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.

Edge of the Sublime represents the first-ever retrospective of works by one of the most important enamelists working today. This exhibition explores the artist’s creative use and development of a variety of enameling and metalworking techniques to produce highly color-saturated imagery on signature brooches, necklaces and pendants. Curated by Jeannine Falino, former Carolyn and Peter Lynch Curator of Decorative Arts, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Edge of the Sublime debuted at Fuller Craft Museum in Massachusetts before traveling to the SDMA and museums nationwide through 2010.

This exhibition will continue to travel to:
Arkansas Art Center – AR Dec.19, 2008 – Feb.22, 2009
Racine Art Museum – WI
Bellevue Arts Museum – WA

An exhibition catalog is available:
Edge of the Sublime: Enamels by Jamie Bennett by Jeannine Falino 2008
A beautifully illustrated catalogue of over 100 color plates, it addresses artist’s lifework who first established his international reputation in 1986 when he produced enameled jewelry using unique, electroformed shapes. Jeannine Falino is an independent curator who formerly curated at the MFA in Boston.