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• MAG - Metal Arts Guild 2009 Grant

  metalcyberspace 6:32 pm on February 19, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: Grants, 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 12:16 pm on January 19, 2009 | 0 Permalink
  Tags: Grants, 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.