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AJF NEWSLETTER 
OCTOBER

2013

A LETTER FROM THE AJF BOARD CHAIR

Greetings!

Wow. September zipped by at hyper-speed. I think there is too much going on. After a very energetic and successful east coast Speakers Tour, we can let Damian Skinner off the hook and give him a big round of applause. He did an excellent job talking about Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective and doing critiques at six different locations. Thank you Damian.

 

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Next up in October are events that include other contributors to the book--Ben Lignel, Namita Wiggers, Liesbeth den Besten, Suzanne Ramljak, and Elyse Karlin--who will speak at the 92nd Street Y (New York), San Diego State University (San Diego), Museum of Contemporary Craft (Portland), University of Oregon (Eugene), California College of Art (Oakland), Cranbrook Academy of Art (Bloomfield Hills), Savannah College of Art & Design (Savannah), and finally SOFA Chicago. Please have a look at the full list of speakers and locations, and then GO.

 

For those of you who can't make it to the talks, we will begin to post videos of them on our website as soon as possible. I'll let you know when they are ready.

 

In the meantime, don't forget to take advantage of purchasing our new book Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective. Your donations helped to make this possible. I hope you are pleased with the result.

 

Hope to see you at one of the events.

 

Warmly,

 

Susan Cummins

AJF Chair

 

 

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NEW TO AJF
 

Please find a list of AJF donors on our website, and check out these people...

 

Mercedes Castro Corbat
Mah RanaMimi FavreChris Irick
Suska MackertGarth ClarkSusan KingsleySusan Wakefield
Rosanne RaabManon Van KouswijkViviane WangDenisa Piatti
Nancy HowesMarianne CorneliusBarbara GiffordNick Dong

 

They recently added themselves to our list of supporters. Thank you to each and every one of you.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW BOARD MEMBER
 
Sofia Björkman

We have added another new member to our board--Sofia Bj�rkman from Platina Gallery in Stockholm, Sweden. Sofia is the second member from outside the US to join the board. She brings experience as a jeweler and gallery owner and is a vocal and involved addition.

 

Welcome Sofia.

EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU: October AJF Speakers Tour Stops

 

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

7:00-8:30pm--Tickets are $27 

Elyse Zorn Karlin, Speaker

92nd Street Y Lexington and 92nd Street, New York, NY

  

 

SDSU Logo 80px Tuesday, October 15, 2013

7:00-8:00pm--Free to the public

Ben Lignel, Speaker, Texts and Pretexts: On a Pen Pusher's Jewelry Practice

San Diego State University, Room 412, Art Building North, San Diego, CA

 

 

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

6:30-8:30 pm--Free to the public

Ben Lignel and Namita Wiggers, Speakers, This Is Not a Book: A Test Drive through Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective (Part 1) Book signing to follow

Museum of Contemporary Craft and Pacific Northwest College of Art

The Lab at MoCC, 724 NW David Street, Portland, OR

 

 

MOCC-PNCA Logo 80px Saturday, October 19, 2013

9:00am�-5:00pm--Tickets are $200 Space is limited.

Ben Lignel and Namita Wiggers, Workshop

Occupy This! Agency and Jewelry Thinking: A Maker's Guide

Museum of Contemporary Craft and Pacific Northwest College of Art

The Lab at MoCC, 724 NW David Street, Portland, OR

 


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6:00pm--Free to the public

Ben Lignel and Namita Wiggers, Speakers, "This Is Not a Book: A Test Drive through Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective (Part 2)"

University of Oregon, Eugene Campus, Lawrence Hall, Room 177, Eugene, OR

 


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5:30-7:00pm--Free to the public

Liesbeth den Besten and Ben Lignel, Speakers

California College of the Arts, 5212 Broadway, Classroom B-4, Oakland, CA

 

 

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6:00pm--Free with museum admission

Monica Gaspar, Speaker, An Evening with Monica Gaspar

Cranbrook Art Museum, deSalle Auditorium, 39221 Woodward Ave, Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

 

 

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6:00-7:00pm--Free to the public, followed by a book signing

Suzanne Ramljak, Speaker, For Love and Money: On Contemporary and Commercial Jewelry

SCAD Student Center, 120 Montgomery St, Savannah, GA

 


SOFA Chicago Friday, November 1, 2013

3:30-4:30pm--Free with fair admission

Monica Gaspar, Speaker, Jewelry in the Expanded Field

SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, Room 327

Book signing to follow, Art Jewelry Forum Booth, Nonprofit section, SOFA Chicago 

EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU: Free Copy of Signs of Life

 

2013 Signs of Life Facere Once again, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery in Seattle, Washington, is offering a free copy of Signs of Life to the supporters of Art Jewelry Forum. This unique journal pairs nine writers with nine jewelers and is accompanied by an exhibition. The show opens on October 2nd with a lecture and reception. You can find more information on the Facere website. To receive your free copy, please email Karen Lorene directly.

 

 

EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU: SOFA CHICAGO October 31-November 3, 2013

 

SOFA Chicago This is the twentieth year for SOFA Chicago and the last year that the fair is under the management of Mark Lyman and Anne Meszko. It is the end of an era. As always, there will be jewelry to see at the following booths: Aaron Faber Gallery, Charon Kransen Arts, Donna Schneier Fine Arts, Hedone Gallery, and Pistachios.

 

There will be numerous jewelry-related lectures you won't want to miss on Friday, November 1. We are sponsoring a presentation with Monica Gaspar that will take place that day at 3:30 pm. After Monica's talk, there will be a book signing at the AJF booth in the nonprofit section of the fair. Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective will be for sale there as well.

 

Charon Kransen Arts will be showing the work of Sooyeon Kim, the winner of the AJF Artist Award for an Emerging Artist, in his booth at SOFA. Be sure to stop by.

 

As a special treat, SOFA organizers have invited AJF donors to attend a special champagne toast on opening night, Thursday, October 31, at 4:00pm. This event is by invitation only. Sign up for your VIP passes and the special opening here  

 

Special Gathering

 

On Friday November 1, from 6:00-7:30 pm (following the book signing) AJF has reserved space in a bar called the Library at the Public House Hotel, which is located at 1301 North State Parkway, Chicago. This is a FREE event, but a no-host bar. If you would like to attend, please let me know by email. I would also suggest that you make dinner reservations in the Pump Room restaurant afterward. It looks yummy.

EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU: JOYA 

2013 JOYA BarcelonaThis year, the JOYA jewelry fair will take place from October 17-19 in Barcelona, Spain. JOYA has become the most important art jewelry fair specializing in the Mediterranean countries and Latin America in Europe. Some of the participants this year are Jorge Manilla, Walka Studio, Mirla Fernandes, AGC from Italy, AORP from Portugal, and Corpo from Brazil.

 

For FREE VIP PASSES to the fair, contact the organizer Paulo Riberiro directly.

 

 

 

 

EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU: SIERAAD 

2013 SieraadThis year marks the 12th anniversary of the Sieraad International Jewellery Fair. It will take place in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from November 7-10, 2013. Of special interest at Sieraad 2013 is student work from a number of schools and a strong contingent of American jewelers. More than 165 artists from all over the world will present their work to the public.

 

You may acquire FREE VIP PASSES by contacting Astrid Berens, the fair organizer.

FEATURED GALLERIES

This month, we feature the following galleries on the AJF website:
GF Noel Guyomarch
Galerie Noel Guyomarc'h Gabrielle Desmarais and Anne-Marie Rebillard
October 4-20, 2013
GF Heidie Lowe
Heidi Lowe Gallery
Yevgeniya Kagaovich
October 12-November 5, 2013

GF Galerie Vanier
Galerie Elsa Vanier
Agathe Saint Girons
October 11-November 27, 2013

GF Facere
Facere Jewelry Art Gallery
Signs of Life
 October 2-22, 2013
GF Galerie Ra
Galerie Ra
Susanne Klemm
 October 19-November 30, 2013
GF Denovo
DeNovo
Atelier Zobel
October 26-29, 2013
























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