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Dana Singer
Dana Singer, Executive Director 
Week of February 6, 2012

Greetings!  

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Megan Auman is one of the featured speakers at this year's SNAG conference in May. Her talk there is "Creating a Culture of Profit."
Kiff Slemmons exhibition
Kiff Slemmons exhibition, 2011
Exhibition Insurance
All of SNAG's exhibitions are always covered by insurance, consistent with our promulgated Professional Guidelines. It's a natural extension then to announce that the SNAG board of directors implemented the following policy: "All the independent exhibitions that are selected to be featured on our conference Exhibition Crawl must be covered by theft and damage insurance as a condition of being selected." All exhibitions at the Phoenix/Scottsdale conference are already in full compliance; this new policy begins with the 2013 Toronto conference.
Huffington PostSNAG Mentioned in HuffPo
SNAG was mentioned in the Huffington Post on January 26. The writer uses the acronym "SNAG" and in a footnote makes clear that he meant Sensitive New Age Guy, not Society of North American Goldsmiths. I think we've arrived.
2012 Forging on the River Conference, March 30-April 1
This year's conference at The Metal Museum features Alfred Bullermann of Freisothe, Germany, and Haley Woodward and Colby Brinkman of The Austin Metal Authority. Learn more at The Metal Museum or email Holly
Colby Brinkman
Colby Brinkman
Fisher <holly@metalmuseum.org>.
Alfred Bullermann
Alfred Bullermann
Haley Woodward
Haley Woodward

tenessee techCall for Submissions: Gallery Seeking Solo Exhibition Proposals
The Joan Derryberry Art Gallery at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, TN invites individual artists to submit proposals for exhibition opportunities during the Academic years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. Taking submission in all mediums except digital and performance. Each exhibition runs for approximately 4 weeks and culminates with a gallery talk given by each exhibiting artist. Accepted artists are awarded a stipend along with expenses. Postmark deadline July 31. Read more.
Apply by March 15 for the Hoover & Strong Scholarship
The Hoover & Strong Scholarship is a $3,000 scholarship that will be awarded through SNAG to one graduate student creating high-quality production jewelry. Don't miss out on this opportunity.

Hoover & StrongThe jurors will use the following criteria for the Hoover & Strong scholarship:
  • Mastery of technical expertise
  • Sophistication of design problem solving
  • Ability to make the piece in multiples
Hoover & StrongIn addition to the $3,000 scholarship money, each recipient also receives: 
  • Their work featured on the postcard sent out to hundreds of museums, galleries, and schools
  • Recognition in our press release, in Metalsmith, SNAG News, Riveting News, and on SNAG's websiteHoover & Strong
  • One-year complimentary SNAG membership
The Hoover & Strong scholarship is administered through SNAG's Educational Endowment Trust. Read more about this and SNAG's other three Educational Endowment Scholarships. Deadline: March 15.
James Binnon James Binnion Metal Arts is Hiring
Jewelry assembly and fabrication band type rings from sheet and wire stock, ring sizing. Skills: sawing, filing, soldering, sheet rolling, wire drawing. Finishing of rings by hand, flex shaft and machine polishing. Decorative surface treatments such as acid etching, bead blasting, etc. Stone setting skills a plus. If not already familiar with, then applicant will be trained in tabletop milling machine and lathe operation.

Send your resume to James Binnion Metal Arts, P.O. Box 31458
Bellingham, WA 98228, <tbin@mokume-gane.com>.
Welcome New Members
Welcome to all the new SNAG members who joined in January:
Chelsea Arthur, Graniteville, SC    
Roger Braman, Brewster, NY    
Elizabeth Chambers, Mud Factory Art, Houston, TX    
I Ching Chen, Newmarket, ON, Canada
Tanya Crane, New Paltz, NY    
Linda Creason, deepgapgems, Dana, NC    
Diana Crumay, StillDiana, Elizabethtown, PA    
Tom de Grom, Conway, AR    
Julie Deutschman, Canton, OH    
Sarah Ehle, Athens, GA    
Andrew Floyd, Mount-Royal, QC, Canada
Emma Frank, Carrollton, TX    
Karen Shein Gelbard, Montclair, NJ    
Laurey Gilbert, Berthoud, CO    
Clarissa Halat, Waukesha, WI    
Lynn Hamilton, St Louis, MO    
Carey Harding, Cookeville, TN    
Carol Hettenbach, Ravens Nest, Prescott Valley, AZ    
Roxanne Horvath, Saint Augustine, FL    
Yu Jou Hung, Toronto, ON, Canada
Yuka Inoue, Lake Forest, IL    
Andrew Jeavons, Studio REN, Cincinnati,    OH    
Paula Josef, Long Beach, CA    
Jae Kim, Seoul, South Korea
Michelle Kim, Watkinsville, GA    
Tamara Knappenberger, Bozeman, MT    
Ava Koohbor, San Francisco, CA    
Corine Lazaro, Designs in Gold, Las Cruces, NM    
Alex Lewandowski, Alex Metal Arts, Ester, AK    
Sue Lewis, Scottsdale, AZ    
David Livingston, Niveveh, IN    
David Richard Loepp, Rome, Italy
Richard Long, Tega Cay, SC    
Anna Lukyanenko, Yekaterinburg, Russia
Mary Marder, Oakland Gardens, NY    
Amy Newell, Bukabu Handmade Jewelry, Doswell, VA    
Robbi Omeara, Glenwood Springs, CO    
Gretchen Otto, Ypsilanti, MI    
Deborah Paul, Sequim, WA    
C "Fritz" Pearce, Fritz and Mischell, Sonoma, CA    
Aimee Petkus, Savannah, GA    
Andrea Riso, Talisman Collection, Folsom, CA    
Angela Sammon, Toronto, ON, Canada
Bernie Santen, Bentleigh Jewellers, Bentleigh, Australia
Phyllis L Sayles, Longview, WA    
Miranda Scott, House on Hudson Designs, Kingston, ON, Canada
Yu-Hsien Shen, Athens, GA    
Jenn Sheridan, Innisfil, ON, Canada
Lisa Shinkan, Oshkosh, WI    
Stacie Smith, Bozeman, MT    
Lyndsey Snell, Urbana, IL    
Laura Stanger, Hollywood, SC    
Danielle Stennett, Kent, OH    
Emlyn Strzempka, Findlay, OH    
Nikki Thomas, Nikka Thomas Studio, Athens, GA    
Mark Thone, Rochester, NY    
Sarah Truett, Surprise, AZ    
Keri Van Deventer, Visalia, CA    
Leighann Van Deventer, Visalia ,CA    
Cheryl Van Dyck, Lavender Cottage Originals, Greeneville, TN    
William Vannerson, Pace, FL    
Andy Vernacchia, Bowling Green, OH    
Frank Wicks, Wicks Design, Sonoita, AZ    
Jennifer Williams, Savannah, GA    
Herbert Wohl, La Jolla, CA    
Yi-Li Yu, Toronto, ON, Canada
Kayla Zatezalo, Allison Park, PA    
Bill Zinser, Coppell, TX   

SNAG Deadline Reminders
Metalsmith Advertising - February 10
Metalsmith Exhibition in Print - February 15
SNAG Conference Program Guide Advertising - February 20
SNAG 2012 Juried Student Exhibition: "Fusion" - March 12
Educational Endowment Scholarships - March 15
Exhibition in Motion - March 22
This Week
 
Exhibition Insurance  

 Huffington Post 

Forging on the River

Joan Derryberry Art Gallery 
 
Hoover & Strong Scholarship

James Binnion Hiring

New Members
 

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