What's New? May 21 Newsletter

Problem: Super talented TX metalsmith needs a small studio of his own.

Solution: You kick in a few bucks to make this happen, get cool thank you gifts in return.

Result: He gets his place, you feel good about yourself and your gifts will remind you that your bucks will result in fun, new work. At a certain donation level, you can give a gift to a friend too. Nice!

Gary Schott: New Space, New Limited Editions, New Book! (Indiegogo Campaign)

A warm welcome to our newest members:

Elizabeth Shypertt, San Francisco, CA

Ely Greenhut, Bangor, ME

Sue Bryan, Los Angeles, CA

Design and Additive Fabrication Workshop Vienna - July 2014

Algorithmic Adornments is a Concept born from the necessity and desire to engage and raise awareness - as well as interest - in the younger generations in Austria as well as other European Countries, of the traditional arts of Goldsmithing by introducing the latest methods of manufacturing into the workflow and curriculum.

For over a year now, I have focused a lot of my energy on working collaboratively with other artists. I am a member of an artists group whose intention is to bring more awareness to art jewellery in Canada, by collaborating with each other and with artists who work in different mediums.  From the time of our first meeting in early 2013, where we just had an idea of working together, interesting, challenging and exciting collaborative projects have continually offered themselves to us.

I love the energy that working with this artists group has brought into my life. In a world that often seems individually focused, it is the collectives, the communions, and the collaborations of which I seek more.

It is my intention to share on this blog images of how creative communion has been flourishing in my life, and how my journey to the “Imagery in Jewelry” workshop will bring me new opportunities for creative communion.

 

Images of Creative Communion a new blog by Patsy Kay Kolesar, 2014 Touchstone Scholarship Recipient

16

Blog by The Justified Sinner on May 18, 2014

It is getting on for the season of Degree Shows in Scotland again and it was with some interest that I went along to the exhibtion at "The Lighthouse" in Glasgow entitled, "16". This exhibition showcases the work of 16 of the people who graduated last year from Dundee's Duncan of Jordanstone, Glasgow School of Art and Edinburgh College of Art.

Call for Entry "Metal Extinction: Using Metal to Honor and Make Permanent our Vanishing World”

The Metal Arts Society of Southern California (MASSC) invites all metal artisans, faculty and students to our CASH PRIZE nationwide (USA) Call for Entry to our exhibition entitled "Metal Extinction: Using Metal to Honor and Make Permanent our Vanishing World”

First Prize: $1000, Second Prize: $500, Third Prize: $250.00, Honorable Mention, and Public Choice Jurors: David Freda, Barbara Hendricks, Marne Ryan.

Job Opp: Grants and Office Coordinator @ CCCD Full-Time position plus benefits

Application Deadline: July 7, 2014

Crafthaus Book Recommendation: Codex Seraphinianus

An extraordinary and surreal art book, this edition has been redesigned by the author and includes new illustrations. Ever since the Codex Seraphinianus was first published in 1981, the book has been recognized as one of the strangest and most beautiful art books ever made. This visual encyclopedia of an unknown world written in an unknown language has fueled much debate over its meaning.

Call for Entries 9th Annual 2014 Halstead Grant Competition

Are you launching a national jewelry line?
This is more than a design competition.
Our application will help you write a business plan to launch your studio.

Earthly Delights: Metalsmiths Inspired by Nature

Blog by Melissa Cameron on May 19, 2014

I’m in a show at the Lillstreet Art Center Gallery in Chicago RIGHT NOW! The show was juried by Meghann Sottile and is running alongside Lillstreet’s annual Annual Art & the Urban Garden exhibition. Entitled Earthly Delights: Metalsmiths Inspired by Nature, I thought it a wonderful opportunity to give this little guy its first outing in the US (hey, it’s first outing anywhere outside of Sydney, in fact #humblebrag).

2015 NCECA BIENNIAL - CALL FOR ENTRIES Deadline July 1, 2014

"Lively Experiments"
Providence, Rhode Island

Produced by the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, The NCECA Biennial is a premier international juried ceramics exhibition.

Showing Publicly: Curatorial Interview with Jessica Ross of "Paper Cuts" at Spoke Art Gallery

By Rebecca Rose

RR: As described, "Largely seen as a style of craft art, Paper Cuts seeks to investigate the intersection between fine art and crafts." It's interesting to think that graphite on paper is seen by some in a different artistic context than paper on paper. Do you feel the show helps bridge a gap? How do you foresee the impact this show has or will have on paper art in general? 
JR: Good question! In essence, all art is one form of craft or another (as it is 'crafted') it's usually society that defines art into paradigms of fine art or kitsch. I wanted to mostly focus on the crafters themselves and show a range of artists that handle the same exact medium in different ways, to me that is fine art. The amount of precision that goes into these works is on the same level as say an oil painter for me.
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Call for Participants: The 18th annual Chicago Artists Month (CAM)

The 18th annual Chicago Artists Month (CAM) will take place in October 2014. Artists, arts organizations and community organizations in all creative genres are encouraged to participate by producing events that fulfill the criteria and respond to the theme, "Crossing Borders." Application deadline: June 16, 2014.

Handing yourself the pink slip.

Blog by John Lunn

I quit making flutes permanently at least 3 times. My love/hate relationship with instrument making has been lifelong. Sure, it was always a good conversation icebreaker (especially with the girls), and working in silver has always been a pleasure for me, but it was primarily repetitive bench work. So I left it to write, compose music, make jewelry, and on and on. But it paid and my employers let me work from home while I pursued other things. So back I went.

John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship - Application Deadline: July 10, 2014

Application Deadline: July 10, 2014

John D. Mineck was a past President of The Society of Arts and Crafts Board of Trustees and a beloved member of Boston's cultural community. The John D. Mineck Foundation was created in 2007 to award charitable and educational gifts that reflected Mineck's interests and values. His skills as a fine furniture maker were a result of passion, dedication and the guidance of a well-known furniture artist. Without that guidance, Mineck would not have realized his capabilities.

The last word - A salute to this year's graduates!

Father Guido Sarducci's Five Minute University

On the value of knowledge gained and retained 5 years after school.

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