The Association for Contemporary Jewellery

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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

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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 1 Like

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 February 1, 2020 at 10:09am: On the 15 June 2020 Make Your Mark will be returning to Goldsmiths’ Hall.

The event remains the UK’s biggest careers event for apprentices, students and graduates of jewellery and allied trades. Since its launch in 2014, Make Your Mark has proved a huge success and promises to deliver even more educational advice and networking opportunities.

Book your ticket here.

https://www.assayofficelondon.co.uk/events/make-your-mark-2020

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on February 1, 2020 at 10:06am: The Trial of the Pyx 2020 - Protecting Consumers For Over 700 Years

Over 23,000 Royal Mint coins went on 'trial' in London on Tuesday 28 January in one of Britain's oldest judicial processes – the Trial of the Pyx – the opening of which takes place at Goldsmiths’ Hall. The Goldsmiths' Company have been responsible for the proceedings since 1580.

Amongst some of the coins to be tested this year will be the largest coins ever to be produced in the UK – the five kilo and the two kilo ‘Una and the Lion’ coins. These coins were created as part of The Royal Mint’s new Great Engravers series, which pays homage to William Wyon, who was chief engraver at The Royal Mint for 23 years until his death in 1851.

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The Trial is now adjourned for three months to allow time for the coins to be tested by the Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office Laboratory and the National Measurement Office. https://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/company/today/trial-pyx/

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on February 1, 2020 at 10:02am: West Dean create individual jewellery on our next jewellery for beginners course. https://www.westdean.org.uk/study/short-courses/courses/swe09436-je...

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on February 1, 2020 at 9:56am: Secrets of the Museum

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000f1xp?utm_source=Permanent+-+Co...(EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_1_12_2018_COPY_01)&mc_cid=0b8c28bceb&mc_eid=7ca5d70cc2

Episode 1

Secrets of the Museum

Series 1

Episode 1 of 6

Behind the scenes at the Victoria and Albert Museum, a toy elephant needs urgent TLC, Christian Dior gowns get a new lease of life, and Kylie's dressing room gives up its secrets.

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on February 1, 2020 at 9:52am: Jane Adam: Never The Same River

18 January – 29 March 2020

Event

Jane Adam: Talk and archive sale

Sunday 29 March

1.00pm FREE please call to book a place

Jane Adam will give an illustrated talk about her work and career. This will be followed by a tour of the exhibition and a special opportunity to purchase some archive Jane Adam pieces.

http://ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/whats-on/gallery-3/

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on January 30, 2020 at 4:26pm: OPEN CALL FOR JMGA SESSION CHAIRS AND CONTENT PROVIDERS

http://www.korutaideyhdistys.fi/open-call-for-jmga-session-chairs-a...

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on January 30, 2020 at 4:23pm: Open Call for Exhibition Beauty and Wonder, jewels

https://klimt02.net/events/open-calls/open-call-beauty-and-wonder-j...

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on January 30, 2020 at 4:22pm: Registration for ROJW designers section
Application deadlines:
10 January 2020 - Romanian designers
7 February 2020 - International designers
https://www.romanianjewelryweek.com/registration-designers

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on January 30, 2020 at 4:03pm: HAND ENGRAVING FOR BEGINNERS IN MANCHESTER AND LONDON

We are currently taking bookings for two Beginners courses:

CRAFT CENTRAL at THE FORGE, LONDON - 21st - 22nd March 2020 - SELLING FAST!

THE HOT BED PRESS, MANCHESTER - 2nd - 3rd May 2020 - JUST ANNOUNCED!

Both courses are two day, hands-on and and practical led by Angus McFadyen and is aimed at complete beginners and those with limited experience of the craft.

The London course is selling fast and only a couple of places remain.

Download the booking form (which covers both courses) here, https://handengravers.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=009be010aff...

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on January 30, 2020 at 3:52pm: WORKSHOP – JESMONITE FOR JEWELLERS, 5 MARCH, GLASGOW
There will be a one day workshop at the City of Glasgow College on Thursday 5th March. Cost £60 including materials. See the attached flyer for details.
Jesmonite is a non-toxic acrylic resin which can be cast, coloured, shaped & worked. Tutor Anastasia Young will show you how to make moulds and cast Jesmonite to use in your jewellery.

Scottish jewellers will have first dibs on places. This workshop is not limited to ACJ members so please feel free to share the details with anyone you think may be interested. Email projects@acj.org.uk to book.
This is an ACJ event to accompany the exhibition Connections | Connessioni at the Lighthouse, Glasgow.