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Dana Singer, Executive Director
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Week of April 16, 2012
Greetings!
This Thursday, April 19, is the deadline to register for the conference at the current rates: $380 for members and $295 for students. On Friday, the rates rise by $30. NEW: Everyone who registers between March 1 and April 19 is automatically entered into a drawing for one free night at the hotel. We will announce the names of two winners before the end of April. This is week three of our Q&A series with the two candidates running to be the next SNAG President. I can't encourage you enough to read these questions and responses, and vote this year, whether online or at the conference.
Question #3: Having reviewed the Goals and Strategies outlined in SNAG's new five-year strategic plan, and looking at SNAG in terms of what it offers both to its members and to further the field, in what new directions would you guide the organization?
Click here to read the responses from John Rose and Renee Zettle-Sterling.
Beginning this week we have profiles of the four people running for the Board of Directors, starting with Brigitte Martin.
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ITAMI International Craft Competition Call for Entries
 For the ninth year, this competition is produced by the Museum of Arts and Crafts, Itami, Hyogo, Japan. The theme this year is sake ware, a service for drinking sake.
The guidelines are available through their website. The exhibition runs November 17-December 24, 2012. Deadline for submissions: July 25. |
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"Superstition" at Zilberschmuck Gallery
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Shona Rae
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"Superstition" is a juried exhibition of fine jewelry and metal work, open
from April 12-May 26, 2012 at the Toronto gallery Zilberschmuck. For the sixth consecutive year, SNAG is one of many sponsors of the event.
2012 marks the eighth year Zilberschmuck has invited Canadian artists to explore the formal and conceptual ideas behind the meaning of a particular word.
This year the word was "superstition." Jurors Shyon Baumann, University of Toronto associate professor of sociology; award-winning metalsmith Charles Funnell; and jewelry designer Shelly Purdy, reviewed 76 entries from 61 artists from across the country. A number of awards were given out, including Best in Show to SNAG member Shona Rae for her
"Voodoo Charm Necklace."
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Deadline to Receive Inserts going into the
Conference Totebag is April 26 
Make your presence felt even if you're not at the conference. An easy and affordable way to reach your audience at this year's conference in Phoenix/Scottsdale.
Gain new customers and clients; promote your business, services, studio, school, gallery, upcoming show, products, or yourself. Each attendee receives the conference tote bag stuffed with items.
Make your insert more memorable. Read about our challenge here (and for all other details).
For just $100, send us 800 copies of your flyer, postcards, brochures, mini catalogs, coupons, cards, samples and other promotional pieces for our conference tote bags.
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Seattle Conference Slide Shows
Take a look at last year's Pin Swap and final night Dance Party
(scroll down to the bottom of both pages).  
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Video about SNAG's Lifetime Achievement Award
Recipient Fred Woell
View this two-minute video of Fred Woell on SNAG's website, courtesy of Maine Masters, a preview of a longer film being made about him.
Maine Masters is an ongoing film series about Maine's exceptional artists. It's sponsored by the Union of Maine Visual Artists, an educational organization promoting Maine Art. |
From the Association of Contemporary Jewellery COLLECT 2012
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Junko Mori
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The fourth year of this international contemporary craft fair, at the Saatchi Gallery in London. From the Crafts Council , this is the British equivalent of SOFA, open May 11-14.
"Wendy Ramshaw: Room of Dreams"
This fifty-year retrospective of Wendy Ramshaw's work is open at Somerset House until June 24.
One of Britain's leading contemporary designers, she's known for both her jewelry and for her large-scale public art. After that it will tour to four other sites in the UK. It's accompanied by a fully illustrated book with contributions from a number of writers."Fit for Purpose"
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Kevin Grey
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British Contemporary Silversmiths were invited by the Victoria & Albert Museum to create a display to complement another exhibition "British Design 1948-2012: Innovation in the Modern Age," part of the V&A's British Design series.
Fifty-two established and up-and-coming British silversmiths from around the UK created work on the theme of "Fit for Purpose: a practical and conceptual exploration of silver."
Click here to see the work.
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Revere Academy Webinar
Revere Academy will offer its first webinar class April 28-29, in conjunction with the 2012 Masters Symposium. "Prepare for Success" is taught by SNAG member Harriete Estel Berman.
Webinar participants are required to have a computer with a high-speed internet connection. More details are available on their website.
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Passports for the Toronto conference
 Do you have a passport that's valid through May 2013? Don't get stuck at the border without a valid passport. Go here for more information.Don't wait: Apply for a new passport or renew yours now (you can that by mail). -  |
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2012 SNAG Election - Board of Directors: Brigitte Martin
Each week we are profiling a different candidate for the 2012 SNAG election.
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Brigitte Martin
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Brigitte Martin is a native of Germany, where she apprenticed with a Master Goldsmith after working for Sotheby's and a contemporary fine art gallery. In May 2008, Martin created the popular online social networking site crafthaus for which she acts as Chief Editor.
Martin's work has been exhibited at the Museum of Art in Cleveland, and in galleries across the US. In addition to her daily crafthaus duties, Martin curates various exhibitions and juries craft artwork for public sale events.
Martin is a proud member of SNAG's Professional Development Seminar and was part of the organizing committee that gave SNAG its first ever Trunk Show in 2011. Martin's first book, Humor in Craft, was published last month. Work from the book will be exhibited in the main gallery at the Society of Contemporary Craft this summer.
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This Week
ITAMI Call for Entries
"Superstition" at
Zilberschmuck
Conference totebag
inserts deadline
Seattle conference
slide shows
Fred Woell video
From Association of
Contemporary Jewellery
Revere Academy
Webinar
Passports for Toronto
2012 SNAG Election
Candidate Profile
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Quick Links
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About SNAG
The Society of North American Goldsmiths supports and advances the professional practice of artists, designers, jewelers and metalsmiths. SNAG provides access to a vibrant and passionate community, through education, innovation, and leadership. |
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Place the SNAG Member logo on your website.
SNAG membership conveys to customers your dedication to the industry and inspires trust. If you are a member you can download the logo; it's ready to be added to your website.
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