Weekly News from Society of North American Goldsmiths
LAA Lifetime Achievement Award Nomination Deadline Approaching

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.
Call for Entries: Student Exhibition & Digital Presentation

SNAG's 2016 Juried Student Exhibition, Into View, will highlight a range of student work from colleges and universities across North America. It will be presented at SNAGneXt in May. Students: send in your submissions today!

The 2016 Digital Presentation of Student Work, Faces of Change, will also be presented at SNAGneXt. All submissions for this presentation must come from faculty.

Deadline for both: February 11, 2016 
Support SNAG While You Shop
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!  
SNAG Springboard

Show and Tell - EatMetal Art Jewelry Gallery call for entry, deadline January 25, 2016

Assistant Professor of Metalsmithing & Jewelry Design -  Appalachian State University

Pocosin Arts 2016 Cabin Fever Reliever - with Bryan Petersen, February 18-21, 2016

These are just a few of the opportunities on Springboard.

Find and post opportunities today!
Juried Exhibition in Print
"Shifting Sites" is SNAG's 2016 Juried Exhibition in Print produced by Metalsmith magazine. We are seeking examples that address fluid boundaries in the production, subject matter, and siting of current metalwork and that creatively engage with their environment. Deadline: January 31, 2016.


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.
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.
From the SNAG Maker Profiles

This week's featured artist is Joy Stember.
Visit SNAG's Facebook page to see more and be sure to check out Joy's Maker Profile.
Full Pattern Dreidel by Joy Stember. Brass.

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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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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
Bellevue Arts Museum is seeking makers in the NW working in metal to apply to the BAM Biennial 2016: Metalmorphosis. Deadline: December 15, 2015. 
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.