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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.

DEADLINE: All entries must be postmarked by December 31, 2008
FULL PROSPECTUS

THE EXHIBITION:
“Bend, Mold, Cut, Join: Small Works in Metal” is a national juried exhibition with a concentration on pioneering art jewelry and small scale functional metalwork, such as vessels and implements that combine traditional metalsmithing techniques with a vision representative of the field of contemporary metalsmithing.

Hosted by the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts (DCCA) and juried by Ellen Lupton, “Bend, Mold, Cut, Join: Small Works in Metal” is shown in conjunction with the Society of North American Goldsmith’s (SNAG) annual conference Revolution in Philadelphia, PA, on May 20-23, 2009. Works should demonstrate the use of one or more traditional metalsmithing techniques and be wearable and/or functional. There are no restrictions on inspiration, format, or additional materials employed. Artists are encouraged to interpret this broad theme with original and innovative contemporary designs.

This exhibition will be held in the main atrium of the DCCA and in the Alternatives Museum Shop, an elegant retail gallery featuring exquisite handmade wearable and functional crafts by artists from the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. All metal objects accepted to “Bend, Mold, Cut, Join: Small Works in Metal” must be available for purchase.

Stacey Webber- “Society for Midwest Metalsmiths First Place Award”

Vina Rust- “Hauser and Miller Second Place Award”

Helen Carnac- “Rio Grande Third Place Award”

Miel-Margarita Paredes- “Pasternak Award of Merit”

Namu Cho- “Pasternak Award of Merit”

Molly Epstein- “Pasternak Award of Merit”

Jillian Moore- “Pasternak Award of Merit”

Fifty images including 7 award winners have been selected for the exhibition by jurors Michael Monroe, Marilyn da Silva and Susie Ganch. The Society for Midwest Metalsmiths 2008-09 METAL Inclinations exhibition includes selections of the most exemplary fine metal art created by metalsmiths, silversmiths, goldsmiths and jewelers from all over the world. The exhibition will remain online for one year.

Any and all used pencils, including broken, chewed, stubby, or erasers worn to a nub. Harriete needs over 30,000 pencils to assemble a new sculpture about education and test taking.

Clean out your junk drawer of leftover pencils

Rub out memories of erasers too small for mistakes in life

Protest the tyranny of standardized tests

Ask local schools, students or teachers to help. Share or send this email to anyone and everyone else who might like to participate and contribute pencils.

Send pencils to artist:

Harriete Estel Berman
657 42nd Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94403-5059

If you include your name, address and email, she’ll send you a card of the finished piece.

If you would like to write a comment about your experience with standardized tests, send a statement with your pencil contribution.

SMALL PRINT:

The testing industry is calculated to be a $400 million to $700 million industry.

In 2001, the New York Times reported that the U.S. Department of Education set aside $400 million to help states develop and administer the tests that the No Child Left Behind Act mandated for children in grades 3 through 8. Among the likely benefactors of the extra funds were the four companies that dominate the testing market .

Do you know that Educational Testing Service (ETS), best known for its administration of the SAT college-entrance exam, won a three-year, $50 million contract in October 2001 to develop and score California’s high-school exit exam?