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Week of October 15, 2012
Greetings! Please join me to in welcoming John Garbett as our new advertising sales manager for Metalsmith and our various multi-media advertising opportunities. John comes to SNAG with 10+ years of successful advertising sales specifically for association publications. He started October 1, after moving to Eugene from Portland. You can reach John at jgarbett@snagmetalsmith.org. He has terrific ideas for new directions.
Our virtual exhibition space, and inaugural exhibition, launched with a bang. On the first day the exhibition was seen by 1,300 unique visitors, many of them enthusiastically pinning work from the exhibition on Pinterest and Liking it on Facebook. Click here to view The Body Adorned exhibition.
 
We are extremely proud of this addition to our website, and it opens up a world of possibilities for SNAG. Watch for information on our next virtual exhibition, a survey of work by classical goldsmiths.
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Howard Rubin Educational Foundation Scholarships
 The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers announces the launch of The Howard Rubin Educational Foundation (HREF) in memory of Howard Rubin, GG, NAJA's National Secretary. HREF was formed to advance education relating to gem and jewelry personal property appraising and to award scholarships to NAJA members to attend courses, classes, workshops and conferences.
The Foundation will initially present two $500 scholarship awards, one to a member with less than two years experience and one to an experienced member. Education opportunities for NAJA members include the SNAG conferences, GIA specialized courses, accredited Gemologist Association conference, Association for the Study of Jewelry and Related Arts programs, American Gem Society Conclave, and MJSA seminars.
Applications are available through the NAJA website. Deadline: June 30, 2013.
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New website for Enamel
Check out the new enamel website, "Grains of Glass." This is an "open studio" whose mission is to create a global website for enamelists.
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SNAG and the Chicago Metal Arts Guild at SOFA
Our two organizations are again co-hosting a social event. Come join us for a coffee break Friday morning, November 2 from 11:00 to noon, and enjoy coffee, tea, bagels and pastries. That's immediately after the second jewelry/metals lecture that morning--Marjorie Simon talking about Gothic jewelry and the 2012 Exhibition in Print--in room 328, just a few doors down from the lectures in room 324.
Here are the SNAG-sponsored lectures at SOFA this year.
SNAG Emerging Artists 2012, 9 - 10 am, room 324
Three exceptional emerging jewelry artists: Heejin Hwang, Andrew Kuebeck, and Emanuela Duca will speak about the development of their jewelry. Artists represented by (in order of listing): Pistachios, Chicago; Charon Kransen Arts, New York; and Hedone Gallery, Leonia, NJ.
*** Gothic: Jewelry on the Edge, 10 - 11 am, room 324  Using the 2012 Metalsmith Exhibition in Print, Gothic Jewelry: Sinister Pleasures, Marjorie Simon, craft writer and jeweler, discusses Gothic influence and inspiration in contemporary jewelry. Who were the Goths anyway? To what do we attribute their continuing influence? And don't miss the special exhibition of work from this EIP on the show floor.
Killer Jewels, 12:30 to 1:30, room 324
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. Represented by L.A. Pai Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
PLUS More than One to Make One--the Jewelry of Kiff Slemmons,
Saturday, 12:30 to 1:30, room 327  Kiff Slemmons examines ideas about scale and classification, imperfection, value in materials, and the capacity of materials for metaphor. These inquiries over the last 25 years led her to design jewelry of handmade paper for a cooperative in Oaxaca, Mexico. "More than one to make one" is an idea about the making of an individual piece, a series, and the installation of an exhibition. Represented at SOFA by Harvey Pranian Art & Antiques, Evanston, IL
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Society for Midwest Metalsmiths 2013 Merit Scholarship
The SMM awards three $1,500 scholarships to assist metals students. Included with the scholarship is a one year-membership in the Society.
Go to the SMM website for more information and the application, and to learn more about the Society. Deadline: February 1, 2013.
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Charles Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition Winners
The winners of the inaugural competition were announced at the end of the Charles Lewton-Brain Conference in August.
Rauni Higson, First Place, UK
Theresa Nguyen, Second Place, UK
Kaiya Rainbolt, Third Place, US
Grant McCaig, Honorable Mention, UK
   
(clockwise from upper left: Rauni Higson, Theresa Nguyen, Kaiya Rainbolt, Grant McCaig)
Named for foldforming founder Charles Lewton-Brain, the competition was launched to recognize experimental work being made using the foldforming techniques across art disciplines, and to survey the evolution of this technique in the thirty years since it was developed.
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Recipient of 2012 AJDC New Talent Award 
The American Jewelry Design Council named fine jewelry designer Leon Megé the winner of its annual New Talent Award Contest during the JA New York Summer Show. The award is given to new talent in fine jewelry. Megé is a master of traditional European technique of jewelry making by hand, combined with very limited use of cutting edge modern technology.
Honorary mentions went to Wendy Brandes, Jenny Reeves,
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This Week
Howard Rubin Educational Foundation Scholarships New Enamel Website SOFA Coffee Break Invitation and Lectures Society for Midwest Metalsmiths Merit Scholarships Foldform Competition Winners
AJDC New Talent Award Winner
Maker Profile
Ruth Taubman
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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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