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 22, 2016 at 7:31am

Keep up to date with the postgraduate courses in School of Craft and Design at the university for the creative arts by following their digital network pages.

https://twitter.com/PG_Craft_Design

https://www.facebook.com/Postgraduate-School-of-Craft-and-Design-70...

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on April 22, 2016 at 7:27am

HOW TO BUILD A GOLDSMITH 

Wed 18 May - Fri 27 May 2016
Mon - Fri, 9am - 6pm, Free. Atrium

What skills and attributes does a goldsmith need? This exhibtion explores how aspiring and established goldsmiths acquire, hone and perfect their craft and asks what qualifies define an exceptional goldsmith. Read more

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on April 22, 2016 at 7:26am

Spring is here, the evenings are lighter and we’ve got plenty of courses and events to inspire. Whether you enjoy a last-minute course, take advantage of the Design and Craft Fair ticket offer or join our free talk by artist Shelly Goldsmith, step into spring with some creativity.

If you’ve not booked your creative holiday yet, Summer School places are filling fast and some are already fully booked. Why not improve your photography skills with Ways of looking – finding the image through the lens or discover a traditional craft in Woodcut printing inspired by West Dean.

We look forward to welcoming you here soon. Best wishes,

Alison Baxter, Head of Creative Enterprise

https://www.westdean.org.uk/study/themes/summer-schools-visual-arts...

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on April 22, 2016 at 7:23am

Engraver

Engraving involves the cutting of a design into the surface metal of a piece of jewellery.

As an engraver you might work for a jewellery company or gold or silversmithing company. Many engravers are self-employed. They often take w As an engraver you might work for a jewellery company or gold or silversmithing company. Many engravers are self-employed. They often take w

What do engravers do? 

Hand engraving is used for individual items. Machine engraving is used for mass produced items where it is important that they look the same.

Engravers may copy an existing design or one produced by someone else. They may also produce their own designs. They usually work on pieces produced by other people, such as jewellers or gold/silversmiths.

The engraved design can be a single letter or initials, a few letters or words, a pattern, or a picture. Very elaborate designs can be engraved, depending on the skills and design abilities of the engraver and the imagination and wishes of the customer.

What is the job like?

Hand engraving tools have changed very little over the years. Engravers use chisels, called gravers, of different sizes and shapes to get different effects. After engraving, the jewellery piece is polished.

Some engravers use enamelling techniques to add colour and different textures to their work.

Machine engraving is done with high speed cutters. The design is prepared as a template which is followed by a pantograph. Designs can also be scanned and engraved by computer-controlled machines.

Very elaborate designs can be engraved, depending on the design abilities of the engraver and the imagination of the customer.

As an engraver, you might work for a jewellery company or gold or silversmithing company. Many engravers are self-employed. They often take work from jewellery or metalsmithing companies or direct from the public.

Engravers work in a studio or workshop, either their own or an employer’s. If they are self-employed, they may work alone or with a few others. Customers may come to the studio to discuss designs.

Many engravers have websites to advertise and display their designs and services.

How do I become an engraver?

You need to have:

  • good eyesight
  • good dexterity (being precise with your hands)
  • good hand-eye coordination.

You also need to be patient and meticulous in your work. It helps to be creative, with good design skills, if you are producing your own designs. You should also have an understanding of different metals.

If you are dealing with the public, you need to have customer service skills. If you are engraving individual pieces, you may need to be able to explain your creative ideas to customers.

What qualifications and training do I need?

The Hand Engravers Association of Great Britain ishttps://ccskills.org.uk/careers/advice/article/engraver?utm_source=newsletter286&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Engraver&utm_campaign=newsletter     ,,engraving. 

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on April 22, 2016 at 7:19am

Designed by White Arkitekter, sponsored by EQUITONE

The Museum of Making is designed by White Arkitekter with engineering from Price & Myers. Built of Equitone panels, the museum is a deconstructed barn and will function as a live social space dedicated to the art of making. Archival exhibits from the Museum of London will be displayed alongside the work of contemporary makers practising in Clerkenwell today. The museum will host daily participatory workshops by The Goldsmiths’ Centre, Craft Central and Thomas Matthews.

http://www.clerkenwelldesignweek.com/cdwpresents/museum-of-making/?......

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on April 18, 2016 at 12:28pm
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on April 17, 2016 at 4:54am

EARRINGS 3
April 15 – May 8, 2016
Artists’ Reception: Friday April 15, 6-8pm

Velvet da Vinci’s third group exhibition focusing on the ancient form of ear adornment and its current production in the realm of contemporary art jewelry.

Featured Artists:
Carolina Andersson, Jill Baker Gower, Lynn Batchelder, Kristin Beeler, Jesse Bert, Elisa Bongfeldt, Ashley Buchanan, Raissa Bump, Liz Clark, Kat Cole, Nikki Couppee, Cara Croninger, Lisa Crowder, Lisa and Scott Cylinder, Donna D’Aquino, Anna Davern, Jeffrey Lloyd Dever, Sandra Enterline, Nicolas Estrada, Joanna Gollberg, Caroline Gore, Liisa Hashimoto, Brandon Holschuh, Daphne Krinos, Maia Leppo, Tara Locklear, Kristin Lora, Judy McCaig, Owen Mclnerney, Jillian Moore, Robert Thomas Mullen, Seth Papac, Meghan Patrice Riley, Cynthia Rohrer, Vina Rust, Yuka Saito, Biba Schutz, Caitie Sellers, Karin Seufert, Leslie Shershow, Rachel Shimpock, Eric Silva, Jan Smith, Boline Strand, Amy Tavern, Julia Turner, Lauren Tickle, Myung Urso, Aric Verrastro, Sam Woehrmann, April Wood, Mizuko Yamada, Sayumi Yokouchi
http://www.velvetdavinci.com/2016/03/earrings3/

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on April 17, 2016 at 4:45am
Good Afternoon,
I deal with the editorial content for The Art of Design publication the beautiful editorial-led magazine which is distributed to our requested circulation of over 47,000 of the most influential designers Including Architects, Interior Designers & over 20,000 high end consumers that are looking for architectural & interior design services inspiration & innovations for their home.
I am currently putting together the showcase pages within our May edition and would like to include your press release indicated as I believe this would generate a fantastic response from our readers.
The only cost to include your release within this edition would be a setup fee of just £125. Featuring only four releases per page means your release would receive maximum exposure leading to higher volumes of sales enquiries.
 
I will also include your release on our online edition totally free of charge, which would carry a hyper-link to your website so these key buyers can view your whole product range within seconds. The digital edition is also available online through WH Smiths, iSubscribe and Magazine café. The latest online edition had just over 300,000 page impressions. Please click here to view our latest Issue. http://www.joomag.com/magazine/the-art-of-design-issue-
 
Best Regards
Rachel Allen
Editorial Assistant
01843 830249 | 01227 392514
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on April 17, 2016 at 4:41am
Handmade Edinburgh is a brand new, three day selling event in the heart of Scotland's creative and historic capital and we're on the hunt for the UK's best contemporary craft makers from Scotland & beyond! So, if you create beautiful ceramics, glass, furniture, jewellery, wood, metalwork, textiles or fashion we invite you to apply to Scotland's newest contemporary craft event! Applications are open until Tuesday 31st May and spaces are limited so we encourage you to apply sooner rather than later to avoid disappointment.
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on April 17, 2016 at 4:39am

We've moved!


Please note that Handmade HQ has relocated to a lovely new studio in Clerkenwell. Our new address is: 

Handmade in Britain
Unit 31
21 Clerkenwell Green
London
EC1R 0DX

 

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