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Arrowmont - Master Workshop Weekend

Starting tomorrow, I will be at Arrowmont over the weekend for the SNAG Fall Board Meeting. Lucky timing as there is a Master Weekend taking place at the same time. I can't wait!! I will be stuck in board meetings all day every day, but I look forward to meeting everybody who is teaching for lunch and dinner at least! ... Might just have…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on October 15, 2015 at 9:40am — No Comments

Ransom 100 Brooches - A Boris Bally Project

RANSOM

This series of one hundred brooches was humanufactured® of Recycled Aluminum Traffic signs. It was inspired by Jamie Reid -- the Sex Pistols’ graphic designer -- and Rosalie Gascoigne, an Australian collage artist. Each brooch was sold with the stipulation that it had to be photographed by the purchaser…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on October 14, 2015 at 3:57pm — No Comments

Renwick Gallery Reopens November 2015

Nicholas Bell, the Fleur and Charles Bresler Curator-in-Charge at the Renwick Gallery, speaks about the legacy and reopening of the Renwick, as well as the opening exhibition "WONDER."

The Renwick Gallery is home to the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection of contemporary craft and decorative art, one of the finest and…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on October 14, 2015 at 3:00pm — No Comments

CRAFT IN AMERICA: MUSIC Premieres on PBS Friday, November 20, 2015

Los Angeles, CA - Craft in America, the Peabody Award-winning documentary series, now in its 7th season, returns to PBS, on November 20th at 10pm*, with an all new episode, titled MUSIC, which focuses on how fine handmade instruments are crafted and the world renowned artists who play them, demonstrating the perfect blend of form and function. The hour…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on October 14, 2015 at 2:30pm — No Comments

SAVE THE DATE - Arrowmont's Utilitarian Clay Symposium Sep 21-24, 2016

SAVE THE DATE!

Held every 4 years since 1992, Arrowmont's Utilitarian Clay Symposia enjoys an international audience in celebrating and demonstrating the limitless interpretations of the utilitarian clay object.  The symposium attracts those who are interested in not only the practical concerns with making functional objects, but also in the more theoretical issues…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on October 14, 2015 at 11:30am — No Comments

Residency Opportunity Brockway Center for Arts and Technology

We have one opening to start on January 5th, 2016, then another in fall of 2016. 
Brockway Center for Arts and Technology’s Resident Artist Program is for developing and established professional ceramic artists.

Residencies last a minimum of six months and a maximum of one year. BCAT provides shared housing and…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on October 13, 2015 at 12:54pm — No Comments

Announcing SNAG's Emerging Curators Program in the Field of Jewelry and Metalwork

New in 2015: SNAG has identified the need to support emerging curators in the field of jewelry and metalwork. The Emerging Curators program offers grants up to $2,500 to assist an emerging curator or curators in executing an exhibition focused on jewelry and/or metalwork. Additional benefits also offered. A selection committee will award the grants.…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on October 7, 2015 at 2:10pm — No Comments

MFA in Studio Art at New Mexico State University

MFA in Studio Art at New Mexico State University

***Teaching Assistantships available.

Deadline for Spring:  November, 20 2015

Deadline for fall:  January, 20 2015

New Mexico State University is accepting applications for Master of Fine Arts degree in…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on October 5, 2015 at 10:00am — No Comments

ACE Exhibition at Chicago Botanic Garden

First time ACE participant, …

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Added by Brigitte Martin on September 29, 2015 at 9:30am — 5 Comments

Call for Artists: With Moves like MacGyver

Entry Deadline: January 1st, 2016



Entry fee: $35, for up to three entries, three wearable or small sculptural objects, and their accompanying tools.





Exhibition description:



…and with moves like MacGyver is a juried show that will examine the creative process…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on September 29, 2015 at 9:00am — No Comments

Call for Artists: BAM Biennial 2016: Metalmorphosis

BAM Biennial 2016: Metalmorphosis

Submission Deadline (received by): December 15, 2015

Exhibition Dates: September 2, 2016 – late January, 2017

Bellevue Arts Museum is seeking artists, craftsmen, designers, and makers of all kinds…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on September 29, 2015 at 8:48am — No Comments

Ringly - Connecting Jewelry to your Phone

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…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on September 26, 2015 at 8:30am — No Comments

Fangophilia - Custom Molded Japanese Body Jewelry

Founded by Japanese dentist Taro Hanabusa, Fangophilia creates one-of-a-kind teeth, ear and other accessories custom molded to the wearer’s body.

Taro developed his business…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on September 26, 2015 at 7:30am — No Comments

LOOT 2015 @ MAD/NY

From September 28-October 3, 2015, The Museum of Arts and Design will present LOOT: MAD About Jewelry, its annual exhibition and sale featuring designs from more than 50 emerging and acclaimed international jewelry artists. Now in its 15th edition, LOOT has become known as the ultimate pop-up shop for contemporary…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on September 22, 2015 at 9:30am — No Comments

Call for Artists: MFA Student Interview Series

 

MFA Student Interview Series | Call for Entry 

Location: online, The MFA Guidebook for Studio Artists (Crafthaus blog)

Deadline: ongoing

Eligibility: open to all current MFA studio art students…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on September 21, 2015 at 8:00am — No Comments

Axe throwing, sword forging – but no sacrificing – at Norway's Viking school

Jeppe Nordmann Garlya (bottom, middle), a Viking enthusiast and blacksmith, will teach the 14 students selected for the course. Photograph: Seljord Folkehøgskule

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Added by Brigitte Martin on September 19, 2015 at 8:00am — No Comments

Personal Development Grants for art/research projects in Surface Design

Personal Development Grants for art/research projects in Surface Design.…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on September 18, 2015 at 12:31pm — No Comments

Call for Artists: 2015 Beijing International Jewelry Art Exhibition



The General Regulation of 2015 Beijing International Jewelry Art Exhibition



2015 Beijing Jewelry Art Exhibition, is set to be held in Beijing from 16th December to 30th December 2015. The exhibition is part of the events planned for 2015 Beijing Design Week.

Themed by “Jewelry · Boundless”, this event is designed to showcase how different…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on September 18, 2015 at 10:27am — No Comments

One-On-One Intensive: 1 hr Portfolio Review and Career Advice for Craft Artists in Chicago

Starting out as a maker and looking for advice? Mid-career and needing a nudge? Get answers from Brigitte Martin, Founder and Editor of Crafthaus, award-winning author and craft community advocate. Discuss your work, your goals and your future path. Focus on what's important to you, bounce off your ideas, set goals and find new directions.…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on September 18, 2015 at 9:00am — No Comments

Richard McVetis - A Stitch in Time

Richard McVetis studied Textiles at The Royal College of Art (2006 - 08) and Embroidery at the Manchester School of Art (2002 - 05). His work reflects a preoccupation with process and its ritualistic and repetitive nature.

Using a limited vocabulary of mark making, he explores…

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Added by Brigitte Martin on September 15, 2015 at 9:35am — 1 Comment

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