The Association for Contemporary Jewellery

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The Association for Contemporary Jewellery

The Association for Contemporary Jewellery is devoted to the promotion, representation, understanding and development of contemporary jewellery in the United Kingdom and abroad.

 

Website: http://www.acj.org.uk/
Location: UK
Members: 67
Latest Activity: Oct 11, 2020

The Association for Contemporary Jewellery

is devoted to the promotion, representation, understanding and development of contemporary jewellery in the United Kingdom and abroad.

Founded as a membership association in 1997 and registered as a Limited Company in 2006, it recognises a need to foster discussion, debate and critical review and interaction amongst its members. To this end we organise conferences, lectures, seminars, workshops and an annual general meeting for our members. Our regular newsletter, findings, features reviews, information, comment, book offers and discounts and is of benefit to both our members and the wider public. We also produce a monthly e-bulletin featuring news and opportunities.

We welcome as members practising jewellers, associated designers and crafts people, educators, students, gallery owners and retailers, museum curators, critics and collectors - indeed, anyone with an interest in contemporary jewellery.


The Association for Contemporary Jewellery 
PO Box 37807 London SE23 1XJ United Kingdom 
Telephone: + 00 44 (0)20 8291 4201 
Fax: + 00 44 (0)20 8291 4452 
Email: enquiries@acj.org.uk

 

WHAT WE DO

• promote greater understanding of contemporary jewellery
• support jewellers’ creative and professional development
• develop audiences for this lively field of contemporary craft and design

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streamlining our pages

Started by Rebecca Skeels Oct 11, 2020. 0 Replies

Dear All Members, Followers and Likers of our Network pages.We are currently streamlining our pages at the moment and have found that fewer people are now following and using twitter and crafthaus to find out about jewellery events, exhibitions, opportunities, seeing new work and generally chatting about jewellery.If you use these, please head over to our other pages on other platforms: -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Association.Contemporary.Jewellery/Linkedin Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3628898/Linkedin Business page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/association-for-contemporary-jewellery-limitedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acj.org.uk/and of course, our main website…Continue

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Comment by Rebecca Skeels on April 1, 2016 at 1:29am
“Craftspeople in Their Own Words” is now available for pre-order, in digital and hard copy, through the book’s Indiegogo campaign. Compiled by Valerie Hector and David Bacharach, this labor-of-love project features stories of the road and the studio from 70 artists working in craft disciplines.

As if that weren’t enough to entice you, we are thrilled to share that CERF+ will be the beneficiary of proceeds from the book’s sales. Pre-order your copy today!

http://www.craftspeoplebook.net/index.html
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 29, 2016 at 6:33am
Applications open for an artist in residence program in Canberra, Australia. Submissions close 8 April ow.ly/100Xfh
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 28, 2016 at 7:55am
Crafts Council New Staff... sounds a great new team! new staff in the Learning & Talent Development Team who we would like to introduce.
Nicky Dewar is joining us as the new, permanent Head of Learning and Talent. Nicky has 15 years’ experience in art education. She joins us from Sound Connections, where she was Programme Manager with senior management responsibility for learning, participation and professional development programmes across London. She is a highly experienced leader and, alongside her excellent track record and dedication to arts education, she has a longstanding commitment to craft and making. Nicky’s email is n_dewar@craftscouncil.org.uk.
Nicola Gilcreest has recently started as Katia's maternity cover and will be with us for nine months until November, and will take up the reins of Hothouse. Nicola has a background in ceramics, having run a studio in London and then undertaking a broader portfolio of community engagement work with organisations such as Crisis. Nicola’s email is n_gilcreest@craftscouncil.org.uk.
While we recruit a permanent new Talent Development Manager, Caroline Jackman joins us on a four-month interim contract. Caroline has a strong background in both craft and public art and most recently was Gallery Director (maternity cover) at New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham. Caroline’s email c_jackman@craftscouncil.org.uk.
The Learning and Talent Development team at Crafts Council
Tel +44 (0)20 7806 2510 | makerdev@craftscouncil.org.uk
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 28, 2016 at 7:49am
A new touring exhibition, developed by the Crafts Council in partnership with Habitat, explores the relationship between architecture and making
 
Exhibits include pieces by renowned ceramicist and best-selling author Edmund de Waal and willow weaver Laura Ellen Bacon as well as up and coming names including architect Adam Nathaniel Furman who makes 3D-printed ceramics, furniture maker Simon Jones and the young architectural practice FleaFollyArchitects, which will be showing its extraordinary handmade model Grimm City, an entire cityscape inspired by the fairy stories of the titular Brothers Grimm.
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 28, 2016 at 7:44am

 Breaking down the barrier between craft and art
Mar 20th 2016, 10:26 by P.W.
.Indeed, the fair is welcome evidence that the barriers built by 19th-century art historians—between fine and decorative art, high art and craft—have fallen down. The most compelling example of this, and the most covetable object at the fair, is a Japanese porcelain; a life-sized, resting deer offered by Jorge Welsh, a specialist in Chinese export wares. Made in the late 17th or early 18th century it is a rare survival, demonstrating the exceptional expertise of Japanese ceramicists. (Their skill at making such large, glazed porcelain pieces without cracking during firing was not yet known in Europe.) Milky pale green, the deer’s fur indicated by barely perceptible incised lines, it is an arrestingly beautiful creature from its elegantly raised head (topped by genuine antlers) to its daintily folded cloven hoofs. For those on the market, the asking price was €2.1 million.

It is no coincidence that a Japanese object should be the most splendid example of the shift away from old, Western art-history conventions. In Japan, creative work was grouped according to what was made: painting, calligraphy, flower arranging, fans, gardens and paper.  As Wahei Aoyama, owner of the.....http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2016/03/tefaf-maastricht-fa...

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 28, 2016 at 7:22am
P A R A L L E L
We are excited to announce the launch of our latest collection Parallel. It was released as part of the opening of the new Dover Street Market store in London's Haymarket this weekend. It is showcased within the beautifully curated section of DSM fine jewellery where each brand is selected for its distinctive style and contemporary edge.
 
The latest collection sees a change of mode from our previous circular designs to quadrilateral forms. Each piece is almost entirely created using straight lines that are either aligned as parallel or perpendicular to one another. We apply mathematical rules to the making of our pieces to create elegant simplicity and balanced complexity.
 
Made in heavily textured 18ct gold, Parallel features mirror cut amethyst, radiant cut diamonds and pavé diamond detail. http://london.doverstreetmarket.com/floorguide/1f.html
Shimell and Madden
Unit 22 Sunbury Workshops
Swanfield Street
London, E2 7LF
United Kingdom
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 28, 2016 at 7:15am
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 28, 2016 at 7:10am
ACJ Members... please take a minute or two to complete this survey!
 
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 28, 2016 at 7:09am

Contemporary Jewellery Exchange 2016?
Details can be found here

http://www.preeapproved.com

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 28, 2016 at 7:06am

“Green” International Call For Artists and Writers by ArtAscent

Deadline April 30, 2016

Date: 1 June 2016, 12:06 — 1 June 2018, 12:06

Theme: Green can mean environmental, envious, inexperienced, natural, youthful, a leafy hue... It can be expressed in symbolic, literal, modern, traditional, abstract, and completely unique ways. Share your interpretation of Green.

Eligible Submissions: Entries may include 2- and 3-dimensional media, such as paintings, drawings, photography, mixed media, installations, ceramics, jewelry, fabric, sculpture, fiction, poetry, short stories and other written explorations (up to 900 words). Submissions must be the original work of the applicant(s). Apply using the online form.

Highlights: Be profiled, get published, and shine on! Up to 40 applicants will be selected. Plus, if you are chosen as one of the top 4 applicants, you will also be highlighted in a feature section with a profile written about you and your work. All selected artists and writers are showcased in the magazine and the juried online exhibition.

About ArtAscent: The mission of ArtAscent is to promote artists of images and words, and connect them with art lovers. This is accomplished by calls for artists and writers, artist profiling, art magazine publication, and artist and writer online showcasing. Each call is theme based, with the intent to showcase diverse creative explorations of that theme via various media. This marketing tool is created by artists and writers, for artists and writers.

Call application: https://ArtAscent.com/the-call-for-artists-and-writers/

 

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