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Dana Singer, Executive Director
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Week of July 23, 2012
Greetings!
SNAG is seeking partners in co-producing and/or supporting exhibitions that advance our mission to educate audiences about the historical, artistic and cultural importance of jewelry, metalwork and design. The exhibition partners program has up to $2,500 for support of one proposed exhibition in 2013. The application deadline for exhibition proposals is October 15. Click here for more information
Early in 2012, this award helped support the exhibition Transformation 8: Contemporary Works in Small Metals (Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder's Prize series), at the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh from February through June 2012.
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Maker Profile Pages
 Over 100 members have created their Maker Profile Pages, online portfolios of our artist members. If you haven't yet looked at this wonderful new member benefit, now's the time to check it out.
Well-designed, affordable, and easy-to-use, these pages provide many of the advantages of a full individual website, at only a fraction of the cost. We will be updating these pages and adding new features as they evolve, promoting it as a destination for anyone looking for interesting new work. This is a great way for us to pool our resources in an ever-expanding web universe, and to show the world why the artists, designers, jewelers, and metalsmiths of SNAG are the best in the field. The Maker Profile Page is only $25 through October, $30/year after that. All SNAG Lifetime Achievement Award recipients have been given complimentary Maker Profile Pages. |
 This Slideshare presentation by metalsmith Kim Cridler
is the latest installment from the 2012 Professional Development Seminar, now available on SNAG's website.
Take time to also listen to the many other PDS presentations found on our website, from 2012 and previous years.
We'll continue to let you know each week as the other talks from this year's Professional Development Seminar are available.
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 Hammerfest 2012 North Texas Blacksmiths' Association
Demonstrations of repousse, mokume gane, damascus, forge welding, sand casting, engraving, knife making. Open forges, try your hand at the techniques demonstrated. August 31 to September 3. For more information and registration click here.
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Seeking Information on International Jewelry and Metals
SNAG wants to contact jewelry and metals students and others around the world to introduce them to the digital version of Metalsmith. If you know about any international jewelry and metals programs or key people outside the U.S. you think might be interested in seeing Metalsmith, please email Renee Zettle-Sterling, to be sure they are on our list. Even if you think we already know about them.
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
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Barbara Pearsall
2012 Fellowship recipient
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The VMFA is now accepting applications for their 2013-14
fine art fellowships. Deadline: November 9.
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 Third International Pearl Design Competition
The Cultured Pearl Association of America seeks images of design entries (sketches or finished pieces) that highlight any pearl variety of any shape and size. All entries will be judged by a panel of distinguished industry leaders on the basis of overall beauty, quality, originality, and award guidelines.
Winners receive press recognition and display space for the completed pieces at AGTA and JCK Las Vegas in 2013. For more details visit the Association's website. Deadline: September 3.
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"Form, Forge, & Fabricate"
The 2013 student-run Southern Illinois Metalsmiths Society's annual conference to connect metalsmiths and blacksmiths from around the world.
SIMS organizers are accepting submissions from undergraduate and graduate students for an exhibition at the conference. Click here for more details. Deadline: August 17.
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"Suspend.ed in Pink" Call for Entries
A touring exhibition with a focus on concept-driven jewellery, also known as art or research jewellery. Looking for wearable pieces that contain the color PINK. Free choice of media/materials/size, any materials or scale accepted. For more details click here. Deadline: September 21.
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This Week
Maker Profile Pages
Shipping Large Sculpture
Hammerfest 2012
Information on International
Metals Programs
Virginia Museum of Fine Art
Fellowships
International Pearl
Design Competition Form,
Forge & Fabricate
Suspend.ed in Pink
Call for Entries |
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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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