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 July 29, 2012 at 9:20am: AN EVENING WITH…LAURA MCCREDDIE: 8TH AUGUST 2012

Join us for an exciting evening with Laura McCreddie, editor of Retail Jeweller, the UK’s leading trade publication for the watch and jewellery industry.

Having worked on a variety of magazines previously, Laura got ‘the best job in the world’ as editor of Retail Jeweller and has first-hand knowledge of the jewellery industry. Laura has also confessed to having a rather unhealthy obsession with jewellery, particularly with British designed pieces.

Enjoy a rare opportunity to spend an evening with Laura McCreddie as she discusses her experiences of the jewellery industry as editor of Retail Jeweller magazine, shedding light on current trends, up and coming talent and how she thinks the industry is changing.

Tickets: £5 for Academy students and Alumni / £10 all others (wine and refreshments will be served). Doors 18:30-20:30

For more details or to book your place please contact Kayum or Sarah at Holts Academy on 020 7405 0197. LIMITED SPACES!!!

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on July 29, 2012 at 9:08am: Wellcome Image Awards

21 June - 31 December 2012

Wellcome Image Awards 2012 celebrates the most informative, striking and technically excellent images acquired by the Wellcome Images picture library in the past eighteen months. This year’s winners have used techniques ranging from medical photography to scanning electron microscopy encompassing a breadth of topics across medicine and the life sciences.

From a beautiful confocal micrograph of a bacterial biofilm, to a photograph of open cardiothoracic surgery, the sixteen winning images showcase the quality and diversity of images available for public use through the Wellcome Library’s image repository, Wellcome Images.

Each image has been carefully selected by a panel of judges including Fergus Walsh (Medical correspondent for the BBC), Alice Roberts (anatomist and science broadcaster), Adam Rutherford (science writer and presenter) and Eric Hilaire (Picture Editor at The Guardian).

http://www.wellcomeimageawards.org/

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on July 29, 2012 at 9:05am: Join us tonight for the 20th Pecha Kucha Portland at

Port City Music Hall
504 Congress Street
Portland, Maine
7:20pm (doors 6:30pm)
$5 at the door

20 is a big number in the PK world, so this is going to be an extra special show, in a great venue! You won't want to miss it!!

The line up includes:

MCs Leah Whalen & Kyo Bannai
Andrew M Volk - The Perfect Old Fashioned
Liz Newman - Moonlight in Kathmandu
James Chute - Talking & Drawing
Briana Bononcini - A Field Guide to Yelp
Richard McFaul - Life of a Gemini
Beth Taylor - The Black Story
Elizabeth Redstone - Painter
Kaitlyn Hunter - Sculptor
Steve Hrehovcik - How Colorful Can B&W Be
Han Ji Chang - Politically Incorrect
Scott Dorrance - Not For Sale
Lady Zen
Greg Daly
Special Tribute to Dave Poole

Pecha Kucha Portland's 20th Show!

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on July 29, 2012 at 9:03am: Call for Artists:
Ferrous - Steel, iron and pig iron: materials used by mankind for thousands of years. The Chinese were already making pig iron by the late Zhou Dynasty (1122-256 BC) and the usage of iron (Berlin Iron) in jewelry has been well documented.

Velvet Da Vinci Gallery and crafthaus are joining forces to create a new exhibition of jewelry that brings ferrous materials into the contemporary realm. We are looking for artists from all countries who create jewelry in ferrous materials (iron, steel, stainless steel and other iron alloys) or incorporate ferrous elements into their jewelry work.

There will be a catalog of the exhibition produced by Velvet Da Vinci with an essay by Jillian Moore. All participating artists will receive a complimentary copy. Additional copies can be purchased via the gallery.

http://crafthaus.ning.com/group/ferrous

How to apply:
Email up to 5 high resolution images, your submission form and your jurying fee by October 1, 2012 (midnight EST) to crafthaus@live.com.

Jurying fee:
$35 per artist payable via www.PayPal.com, send payments to crafthaus@live.com or pay directly here:

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on July 29, 2012 at 8:57am

The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games medals

London 2012 Paralympic gold medal. Image courtesy of LOCOG

Striking Gold

This online exhibition features previous work by David Watkins and Lin Cheung (including those held in the Crafts Council Collection) to illustrate and explore how they developed the medal designs that will be seen by billions of people worldwide during the Games.

8 February – 9 September 2012
Free

Room 37/Open late Fridays

Supported by Rio Tinto

This display is part of the
London 2012 Cultural Olympiad

http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/london_2012_games...

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on July 29, 2012 at 8:52am: The Seminar Programme at 100% Design 2012, is presented as a distinctive and high profile event schedule within the show and the wider London Design Festival. The Programme is the show’s most ambitious to date, combining high-level, global content with the creative issues of today. 100% Design has partnered with leading designers, trend forecasters, brand strategists, architects, journalists and organisations, to deliver a diverse and exciting mix of sessions across each of the four days of the show.
http://www.100percentdesign.co.uk/page.cfm/Link=159/t=m/goSection=4...

100% Design 2012 - The Seminar Programme at 100% Design 2012

www.100percentdesign.co.uk

Comment by Brigitte Martin on July 25, 2012 at 7:52am: Apply for Made In Scotland from ACS Jewellery Studio
From: 19/07/2012 To: 10/08/2012 09:00 - 12:00
E-mail: baird.emma@gmail.com
Website: http://www.acsjewellerystudio.co.uk

"Made in Scotland" will celebrate the very best in contemporary design from Jewellers currently residing in Scotland.

ACS Jewellery Studio are passionate about supporting fledgling careers and are keen to receive applications from Scottish graduates in the early stages of their career. Established jewellers are also welcome to apply.

The aim of this exhibition is to promote & celebrate the wealth of talent we have in Scotland and will offer successful applicants an excellent opportunity showcase their work.

The Exhibition will run from the 14th of September through to the 30th October. If you would like to apply then please read through our criteria below.

Criteria
* You are a jeweller currently residing in Scotland.
* Your work is original in design and finished to a high standard.
* Work must not be mass produced.
* You make jewellery from any of the following: precious metal, glass, wood, resin, mixed media.
* Closing date for applications - 12:00 on Friday the 10th August
* Successful designers will be contacted by the 17th of August.

Download an application form (PDF).

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on July 23, 2012 at 11:54am: STOP PRESS! Opportunity for craft makers to be involved in new BBC2 craft series…

BBC2 are holding a filming event at Amberley Heritage Centre this weekend, Saturday 28^th July and there are a few spots left for craftspeople to demo. The show is a new 10 part commission for BBC TWO called PAUL MARTIN’S HANDMADE REVOLUTION and it’s about British crafts and craftspeople. The filming will be taking place around Amberley and they are inviting the public to come along to create a real atmosphere of celebration for craftspeople. To keep the public entertained a variety of craftspeople will demonstrate throughout the day and if anyone else would like to be involved that would be great.

If anyone is interested please get in touch by midday tomorrow, Tuesday 24^th (the print shop need the final schedules by then!) with Katy Roberts atkaty.roberts1@bbc.co.uk or by phone 0117 974 7702.

The event will run from 10am until 5pm so all demos will need to be ready to go at 10am. People will need to bring all their own equipment and table and chairs. Tea/coffee and a contribution towards mileage for one car can be provided.

Unfortunately BBC Editorial Policy does NOT allow anyone invited to demo to sell their products throughout the day. Likewise there cannot be any visible branding on site so no posters, banners, t-shirts etc. If members of the public ask for a business card or a web address then that is OK to give out so long as they’re not displayed.

Copies of relevant public liability and risk assessments are required (electronic is preferable). The public may not participate in making, ‘have a go’ unless agreed in advance for health and safety reasons.

You may be asked to be filmed for the programme but this is schedule dependant and may not happen at all. There are lots of factors as this is a pilot series and the first event, weather, numbers of public, people coming on time etc and they cannot make any promises to film anyone at this stage. If the Director does want to film with you Katy will give you as much notice as possible on the day.

We appreciate that there are quite a lot of rules but the day if people want to have a fun day meeting people and showing off their work to a new audience and get a ‘behind the scenes’ look at the show being made, then please do get in touch with Katy who will be happy to answer any questions that anyone has if they would like to call.

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on July 21, 2012 at 7:23am: New Ashgate Summer Party

Sat 25 August, 4-6pm (admission £2; free with a flyer)

To celebrate the fantastic works donated by artists & makers for the Summer Fundraiser exhibition, we are organising a Summer Party with music, artists, art activities, drinks and delicious cakes - not to be missed. The Mayor will be there - we hope to see you, too!

Claire Baker; Mychael Barratt; Barbara Beaumont; Julian Belmonte; Ruta Brown; Tim Burns; Carys Davies; Felise Dumas; Emma Dunbar; Joan Elliot Bates; EM Jewellery; Michael Fairclough; Anita Gellatly; Robert Goldsmith; Emma Johnstone; Arwyn Jones; Ruth King; Margaret Knott; Fiona Millais; Jane Muir; Vicki Nigoumi; Halina Nekanda-Trepka; Trevor Price; Guy Royale; Andrew Sanders & David Wallace; Daniel Smith; Kyoko Takahashi; Dee Thomas; Adele Thurstan; Fiona Watson... and many more.

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on July 21, 2012 at 7:09am

COLLECT 2013 Exhibitor applications open

The Crafts Council is delighted to announce dates for COLLECT 2013.

Celebrating its 10th year in 2013, COLLECT will open its doors to the public from Friday 10 May 2013 – Monday 13 May 2013.

Since the re-launch at the Saatchi Gallery in 2009, COLLECT has become an internationally renowned event with exceptional standards at the core of its success.

We are now inviting applications for principal exhibitor’s stands to be positioned on the ground and first floors of the event, please see accompanying material and make an application by 5pm, 1 October 2012.