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Dana Singer
Executive Director
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Week of July 1, 2013
Greetings!
Today's news blog feature is News from the Field focusing on Exhibitions and Books/DVDs you'll want to know about. For the next four weeks, I'm going to address some of the comments and questions we hear most frequently in our post-conference surveys. Let's start with "Why does SNAG hold its conferences in expensive hotels?" We have a long list of criteria that need to be met. The hotel must have meeting space that will accommodate: - large space for General Session, for at least 800 attendees comfortably
- nearly four days of programming
- large space for the vendor room, in close proximity to the General Session
- vendor room large enough to include demos and the silent auction
- space for the SNAG student exhibition
- place for people to sit and eat lunch
- ideally a large lobby bar (and inexpensive drinks which typically aren't found at lobby bars)
- good-sized space for the Trunk Show
Next: - We don't want to have to meet an expensive Food and Beverage minimum, because that impacts how much we'll need to charge for registration.
- We have a fairly low room block in relation to the number of attendees because so many people bunk together in doubles and triples, but we also want attendees to pay less for their rooms.
- Based on our current room block and Food & Beverage minimums (which change from hotel to hotel), our meeting space is currently free but if we lower our room block any further or don't meet the room block we've reserved, we pay rental fees on all that space.
In addition: - The hotel must be centrally located because our attendees have made it clear they don't want to have to rent cars or spend a lot of money on cabs to get around.
- It must be within easy walking distance to restaurants and especially ones that are inexpensive.
- We want free WiFi everywhere.
When you take all of this into account, the list of available hotels in any city gets shorter and shorter. Everything is negotiable, but with fewer hotels vying for our business our bargaining strength decreases. Our conference size is too large for the smaller hotels and not big enough to make demands on the bigger hotels. So every year we get as much as we can and have to compromise in other areas. I promise you we will continue to look for the best possible rates all the way around.
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Registration Opens for 2013 Forging Entrepreneurs  Symposium "Putting Your Best Foot Forward"
This year in San Francisco, all day Saturday October 19, followed by an informal reception. Maximum 100 attendees
To register, go to EventBrite. For more information about the presenters, their topics, registration and other details, visit SNAG's website. Register soon
to be sure you are one of the 100 attendees.
Coordinated by Christine Dhein, emiko oye, and Kelly Nedderman, produced in partnership with the American Academy of Art University and their new department of Jewelry and Metal Arts, and the Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco. Sponsored by Halstead, Inc.. This year's terrific presenter line up is
  
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Apply to the Lydon Emerging Artist Program Award 
The LEAP Award was established in 2007 in honor of SCC Director of Exhibitions Kate Lydon's 20-years of service.
LEAP is open to exceptionally talented graduate students and/or emerging artists who are beginning to receive recognition for their work and are not currently represented by nationally recognized galleries.
Artists must work in craft media: ceramics, wood, metal/jewelry, glass, found materials, mixed media, fiber or a combination of these materials.
LEAP provides opportunities for early career artist to bring their artwork to the consumer market. It awards a year-long retail program that features, markets and sells the work of one winner and 10 finalists The winner receives a $1,000 prize and one-year Store feature. Each of the ten finalists receive a three-month Store feature throughout the year/
Brigitte Martin, the creator and Editor-in-Chief of Crafthaus, is the juror for LEAP 2014. For more information, visit the Society for Contemporary Craft website. Deadline: October 1
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 Call for Entries: HUNGER
With diet as a way of life for many in our culture, we've been taught that one should Eat to Live. We've forgotten that from the 18th through the early 20th century, being fat was a sign of health, prosperity, and an attraction at a time when food was scarce and many went hungry. Hunger, in all its metaphorical forms, is part of our personal and public conversation. Many of us struggle with HUNGER, and yearn for the pleasure of food, love, possessions, control, sex or POWER. If your work deals with HUNGER, choose five of your best shots. Twenty-four works will be selected for an on-line crafthaus.com exhibition curated by Alice Simpson, to broaden the conversation to include other artists' voices and visions on the subject of HUNGER. Work in ALL MEDIA is encouraged. Selected work will be featured for one month at crafthaus.com, and then become part of Past Online Exhibits. Go to the crafthaus website for more information. crafthaus membership is NOT required. Deadline: December 15 |
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2015 SNAG Conference Calls for Proposals
SNAG's 2015 conference, "Impact: Looking Back, Forging Forward," will be in Boston, chaired by Grace Hilliard-Koshinsky, Troy Hines, and Dianne Reilly. Boston is a city of diverse people, cultures and influences, and known as the birthplace of the revolution.
The Conference Program Committee is seeking proposals for a number of 45-minute single-presenter presentations AND a one-hour, three-person panel. The topic of the panel should be oriented to emerging artists and explore the conference theme in some way. Proposals should explore:
- how our field creates experiences that communicate with and impact others
- the intersections within all facets of the metalsmithing field
- how these are relevant not only within our own community but extending to larger social and cultural contexts as well
Presentation content may include, but is not limited to: the presenter's work and practice, technique, large-scale fabrication, the history and critical theory of jewelry, metalworking and related subjects, jewelry and metalsmithing as a professional practice, and specific collectors and collections.
Read the prospectus for single presentation proposals here. Read the prospectus for panel proposals here. All proposals are due no later than August 12, 2013.
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Springboard Recent Highlights
These are only a few of the opportunities you'll find at Springboard. Sign up today for the RSS feed. And help SNAG spread the word. Forward this to everyone on your email list. |
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Second Presentation from the 2013
Professional Development Seminar
View and listen to "The Unexpected Purple Cow: Pop-Up Stores and Alternative Exhibition Spaces" by Natasha Granatstein.
The theme of this year's Seminar 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.
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Art Tour to Korea
SNAG member Ron Ho is escorting an art tour to Korea for the Cheongju International Craft Biennale, which also coincides with the Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale. The trip will include a visit to the World Jewelry Museum, about which Elaine Kim, deputy director, gave her presentation at the 2013 SNAG Conference in Toronto.
The tour departs on September 21, and ends Oct 6, 2013. The cost is $4750 (from West Coast). Anyone who is interested contact Ron asap for itinerary and information. Final sign up date is no later than July 15.
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New Metalsmith Suite app from Brynmorgen Press 
From SNAG member Tim McCreight comes the Metalsmith Suite-- a collection of calculators designed by a metalsmith for metalsmiths, reducing head-scratching mathematics to a few taps of a button. In synch with the latest technology. |
This Week on Jay Whaley's MetalSmith BenchTalk
This week is an archived show since Thursday is
July 4th. Check out Jay's website to see which archived interview they select.
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This Week
Registration Open
2031 Forging Entrepreneurs
LEAP Award
Call for Entries
HUNGER
Call for Entries
2015 SNAG Conference
Calls for Proposals
Springboard Highlights
Pop-up Stores and
Alternative Exhibition Spaces
Art Tour to Korea
Metalsmith Suite app
Brynmorgen Press
This Week on Jay Whaley's MetalSmith BenchTalk Maker Profile
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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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