"Katie, I think this is a great post, and I agree that presentation is incredibly important, but I would like to offer some feedback based on my previous experience as a manager in a retail gallery setting: I think that artists should check with…"
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Sharon Massey
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Sharon Massey joined Katie Poterala's group
First Hand
“First Hand,” will function as an ongoing collection of tips, musings, and information gained primarily from ‘first hand’ experience. It will cover topics like: How I built a website from scratch, pricing and packaging, why Lady Gaga would wear your work, and a plethora of other exciting stuff in between. In addition to my own contributions, I will solicit the knowledge of others in the field in an effort to shed light on topics I have identified as vague but valuable in my own experience…See More
Sharon Massey is now friends with Randi Harper, anne havel, Leia Zumbro and Harriete Estel Berman more
Sharon Massey is now friends with Thea Clark, Jill Baker Gower, Cappy Counard and Carolyn Crocker more
Sharon Massey is now friends with Society for Contemporary Craft, Jessica Armstrong and Jen Townsend
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- Where do you live ? City, State and Country
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Place of Work ? Example: Studio, College, Gallery, Museum, ...)
- gallery director of the Martha Gault Art Gallery at Slippery Rock University; adjunct instructor at the Community College of Allegheny County and Waynesburg University
- I am a .... Example: Student, Maker, Educator, etc.
- I make art jewelry in my studio, teach classes and workshops in the Pittsburgh region, run the gallery at Slippery Rock University, and have an alter-ego making Pittsburgh-themed jewelry called Jewelry N'at.
- Your website, DIRECT flickr or DIRECT facebook links where your work can be seen.
- http://www.sharonmasseymetalsmith.com
- Describe your media/materials you work with
- jewelry, metals, mixed media, Sharon Massey, jewelry, jewellery, iron, fabric, metalsmith,
- If "other" - what media do you work with?
- steel,
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Society for Contemporary Craft 2011 LEAP Award Winner Announced
Posted on March 4, 2011 at 1:14pm 2 Comments 2 Likes
The Society for Contemporary Craft (SCC) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2011 Lydon Emerging Artist Program (LEAP). Established in honor of SCC’s Director of Exhibitions, Kate Lydon, for her 20 years of service, the biennial LEAP Award was launched in the fall of 2007 and…
ContinueComment Wall (14 comments)
- At 2:43pm on December 14, 2010,
The Justified Sinner said… Yipee! I look forward to it and to seeing more of your work in real life.
D.
- At 12:22pm on October 4, 2010,
Brigitte Martin said… - Thank you very much for your membership payment and support of crafthaus. Your membership is valid through Oct 15, 2011.
Enjoy crafthaus, participate often :-)
- At 12:24pm on October 20, 2009,
Brian Ferrell said… - Sharon,
Great studio presentation the last week. Thanks for inviting us, Sarah and I had a great time hanging out and talking to everyone.
- At 4:50pm on September 26, 2009,
Marta Miguel Martínez-Soria said… - i couldn´t be in JOYA, but I saw it on Montserrat website.
I love them
- At 6:02pm on September 20, 2009,
Montserrat Lacomba said… - I saw some of your jewels in Joya (Barcelona) they are magnificent!
- At 12:08pm on September 20, 2009,
Vincent Pontillo said… - Sharon, congrats on being a featured artist and the AJF Award!
- At 10:24am on September 20, 2009,
Nathan Dube said… - Congrats on being a featured artist.
- At 4:44pm on September 14, 2009,
Lena Vigna said… - Thank you for the comment. Congrats on the AJF artist award!!!
- At 9:41am on August 24, 2009,
Stacy Rodgers said… - Where did you end up finding an apartment? Let Todd and I know if you need help moving in. Are you still looking for studio space? Whenever your ready to come hang out we'll get Sean Macmillan and his wife down here and have a BBQ.
- At 11:28pm on August 23, 2009,
Stephanie Ellis said… - absolutely.
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
Call for Entry - CRAFTBOSTON Holiday 2014 at Hynes Convention Center
December 5, 2014 at 10am to December 7, 2014 at 5pm
The Society of Arts and Crafts is pleased to announce that the application period for Craftboston Spring 2014 and Craftboston Holiday 2014 opens on May 30th. Presented by The Society of Arts and Crafts, Craftboston Spring and Holiday are New England’s premiere juried exhibitions and sales of contemporary craft. They are mission-driven events that serve to support excellence in crafts by encouraging the creation, collection, and conservation of the work of craft artists, and by educating and…See More
Showing Publicly and Building a Legacy Privately
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. Join us each month! There will be surprises around every corner, with photos, videos, SNAG conference coverage, and occasional interviews by rising artists!See More
The Society of Arts and Crafts posted eventsCall for Entry - CRAFTBOSTON Holiday 2014
December 5, 2014 at 10am to December 7, 2014 at 5pmCall for Entry - CRAFTBOSTON Spring 2014
April 4, 2014 at 10am to April 6, 2014 at 5pm
Steve Shelby left a comment for John Lunn"Hi John. I love your flute. I worked at a job for 23 years making keys and the metal parts for contrabassoons. Unfortunately, there was no creativity involved. The upside is that I learned a huge amount about working with metal and making tools."
John Lunn replied to John Lunn's discussion SNAG Toronto part 4 in the group Tapestry of Talents: Bringing Your Whole Voice to Your Craft"It is a good article. It's a bit disappointing that the 3 artists they interview are men when it was so obvious that 90% of the Trunk Show exhibitors were women. I'd like to do a blog or two on the influence of women in the arts and how it…"
Steve Shelby commented on Rebecca Rose's group Showing Publicly and Building a Legacy Privately"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…"
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…"
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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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