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  • METAL Inclinations2 International Juried Online Exhibition

    metalcyberspace 8:51 pm on September 4, 2009 | 0 Permalink
    Tags: , , , , , John Cogswell, Klaus Bürgel, , , METAL Inclinations2, , metalsmithing competition, metalsmithing contest, metalsmiths, , , 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.

     

  • Bend, Mold, Cut, Join: Small Works in Metal - call for entries

    metalcyberspace 12:55 pm on November 14, 2008 | 0 Permalink
    Tags: Bend Mold Cut Join: Small Works in Metal, Contemporary metalsmithing, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, , , , , , metalsmiths, ,

    Bend, Mold, Cut, Join: Small Works in Metal
    Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts
    April 2-May 29, 2009

    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.

     

  • 30 Minute Earrings call for artists by Lark Books

    metalcyberspace 6:45 am on November 11, 2008 | 0 Permalink
    Tags: , earrings, , , , , , metalsmiths

    30-Minute Earrings

    Project Proposals
    Lark Books seeks artists to submit proposals for earring projects that can be
    made…start to finish…in 30 minutes flat.

    30-Minute Earrings will showcase more than 50 incredibly stylish step-by-step projects that can
    be created without investing too much of a valuable commodity—time! The selected earring
    designs will be modern and sophisticated and encompass many different styles and techniques.
    The common denominator will be fast projects that look terrific!

    30-Minute Earrings won’t teach fundamental jewelry making techniques. Designers can assume
    that their readers are already proficient (and quick!) at skills such as sawing, soldering, and
    finishing.

    Accepted Designs
    Scheduled to publish in Spring 2010, this 128-page book will offer need-to-know information
    unique to earrings. It will address topics like gauge, ear wire shapes, weight, and much more.
    Winning jewelers will be paid between $150 and $250 to create their designs. We’ll require
    written step-by-step instructions; a brief bio sent to Lark via email; a signed contract; a W-9 form for tax purposes; the project itself; and other supporting materials as may be requested.
    We don’t reimburse for materials, but will return all projects after photographing them for the book, and designers may do whatever they like with them after that. Designers receive full credit in the book, a complimentary copy of it, and discounts on future purchases of it.

    How to Submit

    By January 26, 2009, submit to Lark one proposal form per proposed project. There is NO LIMIT to how many proposals you can submit. Each proposal must include:

    • full-color sketch, photo, scan, or printout of your proposed design (you may submit already finished earrings)
    • sample images of the materials you intend to use
    • description of the techniques you plan to use

    I look forward to seeing your proposal(s)! And if you know anyone who would also be especially
    suited for working as a designer on this project, please feel free to pass on this information.
    Gavin Young, Assistant Editor Lark Books

     

  • metalcyberspace 11:07 am on November 6, 2008 | 0 Permalink
    Tags: , , , Helen Carnac, international, jewelers, , , Jillian Moore, , METAL Inclinations, metalsmiths, Miel-Margarita Paredes, Molly Epstein, Namu Cho, , , Stacey Webber, Vina Rust

    METAL Inclinations International Online Exhibition

    Stacey Webber
    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.

     

  • metalcyberspace 7:05 am on October 15, 2008 | 0 Permalink
    Tags: Anya Kivarkis, Christine Dhein, , , Cornelia Parker, Emiko Oye, , Gerd Rothman, Gijs Bakker, Janine Antoni, , , Joan Parcher, Kate Wagle, Lauren Fensterstock, Melanie Bilenker, metalsmiths, Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, Nick Dong, Otto Künzli, , Shana Astrachan, Susan Cummins, The Thinking Body

    The Thinking Body
    San Francisco Museum of Craft+Design
    Oct.17, 2008 – Jan.4, 2009

    Photos from the exhibition on facebook

    PREVIEW RECEPTION:
    Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, 6-8pm

    An exhibition focused on contemporary American and European metalsmiths whose work considers the body in relation to its physical and intellectual environment.

    Artists include: Janine Antoni, Cornelia Parker, Gijs Bakker, Joan Parcher, Lauren Fensterstock, Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, Gerd Rothman, Otto Künzli and Melanie Bilenker.

    Bay Area artists Nick Dong, Emiko Oye, and Christine Dhein have created interactive installations running concurrently providing an alternative experience for the viewer and DIY activities for visitors.

    Co-Curators:
    Kate Wagle: Chair, Art Department, University of Oregon
    Anya Kivarkis: Visiting Professor, Metals & Jewelry, University of Oregon

    Exhibition Design: Ted Cohen
    Catalogue available in the SFMC+D Museum Store

    PUBLIC PROGRAMS
    Speaker Series Event:
    Crafting Experience, Experiencing Craft Sat., Nov.1, 3:30-5:30pm at SFMC+D, then the Larkspur Hotel

    Moderator: Susan Cummins, Director, Rotasa Foundation
    Panelists: Kate Wagle, Anya Kivarkis and Frank Wilson, neurologist and author
    [Free to members/$10 for non-members]

    CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
    MakeArt Workshop: Accessorize with Small Toys!
    Sat., Nov.15, 1-3:30pm
    DIY workshop with jewelry artists Emiko Oye and Shana Astrachan
    Free workshop
    [To register, call 415.773.0303; Advance registration required]
    Visit the MakeArt Gallery anytime to experience DIY jewelry!

    Generous support from the San Francisco Grants for the Arts/Hotel Tax Fund, The Bernard Osher Foundation, COMERICA Palo Alto, Burr, Pilger & Mayer Foundation, Susan Beech, the Larkspur Hotel, and De Novo Fine Contemporary Jewelry.

    San Francisco Museum of Craft+Design
    550 Sutter St. San Francisco, California 94102
    415.773.0303 Tues. thru Sat. – 10-5, Thurs. – 10-7, Sun. – 12-5

     

  • metalcyberspace 3:44 pm on September 19, 2008 | 0 Permalink
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    Form & Function: American Modernist Jewelry, 1940-1970 Form & Function: American Modernist Jewelry, 1940-1970 – Marbeth Schon 2008

    This book is the catalog for two of the first major exhibits to show only modernist jewelry from such a broad group of artists. Both take place in 2008 in Fort Wayne, Indiana: one at The Fort Wayne Museum of Art (May 2 to Aug. 24, 2008) and the other at The University of St. Francis School of Creative Arts (May 2-30, 2008). Over fifty collectors and living art jewelers have lent some of the best examples of this innovative style. Sculptors Alexander Calder, Harry Bertoia, Jose de Rivera, Peter and Daniel Macchiarini, Earl and Tod Pardon, and Merry Renk are among the 96 artists featured, along with their extensive jewelry creations. Their work was experimental and stimulated originality in successive generations. Plastics, pearls, brass, copper, silver, gold, and enamels are among the materials found here in mini-sculptures and jewelry ornaments for men and women alike. The author’s extensive research uncovers connections among the artists and documents this important art period and medium. Artists, collectors, cultural historians, and students all will want to see the exhibits and own the catalog.

    Previously written by the same author is:
    Modernist Jewelry 1930-1960: The Wearable Art Movement Modernist Jewelry 1930-1960: The Wearable Art Movement – Marbeth Schon 2004

    This beautifully written book explores the work of 175 of the most important American modernist artist jewelers through a comprehensive text and over 540 color and 35 black and white photos. Beginning with the streamlining of Art Moderne, modernist jewelers mirrored the consciousness of their age. They were free thinkers artists who broke away from the mainstream of jewelry design and looked to the fine arts for inspiration; they were Surrealists, Cubists, and Abstract Expressionists functioning as sculptors in small scale, painters in enamels, and architects in miniature. The modernist metalsmiths of the 1930s through 1960s laid the groundwork for the enormous expansion of metalsmithing in the 1970s and ’80s. These creative jewelers produced personal designs as they absorbed the changes happening in the world around them. The artists’ stories and jewelry are arranged chronologically and linked to four pivotal exhibitions held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, in 1946; the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, in 1948 and 1955; and an exhibition on paper in 1959. Together, the artists at these important events comprise the modernist movement of wearable art directly and through their influence on the subsequent generations. This important book will stand as the primary reference to art jewelry of the mid-20th century and be consulted by all who want to understand the innovations it embraces.

     

  • metalcyberspace 10:27 pm on December 8, 2007 | 0 Permalink
    Tags: , , , fibula, , , , metalsmiths, Phillip Fike, , , ,

    Susan Sarantos, Phillip Fike, Clare Morison at SNAG Washington DC

    Phillip Fike

    born July 17, 1927 – died Dec. 8, 1997

    Wow ! Has it really been ten years since my good friend Phillip Fike left this planet? I feel his presence around me all the time and it makes me think he’s still here.

    We met at my first SNAG conference in the 80’s. I remember being in a dark bar surrounded by a sea of people and being told these amazing stories of past escapades. I wish I had taped them because I can no longer remember the exact details but I will always remember them with a smile.

    For those too young to have met him, Phillip was a founding member of SNAG and the person who came up with the acronym SNAG (the Society of North American Goldsmiths).

    He would make fabulous fibulae which is an ancient form of a brooch. The types that the Romans and Greeks would use to fasten their garments. He was an expert with Niello. He was a professor at Wayne State University in Michigan from 1953-1997.

    When I told him that I was running for the SNAG Board, he grabbed my hand strongly, would not let go, then thanked me and told me that I understood and represented the spirit of the original Society of North American Goldsmiths. Michael Good told me the same at Tavern on the Green in NY at WJA. I was honored that they felt that way about me. I won the election and served on it from 1994-1998.

    It saddens me to know that a new generation of metalsmiths will never have the chance to experience firsthand the great man Phillip Fike.

    I do have a page in progress.  I need to add a few photos and more information. Just have not been able to scan them yet. If people have info and stories I would love to hear from them.

    Susan Sarantos

     

  • metalcyberspace 10:53 pm on May 4, 2007 | 0 Permalink
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    Jewelry by Artists: The Daphne Farago Collection
    May 22, 2007- March 5, 2008
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA USA

    This exhibiton will present highlights from Daphne Farago’s collection of contemporary jewelry, which was given to the MFA in 2006. The collection comprises more than 600 works of jewelry by leading American and European artists, ranging in date from about 1940 to the present, in a wide variety of media and sculptural forms. With this gift, the MFA now holds the most comprehensive collection of twentieth-century studio jewelry ever assembled. The exhibition will include a selection of about 150-200 objects, and will provide a chronological survey of studio jewelry in the 20th century. While demonstrating the breadth of the collection and the variety of artists’ approaches to jewelry-making, the show will also represent key artists in depth, including Alexander Calder, Art Smith, Sam Kramer, Robert Ebendorf, William Harper, Wendy Ramshaw and Mary Lee Hu.

     

  • Welcome!

    metalcyberspace 1:25 am on March 30, 2007 | 0 Permalink
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    Please join me in making Metalcyberspace more interactive. I will also be updating the website with the information as it comes in to the blog.

    This blog is hosted on my webhost server and if it hogs up too much bandwidth it’s going to disappear so if you link please link direct to Metalcyberspace main page too just in case. Also, Metalcyberspace is trademarked as a single word so please list it as one word instead of metal cyberspace or metal cyber space.

    When posting images please don’t hot link to other’s copyrighted designs without permission that results in stealing their bandwidth. Link to images from your own server.

    Enjoy!
    SES
    Susan Sarantos
    http://www.sarantos.com
    http://www.metalcyberspace.com

    blog at http://metalcyberspace.com/blog

     

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