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American Craft Week is only Five Weeks Away
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SNAG is one of many sponsors of the American Craft Week celebration, held October 7-16. This event brings together individuals, small businesses and organizations from all fifty states to recognize the countless ways handmade objects enrich our daily lives and contribute to our national aesthetic and economy. Get involved. If you create, sell, display, promote, collect or just plain love American craft, join the celebration.
Go to www.americancraftweek.com and click on the "Participants/Events" to find a listing of what's happening by state. To become a participant and host your own event, click on the "Get Involved" tab to sign up.
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A Focus on Contemporary Studio Silver
| |  SNAG and Metalsmith, in collaboration with The Museum of Arts and Design and The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, will be sponsoring a symposium titled "A Focus on Contemporary Studio Silver."
 The event, to be held at the Museum on November 10, will feature illustrated talks by Rosemary Ransome-Wallis, Curator of Collections, the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, and silver artists Rod Kelly, Jane Short, and Hiroshi Suzuki. For more info go to www.madmuseum.org.
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| Metalsmith at ACC Baltimore/Buyers Market of American Craft/Tucson Shows/CraftBoston | |  For unparalleled exposure to buyers, advertise on the SNAG SHOWCASE pages of Metalsmith that are now hyperlinked to your website. Your ad will appear in both the print and digital editions ~ only a click away from online viewers connecting to your site! The print edition of our January issue will be at these shows for attendees. For Early Bird Specials, offered exclusively to SNAG members, contact Jean Savarese now.
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Minutes from SNAG's May Meetings are Now Available
| | The minutes from both the SNAG board meeting and the membership meeting in Seattle are now available on the website. It couldn't be easier to stay informed about your organization.
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American Style Special $215 Advertising Rate for SNAG Members
| |  Be part of full-page ads in American Style with other SNAG members for only $215. One image per artist and contact information will be featured in their Winter issue. This issue features their annual special ad section for jewelry and will have bonus distribution at Palm Beach Fine Craft, Art Palm Beach, Buyers Market of American Craft, American International Fine Art Fair, CraftBoston, and Miami International Art Fair.
The deadline to reserve space is September 26. Deadline for materials is September 30. The dimensions for the images in the coop ad are 2.5"H x 2"W at 300 dpi. Contact Jenn Grassia, 800-642-4314 x249.
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| SNAG Room Block for SOFA Chicago | |  SNAG has again reserved a special room block at the Comfort Inn and Suites, for November 3-6. Rooms are $143 and $153. Only 25 rooms are available this year so make your reservation early. Located in downtown Chicago, complete with complimentary breakfast buffet, and conveniently located to Navy Pier. Call 312-894-0900, ask for the SOFA Room Block. Deadline for reservations is October 14.
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| Last reminder: At the Frontier's Edge: The Arts & Crafts Movement in Denver & Environs | |  The work of jeweler Todd Reed exemplifies ongoing manifestations of the Arts & Crafts movement, as does the focus on metalwork in the conference "At the Frontier's Edge" produced by Initiatives in Art and Culture with SNAG/Metalsmith as a co-sponsor. Reed is both a speaker and host of a very special evening event at his new showroom in downtown Boulder, CO.
 For the downloadable conference brochure PDF, visit: www.artinitiatives.com. Register for full conference, through acteva.com/go/Denver. Student and one- and two-day passes also available.
Above right: Todd Reed; At left: Archibald Knox |
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