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Comment by Rebecca Skeels on May 26, 2014 at 5:14am

ACJ site redesign
New website layout launched 24 May 2014.

We hope you will find the site easier to use!

Our email addresses have also been redirected, and we may have some teething problems. If you do not receive an answer within 3 days, please resend your email.

New features: we will soon publish catalogues for exhibitions , and issues of past Findings magazines.

The Archive section gives details of our extensive activities, and various events in the jewellery field.

Comments & suggestions are welcome: projects@acj.org.uk

http://www.acj.org.uk/

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on May 26, 2014 at 5:00am

The School of Jewellery is taking bookings for its highly acclaimed summer programme of inspirational and affordable short courses.



The specially designed summer programme beginning on 23rd June has been continuously developed and informed by customers and industry over the last 20 years. Courses are taught by the very best practitioners from industry and academia in the School’s well-equipped studio workshops.



The School of Jewellery is the perfect place for professionals or beginners to obtain expert training make useful jewellery industry contacts and enjoy learning in the heart of Birmingham’s famous Jewellery Quarter.



The variety of course levels on offer also ensure a wonderful experience for jewellery, gemmology or diamond enthusiasts too.



Full course details go to the BCU /BIAD website

www.bcu.ac.uk/courses/jewellery-silversmithing-summer-bespoke



or contact diana.mccann@bcu.ac.uk





ACJ members eligible for a 10% discount on course fees if they use code ACJ10 when booking.

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on May 26, 2014 at 4:54am

Wellcome Image Awards 2014

The winners of the 13th Wellcome Image Awards were recently announced. The 18 winning images, created by scientists, photographers and artists from around the world, give an up-close-and-personal view of humans, animals, plants and the environment.

The images are on display in the Wellcome Trust windows, next door to Wellcome Collection on Euston Road in London, and at Wellcome Image Awards exhibitions at Glasgow Science Centre, MOSI in Manchester, Techniquest in Cardiff and W5 in Belfast. You can see the images, and find out about them and the people who created them, on the Wellcome Image Awards website.

http://www.wellcomeimageawards.org/

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on May 26, 2014 at 4:26am

Craft Finder
We are sad to announce that at the end of May Craft Finder will be closing its doors. Although we are really proud of what we have achieved and how far we have come since launching in May 2012, the venture is unable to become financially sustainable in the time we have. We've thought long and hard and talked with others but we've not been able to come up with a solution.

This difficult decision has been made with the knowledge and satisfaction that the past two years have been spent promoting some of the most exciting contemporary craft makers in the UK today.

Until the end of May, you can continue to use our search. And our list of 2014's top craft events might inspire you as you think about your summer and autumn breaks. If you're visiting Yorkshire you might like to read about our craft lover's routes, designed with the Tour de France in mind.

Thank you for reading and for being such a wonderful audience.


With best wishes,
Happy craft finding,
Janet, Lucia and Catherine

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on May 26, 2014 at 4:19am

Festival of stuff We would like to invite you to our first Festival of Stuff! Throughout the week there will be bookable masterclasses, workshops and Materials Library discovery sessions, culminating in an extravaganza of materials and making that will be open to all.

Public Open Day
Date: Saturday 21st June, 2014.
Time: 1:00pm-5:00pm
Location: Institute of Making, Malet Place, UCL, London, WC1E 7JE Map
It's free, no need to book, just drop in from 1pm. Gates close at 5pm.

http://www.instituteofmaking.org.uk/events/detail/festival-of-stuff...

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on May 26, 2014 at 4:15am

Welcome to a special extra edition of our
e-newsletter featuring all things craft – from the contemporary makers and designers at our upcoming craft fair to the traditional skills and creative inspiration offered on our short courses.

With less than a month to go to our Design and Craft Fair featuring MADE, 20 – 22 June, our list of innovative makers grows ever longer. Below is a closer look at two of the talented craftspeople who’ll be joining us to show and sell their work. Find these and many more makers under cover in our grounds and studios.

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Each day, there will be demos and talks from expert artists and craftspeople. Come and hear from one of West Dean’s master weavers about recreating a medieval tapestry, see how to create a floral masterpiece or learn the story behind the Pyke Clock – said to have been owned by Marie Antoinette and currently being conserved at West Dean College. All talks and demos are FREE!

Early bird tickets are £7.50 (book before 12 June) and include free access to our award-winning gardens, all for less than the standard entry price to the gardens.

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on May 23, 2014 at 1:58pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-27541883
Thoughts are with the Glasgow staff and students, hope you are all safe, devastating news.

Comment by Brigitte Martin on May 20, 2014 at 3:26pm

Job Opp at the UL Design Museum:

Current Vacancies

Collection Officer

Reports to: Curator Permanent Collection Display
Department: Project
Hours: 1248 hours per annum (an average of 3 days a week)
Contract: Fixed term 1 year

The Collection Officer is responsible for the smooth and timely delivery of a new Collection Management System and checking, developing and improving object metadata to the highest standards. The Collection Officer will support the Curator, Permanent Collection Display in the management of the collection and the development of a museum archive and library. The Collection Officer will also assist in research and development of Permanent Collection Display where appropriate.

Please quote Job Ref: Collection Officer/2014 in email subject header
Closing date for applications: Monday 9 June 2014
Interviews: Tuesday 17 June 2014 at 9am

http://designmuseum.org/about-us/vacancies

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on May 19, 2014 at 12:42pm

You and your guests are cordially invited to the private view of the exhibition
Estynnir gwahoddiad cynnes i chi a’ch gwesteion i wyliad preifat o’r arddangosf

http://www.lgac.org.uk/invite_spirit.html

Inspired by the glacial landscapes, strata and hues during a charity trek to Everest Base Camp, Spirit Collection features bold, sculptural statement pieces. A collaboration with PDR at Cardiff Metropolitan University, the pieces are virtually carved out of clay with haptic arm technology and 3D printed before being finished by hand.
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Wedi ei ysbrydoli gan y tirweddau, y strata a’r arlliwiau rhewlifol yn ystod taith gerdded elusennol i Wersyll Cyntaf Everest, mae casgliad Spirit yn cynnwys darnau cerfluniol beiddgar a thrawiadol. Caiff y darnau, sy’n ffrwyth cydweithio â PDR ym Mhrifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd, eu cerfio’n rhithiol allan o glai trwy ddefnyddio technoleg braich gyffyrddiadol a’u hargraffu’n 3D cyn cael eu caboli â llaw.

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Jewellery Showcase / Arddangosfa Gemwaith     
Beth Legg     
The remote environment Beth comes from in the far north coast of Scotland has always strongly influenced her work. Fascinated by the hinterlands and quiet edges of places, her jewellery reflects on the often bleak and fragile nature of this environment. She works instinctively with the materials rather than contriving designs beforehand. “I like to think of the body as a landscape - the jewellery pieces are transformed when worn and the wearer appropriates the narrative of the landscape and forms their own associations through the piece.”
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Mae’r ardal anghysbell y daw Beth ohoni, ar unigeddau pell arfordir gogledd Yr Alban, wastad wedi dylanwadau’n sylweddol ar ei gwaith. Gan fod perfeddwlad a chyrion tawel amrywiol ardaloedd yn ei rhyfeddu, mae ei gemwaith yn myfyrio ar natur fregus a digon anial yr amgylcheddau hyn. Bydd yn gweithio’n reddfol â’r deunyddiau’n hytrach na dyfeisio cynlluniau ymlaen llaw. “Rwy’n hoffi ystyried y corff fel tirwedd – caiff y darnau o emwaith eu trawsnewid o’u gwisgo a bydd y person sy’n eu gwisgo’n mabwysiadu naratif y tirwedd gan lunio eu cysylltiadau eu hunain trwy’r gwaith.”
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Craft Showcase / Arddangosfa Crefft     
Alison Graham     
Alison’s work is inspired by the transient nature of colours and surfaces in the landscape, specifically the Lake District in northern England where she grew up, and the Gower Peninsula in South Wales where she regularly goes surfing. She creates sensations of depth and movement by hand-painting glazes onto porcelain forms. Interactions between the colours of both clays and glazes are explored, experimenting with hue, luminosity, translucency and transparency of the surface, to create visual effects that appear ambiguous or nebulous.

 
Caiff gwaith Alison ei ysbrydoli gan natur byrhoedlog lliwiau ac arwynebau yn y tirwedd, yn enwedig ardal y llynnoedd yng ngogledd Lloegr ble y’i maged, a Phenrhyn Gŵyr yn Ne Cymru, ble y bydd yn mynd i syrffio’n aml. Bydd yn creu ymdeimlad o ddyfnder a symudiad trwy baentio gwydredd â llaw ar wrthrychau porslen. Bydd yn archwilio’r rhyngweithiadau rhwng lliwiau’r clai yn ogystal â’r gwydredd, gan arbrofi ag arlliwiau, disgleirdeb, tryleuder a thryloywedd yr arwyneb, er mwyn creu effeithiau gweledol sy’n ymddangos yn amwys neu’n aneglur.

Monday to Friday / Dydd Llun i Ddydd Gwener 9.30am-5pm
Saturday / Dydd Sadwrn 9.30am-4pm
Admission is free / Mynediad am ddim     
Registered charity no: 1006933. Company Limited by guarantee no: 2616241.
Elusen Gofrestredig rhif: 1006933. Cwmni Cyfyngedig trwy Warant rhif: 2616241.   

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on May 18, 2014 at 8:06am

DOORS OPEN AT 10AM TODAY!

The time has come for May Design Series 2014 to open its doors. Prepare to be amazed by top products, ideas and inspiration. As the sun is shining, celebrate the start of the British summer with a glass of Pimm's on us - pick yours up from the champagne bar from 12pm!

You should have got your badge in the post, but don't worry if not - simply bring along your registration key and print another one when you arrive at the show.

YOUR REGISTRATION KEY IS: 0g5k7nqxj6e1h

Opening Times:
Sunday 18 May: 10am - 6pm
Monday 19 May: 10am - 8pm - join us for a drink from 5.30pm. Drinks sponsored by Wandsworth Group
Tuesday 20 May: 10am - 5pm

How to get here:
The easiest way to travel to ExCeL is via the DLR. Please alight at the PRINCE REGENT stop for easy access to the May Design Series.
For more information on travelling by car, rail, tube, river, cable car or air please click here.

Looking for something different? We've got something for everybody. From OLEDs to handmade cabinetry, take a look at a few sneak peek pics from around the show...

 

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