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Week of September 12, 2011
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Call for Entries
Contemporary Studio Silver
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At the Frontier's Edge
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Call for Entries, SNAG's First Online Exhibition

Rebecca BartonJuror Gail M. Brown is looking for images of studio jewelry on the body, photographed on the maker's model of choice. "THE BODY ADORNED...Dressed and Bedecked"  will explore "adornment as experience" on the landscape of the body. The call for entries is on our website.

Submission deadline is December 9, 2011, through CAFÉ, www.callforentry.org.

All SNAG members receive $10 off the entry fee. Get the coupon code here to use when you submit your work.
SNAG is Copper Sponsor of Repair Days
repair daysSNAG is a Copper Sponsor of this year's Repair Days at The Metal Museum, September 30 through October 2. On Saturday October 1 at 5:00 enjoy a gallery talk with the 2011 Master Metalsmith, SNAG member Fred Fenster. Stick around for the live auction that evening, featuring work by James Viste, Mary Catherine Floyd, Eric Ryser and many others. 
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Images Needed for SNAG Marketing Materials
Executive Director Dana Singer is looking for images of SNAG members at work: in your studio, in your booth at craft shows and fairs, in your gallery, teaching workshops, in the classroom, wherever you work. Selected images will be used in the next SNAG brochure and other marketing materials. Send one top-notch image, 300 dpi, 4" x 6" in size, to dsinger@snagmetalsmith.org.
Last Chance-- At the Frontier's Edge: The Arts & Crafts Movement in Denver & Environs
Todd ReedThe 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.

Archibald KnoxFor 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

SNAG's Professional Development Seminar is the Energizer Bunny
Drop ShadowThe five segments of the 2011 Seattle Professional Development Seminar are all available on SNAG's website and, to date, they have been viewed nearly 12,000 times. Check out Niche Marketing, Digital Image Extensions, Photography in Flux (Photographers' and Editors' Perspectives), and How to Build a Better Drop Shadow.  They are all available here.

pricing lectureThe SlideShare presentation from the 2010 Houston Professional Development Seminar, "Not Just Another Pricing Lecture," also keeps on ticking. It's been viewed nearly 8,000 times since March 2010. Kudos again to Harriete Estel Berman for making sure the Seminar has a life far beyond the conference.

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