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Dana Singer
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Week of June 24, 2013
Greetings!
Today's news blog feature is the second installment of the two-part column from Marc Choyt on behalf of Ethical Metalsmiths, addressing the problems with the Kimberley Process for certifying conflict-free diamonds.We are also making available on our website a Slideshare version of all six presentations from this year's Professional Development Seminar. You may recall that back in March I'd announced that the total number of visitors to date on our 23 other Professional Development Seminar SlideShares has exceeded 100,000. The topic this year was "Sacred Cow, Purple Cow, Cash Cow," challenging the traditional notions of marketing, becoming the purple cow that stands out from the herd, and bringing in more money. The first presentation that's on our site is the Introduction by Andy Cooperman, Brigitte Martin, and Harriete Estel Berman, the coordinators of the Seminar and all longstanding members in the jewelry/metals community.
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Time is Running Out -- Art Jewelry Forum  Emerging Artist Award A cash prize of $7,500 will go a long way in acknowledging promise, innovation, and individuality in a jeweler's work and in advancing an early career. Learn more about the Art Jewelry Forum Artist Award and find complete application guidelines on their website. Deadline: June 30
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2014 SAC Artist Awards Call for Entries 
Initiated in 1994, the Artist Awards encourage and support the work of New England craft artists who demonstrate a mastery of their media and create original and innovative work. A panel of jurors will select three artists to receive a $3,000 cash award; winners will participate in a group exhibition at SAC's Newbury Street gallery from May to July 2014.
The awards are open to craft artists working in clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood, or mixed media. Artists must reside in New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island or Vermont). Students enrolled in a full-time art study program and past SAC Artist Awards recipients are not eligible.
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BUCKLE UP: BELT BUCKLES BEYOND FUNCTION
This call for entries is for an online exhibition at crafthaus. Buckle Up will feature a collection of contemporary, hand crafted belt buckles that really examine what this amazing accessory can do beyond its solely functional past.
For more information about this call for entries and exhibition visit the crafthaus website. Deadline: October 20
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Springboard Recent Highlights
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2013 Educational Endowment Scholarship Recipients
From a pool of 77 applications this year from trade school, undergraduate and graduate students, jurors Michael Gayk, Katie Macdonald, Cary Stefani and Sadie Wang selected the following three SNAG scholarship recipients:
$2,000 scholarship, Michael Owen O'Neill,graduate student, SUNY New Paltz
$1,500 scholarship, Alyssa Bogdan, undergraduate student, College for Creative Studies, Detroit
$1,000 scholarship, Jessica Todd, graduate student, Kent State University
In addition to the scholarship money, each recipient also receives:
- One-year complimentary SNAG membership
- Their work featured on a postcard sent out to hundreds of museums, galleries, and schools
- Recognition in our press release, in Metalsmith, SNAG news blog, Riveting News, and on SNAG's website
 
 Clockwise from top left: Michael O'Neill, Jessica Todd, Alyssa Bogdan |
Follow your bliss with the ACC Shows!
Are you a new or established maker of contemporary craft? Join our community of artists who have made our shows a thriving marketplace and anticipated destination for thousands of craft buyers and enthusiasts across the country.
Capitalize on the energy at our annual shows in Baltimore, Atlanta, St. Paul, and San Francisco, and join us for the 2014 show season! Click here for more info and applications.
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This Week on Jay Whaley's MetalSmith BenchTalk 
Trained as a metalsmith, blacksmith, and sculptor, Donna is a one-woman atelier. Working in silver using traditional techniques she produces edgy earrings, tuff cuffs, and rings for the adventurous woman or man.
Donna designs custom commissions, one-of-a-kind works, and comprehensive collections for select shops, galleries, and audiences at craft fairs around the US.
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New Show ACRE Northeast
Wholesalecrafts.com, Inc. announces the addition of ACRE Northeast, a summer American craft trade show, which will be held August 12 - 14, 2014 at the New Jersey Convention Center in Edison, New Jersey. The show will close the day before the opening of NY Now (formerly New York International Gift Fair), allowing buyers the opportunity to shop both shows. 
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This Week
Art Jewelry Forum
Emerging Artist Award
2014 SAC Artist Awards
Call for Entries
Buckle Up: Belt Buckles Beyond Function
Springboard Highlights
2013 SNAG Educational Endowment Scholarship Recipients
Riveting News Sponsor
American Craft Council
This Week on Jay Whaley's
MetalSmith BenchTalk
Maker Profile
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