Metalcyberspace – Contemporary Jewellery Design + Modern Studio Jewelry

Updates from March, 2010

• Metalsmith Magazine's "Exhibition in Print" issue deadline

  metalcyberspace 1:44 pm on March 4, 2010 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: Exhibition in Print, jewelry artists (12), magazine, metalsmith (8), SNAG (4)

  Deadline to apply is March 15, 2010

  Read more on Harriete’s post about “Exhibition in Print”
  

   

• Chicago Metal Arts Guild (CMAG) member's exhibition deadline

  metalcyberspace 9:24 pm on January 28, 2010 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: CMAG, exhibition (7), metal (2), metalsmith (8)

  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
  Prizes will be awarded.

   

• Call for Entries: 500 Silver Jewelry Designs

  metalcyberspace 1:26 am on September 10, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: 500 Silver Jewelry Designs, jewelry artists (12), Lark Books (3), silver (3)

  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.

   

• METAL Inclinations2 International Juried Online Exhibition

  metalcyberspace 8:51 pm on September 4, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: contests (2), goldsmiths (2), Jamie Bennett (2), jewelry design competition (9), jewelry design contest (8), John Cogswell, Klaus Bürgel, metal (2), metal artists (7), METAL Inclinations2, metalsmithing (14), metalsmithing competition, metalsmithing contest, metalsmiths (9), silversmiths (3), Society for Midwest Metalsmiths (2), Sydney Lynch

  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.

   

• Call for works involving elements of Paper or Text - Studio 20/17

  metalcyberspace 10:57 am on February 28, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: deadlines, exhibition (7), jewellery artist (7), jewelry artist (8), paper, Studio 20/17 (2), text

  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.
  Please contact Studio 20/17 for further information.

   

• MAG - Metal Arts Guild 2009 Grant

  metalcyberspace 6:32 pm on February 19, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: Grants (2), jewelry artist (8), MAG, Metal Arts Guild, metalsmith (8), metalsmithing (14)

  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 States

  For more information and submission form:
  http://www.metalartsguildsf.org/events/grant.htm

  The 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.

   

• metalcyberspace 1:15 pm on January 19, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: 30 Minute Earrings (2), jewelry design competition (9), jewelry design contest (8), Lark Books (3)

  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

   

• metalcyberspace 12:16 pm on January 19, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: Grants (2), Halstead Bead Jewelry Business Development Grant, jewelry design (4), jewelry design competition (9), jewelry designer (5)

  Call for Entries - Halstead Bead Jewelry Business Development Grant
  Deadline: June 17, 2009
  Award: $6,000 in start-up cash and materials
  No entry fee required

  Halstead Bead, Inc. is calling for entries to its fourth annual Business Development Grant competition for new American jewelry designers entering the bridge jewelry trade. The grant will be awarded to a winning candidate in August. All finalists will be eligible for a mentorship program that matches new designers with established and successful jewelry entrepreneurs.

  The Halstead Bead Business Development Grant differs from other jewelry industry competitions and awards because of its emphasis on business skills. Entrants must demonstrate not only extraordinary design, but also a strong business strategy.

  Designers utilizing a wide variety of fabrication techniques including casting, lampworking, precious metal clay, beading, or metalsmithing are eligible to enter the competition. Candidates must be US citizens who began their businesses after January 1, 2006.

  Previous grant winners include Bridgland Studios, Belle Brooke Designs, and Ananda Khalsa Jewelry.

   

• 18th Annual MJSA Vision Awards Design Competition (reminder)

  metalcyberspace 9:45 am on January 12, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: jewelry design competition (9), jewelry design contest (8), MJSA (4), MJSA Vision Awards (3)

  Last chance to enter the 18th Annual MJSA Vision Awards Design Competition

  Submission deadline: Jan. 15, 2009

  More info on my previous post:

  http://metalcyberspace.com/blog/archives/category/organizations/mjsa

  Susan Sarantos
  http://www.sarantos.com
  http://www.metalcyberspace.com

   

• Revolutionary: Maximizing the Online Revolution: Websites and Beyond

  metalcyberspace 6:23 am on January 4, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: Professional Development Seminar, SNAG (4), social networking, Society of North American Goldsmiths (3), websites

  The SNAG Professional Development Seminar will be offering four hours of information and discussion designed to offer students, emerging artists and established professionals’ in establishing and maintaining a career in the arts.

  Revolutionary: Maximizing the Online Revolution: Websites and Beyond

  Topics to be covered this year include:
  -Improving Website Performance & Design
  -Using Social Networking and Virtual Communities to Drive Business
  -The Evolving Role of the Gallery in a Virtual World of Commerce

  WHEN: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 TIME: 2-6 pm
  WHERE: The Loews Philadelphia Hotel Commonwealth Rooms C & D 1200 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA
  COST: $10 pre-registration for the entire afternoon; $15 at the door

  Pre-REGISTER online starting January 15:
  http://www.snagmetalsmith.org/image/homepage/signup/.docs/pg/10034
  Scroll down the page to the line that says:
  * Pre-Conference Professional Development Seminar
  To read about the entire program go here:
  http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/PDS.html