What's New? April 28 Newsletter

Art and Other Tactics: Contemporary Craft by Artist Veterans

This exhibition of 35 objects of mixed media and points-of-view, opens up a complex dialogue about craft, its power to heal and its role in communicating the lived experience of being a member of the military, serving, and going to war.

Who's Coming With Me?

Posted by Jennifer Merchant

With SNAG's annual conference fast approaching, one question remains: Are you coming?

It is no secret that attendance to the SNAG conference has declined over the past few years. But why? Is the conference becoming less relevant to potential attendees, or is it simply too expensive? A quick google search results in a number of articles detailing declining numbers in conference attendance across the board.

The issue SNAG faces is not uncommon. Rising travel costs compounded with increased costs involved in the production of an event itself have made it less affordable for many to attend conferences in nearly every field. However, for an organization like SNAG these financial obstacles are of greater concern. Many SNAG members are self employed or are part of a small business. Unlike large companies that have the ability to sponsor its employee's attendance to relevant conferences, most SNAG members are footing the bill for themselves. It is no secret that although artists and creative types may have more fun and feel more fulfilled with their work, it does not traditionally result in the highest of pay. Taking time away from your studio and spending a large chunk of cash on travel and registration is daunting, no matter how much you want to attend.

Join the Discussion, let us know your thoughts!

** A quick note before I get into the following discussion. My name is Jennifer Merchant, I am a volunteer with the Society of North American Goldsmiths. I will be posting regular discussion topics here on Crafthaus on behalf of the SNAG organization. My goal is to raise questions and instigate conversation within our membership and beyond to address topics and concerns that are important to our community.

A Museum of ‘No-Longer-Art’ Opens in Hyde Park (Chicago)

Let’s say a canvas is punctured in transit by a forklift. If the estimated conservation bill outweighs the artwork’s market value, then the insurance company declares it a “total loss”—an actual categorization—and forbids it from being traded as art.

That’s where artist Elka Krajewska stepped in. A former employee of AXA art insurance company, she became fascinated by the “total loss” designation, and founded the Salvage Art Institute in 2012 as a conceptual art project.

Created by Kelly M Nye, 2015 SNAG/crafthaus Scholarship Recipient

Makers, Metalsmiths, and other Monikers.

What do you call yourself? Where do you belong in the Polarized Convocation of Jewelers?

This blog is a research-based discussion of personal inclusions in the Jewelry/Metals field and the titles and boundaries that define us as artists.

How do you define yourself and your practice?

JOIN the discussion. 

Introducing Brooks Harris Stevens

Posted by Leisa Rich in Invisible:VisAble Exhibition

Time & weight are two factors that I did not have to consider not so long ago.  Daily reminders of weight constraints fly frequently in my thoughts as does time.  Heavily burdened by the impact of weight and time have altered not only my studio practice but also my life, forever. Not being able to carry, move or lift over 15 pounds means that I cannot personally lift heavy materials. Good-bye days of working with 275-pound stones, so long days of working with heavy materials and not to mention picking up a box that needs to be moved, see you later days of working for 8 hours.

On Show Now!

Posted by Melissa Cameron

Object Evolution exhibition installed at Bini Gallery in Collingwood, Australia.

My solo exhibition, Object Evolution, is on at Bini Gallery in Collingwood until the 30th of April. It's got some new works and some old works, some borrowed works (that have finally be returned) and some blue works!

Fake It to Make It: The Dilemma of Delegating Fabrication

Contemporary art faces a dilemma. At no other time has the celebrity of
 the author been more important in the marketing of the artwork.

Heather Woof - Windswept

Heather is a jeweler working with a range of metals, from silver and gold, to titanium and steel. She regards her work as wearable sculpture on a miniature scale creating forms that capture a sense of movement and challenge the perception of static and fluid, hard and soft. Heather works from her studio in Edinburgh, UK.

Fragile ? Ceramics at the National Museum Cardiff

Did you ever expect to visit a ceramics exhibition and be asked to bring your vinyl collection along with you? Or to be invited to walk over and destroy one of the exhibits?

Joe Meiser - Everything is in Flux

I use my artwork to examine philosophies of life and ideas about mortality that come from science, philosophy, and religion—often attempting to make sense of narratives that are in conflict. Our human experience of the world is riddled with paradox, and I strive to capture this tension in my work. A central concern in my work is that ALL is temporary and in flux: individuals will perish, ideas will become obsolescent, and physical constructs will eventually collapse.

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