecture was sponsored by AJF. Information about this event can be found in the Fall 1999 AJF newsletter.
In 1999, AJF contributed $1000 to the San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum to help publish the catalog for the exhibition Beyond the Obvious: Rethinking Jewelry.
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In 1999, AJF contributed $1000 to the American Craft Museum for the exhibition Brooching it Diplomatically: A Tribute to Madeleine K Albright. In conjunction with this grant, AJF co-sponsored a tribute to Madeleine Albright at the American Craft Museum. Information about this event can be found in the Fall 1999 AJF newsletter.
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In 1998, AJF and AJF gallery member Joanne Cooper of Mobilia Gallery invited five artists – Arline Fisch, Ron Ho, Joyce Scott, Rachelle Thiewes and Joe Wood – to give lectures at SOFA Chicago. These lectures were sponsored by AJF. Information about this event was published in the Fall 1998 AJF newsletter.
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In 1997, Kiff Slemmons gave a lecture at SOFA Chicago. This lecture was sponsored by AJF. Information about this event can be found in the 1997 AJF newsletter. Visit the newsletter archive.
