CERF+ Evaluation Survey  SNAG is helping CERF+ on an evaluation of their Studio Protector®: The Artist's Guide to Emergencies, their emergency preparedness and recovery toolkit for artists. In case you've forgotten the name, it is a colorful wall guide, about the size of a calendar with wheel charts and pull-out booklets.
If you purchased or received a Studio Protector®, please take CERF's online survey to capture your input about the toolkit. It will take 8 minutes or less to complete. It requires no preparation on your part, just responses to a short list of questions. As a thank you, CERF+ will send you a copy of its new pocket-sized "Business Insurance Guidebook for Artists" if you sign up at the end of the survey.
Start the survey here.
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Museum of Craft and Folk Art 
After thirty years, the MOCFA has announced it will be closing its doors on December 1 at the
end of its current international exhibition "Fiber Futures: Japan's Textile Pioneers."
Sustainability in the current economic climate, with reduced funding for the arts, was a significant factor in the decision, however Museum leadership also believed that, in many ways MOCFA
had achieved its essential mission.
As the only folk art museum in Northern California, the Museum has been recognized for its focused and unique exhibitions of traditional and contemporary folk art and craft from around the world - demonstrating how folk art, contemporary craft, and fine art are all part of the same continuum.
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Arts patron
Samuel B. Barker
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Samuel B. Barker Outdoor Sculpture Competition
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is accepting submissions for the Samuel B Barker Outdoor Sculpture Competition. Finalists receive a $1,000 honorarium to participate in an exhibition of maquettes in UAB's Visual Arts Gallery.
The winning entry will receive a purchase award of up to $50,000 for the installation on campus.
Deadline for receipt of proposals is January 11. Please see the full prospectus for more information.
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Call for Exhibition Proposals 
Elon University is accepting proposals for solo and small group exhibitions for the 2013-14 academic calendar. All mediums will be considered.
Priority will be given to work that is in dialogue with contemporary practices and ideas. The exhibition would ideally be used to expand or frame conversations about contemporary definitions of art, materiality, and/or process.
Complete prospectus is available here. Deadline: December 10. Mail proposals to Michael Fels, CB 2810, Elon University, Elon, NC 27244. No electronic submissions. |
SNAG Lectures at SOFA Chicago Emerging Artists
Heejin Hwang, Andrew Kuebeck, and Emanuela Duca will speak about the development of their jewelry. The artists are represented by Pistachios, Charon Kransen Arts, and Hedone Gallery, respectively.
Gothic: Jewelry On the Edge 
Using the Metalsmith Exhibition in Print,
"Gothic Jewelry: Sinister Pleasures" (a special exhibit at SOFA), Marjorie Simon, craft writer and jeweler, discusses Gothic influence and inspiration in contemporary jewelry.
Killer Jewels Canadian artist and jeweler Paul McClure shares his fascination with microbiology, pathology and genetics to reveal the attraction and fear of the invisible that lurks within us. He is represented by L.A. Pai Gallery.
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Auxiliary Professor/Lecturer 
Position open at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. The person will teach undergraduate and graduate courses, including Art, 3D Foundations, Arts Technology, and Photography.
Requires previous university teaching experience and demonstrated knowledge of contemporary theory in art, art techniques and methodologies to be taught, including use of plaster, wood, metal, 3D imaging, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver and Premier, and digital photography processes, film processes, digital and wet darkroom.
More information available on our website.
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This Week
CERF+ Evaluation Survey
Museum of Craft and
Folk Art
Samuel B. Barker Outdoor Sculpture Competition
Call for Exhibition Proposals
SNAG Lectures at
SOFA Chicago
Auxiliary Professor/Lecturer
Maker Profile
Satoko Nobe
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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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