The epicenter of West Coast Art Jewelry kicks off its return to LA with a special show at the Kopeikin Gallery. Featuring 2Roses, Jillian Moore, Claudia Endler, Lynn K. Altman, Greg Orloff, Gina Pankowski, Kathleen Lamberti, Marc Cohen, Shuilii, & Swinda…

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“Artists were originally drawn to the Fishtown neighborhood because it was cheap to buy and rent houses there. But these days, you just can’t find an affordable place,” says sculptor Drew Leshko, 34. 

He…

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Make:Shift

10-11 November 2016 at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester

The Make:Shift 2016 programme is now available to download here. Doors open at 11:00 am on Thursday 10th November, with sessions beginning at 12:00 pm. The conference will…

Call to Artists:



Jenna Shaifer is opening Ombré Gallery, a new contemporary art jewelry gallery, in Cincinnati, Ohio.  We are looking for emerging and established artist-jewelers who work in a range of materials and subjects. One-of-a-kind jewelry as well as production lines are welcome.  We are looking to adorn this “Queen City!”  



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My name is Linda Kaye-Moses and I have been a maker of art jewelry for forty years. You can check out my jewels at lindakayemoses.com. Welcome to my Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, “From Drawings to Jewelry”. There is just a single goal for this campaign, a goal to raise $8,000.00, but more about that below. Read on to find out, and to discover how…

Did you miss bidding in the first JUNK: rubbish to gold auction hosted by Crafthaus? Or did you miss out on winning the first time around?

Well now is the chance to win yet again. For the next two weeks (between 18th Feb-3rd March) you can visit our new auction at www.rubbishtogold.com. Go on, bid; you never…

Whatever happened to going out with people and chatting uninterrupted? These days, wherever you go, folks sit together but instead of enjoying the moment, someone's on their phone checking what they may have missed while ignoring the person right in front of them. Do others find this super annoying too, or am I just showing my age here? (Yeah, and get…

The Resale Royalty Scheme, established under the Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Act 2009 (the Act), commenced on 9 June 2010. Under the Scheme, artists receive five per cent of the sale price when eligible artworks are resold commercially for $1000 or more. Between 10 June 2010 and 15 May…

SO, why should you donate to JUNK: rubbish to gold?

Not only are we offering beautiful rewards hand picked and made by Jivan, Rachel and Laura, but our project has heart too..…

The ACV invites craft and agri-artisans, their guilds, regional professional groups, associations, local affiliates and supporting businesses and venues to gather as peers for an empowering experience of networking... and exploring old ideas in brave new ways.…

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With the rise of scanning, 3-D printing, maker-bot and a host of classes, the growth of craft has a new maker audience that wants to make without design skills or confidence in their creativity. So where do they find their ideas? You know....they copy.



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Made to Make collective are embracing the virtual space of the Internet with ‘Matching Items Available’ an online exhibition that went live today to coincide with Schmuck 2013.



One piece of jewellery…nine makers.

‘Matching Items Available’ sees nine art jewellers transform a mass-produced, fast-fashion necklace into something wholly…

'Made to Make' consists of seven art jewellers whose diverse collections have already culminated in an exhibition in the UK, we want to travel with this show to Munich in 2013! We are Farrah Al-Dujaili, Stephanie Arm, Emily Bullock, Hannah Fewtrell-Bolton, Lydia Feast, Katherine Richmond and Natalie Smith.



We are open to any opportunites and would appreciate your helping us to find a space to exhibit!



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Okay, okay, so I didn't catch up in time. That means the next two weeks I'll be posting two processes in an attempt to make up for last month. My recent blog and 4PAM slacking isn't apathy related, I've just been juggling lots of…

I'm running behind... again.... I'm starting to think that this state of perpetually playing catch up is my normal schedule, which means I'm not behind but rather right on time, ha!…