Weekly News from Society of North American Goldsmiths
We Are Thankful For...
 
Our members! Now in its 46th year, SNAG is the largest organization dedicated to art, design, metalsmithing and jewelry in the world. Anyone is welcome to join, from anywhere in the world, at any point in their career. As a collective, we are able to connect, share, learn and thrive together. Thank you!
Fashioning Intersections
 
This week on the SNAG news blog: Collaboration, Calibration and Cooperation. Learn about the 2016 Exhibition in Motion, happening at SNAGneXt, from coordinators Matt Lambert and Louise Perrone.

SNAG has teamed up with Local Cloth to make collaborative pieces of at least two makers.

"We are interested in what happens around the making of objects and the many invisible steps it takes to bring a piece from an initial idea to its presentation in a gallery."  Read more
Are You Shopping This Week?
Amazon.com customers can select a 501c3 organization to receive donations of .5% of the sale price of eligible purchases when shopping. Support SNAG while you shop!  
Emerging Curators Deadline in One Week
 
SNAG wants to support emerging curators in the field of jewelry and metalwork. This new program offers grants up to $2,500 to assist an emerging curator or curators in executing an exhibition focused on jewelry and/or metalwork. Learn more and apply. Deadline: December 1, 2015.
SNAG Springboard
 
Twilight Gallery Call For Art - Small Work Under $200, Seattle, deadline December 1

Graduate Assistantship - Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, deadline February 1, 2016

These are just a couple of the opportunities on Springboard. Find and post opportunities today!
Contemporary Smiths   
WE ARE SNAG: Contemporary Smiths, a new online exhibition, highlights some of the extraordinary works created by members of SNAG. Juried by Sue Amendolara, Greg Gehner, and Tom Muir. Take a look!


Lifetime Achievement 
LAA
SNAG is seeking nominations for its 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is presented to an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of metalsmithing. Deadline: December 18, 2015.
Metalsmith EXTRA!
Check out our Metalsmith EXTRA! page. There you will find exclusive content related to each Metalsmith magazine issue, with bonus images, expanded stories, and videos of artists and studios. New video added this week!
From the SNAG Maker Profiles

This week's featured artist is Kathleen Dustin.
Visit SNAG's Facebook page to see more and be sure to check out Kathleen's Maker Profile.
Deconstructed Fragments Brooch by Kathleen Dustin. Colored polymer, oxidized sterling.

Do you have a Maker Profile?
Set up your profile here   Take advantage of this member benefit and get more exposure!  Make sure you have at least five images so we can feature your work in Riveting News and on social media. 
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An ebook of jewelry and metalsmithing techniques with chapters from twelve artists. Edited by Victoria Lansford. The links created and written about were part of the 2015 SNAG Links project. 
Get it on iBooks. All proceeds benefit SNAG.  
SNAG's slide archive, donated to The Metal Museum several years ago, is being restored and digitized! It can be found at the ACC Library Digital Collections
Jay Whaley interviews industry leaders in the metal arts community on his show Metalsmith Benchtalk. Shows are live Thursdays at 3 PM PST and are archived.
Victoria Patti talks to blacksmiths around the world on BlacksmithHER Radio. Shows are presented by podcast once a week.