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 September 10, 2016 at 7:54am: British Craft Pavilion is part of the London Design Fair

On 22 – 25 September the Crafts Council will present more than twenty makers as part of the British Craft Pavilion at The Old Truman Brewery. There will also be another sales space, co-curated with Contemporary Applied Arts, selling work by Crafts Council Directory makers.

http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/listings/british-craft-pavilion?utm...

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on September 10, 2016 at 7:51am: LuxuryMade: please note, if you would like to visit LuxuryMade in Olympia's Pillar Halls, you should register https://registration.n200.com/survey/27hqj6b3q1rzf?actioncode=VIS13 for access to both shows.
100% Design tickets will not be valid for entry to LuxuryMade.

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on September 10, 2016 at 7:49am: 100% Design is the UK's largest trade show for architect's and designers. To register for entry to the show, simply click https://registration.n200.com/survey/2tsnvdq4zojsq
For information on visiting please go to: www.100percentdesign.co.uk/visit/visiting

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on September 10, 2016 at 7:45am: UNDERWEAR UP CLOSE
Friday 16 September, 10.00 – 16.30

Go behind the scenes with curators at Kensington Palace and the V&A's Clothworkers' Textile and Fashion Study Centre to investigate key pieces in the V&A's underwear collection and the Historic Royal Palace's underwear handling collection. https://shop.vam.ac.uk/whatson/index/view/id/2459/event/Underwear-U...

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on September 10, 2016 at 7:42am: LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL AT THE V&A PRESENTS: THE GLOBAL DESIGN FORUM
17 – 25 September

Join us for a programme of Masterclasses and Panel Discussions led by pivotal figures from the design industry. Speakers include: Jonathan Barnbrook, Marina Willer, Daan Roosegaarde, Fredrikson Stallard, Doshi Levien, Alison Brooks and Patricia Urquiola. Part of the London Design Festival at the V&A. Read more and book http://www.globaldesignforum.com/_2016-programme?cm_mid=6029442&...

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on September 10, 2016 at 7:40am: Crafts Magazine: Our September/October issue is out now

We talk to silver and metal artist Simone ten Hompel about the importance of collaboration and conversation as she prepares for a major solo show at Ruthin Craft Centre, and discover how ceramist Jennifer Lee’s practice has shifted since a residency in Japan.

Crafts Council's Annabelle Campbell picks out seven key moments in the extraordinary history of automata

'Enchanting, life-like action, simple in movement, with a whimsical and humorous character.'

http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/magazine/issues/crafts-magazine-iss...(CRAFTS_262_newissueCC)&mc_cid=293e7b3833&mc_eid=7ca5d70cc2

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on September 10, 2016 at 7:37am: follow the link http://www.uca.ac.uk/events to book... they are filling up fast!

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on September 10, 2016 at 7:28am: Mass & Momentum
Dolly Kershaw
Sat 10 Sept - Thu 10 Nov
Mirror Galleries
South Hill Park
Bracknell, RG12 7PA
cargocollective.com/dollykershaw

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on September 10, 2016 at 7:10am: Call for Entries Opens: August 1, 2016
Deadline: September 15, 2016

As the third juried member online exhibition in the We Are SNAG series, (Up)Setting the Stone is an exhibition looking for your interpretation of settings. Stonesetting has been utilized in some of the earliest known jewelry. There are thousands of variations based on a few different techniques. Whether used traditionally with gemstones, applied to new materials, or even explored as a concept, this exhibition focuses on the setting. Submissions such as jewelry, objects, vessels, sculpture, and architecture will be considered, but are not limited to these categories.

Juried by George Sawyer and Laura Wood, only images of works completed by current SNAG members will be evaluated.

Eligibility:

• Open to all SNAG members 18 years of age or older

• Applicants need not reside in the United States.

• All work must be original and produced within the last three years (2013 or later).

• Objects made from commercial kits or commercially available plans are NOT ELIGIBLE.

• Applicants are strongly encouraged, but not required, to apply with images that have not been widely circulated in Metalsmith or other publications.

• Collaborations are allowed under the conditions that 1, all artists involved are current members of SNAG; and 2, artists may only participate in one application: either as part of a collaboration OR as part of a personal application, but not both.

• Because this is an online exhibition, the audience can only experience the work through the photos you submit, therefore please submit the best possible photos that show the work as clearly as possible.

• There are no size restrictions for this exhibition

Requirements:

Applications will be accepted beginning on August 1, 2016 and must be received by midnight (11:59:59 pm) MOUNTAIN TIME September 15, 2016. Please account for time zone differences, as entries are not eligible via email and no exceptions will be made.
All entries must be made online through CallForEntry.org
http://www.snagmetalsmith.org/exhibitions/we-are-snag-upsetting-the...

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on September 8, 2016 at 4:03pm: Very sorry to tell you that our adminstrator Sue Hyams lost her five year fight with cancer today. Love & best wishes to her husband Nick & daughter Laura.