The Association for Contemporary Jewellery is devoted to the promotion, representation, understanding and development of contemporary jewellery in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Normally you'll find us in our Library, collecting things that represent our personal experiences of health. It's been hard adjusting to life working from home, but there's never been a more important time to document what we're all going through. So we've moved our monthly Zine Club online, exploring themes during the pandemic creatively.
The next Zine Club is on Wednesday afternoon over on Instagram Live. Get your pens ready and we’ll show you how to make your very own zine – we hope you’ll join us!
The ACJ's Glasshouses exhibition is still in the pipeline so please do continue to get your pieces ready. Deadline for applications: 17th July 2020. Keep an eye on the e-bulletin.
Paid Opportunities For Greater Manchester Creatives: Manchester International Festival are inviting proposals under the following headings: Festival In My House; Get creative; and Remote residencies. Funding from £350 - £1000 per event/activity/residency is available. More details here https://mif.co.uk/creatives_call_out
Craftworx online courses: Craftworx are offering online silver clay jewellery making courses. Their online courses run as private Facebook groups and you receive 12 months unlimited access for your registration fee. More details here. https://www.craftworx.co.uk/
Wendy Ramshaw online exhibition: This May, The Scottish Gallery has created an online tribute to one of the world’s finest contemporary jewellers - Wendy Ramshaw, CBE, RDI (1939-2018). See it here. https://scottish-gallery.co.uk/exhibitions/wendys-world
Museums with online jewellery collections: Although museums are closed during the pandemic, you can view many of their collections online. The Art Jewelry Forum have compiled a list of links to the contemporary jewellery collections of almost two dozen of the top institutions. See the list here. https://artjewelryforum.org/museums-with-online-jewelry-collections
Creative Network daily get together: Since 17 March, Voluntary Arts has been hosting an online get-together each weekday morning from 9:30-10:30am for anyone involved in arts, culture and creativity to come together and discuss the current challenges and opportunities. Join their daily Zoom call and see their list of upcoming special guests here. https://www.voluntaryarts.org/creativenetwork
retailers and the wider craft market sector – please complete if appropriate and share with your networks. We know that decision makers are responding to this data so the more information we gather the stronger our case is.https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/MarketImpactCovid
Crafts Council joined forces with artist Matthew Burrows on #artistsupportpledge to broaden the reach of the Pledge to the craft community, to engage more makers in the initiative, and provide support and expertise. More info can be found here – please do encourage your makers to take advantage of the growing response and global engagement: https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/articles/artistsupportpledge
Wednesday, May 13, 2020,for AJF Live with the founders of Athens Jewelry Week: Erato Kouloubi and Niki Stylianou + artists Lucie Houdková and Angelos Konstantakatos. Free, and open to members and non-members alike!
For more information and to register follow this link.
Hallmarking: The Edinburgh, Birmingham and Sheffield Assay Offices are now open (click on the links for more details). Sheffield Assay Office returns to normal operating hours from Monday 11 May. Due to the much higher effects of the pandemic in London, Assay Office London remains closed until at least the 8th May, keep and eye out for an update on their social media or on their website.
The British Hallmarking Council has agreed that, exceptionally during the crisis, silversmiths and jewellers can sell work that has not been hallmarked, provided that they register the sale and present the items for marking when their Assay Office reopens (details on the British Hallmarking Council site here https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hallmarking-arrangements-during-... )
Government support: We expect the claim system for the government's Self Employment Income Support Scheme to be available from between the 13 - 18 May. In the meantime, you can now check on the gov.uk website if are eligible. If you are eligible, to make your claim you must have a Government Gateway account (used for filing your tax returns online). If you don't have a Government Gateway account (e.g. if you usually file paper returns) you may need to wait for details to arrive by post so get prepared and start this process now.
Creative Scotland funding: Creative Scotland's Sustaining Creative Development Open Fund aims to enable individuals and organisations to explore ways of working that will help them to adapt and respond to the current changing circumstances. Funding available for between £1k and £50k. More details here. https://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/open-fu...
Job - Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Course Leader: The British Academy of Jewellery are looking for an individual with a strong commitment to learning and teaching in the Arts to lead the coordination and delivery of the BAJ Foundation Diploma in Art and Design in London. More details here. http://www.artsjobs.org.uk/arts-job/post/foundation-diploma-in-art-...
Open Call for 'Beauty and Wonder, Jewels' Exhibition: Call for entries for this European touring exhibition, set to tour across Greece, Spain, Switzerland and Portugal in 2021. Deadline 24th October 2020. More details here. https://klimt02.net/events/open-calls/open-call-beauty-and-wonder-j...
Cooksongold: open for orders via their website & Contact Centre and are currently offering free delivery on orders over £25. Their stores in Birmingham & London remain closed for the time being. Updates on service here. https://www.cooksongold.com/home/static.jsp?page=coronavirus-statementCookson Gold
HS Walsh: Are still dispatching orders Monday to Friday. You can place or orders by email, phone or online. Free shipping on web orders over £50. They have over 300 items on special offer at the moment from Leica Microscopes to base metal findings. You can see these here https://www.hswalsh.com/special-offers Phone orders: 01959 543660 mail@hswalsh.com https://www.hswalsh.com/HS Walsh
Betts Metals: have limited capability to process orders and have a temporary minimum order value of £1000 on the website and delivery times are likely to be 2-3 days longer than usual. Check back for updates here: https://www.bettsmetalsales.com/
Bellore Rashbel is closed to visitors to the store but is taking orders online. Phone lines are no longer being manned so all enquiries should be made via email. Customers should allow at least 14 days for orders to be processed and then shipped. https://www.rashbel.co.uk/
Ward Gemstones: Are taking orders online. Customers can also contact them on 020 72534036, email us on orders@aewgems.co.uk or use their new WhatsApp service on +447516500769. They are working with a skeleton staff so orders may not be dispatched on the same day. https://www.wardgemstones.com/
MEMBERS: check your emails for the weekly images of lockdown jewellery #ACJChallenge also showing posts on Facebook and Instagram. AND most importantly for the Call for Entries: ACJ 2020 exhibition glasshouses Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not for every man’s greed
following to the current coronavirus situation spreading around the world, the organizing committee of the “Gioielli in Fermento” competition has taken the important decision to re-open the call for entries and to postpone its deadline for presentation to January 2021.
Consequentially this action will generate a double edition in the next Spring!
Over the past few weeks Andrew and his wife Louise have been regularly livestreaming a Q&A hour on YouTube. This has been a huge success with well over 250 viewers watching as well as participating with questions in the chat box. If you haven't managed to watch one yet, the latest is HERE https://www.atthebench.com/at-the-bench-live/
We know there are lots of surveys out there at the moment but would really appreciate if you could take a couple of minutes to complete and share our surveys focusing on the impact of Covid-19, Markets supporting craft - the COVID-19 effect 2020 https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/MarketImpactCovid and Craft HEI COVID-19 Impact Survey https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/K8SR6GX
More information on these surveys below and few further updates both organisational and maker opportunities.
Crafts Council has been working in partnership with CHEAD to explore how we can best support craft-based Higher Education courses and students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first step in this process is gathering some information about how your institutions are tackling the lockdown. We’d be really grateful if you could complete this short survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/K8SR6GX. You may also receive this survey from CHEAD; apologies for cross-posting, we’re just keen not to miss anyone out!
Crafts Council are offering a series of free online tutorials and webinars for students over the coming weeks and months, offering students advice and guidance and the chance to talk to established makers. All events will be listed here https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/listings/all/
MEMBERS: check your emails for the weekly images of lockdown jewellery #ACJChallenge also showing posts on Facebook and Instagram. AND most importantly for the Call for Entries: ACJ 2020 exhibition glasshouses Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not for every man’s greed - Ghandi
Join us Thursday, May 21, 2020, for AJF Live with the founders of Athens Jewelry Week: Erato Kouloubi and Niki Stylianou + artists Liana Pattihis and Sofia Björkman, presenting their collaboration, Vertical Jewellery Garden. Free, and open to members and non-members alike!
For more information and to register follow this link.
Hallmarking: All 4 of the assay offices are now open, with some limited services. Visit the websites for more details of the services available and opening hours at each location: Edinburgh; Birmingham; Sheffield; London
Government support: For the self employed and people in business partnerships, HMRC offer grants. If you are eligible, you should be able to make your claim over the next few days. You can check whether you are eligible and check the date when you can submit your claim here.
Join the Hand Medal Project: The project aims to express gratitude and say thank you to the health workers who fought COVID-19. Craft hand shaped medals from a template which will be collected and handed out to medical workers in November to honour their service and sacrifice. More details on how to get involved https://www.handmedalproject.com/en/index.html
Rebecca Skeels
May 2, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
May 2, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
ACJ members: ACJ'S GLASSHOUSES EXHIBITION
The ACJ's Glasshouses exhibition is still in the pipeline so please do continue to get your pieces ready. Deadline for applications: 17th July 2020. Keep an eye on the e-bulletin.
May 2, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Paid Opportunities For Greater Manchester Creatives: Manchester International Festival are inviting proposals under the following headings: Festival In My House; Get creative; and Remote residencies. Funding from £350 - £1000 per event/activity/residency is available. More details here https://mif.co.uk/creatives_call_out
May 2, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Craftworx online courses: Craftworx are offering online silver clay jewellery making courses. Their online courses run as private Facebook groups and you receive 12 months unlimited access for your registration fee. More details here. https://www.craftworx.co.uk/
May 2, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Wendy Ramshaw online exhibition: This May, The Scottish Gallery has created an online tribute to one of the world’s finest contemporary jewellers - Wendy Ramshaw, CBE, RDI (1939-2018). See it here. https://scottish-gallery.co.uk/exhibitions/wendys-world
May 2, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Museums with online jewellery collections: Although museums are closed during the pandemic, you can view many of their collections online. The Art Jewelry Forum have compiled a list of links to the contemporary jewellery collections of almost two dozen of the top institutions. See the list here. https://artjewelryforum.org/museums-with-online-jewelry-collections
May 2, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Creative Network daily get together: Since 17 March, Voluntary Arts has been hosting an online get-together each weekday morning from 9:30-10:30am for anyone involved in arts, culture and creativity to come together and discuss the current challenges and opportunities. Join their daily Zoom call and see their list of upcoming special guests here. https://www.voluntaryarts.org/creativenetwork
May 2, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
The fourth LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize postponed until Spring 2021. https://craftprize.loewe.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-LOE_CP-Site/...
May 2, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
May 2, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Virtual Wisley Spring 2020 https://www.craftinfocus.com/next-fair/virtual-wisley
May 2, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
May 2, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
retailers and the wider craft market sector – please complete if appropriate and share with your networks. We know that decision makers are responding to this data so the more information we gather the stronger our case is. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/MarketImpactCovid
May 2, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Crafts Council joined forces with artist Matthew Burrows on #artistsupportpledge to broaden the reach of the Pledge to the craft community, to engage more makers in the initiative, and provide support and expertise. More info can be found here – please do encourage your makers to take advantage of the growing response and global engagement: https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/articles/artistsupportpledge
May 2, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Crafts Council - Supporting the craft community at this time https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/articles/supporting-the-craft-comm...
May 2, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
A good yarn: UK coronavirus lockdown spawns arts and craft renaissance
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/may/04/a-good-yarn-uk...(EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_1_12_2018_COPY_01)&mc_cid=5d7ae1aa68&mc_eid=7ca5d70cc2
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
https://getcreativeuk.com/?utm_source=Permanent+-+Comms&utm_cam...(EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_1_12_2018_COPY_01)&mc_cid=5d7ae1aa68&mc_eid=7ca5d70cc2
What is #GetCreativeAtHome?
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Wednesday, May 13, 2020,for AJF Live with the founders of Athens Jewelry Week: Erato Kouloubi and Niki Stylianou + artists Lucie Houdková and Angelos Konstantakatos. Free, and open to members and non-members alike!
For more information and to register follow this link.
https://artjewelryforum.org/organizations/ajf-events-and-trips
What time?
9 a.m. PST: San Francisco
10 a.m. MST: Denver
11 a.m. CST: San Antonio, Mexico City
12 p.m. EST: Toronto, NYC, Santiago
1 p.m.: Buenos Aires
5 p.m.: London
6 p.m.: Oslo, Paris, Capetown, Brussels
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Hallmarking: The Edinburgh, Birmingham and Sheffield Assay Offices are now open (click on the links for more details). Sheffield Assay Office returns to normal operating hours from Monday 11 May. Due to the much higher effects of the pandemic in London, Assay Office London remains closed until at least the 8th May, keep and eye out for an update on their social media or on their website.
The British Hallmarking Council has agreed that, exceptionally during the crisis, silversmiths and jewellers can sell work that has not been hallmarked, provided that they register the sale and present the items for marking when their Assay Office reopens (details on the British Hallmarking Council site here https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hallmarking-arrangements-during-... )
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Creative Scotland funding: Creative Scotland's Sustaining Creative Development Open Fund aims to enable individuals and organisations to explore ways of working that will help them to adapt and respond to the current changing circumstances. Funding available for between £1k and £50k. More details here. https://www.creativescotland.com/funding/funding-programmes/open-fu...
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Job - Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Course Leader: The British Academy of Jewellery are looking for an individual with a strong commitment to learning and teaching in the Arts to lead the coordination and delivery of the BAJ Foundation Diploma in Art and Design in London. More details here. http://www.artsjobs.org.uk/arts-job/post/foundation-diploma-in-art-...
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Open Call for 'Beauty and Wonder, Jewels' Exhibition: Call for entries for this European touring exhibition, set to tour across Greece, Spain, Switzerland and Portugal in 2021. Deadline 24th October 2020. More details here. https://klimt02.net/events/open-calls/open-call-beauty-and-wonder-j...
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Ward Gemstones: Are taking orders online. Customers can also contact them on 020 72534036, email us on orders@aewgems.co.uk or use their new WhatsApp service on +447516500769. They are working with a skeleton staff so orders may not be dispatched on the same day. https://www.wardgemstones.com/
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
MEMBERS: check your emails for the weekly images of lockdown jewellery #ACJChallenge also showing posts on Facebook and Instagram. AND most importantly for the Call for Entries: ACJ 2020 exhibition glasshouses Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not for every man’s greed
- Ghandi
to become a member - https://www.acj.org.uk/index.php/join-acj
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Information and details on the web-page
https://gioiellinfermento.com/regolamento/guidelines/
the Organizing Committee
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Over the past few weeks Andrew and his wife Louise have been regularly livestreaming a Q&A hour on YouTube. This has been a huge success with well over 250 viewers watching as well as participating with questions in the chat box. If you haven't managed to watch one yet, the latest is HERE https://www.atthebench.com/at-the-bench-live/
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
https://www.ekszerekejszakaja.com/0--open-call-2020.html
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
29.05 JEWELLERY EXHIBITION CALL-OUT https://aa-collected.com/blogs/call-outs/29-05-jewellery-exhibition...
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Craft In Focus- This month's featured maker- Darby & Jones - Outdoor Sculptures. https://www.craftinfocus.com/darby-jones-garden-sculpture
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Crafts Council are offering a series of free online tutorials and webinars for students over the coming weeks and months, offering students advice and guidance and the chance to talk to established makers. All events will be listed here https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/listings/all/
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
MEMBERS: check your emails for the weekly images of lockdown jewellery #ACJChallenge also showing posts on Facebook and Instagram. AND most importantly for the Call for Entries: ACJ 2020 exhibition glasshouses Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not for every man’s greed
- Ghandi
to become a member - https://www.acj.org.uk/index.php/join-acj
May 8, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Join us Thursday, May 21, 2020, for AJF Live with the founders of Athens Jewelry Week: Erato Kouloubi and Niki Stylianou + artists Liana Pattihis and Sofia Björkman, presenting their collaboration, Vertical Jewellery Garden. Free, and open to members and non-members alike!
For more information and to register follow this link.
https://artjewelryforum.org/organizations/ajf-events-and-trips
What time?
9 a.m. PST: San Francisco
5 p.m.: London
6 p.m.: Oslo, Paris, Capetown, Brussels
1 a.m. on May 22: Korea, Japan
2 a.m. on May 22: Sydney
https://artjewelryforum.org/organizations/ajf-events-and-trips
May 16, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Hallmarking: All 4 of the assay offices are now open, with some limited services. Visit the websites for more details of the services available and opening hours at each location: Edinburgh; Birmingham; Sheffield; London
May 16, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
May 16, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Join the Hand Medal Project: The project aims to express gratitude and say thank you to the health workers who fought COVID-19. Craft hand shaped medals from a template which will be collected and handed out to medical workers in November to honour their service and sacrifice. More details on how to get involved https://www.handmedalproject.com/en/index.html
May 16, 2020
Rebecca Skeels
Museum Virtual Tour: Take a virtual tour of the Danner Rotunde, the jewellery space at The Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich https://bildwerk.art/Rundgaenge2020/Danner_Rotunde/Danner_Rotunde_2...
May 16, 2020