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Our Insight Questions Keep SNAG Voters Informed
Online voting takes place May 4th-23rd. Full bios and insight Q&As are now available online for each Board of Directors and Nominations & Elections Committee candidate. There are five candidates for three seats on the SNAG Board of Directors: Kat Cole, Brian Ferrell, Katie Poterala, Alejandro Sifuentes, and April Wood. Featured Candidate: Alejandro Sifuentes
 Alejandro Sifuentes has been a metalsmith, gallery owner and businessman for over 35 years in San Antonio, Texas. In 2011, he opened Equinox Gallery, giving him a chance to create and show his work alongside studio jewelers from across the country. In this role, he is able to cultivate and collaborate with a variety of makers through exhibitions and workshops, while educating his community about the field of metalsmithing. Education San Antonio College, Texas, 1976-1977 Experience Owner, Equinox Gallery, 2011-present
Faculty Participant/Mentor, Southwest School of Art & Craft, 1967-present What does SNAG mean to you? Why are you interested in committing your time and energy to our organization?SNAG has been and continues to be a community of individuals that have shaped and supported my passion for metalsmithing and encouraged my efforts to honor and share the history of our profession.
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Each week we'll feature a candidate in Riveting News.
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This Week on the SNAG News Blog: Books & DVDs
Shows and Tales: On Jewelry Exhibition-Making - Art Jewelry Forum. Despite how extremely busy jewelry curators have been, the variety of their approaches is so rarely acknowledged, or taken seriously, as is the extent to which curation transforms the viewer's perception: until now, there has never been a publication on exhibition-making with jewelry as its focal point. This book and more in this week's news post.Read more |
Get Your SNAG Raffle Tickets Now!
Purchase your tickets online for SNAG's 2015 Raffle! $20 each or 6 for $100. The annual Raffle supports SNAG's Educational Endowment Fund. Prize drawings will be held at the conference in Boston; need not be present to win.
The amazing prizes include a Peter's Valley workshop voucher!
 Online ticket sales end May 14, 5:00 pm PST. After that, tickets will be available at the conference until sold out.
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SNAGneXt Call for Proposals
SNAGneXt will take place in Asheville, NC from May 19-21, 2016.
SNAG is seeking presentation proposals around the theme of COMMUNITY. How does your community help you to be successful? What about community, as an artist, is important to your success? Have you created your own community to help your success? How do you share your success with your community? Do you make your living by working with your community? Deadline June 1, 2015.
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Jim Cohen at Craft in America Center
Metalsmith Jim Cohen will be part of a panel, "What it Means to Go to War, and What it Means to Heal: A Jewish Perspective," on April 29 from 12:00-1:30 pm at the Craft in America Center in Los Angeles, CA. He will discuss his experiences as a Jew in the military from 1971-1992 and how those experiences impact his work. Learn moreAlso on April 29 from 7:00-8:00 pm, Cohen will speak on "Jewish Identity and the Historical Continuum of American Metal Judaica" at the Craft in America Center. Learn more |
Art Jewelry Forum Artist Award
Art Jewelry Forum encourages jewelers under the age of 35 to mark their calendars now, as there will be some changes to the timing of the next AJF Artist Award cycle. In order to more closely align with Munich Jewelry Week 2016, the 2015 AJF Artist Award cycle will open the application process in September 2015, with a deadline of November 15, 2015. The finalists will be announced in early 2016. Learn more |
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. |
SNAG Springboard Highlights
These are just a few 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!
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 SNAG Maker Profile Artist of the Week: Kate Ward
Take advantage of this member benefit and get more exposure! Make sure you have at least five high quality images so we can feature your work in Riveting News and on social media. |
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SNAG 2015 Conference
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