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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
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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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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Ardington School of Crafts -
See all New Courses in One Place
We have a new page on our website where you can see all our extra courses at a glance. Click here to see our Newly Added Courses.
When we come across a great tutor, or there is very high demand for a particular course, we add extra courses to our programme. On this new page you can see courses that have been added to our listings since our hard-copy programme was published.
Happy browsing!
Faith Pritchard
Co-Director
Ardington School of Crafts
Office hours: Wed – Sun, 9am – 5pm
Ardington School of Crafts, School Road, Ardington, Nr Wantage, OX12 8PN, Tel. 01235 833433
The future is handmade
Choose from 100+ short courses with craftspeople: www.ardingtonschoolofcrafts.com
See our news and student work on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ardington
Jerwood Makers Open 2013
On 10 July five emerging artists will unveil the result of a unique commissioning opportunity from Jerwood Visual Arts, showcasing brand new work in an exhibition at Jerwood Space, London. The show will run until 25 August before touring the UK.
As part of Jerwood Makers Open 2013, commissions of £7,500 were awarded to conceptual maker Maisie Broadhead, jeweller Linda Brothwell, ceramicist Adam Buick, paper artist Nahoko Kojima and textile artist Roanna Wells, affording them a unique opportunity to freely develop new ideas central to their individual practice. With processes spanning embroidery and paper cutting to photography and film installation, the selected artists each employ high quality craftsmanship to explore and challenge traditional thinking in applied arts.
These five artists were selected for Jerwood Makers Open from over 200 UK-wide applications, by an independent panel comprising internationally acclaimed designer Edward Barber, Director of Stanley Picker Gallery David Falkner, and artist and editor Bonnie Kemske.
The exhibition will open at JVA at Jerwood Space, London, from 10 July to 25 August 2013, before touring the UK.
More information can be found at www.jerwoodvisualarts.org
Arrivals & Departures - Invitation for proposals
Farnham Maltings is a creative organisation that works with artists and communities to encourage the most people to make, see and enjoy the best art possible.
We are delighted to launch Arrivals & Departures which enables us to add an international element to our craft programme. Proposals are now being invited from craft makers in the South East and Hampshire regions to submit an idea to make an international visit for professional development which will enrich and underpin their contemporary craft practice. Suggested ideas could be a research study trip to discover new materials, meet a particular gallery to explore exhibition opportunities, or form new networks with other craft makers.
The aim of this project is to offer an exchange of knowledge, expertise and development of new skills for the craft maker, the international partner, and for our region in the South East and Hampshire. Each proposal should include ideas on how this exchange can be shared, documented and evaluated.
Budget: £1500
Deadline for proposals: Wednesday 31 July 2013
Please provide:
• CV
• 5 images of your work
• Up to 2 page A4 statement of your proposed visit including:
• Information about you and your work
• Identify the international partner
• Description of the ambition of the trip
• What difference it would make to your practice
• Please indicate in your proposal how you could share your experience with other makers in the South East and Hampshire regions.
• An indication of your budget and timescale
Send your application to Lynsey.nichols@farnhammaltings.com or
Lynsey Nichols, Arrivals & Departures, Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7QR
Grants for the Arts Changes
Artists should be aware that from 1 July 2013 the application and assessment process for Grants for the arts will be changing. The changes include:
the threshold for small grants - this has been raised from £10,000 to £15,000
the application process
the way we appraise applications
the way we make decisions
Grants for the arts will continue to be an open-application funding programme responding to new ideas and new talent. The changes will mean that more of the Arts Council’s time is spent providing a range of development and pre application support to applicants. They hope this will raise the number of new applicants to the programme and the quality of applications. The changes will have no negative impact on success rates for applicants.
Mottisfont Open Exhibition
Mottisfont is now accepting applications for their Open Exhibition ‘Open Spaces’ which runs from 28th September to 17th November. Visit the link below for more information, deadline 23rd August 2013.
Deadline for applications: 5pm Friday 23 August
Opportunity to showcase artwork in a prominent public site in Waverley
Waverley Borough Council is offering artists the opportunity to showcase artwork on a plinth located at the entrance of Waverley Borough Council’s offices in Godalming.
The Council encourages expressions of interest from individual artists as well as groups seeking to develop a changing programme of work.
The plinth is outside and in a prominent public position so the work must be suitable for external conditions and pose no risk to the public.
The Council is unable to pay a fee but can provide expenses up to £500 per annum for the transportation and installation of work(s). We will also work with the artist to attract as much publicity as possible during the loan period including:
• Official press announcement
• Private view / launch presided by the Mayor
• plaque naming the creator of the work
• assistance with health & safety and installation
The plinth is offered by Open Competition and Waverley will consider both existing and new work.
Criteria:
The Artist agrees to:
• loan the work to Waverley Borough Council for a period of one year at no cost other than expenses
• accept that the Council shall not be responsible for any damage or loss of the work howsoever caused
• arrange for the installation and removal of the work in liaison with the Council
• repair or remove the work should it become hazardous
• liaise with the Council’s health and safety officer to ensure the work is safe and securely fixed to the plinth
Waverley Borough Council agrees to:
• provide public liability cover against public injury once the work is in place
• identify the artist as the creator of the work in any press or public announcements
• display the work on the plinth for the period of one year unless otherwise agreed by the artist
• support and assist the artist in-kind so he/she is able to gain as much as possible from the opportunity
• advise on any health and safety issues that may arise from the placement of the work
• manage the selection process fairly
For consideration, please send the following:
• Up to 5 photographs or drawings of the proposed artwork
• If creating a new work, include 2 photographs of previous works
• Current CV or tutor reference
• Written proposal outlining the concept of the work, the materials and any practical considerations including scale, durability, timescale, installation and expenses
Deadline for submission: Friday 9 August 2013
To: charlotte.hall@waverley.gov.uk or Charlotte Hall, Community Development Arts Officer, Waverley Borough Council, The Burys, Godalming, GU7 1HR
For more information call 01483 523390 or email charlotte.hall@waverley.gov.uk
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