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Secrets of the Gem TradeDeadline to apply is March 15, 2010
Read more on Harriete’s post about “Exhibition in Print”
Updates from March, 2010
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Metalsmith Magazine's "Exhibition in Print" issue deadline
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Chicago Metal Arts Guild (CMAG) member's exhibition deadline
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Calling all metalsmiths for the annual CMAG member’s exhibition.
If you are not a member, please join to have the entry fee waived.
visit http://www.chicagometalartsguild.org for more details.Entries are due by Feb. 5, 2010
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In memoriam - Christie Romero - Sept. 5, 2009
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A very sad loss for the jewelry world. More detailed information at The Center for Jewelry Studies website.
I met Christie for the first time in 1998 at the 19th Antique & Period Jewelry & Gemstone Conference. I can’t believe it was so long ago. She was so enthusiastic about the field it was great to listen to her talk. We dealt with each other online for many years and then met again at the Annual Conference on Jewelry & Related Arts in New York in 2007. A group of the speakers all went out for dinner together. I knew who she was but she didn’t recognize me until I mentioned Metalcyberspace and then she jumped up and said “I LOVE THAT SITE!” and proceeded to describe it to everyone at the table. I can’t explain how that made me feel. I will miss her energy!
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Call for Entries: 500 Silver Jewelry Designs
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Lark Books
Call for Entries: 500 Silver Jewelry Designs, juried by Talya Baharal, is a 420-page, full color survey of contemporary jewelers prominently featuring silver in their designs. This international collection will be beautifully presented and widely distributed throughout the world.All jewelry forms, such as rings, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, and brooches are welcome. Materials other than silver, such as stones, other metals, or alternative materials, may be included, but silver must be the focus and should occupy roughly 80% of the piece. All design styles are welcome.
Jewelers whose work is selected for inclusion will receive full acknowledgment within the book, a complimentary copy, and discounts on the future purchase of books. Artists retain copyright to their work. Lark accepts high-quality transparencies, slides, and digital images. No entry fee is required.
Submissions must be postmarked by December 4, 2009.
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METAL Inclinations2 International Juried Online Exhibition
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Call for Entries: Sign up now for METAL Inclinations2.
METAL Inclinations2 International Juried Online Exhibition
METAL Inclinations2 International Juried Exhibition 2010-11 will include selections of the most exemplary fine metal art jewelry created by metalsmiths, silversmiths, goldsmiths and jewelers all over the world.
METAL Inclinations2 is sponsored by the Hauser & Miller Co. Refiners and fabricators and produced and presented by the Society for Midwest Metalsmiths.
DEADLINE: June 30, 2010 METAL Inclinations2 will debut on the Internet October 31, 2010 and continue for one year until October 31, 2011
JURORS:
Jamie Bennett, Klaus Bürgel, John Cogswell, Sydney Lynch
AWARDS:
$2,000 First place award sponsored by the Society for Midwest Metalsmiths.
$1,000 Second place award, sponsored by Hauser and Miller.
$500 Third place award gift certificate, by Rio Grande.
$200 Award of merit gift certificate, by Pasternak Findings.
$100 Three awards of merit gift certificates by Pasternak Findings.
Enter METAL Inclinations2 directly by using the Juried Art Services website
METAL Inclinations2 is sponsored by Hauser & Miller and produced and presented by The Society for Midwest Metalsmiths. SMM is a not-for-profit organization of volunteer metalsmiths. The Society’s goal is to promote, develop, educate, and encourage individuals who are interested in metalsmithing.
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Call for works involving elements of Paper or Text - Studio 20/17
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Studio 20/17 is currently accepting proposals for an exhibition of work made using paper or text as an element.
The exhibition will coincide with the Sydney Writers Festival and runs from 5th May through to 30th May 2009.Submissions will be accepted until March 30, 2009.
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International Jewelry Competition : Childhood Jewelry
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General Contest Rules “Childhood Jewelry”
from Pôle Bijou Baccarat, France
deadline March 25, 2009Background
The “Pôle Bijou” today, proposes a contest centers on the theme “Childhood Jewelry”. The reasons behind this choice are :
“Les enfants d’Agathe Courtois”, a company located in the “Pôle Bijou”, proposes to dedicate the majority of its production to children.
The future exhibit location of the “Pôle Bijou”, which will open its door at the end of 2009, will be located in an old nursery.
This is the first contest initiated for the “Pôle Bijou”.Returning to our theme:
Jewelry: a word that everyone is going to define by their own view and their own approach.
Childhood : a word that can have several different meanings depending on the dictionary used.
• Used to define the first years of human life, from birth to puberty,
• Used to defined children in their entirety, as a stage in life,
• Define the beginning, the birth of something,
• Used sometimes through analogy to depict a relative lack of maturity, a certain naïveté or innocence, in some cases a certain simple mindeness especially if talking about a person “regressing to childhood”.Furthermore, the word childhood can be interpreted as a common inheritance to all human beings. Each one of us has had a childhood during which he/she has accumulated perceptions, sensations, emotions, and knowledge which contributed to the fabric of who we are today …
The theme, purposely very broad, can be discussed without any restrictions by the participants.
Article 1 – Contest Objectives
This contest of international dimension is exclusively open to students or young creators, self-employed persons or people, with less than 5 years of professional experience (proof will be required).
The objective is to create a jewelry or a collection of jewelry inspired by the theme “Childhood Jewelry”.Two categories are proposed for this contest:
Jewelry as a series of duplicated pieces (between 50 to 100 pieces maximum)
Jewelry as a series of unique pieces
The contestant should clearly specify which category they would like to compete in. The contest is designed to evaluate the professionalism and the creativity of the young contestant engaged in artistic venues or the arts.Article 2 – Technical Characteristics of the pieces
Materials to be used : No restrictions except for legal restrictions
Production Techniques : No restrictions
Retail unit price of the product:
Around 150 to 350 euros for Jewelry created as a series of duplicated pieces
Around 350 to 700 euros for Jewelry created as a unique pieceArticle 3 – Contest Organization
Le contest is organized and administered by:
Pôle Bijou – Communauté de Communes du Cristal
2 rue Adrien Michaut
54120 Baccarat
FranceContact : Monique Manoha
+33 (0)3 83 76 06 99
Pôle Bijou BaccaratLe contest will take place in two stages.
Stage 1: Preselection
Application of candidate and submission of project on paper.
15 to 25 proposed projects in each of the two categories described previously will be selected by the jury based on review of the submitted documents.Stage 2: Selection
The candidates selected for the second stage must present either a prototype or a finished piece of their project. The jury will award the prizes based on the document submitted and the objects presented.Article 4 – Stage 1 Procedure
Whichever the selected category is, the candidates documents must be received by midnight March 25th 2009, at the following address:
Pôle Bijou
Communauté de Communes du Cristal
2 rue Adrien Michaut
54120 Baccarat
FranceThey must include :
An application form (see attached) clearly indicating the chosen category.
For students, proof of enrollment, for employed individual, a copy of their work employment contract, for artisans or self employed candidates, a copy of their company’s Identification Number.
Colored designs along with dimensions (format A4 or A3) or electronic 3D files on CD in PDF format.
A full description of each object (materials, size…).
An explanation (in French or English) justifying the esthetic choices, the materials, and the techniques used.
Eventually mock-upsThe selection of the projects and candidates for the second stage will be decided by two juries (one for each category) comprised of:
• professionals of the jewelry industry
• professionals of the arts
• elected members of “La Communauté de Communes du Cristal”The projects will be judged based on criteria of creativity, aesthetics and production feasibility (especially in the category of “series of duplicated pieces”).
The quality of the project presentation and the respect of the contest rules will be determining factors.
Both the selected and non-selected candidates will be notified of the jury’s decision by mail before the end of April 2009.
Non-selected projects will be returned to the candidates within a period of two (2) months after the final selection. The selected projects will be retained until the end of the contest.
Article 5 – Stage 2 Procedures
The candidates selected by the jury, in both categories, must submit their prototypes of their finished product between September 14th and midnight October 9th 2009.
These objects must be accompanied by an explanation clearly specifying to which initial project they correspond, as well as the candidate’s name and the category for which they are competing.These pieces will be presented during a “General Public” exhibition between October 24th and November 28th, 2009. This exhibition will take place in the exhibit hall of the “Hôtel de Ville” of Baccarat. The presentation of the objects could include information from the application documents (drawings, ..)
The results of the contest and award of the prizes will take place Saturday November 28th, 2009 during the exhibit.
Article 6 – Prizes
Each jury (“Serie of Duplicated Pieces” and “Unique Piece”) will award three (3) prizes.
Two additional prizes will be awarded during the exhibit:
A prize “jeune public” awarded by popular vote of visitors to the exhibit who are younger than (13) thirteen years old.
A prize “public moins jeune” awarded by popular vote of visitors to the exhibit who are (13) thirteen years old and older.Cash, artistic material or artistic tools will constitute the different prizes. A decision to produce the object by a partner enterprise could equally be made, in which case a production contract will be required to be signed.
The winners will be notified no later than November 20th, 2009 in order for them to make the necessary travel arrangements to be present for the distribution of prizes. Travel costs, as well as room and board will be paid by the contest organizer.
Article 7 – Project Rights
The candidates authorize the “Pôle Bijou” from “la Communauté de Communes du Cristal” to display their project (winners or non-winners), to cite their authors and to use their design for information and promotional purposes, by any means of communication, especially by print articles, brochures, internet sites, exhibits, and public display, without time limits.
Article 8 – Responsibility
The “Pôle Bijou” from “la Communauté de Communes du Cristal” reserve the right, to shorten, lengthen, delay, modify or cancel at any time the contest under any circumstances. They will contact the candidates regarding any delays as quickly as possible. The contest organizer will not be responsible for any type of liability.
Article 9 – Disputes
In case of disputes related to interpretation or execution of the rules, or in general related to the way the contest is run, french laws will only apply, and only those courts of the “département de Meurthe-et-Moselle” will be allowed to be used.
By participating in the contest, you fully and unconditionally agree to the specific rules, terms an conditions provided for the contest.
Thanks to Angela Baduel-Crispin for sending this along.
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MAG - Metal Arts Guild 2009 Grant
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MAG will award a $500 grant to a full-time, matriculated student showing excellence, potential, and talent in the metal arts. The winner will be given a feature article in an upcoming issue of the Metal Arts Guild Guildletter.
DEADLINE: Entries must be postmarked by APRIL 30, 2009
ELIGIBILITY:
* Applicant must be a full-time, matriculated student in metalsmithing program
* Must be a member of MAG or sign up for a student membership ($20)
* Can reside anywhere in the United StatesFor more information and submission form:
http://www.metalartsguildsf.org/events/grant.htmThe Metal Arts Guild of The Bay Area, a non-profit organization, focuses on promoting the recognition of metalwork as an art form and offering Bay Area jewelers and metal artists a network of information, education and support.
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Michelle Obama chooses Loree Rodkin jewelry for the Inaugural Ball
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Congratulations to Loree Rodkin for being the jewelry designer whose work that Michelle Obama chose to wear.
http://sev.prnewswire.com/null/20090121/NY6087520012009-1.htmlMichelle wore her jewels to Election Night activities and the Inaugural Ball. They will become part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Museum.
Medieval, Renaissance and Byzantine influences this interior decorator turned jewelry designer.
Visit Loree’s website at http://www.loreerodkin.com/
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30-Minute Earrings by Lark Books
Top designers are being challenged to create a pair of earrings that can be made in, you guessed it, just 30 minutes! The end result will reveal their amazing creativity and technical skills, and if they’re a winning jeweler, they’ll be paid to contribute their talent. Proposals due: January 26, 2009