Munich was a big success for AJF. We were much more visible than ever before with a presence in Galerie Marzee's booth across from the Schmuck display and on the podium after the Herbert Hoffmann Awards. (These are the yearly honors bestowed on three participants from the Schmuck exhibition. This year, AJF Artist Award winner Noon Passama was named. It was great to have recognized her first.) We sold many copies of our new book AJF Best of Interviews as well as the Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective book. These are both available on our website, and if you want the interview book, you better move fast. We only have a few left.

The New York City events in May will be lots of fun, so if you haven't already done it, please sign up now. The schedule of events is listed on the website. After all, it isn't everyday that an art jewelry collection goes into the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and we all need to be there to witness the event. Look forward to seeing you then.

Another AJF trip is planned for 2014. We will be spending time in Sweden and Estonia from September 7-14. This will be a fantastic trip to two very active art jewelry communities. We have limited the number of participants, and so if you want to go, sign up now. Our last trip was sold out.

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Warmly,

Susan Cummins

AJF Chair