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Dana Singer
Executive Director
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Week of January 21, 2013
Greetings!
I am very pleased to announce that the 2013 SNAG business symposium "Forging Entrepreneurs: Tools and Skills for Business Success" will be held in San Francisco on Saturday October 19.
The coordinators of this year's symposium are Christine Dhein, emiko oye, and Kelly Nedderman, so you can count on it being a terrific program. Our partner is the Academy of Art University, with volunteer support from the Metals Arts Guild of San Francisco. Stay tuned for more details in the spring.
Registration for the Toronto conference opened last week. The lowest Early Registration rates are good through March 13. Sign up by March 13 and save yourself a good chunk of change.
NEW: This year's registration is being handled through EventBrite. Please read our January 16 broadcast email giving instructions on how to register or read them on our website. As with other registration or ticketing services, you will be charged a processing fee for your registration. In truth, we've been paying per-attendee processing fees to Meetings a la Carte all these years but we just can't afford to simply absorb them any longer. They cost SNAG between $25,000 and $30,000 depending on how many people register for the conference.
NEW: you must make your hotel reservations directly with the Royal York Hotel, to get our room block rate. Hurry - grab the early bird special if you make your reservations by February 15th ($179/night + taxes).
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Toronto International Jewellery Festival Calls for Entries 
A month-long celebration of jewelry and metals and design showcasing the city of Toronto as a hub of Canada's diverse jewellery sector with exhibitions and events that inspire the public to enrich their lives through jewelry. Coordinated by Paul McClure and Melanie Egan, the Toronto International Jewellery Festival is the umbrella event encompassing the SNAG conference.
They have published Calls for Entries for the following exhibitions:
Design sans Frontieres, working in teams, one person of the duo must be a member of the Metal Arts Guild of Canada (March 15 deadline) Opine, national student exhibition, open to all students of Canadian jewelry/metals programs (March 1 deadline) To this list SNAG adds Confluence, our annual juried student exhibition open to students from any degree, diploma or certificate-giving North American institution (March 1)
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How the Vince Lombardi Trophy is Made
From Fantastical Football, an intriguing look and great images of how the 7-pound Lombardi Trophy is created. A team of craftspeople heat plates of silver with flames, mold curves into it, and then attach the football's decorative stitches.
 
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Finlandia Foundation National Grants and Scholarships Finlandia Foundation National (FFN), the premier network of Finnish-American organizations in the U.S., is accepting applications for its annual grants and scholarships.
Non-profit projects related to Finnish and Finnish-American culture are eligible for these grants. In 2012 FFN awarded a total of $65,000 to support 31 projects.
Full-time undergraduate (sophomore or higher) students and graduate students at accredited post-secondary institutions are eligible to apply for scholarships. The 20 recipients in 2012 were American, Finnish and dual citizen Finnish-Americans pursing a range of studies in the U.S. and Finland.
Guidelines and applications for grants and scholarships are available on the Finlandia Foundation website. Deadline (for both): February 1.
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Jurors for Contemporary Goldsmithing: Tradition & Excellence
The three jurors for SNAG's next virtual exhibition, "Contemporary Goldsmithing: Tradition & Excellence," are George Sawyer, Judith Kinghorn, and Tom Herman. Stay tuned for information about the Call for Entries.    L to R: George Sawyer, Judith Kinghorn, Tom Herman
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Rebecca Rose Recipient of 2013 SNAG/crafthaus Scholarship
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Rebecca Rose
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Rebecca Rose is the recipient of the 2013 SNAG/crafthaus scholarship.
With this scholarship, Rebecca receives free conference registration to the SNAG conference in Toronto, one-year complimentary membership in SNAG, one-year complimentary membership in crafthaus, and prominent blogspace on crafthaus for one year.
Her main blog themes are about
"Showing Publicly & Building a
Legacy Privately"
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Humanities Medal Competition deadline extended 
The deadline for the competition for the design of the National Humanities Medal has been extended to March 15, 2013. Remember: The winning designer will receive $3,000 and be invited to an unveiling of the final medal in Washington D.C.
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2014 Residency at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts  Not enough programs exist where the sole mission is to support the creativity of artists. The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts provides an ideal atmosphere and environment.
The Bemis Center provides Artists-in-Residence with the gift of time, space and support. Three months of uninterrupted, self-directed work time with a $750 monthly stipend. Each artist receives a generously sized live/work studio with a private bathroom and 24 hour access to facilities that include a installation spaces and a 10,000 square foot sculpture facility.
Jewelers and metal artists welcome.
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SNAG 2013 Trunk Show Prospectus on Website 
The third annual Trunk Show Sale will take place at the SNAG conference in Toronto, Saturday May 18, at the Royal York Hotel.
Exhibitor sign up will take place online January 24 and 25. Read the Trunk Show Prospectus.
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Springboard Recent Highlights
Keum Boo workshop, Dunwoody, GA
Inlay stone workshop, Tucson, AZ
Cuff bracelets workshop, Brooklyn, NY
These are only a few of the opportunities you'll find at Springboard. Sign up today for the RSS feed. And help us spread the word.
If you're posting an opportunity, check out the Enhanced post option. Non-members pay $100 to upgrade their posts but SNAG members pay only $25! You'll get:
- image
- opening teaser of 140 characters
- more details (500 more characters)
- highlighted background
- bold title
- automatically appears as News item on the site's homepage
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Traveling Exhibitions Oppportunities 
Mid-America Arts Alliance is accepting proposals for art exhibitions of existing work to tour nationally through its traveling exhibition program, ExhibitsUSA. MAAA is a regional arts organization dedicated to creating access to a wide variety of arts experiences, with an emphasis on engaging a broad audience.
They are particularly interested in small to mid-sized exhibitions with low security and environmental requirements that can travel via common carrier or van line; other proposals may be considered.
View the full RFP or contact: proposals@maaa.org. Deadline: February 28
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The Buyers Market of American Craft New Dates In 2014, the Market dates will move to January 18-21 with a Jewelry Preview on Friday, January 17 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. They are positioning themselves to facilitate just-in-time ordering before Valentine's Day and for retailers to see more American-made gift products earlier in the buying season. The Market is also returning to the four-day show schedule.
For more information, including the February 18-21show, visit the Buyers Market website.
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Passports for Toronto Conference
 Do you have a passport that's valid through May 2013? Don't get stuck at the border without a valid passport.
Don't wait: Apply for a new passport or renew yours now (you can do it by mail). Go here for information and instructions.
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From this Week's Riveting News Sponsor
BILLANTI CASTING is dedicated to service with a personal approach, continuing for almost 60 years to provide castings and mold making services of excellence, while maintaining the integrity of a client's creation in strict confidence. Call 516-775-4800 to speak with either Rosemarie or Gina regarding your individual casting needs. You can always expect the quality, service and dependability that is synonymous with Billanti Casting. |
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This Week
TIJF Calls for Entries Vince Lombardy Trophy
Finlandia Foundation
Grants and Scholarships
Contemporary Goldsmithing:
Tradition & Excellence
Recipient of 2013
SNAG/crafthaus scholarship
Humanities Medal
Deadline Extended
2014 Residencies
Bemis Center for
Contemporary Arts
2013 Trunk Show
Prospectus
Traveling Exhibitions
Opportunities
Springboard Highlights
Buyers Market of American Craft New Dates
Passports
Maker Profile
Wendy McAllister
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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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