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Your Vote Matters
Each week we are featuring a candidate in Riveting News. Online voting takes place April 25-May 21. There are five candidates for three seats on the Board; one candidate for Board President; and two candidates for one seat on the Nominations & Elections Committee. Members will also be voting on changes to the Constitution and By-Laws. You can find all the elections information online.
Featured Board Candidate: Stephen Saracino
 Stephen Saracino is Professor of Design/Metalsmithing at SUNY Buffalo State. He has exhibited in over 87 national and international exhibitions, has received two Artist's Fellowship: Crafts from the New York State Foundation for the Arts, and his work has been featured in Metalsmith, American Craft, and Ornament magazines.
Education
MS: Art Education, Buffalo State College
MFA: Kent State University
Experience Head Designer and Manager, Northfield Silver and Goldsmiths, Rochester, NY Chair of Design Department, Buffalo State University Jewelry/Metals Coordinator, Buffalo State University Director of Siena, Italy International Overseas Education Program, Buffalo State University What does SNAG mean to you? Why are you interested in committing your time and energy to our organization?To me SNAG represents a consolidation of the vast possibilities afforded a forever growing enclave of artisans where there exists a stimulating arena where ideas are freely shared, embraced, and acted-on by colleagues focused on the pursuit of creativity. I think SNAG draws into its fold, like-minded individuals from incredibly diverse backgrounds encouraging all to share in this unlimited conceptual and technical knowledge. It presents an opportunity for metalsmiths to observe many different artisan's brains at work and to add their own individual aesthetic to the foray of a knowledge base gleaned from personal examinations of centuries of functional and non-utilitarian hand and machine made objects. SNAG celebrates this diversity in a highly professional manner, affording individuals, from beginners to masters, an intriguing plethora of venues that they can continue, if they so choose, to explore with purpose throughout their creative lifetimes. Read more>>> |
It's National Volunteer Appreciation Week 
SNAG would like to recognize and thank all of our volunteers! We could not do what we do without you. Thank you for supporting SNAG! If you are not a volunteer and want to become one, please contact Katie Poterala.
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Rent-A-Pro at SNAGneXt 
Need some help with your website, taking photos of your work, or have legal questions around contracts? We can help: Book some time with one of our experts while you are at SNAGneXt in Asheville. Rent a professional for 30 minutes and get your questions answered! See the SNAG website for details of what each professional has to offer and to sign up.
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New! Compelling Questions 
SNAG is starting a new feature on the news blog called "Compelling Questions." Every month we will feature a question that is posed to one or more people in the field of jewelry and metals and post their answer(s). We start with jeweler Kate Wolf and the question "What was your path as a jeweler and designer early on, and how did it influence your branching out into creating products for other jewelers?" Read Kate's answer>>>
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 SNAG Links Preview
As we prepare for our Auction of Masterful Links during SNAGneXt, here's a sneak peek at another of the 2016 links:
The Three Fates by Lohn Lunn
Silver and copper
Storyteller John Lunn's link was inspired by the Ancient Greek tale of the three fates. The first, Clotho, spins the yarn of life; the second, Lechesis measures out how long we live; and Atropos cuts the cord. The cycle represents the links between past to present to future. Lunn has been a flute maker for 40 years, is a published novelist and a community activist. In 2013 he was awarded the Saul Bell award for Hollowware.
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Metalsmith Vol 36 No 2
The current Metalsmith magazine features Vivian Beer, who was recently named winner of "Ellen's Design Challenge," HGTV's reality television show. You can check out her winning designs for the HGTV program at Metalsmith EXTRA!
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From the SNAG Maker Profiles
This week's featured artist is Erin Cora Turner. Visit SNAG's Facebook page to see more and be sure to check out Erin's Maker Profile.
Fence Bracelet by Erin Cora Turner
Steel, Powdercoat, 3-D Printed Plastic, 3-D Printed Brass, Paint
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SNAG
541-345-5689
info@snagmetalsmith.org www.snagmetalsmith.org
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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Students of NBSS's Jewelry Making & Repair program engage in a hands-on approach to learning, practice daily in a well-equipped studio, and develop a commitment to excellence in fabricating silver, gold, platinum
and palladium. Learn more at www.nbss.edu/jewelry
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You can still register online for SNAGneXt through May 4th.
Don't forget to book your hotel room in Asheville! A great option is The Doubletree, located two miles south of downtown. Trolley transportation available to get you downtown. Reserve your room through the SNAGneXt site.
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From April 11-16 the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, NY presents LOOT: MAD About Jewelry, its annual exhibition and sale.
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Artist Talk by Sondra Sherman, April 23rd at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Part of the Found Subjects exhibition. Sherman creates unique brooches and necklaces prompted by books she has collected.
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The Sixth Annual Initiatives in Art and Culture Gold Conference, is April 28-29 in New York. Check your email for a registration discount offer for SNAG members.
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Join the ZOOM Symposium in Milwaukee, May 25-29, as they host 250 makers, writers and innovators.
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Victoria Patti talks to blacksmiths around the world on BlacksmithHER Radio. Shows are presented by podcast once a week.
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