Animalia—Collection of Splendor & Pastel January 19–August 30, 2020 CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands The exhibition Animalia contains pastels, objects, and jewelry depicting animals, such as Helen Britton’s spider brooch or Alexander Blank’s evil rabbit. Some are also made of animals: bone, for example, a fly, or a stuffed wattlebird turned into a necklace by […]
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AJF understands that under the current shelter-at-home orders in place nearly worldwide, many of us are extremely busy pivoting to accommodate shifting priorities under very stressful circumstances. However, if it just so happens that you’re stuck at home with not much to do, this might be a good moment to spend time with your jewelry
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What will happen to your jewelry when you pass away? Who do you want it to go to? Is it a museum-worthy collection—how do you know if it is?—and how do you find someone to work with at an institution? How do you determine which museum is the right one for you and your
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Learn more about Stuttgart’s Arnoldsche Art Publishers, one of the preeminent publishers in the field of jewelry, which specializes in spectacular books on the applied arts. The company’s managing director, Dirk Allgaier, describes how the firm came to exist, its criteria for deciding what book proposals to accept, and the steps that go into taking
Yvonne Montoya, AJF’s executive director; Raïssa Bump, jewelry artist and AJF board co-chair; AJF board member Bonnie Levine; MJ Tyson; and Mobilia Gallery all sent in photos from New York City Jewelry Week. Thanks so much! Click on the photos to learn about what they show.
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Yvonne Montoya, AJF’s executive director; AJF co-chair Raïssa Bump; AJF board member Bonnie Levine; MJ Tyson; and Mobilia Gallery all sent in photos from New York City Jewelry Week. What fun!
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After a lifetime of writing for academic medical journals, here I sit tasked with writing what’s supposed to be a simple report about the recent Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) trip to Portugal. Although I’m going to write about the activities of each day, and the wonderful jewelers and the work we saw, I don’t really
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As the former director of Art Jewelry Forum, Rebekah Frank has a wealth of knowledge about different aspects of the art jewelry field. One area of importance that was much discussed in the panels and conversations she led over the years was the importance of cataloguing and archiving your art jewelry collection. Here, Rebekah provides
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Adore | Adorn: The Elsie Michie Contemporary Jewelry Collection Louisiana State University Museum of Art, Baton Rouge, LA, USA June 27–October 6, 2019 The Louisiana State University Museum of Art is exhibiting 100 works of contemporary art jewelry from the collection of LSU College of Humanities and Social Sciences Associate Dean Dr. Elsie Michie. The
Modern Classic of the Year is a tribute that was held for the first time at Schmuck in 1992. It started with three artists per year but soon changed to feature only one artist. The choice is made each year by an internal team of the Handwerkskammer fur München und Oberbayern (the Chamber of Crafts
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Every year, the SNAG conference opens with a meet and greet of sorts, an icebreaker—the annual Pin Swap. This year was no different. About half an hour before the doors opened for the Swap, participants began lining up outside of the room. Pins go fast here; they’re often first come, first serve. Artists have been
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Rebekah Frank is beginning research to write an article for AJF, and we’d love your help! Interior, Ombre Gallery, photo: courtesy Jenna Shaifer In this article, Rebekah will introduce readers to some of the different systems collectors use to organize and archive their jewelry collections. She’ll examine (1) why archiving and tracking a collection
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