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Dana Singer, Executive Director
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Week of April 30, 2012
Greetings!
This is week five of our Q&A series with the two candidates running to be the next SNAG President.
Question #5: Do you want to promote a specific agenda if you're elected? If so, please describe this agenda so the members have a clear sense of it.
Click here to read the responses from John Rose and Renee Zettle-Sterling.
All current SNAG members, including students, have the right to vote. You can vote online or in person at the conference. Online voting will open in May and we will send out details when it's ready. This week we profile our next candidate for the board of directors, Pam Robinson.
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SNAG Presents Forging Entrepreneurs: Tools
and Skills for Business Success
SNAG is launching a new business symposium for independent jewelers and
metalsmiths running small businesses.
The Symposium is one full day,
Sunday August 26, in Pittsburgh, PA,
in collaboration with the Society for Contemporary Craft. The event and an informal reception the night before will both be held at SCC.There will be presentations by Michelle Pajak-Reynolds, Brigitte Martin, Todd Pownell, Wayne Werner, Adam Kenney, Beverly Tadeu, Ronald McNeish, and Andrea Kennington and Les Bryant. Each presentation will be given twice. Four of the presentations will address technical ways to be more productive and improve your bottom line. The other four talks will advance your business acumen. The cost is only $125 and attendance is capped at 100 attendees. We want this to be affordable, easy for people in surrounding areas to drive to, and require only a short hotel stay. Click here to find out more about all our presenters and their topics. Registration opened today and closes July 15.
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Designer Jewelry Showcase Awards
Mark LaJoie, Jennifer J. Park, So Young Park, Nancy Blair, Jenny Byrne, Heather Bayless, and Doe Cross won Designer of the Year awards in different categories of the 2011 Jewelry Showcase Competition. The jurors were Alan Revere and Todd Reed.  | |
So Young Park
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Jennifer J. Park
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Nancy Blair
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Jenny Byrne
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Heather Bayless
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Doe Cross
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Association of Women in the Metal Industries
 Victoria Lansford is giving a talk to the AWMI on behalf of SNAG, Thursday May 3 in Memphis, TN, at The Metal Museum.
The majority of AWMI members are involved in sales of ferrous and non-ferrous sheet metal. Some of the AWMI members were first introduced to
SNAG through The Metal Museum's exhibition of work that had first been featured in Metalsmith's
Exhibition in Print.
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Victoria Lansford
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At the AWMI's request, Victoria will talk briefly about SNAG and our members, then will give a presentation about her own work and pieces by other SNAG members who work with various types of metal. The AWMI has also asked her to talk about how the increasing metal prices have affected members' work.
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Metal Museum "Tributaries": Marlene True
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Marlene True
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SNAG Board member Marlene True is one of The Metal Museum's "Tributaries" artists this summer, June 29-August 26.
Derived from the Museum's location along the Mississippi, as well as from the focus of the exhibition series, "Tributaries" features artists whose work is beginning to have a significant impact on the metal arts community. Marlene is currently the Program Director for Pocosin Arts' Metal Arts Business Program, Columbia, NC.
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SNAG TV Call for Entries Deadline May 5
Kat Cole uses video to dramatically capture her Progressive Landscape piece. In her SNAG TV entry she uses what is called a Dolly Shot to slide along the piece in a linear movement. This shot mixed with her soundtrack creates a very bold presentation! Watch her video here.
Shoot your story and share your video online with SNAG members, conference attendees, and the world. SNAG TV will be a constant stream of video revealing the stories, inspiration, and artwork of our members.
This exhibition will grow online with a YouTube channel, a Facebook page and a View + Vote period leading up to the "Heat is On" conference next month. The #1 ranked video in each of our 4 submission categories will be awarded a $100 electronics gift card at the conference final night party!
Read the prospectus and entry form.
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Minneapolis Conference in 2014
We are happy to announce that the title and theme of our Minneapolis conference in April 2014 is "From Grains to Gold."
The conference will explore the relationship between the maker and the materials at a time when the materials and techniques are rapidly changing, and delve into what it means to be "hand-made" in the 21st century.
After the demise of America's traditional industries, a shift in social consciousness has emerged from the excesses and dehumanization of the global market, leading to the resurgence of people buying locally made objects and supporting their communities. "From Grains to Gold" will explore the growing trend of consumer' desires for the "hand-made" and what that means for artists today.
Once known as the "flour milling Capital of the world," Minneapolis artists, craftspeople, musicians, designers, and performers have taken over the long-forgotten grain warehouses and industrial buildings and turned them into a vibrant arts district. |
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2012 SNAG Election - Board of Directors: Pam Robinson
Each week we are profiling a different candidate for the 2012 SNAG election.
Pam Robinson is a Chicago based jewelry designer,
craftsperson,  educator, and founding member of the Chicago Metal Arts Guild. She was co-chair of SNAG's 2006 conference in Chicago, since January has served on
the Conference Task Force, recommending ways to make SNAG conferences even better.
She currently teaches at Loyola University, does community outreach through the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, and is the Director of Jewelry and Metals at Lillstreet Art Center. She has a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and studied at The Gemological Institute of America.
Pam is a member of multiple metalsmithing organizations and creates custom-made wedding rings and one of a kind jewelry. She was the first jewelry artist featured through Chicago's Artist Month Program and has received numerous awards for her contributions to the Chicago art community. Her work has been published in many books and magazines and is frequently demonstrated on local television news segments.
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This Week
SNAG Presents
Business Symposium
Designer Jewelry
Showcase Awards
Association of Women
in the Metal Industires
Metal Museum Tributary
SNAG TV
Call for Entries
Minneapolis conference
theme set
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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