This month, Road 2 Success's SPOT ON will be focusing on Collecting and our format is shifting to a Q&A with one expert each week.  This first week we've been talking with Karen Lorene, owner of Facere Gallery in Seattle and SNAG Board Member.  In response to the question, "What can an artist do to help you sell their work?" Karen wrote:

"Please, please, please dear artists, enclose paper work with parcels.
There is nothing more exciting than opening a box at the gallery, "ooohing" and "ahhhing" and asking the customer to come see! The customer often catches our enthusiasm and asks, "What is the price?" If the inventory sheet is there with a description of materials and the WHOLESALE price, we can calculate the retail price in a second, and more often than not sell one of your pieces that very minute!"

 This next week, we'll be talking with David Huang about the role of the artist in the collecting relationship.

If you'd like to join in the conversation for May's Q&A on Collecting with Karen Lorene, Susan Cummins, David Huang, and Cindi Strauss, go to the Signup Form and we'll get you into the forum as soon as possible.  You can be a part of where the conversation goes next.

The Red Carpet Exhibition (this year's twist on the Exhibition in Motion) was a huge success!  Artists made pieces for participants to try on, walk down the red carpet and be photographed in the photo booth.  You can see the whole album by visiting our flickr album!

You can also see more photos from our recent From Grains to Gold conference as well as pictures from some past conferences as well.  The Red Carpet photos come first with other conference photos following (they are roughly chronological.) Visit SNAG's photostream here!

Albert Paley is a recipient of the Smithsonian Craft Show's first Visionary Awards. The award celebrates artists who have risen to the pinnacle of sculptural arts and design. Paley's more than 50 site-specific works include the Portal Gates of the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery.

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The Professional Development Seminar is looking for an audio editing volunteer with the skills to edit the recorded Professional Development Seminar lectures from the 2014 SNAG Conference.

Job: Create 7-8 individual audio tracks from 3.5 hours of content.
Deadline: ASAP

More information and background info for this job:
Contact Harriete Estel Berman by email or call  (650) 345-4078
 

Monica Hampton has officially joined the SNAG staff full time as Education Director. Monica has worked as the Director of Education and Professional Development for the Society for Environmental Graphic Design, Director of Education for the American Craft Council, and Program Manager for the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. For the last year Monica has been a part time contractor for SNAG, producing our 2014 conference. Monica will oversee SNAG's Educational Programs, which include conferences, symposiums, and the newly launched mentoring program, Road 2 Success. Monica lives and works from her home in Brooklyn, New York.

Ford Hallam is running a Kickstarter campaign to support the production of the first volume of a series of 7 books that will present for the first time in any language, even Japanese, a comprehensive introduction to Japanese decorative metalwork techniques, materials and processes.  This will be the seminal work on the subject and one that will be of use to craftspeople, collectors, academics and curators.

Learn more here

Workshop with Cynthia Eid: Silhouette Dies and Blanking Dies with the Hydraulic Press May 23-25

Scholarship opportunity for an incoming MFA student at the University of Kansas Deadline: May 20

Summer Camp Counselor Teaching Metal-Arts/Jewelry Making Maine - June 17 - August 17

Workshop: "Enameling on Vessel Forms" with Sarah Perkins July 14-19 Appalachian Center for Craft

Fall 2014 Internship at The Smith Shop Deadline: June 30

Craft Ontario: Craft Award Deadline: June 20

2014 ITAMI International Craft Exhibition Deadline: July 25

New Necklaces: 500+ Designs from Around the World Deadline: July 20

These are only a few of the opportunities you'll find on Springboard. Discover calls for entry, teaching positions, workshops, scholarships, grants, studio space and more. You are welcome and encouraged to post opportunities you want to share. Bookmark Springboard today!

 
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