CRAFT: The Summit East

Friday, August 15, 2014       Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel, Iselin, NJ

 

This day of intensive education for retailers and artists features three dynamic speakers you cannot afford to miss!   Visit the CRAFT website 

 

Daniel Levine

Daniel Levine

What Customers Want... and How to Give It to Them 

Future trends in crafts, consumerism and marketing

 

Craft industry professionals need to know what will be, not just what is now. So fasten your seat belts and get ready for an exhilarating look at the most intriguing and profitable trends that are just around the bend. Packed with spectacular examples, this essential presentation takes a one-of-a-kind look at the profound changes that are dramatically re-shaping the way people consume and communicate, along with a prescription of how craft professionals can benefit. Daniel is Director of the Avant-Guide Institute and Global Editor of the popular website WikiTrend.org. He uses humor, inspiration and amazing visuals to explain how you can take advantage of these trends in inexpensive new ways to get attention, attract customers, save money and increase sales.

Amy Flurry

 

 

Amy Flurry

Get Press Ready! Turn up the Volume on your Publicity Efforts!

  

Why do some people seem to get all the press and how can you become one of them? What's keeping you from being featured? Amy Flurry, author of the popular guide to DIY PR, Recipe for Press, and a contributor to many magazines, including Lucky, Country Living, O, InStyle, Refinery 29, Conde Nast Traveler, Better Homes & Gardens, will share valuable insider knowledge of what bloggers and editors really want in a pitch (and what they don't need). Amy consults for many artist-run companies and is co-founder of the Paper-Cut-Project, a company that conceives art direction and highly crafted paper installations with clients including Kate Spade, Hermes, Valentino, Cartier and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

 

Bob Negen

 

 

Bob Negen

Retail Success: How To Create A Store That People Love, Runs Like A Dream and Makes Lots of Money

 

In this lively, thought provoking program retail expert Bob Negen will share the real reasons some stores thrive and some die a slow, painful demise.  After learning how to create a wonderful blend of mindset, skills and personal productivity you'll go back to your craft business ready to take on the world.  You'll feel empowered and inspired to take your business anywhere you want it to go! Bob's company, WhizBang! Training, provides training is a leader in the field of training independent retailers to run successful stores.

 

Hey shoppers!  It's your last chance to get wonderful metalwork paired with its own piece of writing RIGHT NOW!  The sale ends very, very soon.

Get these terrific pieces while you can, and help support SNAG at the same time!

Browse and bid here!

ACC & SNAG Partner for Invitational Program

The American Craft Council has invited SNAG to participate in their Artist Invitational Program for their 2015 Baltimore show. SNAG will require an application of interest along with submission of images of your work in order to be considered.  Applications will be juried and the program is limited to 10 artists.  This opportunity is open to any current SNAG member.

Artists chosen will be expected to attend and sell work at the ACC Baltimore show.  You may choose wholesale, retail, or both. Please note that chosen participants will still need to pay for their booth space (which you may share with another artist if so chosen) and all travel.  You don't have to jury into the show with the general applicants nor pay an application fee.

Chosen artists will be given access to online resources where they can have their questions answered and learn more about what it entails to set up and sell from a booth.  Each accepted applicant can be partnered with an existing ACC artist, if desired, for help on any issues that may arise or questions you may have.

Please fill out the form and submit five (5) digital images of your work, along with a price sheet listing both wholesale (if applicable) and retail prices for the submitted images.

There is no application fee.

ACC Baltimore is February 18-19, 2015 (wholesale) and February 20-22, 2015 (retail).

Applications and questions go to Gwynne Rukenbrod

Deadline: July 1, 2014, 5 pm
Notification of Acceptance: August 1, 2014

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The Metal Museum is the only museum of its kind in the country dedicated to the advancement of the art and craft of fine metalwork. The Museum engages the metals community and the surrounding region through exhibitions, collections of fine metalwork, educational programs and publications featuring artists of national and international importance to the field. The permanent collection and exhibition program reflect a wide range and mixture of metalsmithing, including ferrous and nonferrous metals, hollowware, jewelry and architectural elements. With its unique focus on artwork and fine crafts made in metal, the Metal Museum helps initiate and promote dialogue and understanding of the field and its relevance in our modern culture.

The purpose of the Curator of Fine Metalwork and Exhibitions Manager is to further the mission of The Metal Museum through the presentation of fine metalwork and related educational programming.

Qualifications: An MA or PHD in art history or related material culture field  and minimum 5 years experience in a museum preferred with a strong commitment to scholarship with evidence of publications and exhibition development in the field of fine metalwork.

To Apply: Please email or mail resume, letter of interest and three references to Carissa Hussong, Metal Museum, 374 Metal Museum Drive, Memphis, TN 38106

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Making Jewelry Magic with the Orion Pulse Arc Welders

 

September 6 - 7, 2014  

 

The Southern Highland Craft Guild and Folk Art Center are hosting the second National Orion Pulse Arc Welder Workshop in conjunction with SNAG.  Attendees will learn what different welder models can do without the high cost of purchasing or maintaining a laser.

 

Learn to repair porosity, re-tip prongs, weld dissimilar metals together, weld bezels together, resize rings, construct jewelry  without soldering, and even weld titanium. Brett White from Orion Jewelry Welders, as well as David Alberts, and Ruthie Cohen of the Mountain Metalsmiths School of Jewelry & Lapidary will be working with each individual on an actual pulse arc welder.  Jewelers are encouraged to bring projects that they are working on to the workshop!

 

Workshop fees are being donated to SNAG and the Southern Highland Craft Guild for their educational programs. A $50 deposit is all that is necessary to hold your space.   

 

For more information please contact Ruthie Cohen by phone: 828-687-7830 or by email 

Enameling Oddities with Keith Lewis July 12 & 13

Advanced Wax Carving with Sergey Jivetin  July 12 & 13 Brooklyn Metalworks

Making a Spectacle: A 3-day Workshop with Deb Stoner July 18-20 Metal Arts Guild

Colorado Metalsmithing Association Annual Conference: Ebendorf, Cooperman, Heinrich, Ford / Forlano, Gall July 18-20th, SteamPlant in Salida, CO

Artist in Residence in Metals at New Mexico State University Deadline: July 1

Studio Assistant Job in Seattle to begin in summer/early fall 2014

Micro Monoliths: Jewelry Woodcarving and Wire Inlay Dan DiCaprio at Arrowmont July 27-Aug 2

Cyanotype on Silk with Thea Clark Brooklyn Metalworks September 7

Three months in London UK.. Aug - November 2014  London apartment and studio available!

City of Asheville Call for Artists for Public Art Asheville, NC Deadline: June 13

"Face Now" Workshop with Ruudt Peters July 28 - August 3, Ravenstein, The Netherlands

Fall 2014 Internship at The Smith Shop Deadline: June 30

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!

  
Take advantage of this member benefit and get more exposure for your work!  Make sure you have at least five high quality images so we can feature your work in Riveting News and on social media.