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Dana Singer, Executive Director
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Week of July 30, 2012
Greetings!
I am just back from attending the International Society of Glass Bead Makers conference up in Bellevue, WA. Every couple of years I go to the conference of another organization to see what they are doing that we should consider for our conferences. I had a great time and returned to the office with some great ideas. Kudos to Kendra Bruno, ISGB's Executive Director, and the ISGB board.
One thing that ISGB does really well is setting up collaborations with other artists. This year one of their exhibitions was "3 x 2," at Facere Jewelry Art Gallery in Seattle. The work was created by collaborative teams of ISGB and Seattle Metals Guild artists, and spirits were running high at the opening on Friday. I spoke with several of the artists and some of them have decided to continue working together on other pieces. A terrific idea and exhibition!
A final reminder from me that tomorrow night at midnight is the deadline to register for our business symposium "Forging Entrepreneurs: Tools and Skills for Business Success." If you want to improve how you run your business or improve your productivity, this is the symposium for you. Only 15 tickets are left! Click here for more information and to register. I hope to see you there.
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Quarto Publishing Call for Submissions 
Quarto Publishing is currently working on a new jewellery book: 200 Tips, Techniques and Trade Secrets for Jewellery Making, by Xuella Arnold and Sara Withers. It's scheduled to publish autumn 2013.
They are looking for high-quality images of jewelry that reflect your style or show a particular approach to a technique. The piece(s) could be made using an improvised tool, or in the course of making you might have overcome a particular problem. Whatever the story behind the work, they want to hear it to include that along with the piece of jewelry.
For the submission form and further details on how to submit, contact Sarah Bell. Deadline: August 31.
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International Shipping Issues
 This Slideshare presentation by jeweler Andy Cooperman 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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L.A. Pai Gallery 
Congratulations to the five finalists of the 9th annual National Jewellery Student Competition: Sonja Rosenberg, NSCAD; Theresa Duong, OCAD; Mengnan Qu, NSCAD; Victoria Yez, George Brown College; and Mary Lynn Podiluk, NSCAD. The gallery also welcomed for the first time a special exhibition of the Nunavut Arctic College students. SNAG and the Metal Arts Guild of Canada continued their sponsorship of the exhibition.
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Call for Entries: FERROUS 
Simultaneous exhibition at Velvet da Vinci Gallery and crafthaus (online) in spring 2013. Ferrous - Steel, iron and pig iron: materials used by mankind for thousands of years. Velvet Da Vinci Gallery and crafthaus are joining forces to create a new exhibition of work that brings ferrous materials into the contemporary realm. They are looking for artists who create jewelry in ferrous materials, or implement ferrous elements into their work.
There will be a catalog of the exhibition produced by Velvet Da Vinci with an essay by Jillian Moore. All participating artists will receive a complimentary copy. For more information, click here.
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The New Medallists 
An unusual display in a remote corner of the V&A: Designing and making medals. The artists in this exhibition are part of the New Medallists, a special initiative from the British Art Medal Society.
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Call for Entry: "State Your Politics"
This event from A Jewelers Art challenges metalsmiths to create political theme-based wearable or non-wearable pieces. Use your art to tell or show your political statements. State your freedom of beliefs, social unrest, hopeful future, say what you want and express this using metalsmith/jewelry techniques.
Click here for more information, or apply at ajewelersart@gmail.co. Deadline: October 15.
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2012 Hoover & Strong and SNAG Educational
Endowment Scholarships
From 62 applications representing trade school, undergraduate and
graduate students, jurors Michael Gayk, Katie Macdonald, Brad Nichols, and Cary Stefani selected the following four artists. 
The $3,000 Hoover and Strong Scholarship for production jewelry design administered by SNAG, was awarded to Jolee Mickesh, graduate student, Bowling Green University (right).
 SNAG $2,000 Endowment Scholarship:
Erica Meier, graduate student, University of Wisconsin, Madison (left).
 SNAG $1,500 Endowment Scholarship: Lindsay Fisher, undergraduate student, Grand Valley State University (right).
 SNAG $1,000 Endowment Scholarship:
Bongsang Cho, graduate student, Savannah College of Art and Design (left).
Each scholarship recipient also receives a one-year SNAG membership, and their work is showcased in Metalsmith, SNAG News, Riveting News and on SNAG's website, and featured on a postcard mailed out to hundreds of museums, galleries, and schools.
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 Secret Shop Weapons Check out this new book from MJSA and technical editors Ann Cahoon and Chris Ploof. Subtitled "Jewelers Reveal Their Favorite Tools and Why They Love Them," it's full of gems. This book pulls back the curtain and reveals the "weapons" of nearly three dozen jewelers, from renowned experts to up-and-comers who are just beginning to make their marks. (And don't miss SNAG's ad in the Shop Resources section.)
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Call for Submissions
International Shipping
L.A. Pai Gallery
Finalists
FERROUS
Call for Entries
The New Medallists
State Your Politics
Call for Entries
Hoover & Strong Scholarship
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