"Hi Rebecca. I have had probably a 50% success rate entering juried exhibitions, which I think is actually pretty good. I don't do shows where you go and peddle your wares from a booth. The exhibitions I've been in are held in art museums…"
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Michelle Startzman's Groups (12)
Studio Sanctuaries - Part 2
154 members Latest Activity: Dec 25, 2012 Few things are more important to an artist than their workspaces. Part sanctuary, part workshop, part hang-out: This exhibit honors our studio spaces…
Turkish Women's Cooperative Project
39 members Latest Activity: Mar 27
This group will function as a blog to share updates on the assistance to the Turkish Women's Cooperative.
--Winner of the…
Behind the Brooch
126 members Latest Activity: Apr 28
This exhibition focuses on a side of the brooch we usually do not pay much attention to: the back side. Our first look is naturally always trained…
Coming up from the south
42 members Latest Activity: Apr 9
Jewelery works from emerging artists from Australia. Curated by Melissa Cameron.
First Hand
71 members Latest Activity: May 10
“First Hand,” will function as an ongoing collection of tips, musings, and information gained primarily from ‘first hand’ experience. It will…
CHAIN
84 members Latest Activity: Apr 2
CHAIN
crafthaus online exhibit:
November 2-December 2, 2012
Participants were asked to send one image of a piece of…
SNAG Conference 2012 Phoenix
62 members Latest Activity: Dec 15, 2012
Jillian Moore and Liz Steiner blog the events of the 2012 SNAG Conference "The Heat is On!", happening May 23-26, in Phoenix, AZ.
Spain's Jewelry Hotspot -- The Massana School in Barcelona
79 members Latest Activity: May 14
Scrounge
95 members Latest Activity: Apr 2
Scrounging for materials and tools is a central part of my studio practice, and there are great bargains to be found! …
Craft, Collaboration and crossing continents
67 members Latest Activity: Apr 2
Blogging the journey from my studio cross continents to international collaborations, and the ripples and reflections back into my practice.
The MFA Guidebook for Studio Artists
78 members Latest Activity: Apr 7
SNAG
317 members Latest Activity: on Tuesday Society of North American Goldsmiths is the Premier Association for Jewelry, Design and Metalsmithing.
Treasures from Taiwan - a crafthaus online exhibition...
Treasures from Taiwan - a crafthaus online exhibition shows contemporary metal art and jewelry from 11 Taiwanese contemporary emerging artists. Treasures from Taiwan will be highlighted on Crafthaus as an online exhibition from May 8 to June 7, 2013.
Latest Activity
Brigitte Martin replied to John Lunn's discussion SNAG Toronto part 4 in the group Tapestry of Talents: Bringing Your Whole Voice to Your Craft"Great article about the conference: http://www.jewellerybusiness.com/web-exclusive/1518-canadian-jewellery-sparkles-at-tijf-and-snag"
Vickie Hallmark commented on Peggy Potts's photo
No Place Like Home Brooch
"Interesting conference - I learned a lot. My favorite presentations were historical - one on innovations in tool capabilities since antiquity and the resulting impacts on jewelry, another on the development of manufacturing equipment for the jewelry…"
Sarah Truett posted a photo
Sticks and Stones are Golden Thrones
Copper, Brass, Silver, 24K Gold, Vitreous Enamel, Reclaimed Costume Jewelry, Paint, Patina, Gem Stones
John Lunn added a discussion to the group Tapestry of Talents: Bringing Your Whole Voice to Your Craft
SNAG Toronto part 4
I'll leave my Toronto report with a few notes about the conference lectures and presentations. I'd have to say that there certainly was a mosaic of diversity in the 3+ days at the Royal York Hotel. From Damian Skinner's stoic keynote series on the jewelry making/marketing universe in his musical New Zealand accent, through a series of very short "rapid-fire" presentations by a wide variety of artists, to the Professional Development Seminar that lashed the artists and their works to the…See More
John Lunn left a comment for Jennifer Dewey"How great is that! See you there.
And....yeah, don't forget those chasing tools - I'm sure I'll want them."
Billie Jean Theide left a comment for Louise Perrone"Hi Louise,
I am so excited to have met you in Toronto.
Your work is fabulous!
Billie"
New blog ...
Showing Publicly and Building a Legacy Privately
- by Rebecca Rose. 2013, SNAG/crafthaus Scholarship Recipient
For the next 13 months we'll discuss the trials, triumphs, and tribulations of exhibiting in art shows as emerging artists and established artists. Exhibition coverage will be balanced with tips on how to strategically build a legacy over a length of time, in a way that makes sense to your individual goals as an artist and maker.
Join us each month! There will be surprises around every corner, with photos, videos, SNAG conference coverage, and occasional interviews by rising artists!
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