Two Weeks Left! Help SNAG Support Artists

Take a look at SNAG's campaign on Indiegogo. While you are there you can watch our new "Show us your Hammer" video.

We are SNAG! Be sure to support and share our campaign.
Save the Date: SNAG 2015 Conference

Mark your 2015 calendar for the next SNAG conference!

"Impact: Looking Back, Forging Foward" is May 20 through 23 in Boston. Watch for more information and registration opening later this month. We hope to see you there!
SNAG Has a New Address SNAG

SNAG's main office now has a PO Box. Please update your records and send all mail, including membership renewals and donations to:
PO Box 1355, Eugene OR 97440

This Week on the SNAG News Blog: In the News
 
Congratulations to J. Cotter Gallery for celebrating its 45th anniversary this year. The gallery has been in the same location in Vail, CO and has had the same owner since it was established in 1970. It was the first jewelry and art gallery to be opened in Vail Village.

See more In the News 
2015 "Exhibition in Print" Moved by Metal: On Beauty as Interaction

Call for Related Work 
For SNAG's 2015 "Exhibition in Print," curator Wendy Steiner seeks out metal objects-jewelry, sculpture, tools, gadgets-from any culture, that incite revelatory responses in their viewers.  While with jewelry the beauty of an object almost inherently involves an interaction with its audience/wearer, other metal objects can be as programmatically interactive. Deadline: January 15, 2015.

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Adorned Spaces

The 2015 Boston SNAG conference is seeking curators, organizations, schools, and individuals to fill pop-up spaces at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel on May 22, 2015. Deadline: January 19, 2015.

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2015 Call for Nominations and Candidacy

 

The 2015 SNAG Election will determine three (3) members of the Board of Directors, and one (1) member of the Nominations & Elections Committee.

 

The deadline for candidates to be added to the 2015 Election slate is February 19, 2015. Please contact a member of the Nominations and Elections Committee today. 

 

Michael Dale Bernard - 2015 Chair, michaeldalebernard@gmail.com

Laura Wood,  laurawoodstudios@gmail.com  

Dan DiCaprio,  dandicaprio@gmail.com 

WE ARE SNAG: Identity

Spend some time with SNAG's newest online exhibition, WE ARE SNAG: Identity. It gives a glimpse into the collection of stunning, colorful, and unique works that SNAG members work so hard to create.

At right: necklace by Tara Locklear

Metalsmith Bench Talk

Jay Whaley interviews metalsmiths on his show Metalsmith Bench Talk. Shows are live Thursdays at 3 PM PST and are archived for your listening convenience. 
 
Listen here
SNAG Springboard Highlights

Contemporary craft education studio apprenticeship - Society for Contemporary Craft

Fountainhead Fellow - VCUarts Department of Craft and Material Studies
 
These are just a couple of the opportunities you'll find at Springboard on SNAG's website. Discover calls for entry, teaching positions, workshops, scholarships, grants, studio space and more. Post opportunities you want to share. Visit Springboard today!
SNAG Maker Profile Artist of the Week: Christopher Smalls
  
Visit our Facebook page to see more featured artists!  And be sure to check out Christopher's Maker Profile.
 
"Collar #1 & #2" by Christopher Smalls
sintered nylon, horse hair, bullets
2014


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The Society of North American Goldsmiths advances jewelry and metalsmithing by inspiring creativity, encouraging education, and fostering community.  SNAG envisions a diverse jewelry and metals community engaging in thoughtful conversation and critical discourse 

while preserving tradition and embracing innovation. 

 


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