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| Upcoming Gold Conference in New York City | |  Register now for this April 8-9 conference in New York City coordinated by Initiatives in Art and Culture. Special Discount Rate for all SNAG members: $275 instead of $350 through March 28.
Take an all-embracing look at gold, considering it in all its physical manifestations from mineral, to ingot, to coinage, to jewelry and at all stages of its production and use. It will explore contemporary approaches to mining, with close attention paid to sustainable extraction, corporate social responsibility, and the increasing use of reclaimed metal. Look at gold throughout history, and collectors and collections of gold, as well as its symbolism. And consider contemporary work in gold, be it by large firms or individual artisans.
 Speakers include Mary Lee Hu, Atelier Zobel, jeweler designers Marilyn Cooperman and Temple St. Clair, Mary McFadden, iconic fashion designer and collector of gold, Tiffany & Co., for their gold manufacturing, Géza von Habsburg, art historian and author, definitive volumes on Fabergé, Benjamin Zucker, scholar, author, gem merchant, and collector, Paul Song, director, rare coins, bullion, and bank notes, Bonhams, Robert D. Headley, COO, Jewelers of America, James D. Webster, Division of Physical Sciences, American Museum of Natural History, and key representatives from RESOLVE, Earthworks, Barrick Gold Corporation and Kinross Gold Corporation, among many other speakers.
An evening reception at Aaron Faber Gallery, and a closing evening reception and screening of the award-winning film, "Red Gold," complements the formal sessions.
A PDF of the entire conference brochure can be downloaded here.
To take advantage of the Special Discount Rate for SNAG members call 646-485-1952 or email info@artinitiatives.com. Just mention SNAG to get the SNAG discount. Student and One-day Rates available (for the latter contact organizer).
Images (top to bottom): Tiffany Dragonfly Brooches; Temple St. Clair, Gold Granulated Vine Bracelet; Tamil Nadu, Indian Priest's Ceremonial Necklace |
| 2011 SNAG Election - Nominations and Elections Committee Candidate: Corey Ackelmire | | |
Beginning this week, we will profile a different candidate in each Weekly Announcement. Starting with candidates running for a seat on the Nominations and Elections Committee.
 Corey Ackelmire has been an active member of the SNAG community since 2000. She currently serves as a full-time instructor of Metalsmithing and Jewelry at Houston Community College in Houston, Texas. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Missouri State University in 2003 and her Master of Fine Arts degree in Jewelry/Metals/Enameling from Kent State University in 2007.
Corey previously served as a moderator for the SNAG online forums and as the Exhibition Coordinator for the Enamelist Society's 2009 International Juried and Student Exhibitions. Her work is featured in Lark Book's 500 Metal Vessels and she has exhibited nationally. |
| Future Conference Sites | |  SNAG is actively looking for future conference sites in 2014, 2015 and 2016. If you might be interested in co-chairing a conference, contact Sandie Zilker, our coordinator of future conference sites, for a preliminary conversation about what this entails. We look for 2-3 co-chairs in each city and preferably a local host guild or school program. |
| Send in your Submission to SNAG TV |  Send in your dynamic media! A unique opportunity to share video, slideshows and much more with fellow jewelry and metals artists, curators, collectors and all attendees.
SNAG TV will be a constant stream of video and images, displayed on a large HD monitor in the main conference area, projecting the inspiration, creativity, artwork and communities that inform, drive and support our field.
To find out more about how to send in your dynamic media, click here. Open to individuals and groups; put together something that represents your guild, your school, your online community--the possibilities are wide open. Deadline: April 16. |
| Craft Forward Symposium in San Francisco | | |
 SNAG Executive Director Dana Singer will be at the Craft Forward symposium coming up in San Francisco April 1-3, and hopes to see many SNAG members there. The symposium is produced by the California College of Arts to bring together a diverse group of makers and thinkers to explore the ethos of craft and its resurgence in the 21st century. The Keynote address, "The Invention of Craft," will be given by Glenn Adamson.
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Phoenix 2012 Calls for Speaker and Exhibition Proposals
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 Humans harness the ability to contain or control heat and the capacity to apply it selectively. Heat can act as a catalyst; it is a necessary factor in the formation of minerals and critical elements. Heat can also be interpreted as a result of friction, or the anxiety and excitement of competition. Whether the techniques we use are ancient or contemporary, many of them share in common the factor of heat.
The 2012 SNAG Conference Program Advisory Committee is
currently seeking proposals from presenters that tie into the conference theme. If you've seen an excellent presentation that would contribute to our field, also send that information to the Committee. The Exhibitions Committee is also inviting artists or curators (individuals or groups) to submit proposals for exhibitions in response to the conference theme.
Deadline for the speaker proposals is April 1. Deadline for the exhibition proposals is April 15. Click here to access more information about each one. The Phoenix conference is May 23-26, 2012, hosted by the Arizona Designer Craftsmen, co-chairs Becky McDonah, Tedd McDonah and Lynette Andreasen.
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| Korean Biennale and Competition | |  Longtime SNAG member Komelia Okim has been selected to serve on the International Advisory Committee to the Korean Biennale Competition and we urge all SNAG members to submit work.
For the official prospectus for the Biennale Competition click here. You will all the information about the competition as well as the application form. The deadline for all submissions from foreign countries is June 8. |
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