Weekly News from Society of North American Goldsmiths
SNAG Announces 2016 Educational Endowment
Rachel Ness
Scholarship Winners
 
Annually, SNAG awards three student scholarships. These scholarships are for tuition towards the students' degree granting programs. Congratulations to the Educational Endowment Student Scholarship recipients:

Alexis Spina
, University of Georgia
Seung Jeon Paik, SCAD
Rachel Ness, University of Wisconsin - Stout

Raissa Bump
SNAG also awards three scholarships for emerging and mid-career artists to use toward a workshop of their choice in North America. Congratulations to the Educational Endowment Emerging/Mid-Career Artist Scholarship recipients:

Masako Onodera
Katja Toporski
Raissa Bump
 
See images of all their work here.
SNAG Members Among 2016 MJSA Vision Award Winners                          
 
1st Place Design Excellence and 1st Place Laser Distinction:
Baiyang Qiu

1st Place Future of Design (student):
Seung Jeon Paik, SCAD

Congratulations to them and to all the Vision Award winners!
SNAG Members Among 16th Annual Saul Bell Design Award Winners                        
1st Place Silver/Argentium® Silver: 
Seung Jeon Paik

1st Place Enamel:
Debbie Sheezel

Congratulations to them and to all the Saul Bell Design Award winners! The Saul Bell Award is presented by Rio Grande.
SNAGneXt Survey
Did you attend SNAGneXt in Asheville? Please take 10 minutes to fill out the 2016 conference survey. You can be entered to win a free 1-year membership, a 1/4-page ad in Metalsmith, or a basic conference waiver for 2017!
New Orleans Proposals
Next year's SNAG conference is in New Orleans! We are currently accepting presentation proposals. Details on how to submit a proposal can be found here. Deadline June 30, 2016.


SNAG Springboard

Arrowmont Fall Educational Assistantships - deadline July 1, 2016

Drawing on Metal - with Deb Karash, July 20-24, Baltimore Jewelry Center

Bead Setting Intensive - with Sayumi Yokouchi, September 24-25, Brooklyn Metal Works

See many more opportunities (and post your own) on Springboard

 Metalsmith Vol 36 No 3
 
The next issue of Metalsmith mails next week. Watch for it to arrive in your mailbox towards the end of the month.
From the SNAG Maker Profiles

This week's featured artist is Geralyn Sheridan.
Visit SNAG's Facebook page to see more and be sure to check out Geralyn's Maker Profile.
 
WGC 2012 & JCK showcase Ribbon Candy Collection
by Geralyn Sheridan
14K gold
World Gold Council photographer 
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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.
Ethical Metalsmiths and SNAG have teamed up for a fundraiser and we need your help. Sweep out your jewelers' benches and send us your metal scraps by June 30th. These can be turned into valuable dollars that will go to both SNAG organizations. Sweeps and scraps will be refined at Hoover & Strong. Learn more 
Father's Day is June 19th! 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!
Be sure to spend time with our SNAG news blog "Compelling Questions." This month Linda Kaye-Moses gives her answer to the question "How do you make work for sale without selling out?".


Ethical Metalsmiths
Womens Jewelry Association presents guest speaker Christina Miller of Ethical Metalsmiths this Wednesday, June 8th at 6:30, San Diego Marriott Del Mar. 
ABANA's 2016 conference. July 13-16, Salt Lake City. 
ISGB's 2016 Gathering XXIV. July 20-24, New Orleans. 
Victoria Patti talks to blacksmiths around the world on BlacksmithHER Radio. Shows are presented by podcast once a week.