The Association for Contemporary Jewellery

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The Association for Contemporary Jewellery

The Association for Contemporary Jewellery is devoted to the promotion, representation, understanding and development of contemporary jewellery in the United Kingdom and abroad.

 

Website: http://www.acj.org.uk/
Location: UK
Members: 67
Latest Activity: Oct 11, 2020

The Association for Contemporary Jewellery

is devoted to the promotion, representation, understanding and development of contemporary jewellery in the United Kingdom and abroad.

Founded as a membership association in 1997 and registered as a Limited Company in 2006, it recognises a need to foster discussion, debate and critical review and interaction amongst its members. To this end we organise conferences, lectures, seminars, workshops and an annual general meeting for our members. Our regular newsletter, findings, features reviews, information, comment, book offers and discounts and is of benefit to both our members and the wider public. We also produce a monthly e-bulletin featuring news and opportunities.

We welcome as members practising jewellers, associated designers and crafts people, educators, students, gallery owners and retailers, museum curators, critics and collectors - indeed, anyone with an interest in contemporary jewellery.


The Association for Contemporary Jewellery 
PO Box 37807 London SE23 1XJ United Kingdom 
Telephone: + 00 44 (0)20 8291 4201 
Fax: + 00 44 (0)20 8291 4452 
Email: enquiries@acj.org.uk

 

WHAT WE DO

• promote greater understanding of contemporary jewellery
• support jewellers’ creative and professional development
• develop audiences for this lively field of contemporary craft and design

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streamlining our pages

Started by Rebecca Skeels Oct 11, 2020. 0 Replies

Dear All Members, Followers and Likers of our Network pages.We are currently streamlining our pages at the moment and have found that fewer people are now following and using twitter and crafthaus to find out about jewellery events, exhibitions, opportunities, seeing new work and generally chatting about jewellery.If you use these, please head over to our other pages on other platforms: -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Association.Contemporary.Jewellery/Linkedin Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/3628898/Linkedin Business page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/association-for-contemporary-jewellery-limitedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/acj.org.uk/and of course, our main website…Continue

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Comment by Rebecca Skeels on January 5, 2015 at 1:28pm
See message below too.
Sleight of Hand ACJ members' exhibition tour 2015

Terms & conditions:

1
The selected work will be needed from late July to late December 2015
2
The maker will send or deliver the work at their own cost
3
The participation fee for selected work is £75.00, or £60.00 for a student on a full time course or a graduate within one year of graduation date. This will be paid at the ​time of delivering work, and applies whether 1, 2 or 3 proposed pieces are selected
4
Sales: Exhibition pieces will be offered for sale at the Scottish Gallery, who reserve the right to reject work made to an insufficiently high standard. In this case the unshown pieces will be kept in reserve until the Plymouth venue.
5
Work sold at the Scottish Gallery will remain with the exhibition until the end of the Plymouth dates. Payment will be made at the end of the tour.
6
At the Brewhouse, a number of makers will be invited to supply up to five pieces of jewellery to be offered for sale separately; these will be pieces with lower price points and will not form part of the exhibition. Selection of makers and pieces will be at the discretion of ACJ and the Brewhouse. The Brewhouse will take 30% commission on sales, and payment will be made by the end of November.
7
The work will be insured by ACJ during transits, and by the galleries during exhibitions
8
The work will be returned by ACJ in mid - December by Special Delivery post, insured up to £2,500 for each parcel. More expensive parcels can be split, with the maker paying excess postage - ie the costs of extra parcels.
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Applications should be made on the form provided.
This should be saved in .doc format with your name eg SmithA.doc
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Images : please take care to ensure your images are in the requested format.
Maximum 1Mb files - larger images will be rejected.
jpg format , 300 dpi resolution, with physical size 12cm on the longest side, minimum size 6cm shortest side.
If you are unsure, please ask a technically minded friend for help checking these specifications, as incorrect formats or size make our job much harder!
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"Trade price" means the amount you will expect if the piece is sold. Relevant commissions will be calculated by ACJ when appropriate. The trade price will be used for insurance valuations.
12
You may propose one, two or three pieces. A group of two or three must be closely related, and all pieces must have a direct relevance to the theme Sleight of Hand. Your statement should explain this relevance (briefly!)
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on January 5, 2015 at 1:26pm
Call for Entries: Sleight of Hand ACJ members' exhibition tour 2015

The 2015 show will tour to three venues in the Autumn. The theme is Sleight of Hand.
Clever fingers, magic, deception, smoke & mirrors, craftiness, sheer skill....

The Panel will meet in May, with the work needed from August to December.
Application deadline is 16th April.

Opening at the Brewhouse, Burton upon Trent in September, touring to the Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh for October and then to Plymouth College of Arts in November to December. The work will be returned in the week beginning 16th December.

The quality of making and design will be at our usual high standards. In particular the Scottish Gallery has a reputation for very well made work, and will remove any piece not up to standard.

Again there will be a full colour catalogue, and advertise in Crafts Magazine as well as each venue advertising locally.

This year there is NO application fee! However, participation for selected members will cost £75, and £60 for student & new graduate members. For this you get an excellent tour and two free catalogues; delivery of work is at your cost, with return is paid by ACJ.

This show will have a selling element, in that the exhibition pieces will be for sale at the Scottish Gallery (50% commission). The collection will remain intact for the Plymouth leg, which is not a selling venue, and pieces sold will be returned before Christmas.

So get your thinking caps on now -the applications will be received until 16th April.
The application form is available from enquiries@acj.org.uk
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on January 5, 2015 at 11:04am

Goldsmiths’ Fair 2015 Applications Open!


We are excited to announce that applications are now available for Goldsmiths’ Fair 2015, the UK’s most prestigious selling exhibition for contemporary jewellers and silversmiths.

For the first time, this year you can apply online.  To download the Application Information and to apply, please visit: www.goldsmithsfair.co.uk/apply/

If you are unable to complete the online application, an application form can still be obtained by emailing the Fair and Events Manager, thefair@thegoldsmiths.co.uk

Completed online or postal applications must be received by 6PM, MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2015.  No applications will be accepted by email.
 

Spread the word and forward this email to others!


Eligibility

Applicants are encouraged to submit new designs for consideration by the selection panel.  Exhibitors can show both new and older work, though applications will be judged on evidence of creative development.  Please download the Application Information at www.goldsmithsfair.co.uk/apply/ for complete details.

Jewellers and silversmiths are eligible to apply for and exhibit at Goldsmiths' Fair if they meet all of the following criteria:

Applying with work where each piece includes precious metal(s),
UK resident,
Employing six people or fewer at the bench,
Applying with work that has been designed and made in the UK by the applicants themselves,
If the applicant has used the specialist techniques of another tradesman these should be noted,
Not in full time education at the time of application,
Able to attend their stand at all times during their allocated week at the Fair,
Compliant with the UK Hallmarking Act 1973.
    
Graduate Bursary Scheme

We are again offering ten free graduate stands with bursaries and mentoring opportunities.  To be eligible for a graduate stand, all of the following must apply to you:

• Meet all the eligibility requirements above,
• Have graduated (from an HND/BA/MA or Apprenticeship) in the past five years,
• Have not exhibited at Goldsmiths' Fair before.

 

Unless requested otherwise, we will automatically add your details to the Goldsmiths’ Company mailing list, or if you are already listed, the details you provide will overwrite any previous information we may have.

 

We look forward to receiving your application.  Good luck!

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on December 31, 2014 at 7:03am
@retailjeweller: Whittles are looking for a sales assistant. Find out more about this and other opportunities on RJ jobs: http://t.co/2O0U9fjk1M
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on December 31, 2014 at 4:24am
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on December 31, 2014 at 3:22am
Best Wishes for 2015 from all at ACJ. Hope you all see, read about and make some wonderful jewellery
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on December 30, 2014 at 3:51am
Job at the Heritage Crafts Association - £8k pa for 18.75 hours a week. Home based, occasional travel to London. See:
http://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/index.php/about/getinvolved/item/1...
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on December 26, 2014 at 5:04am
Merry Crimbo everyone from all at the ACJ. Have a lovely time.
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on December 24, 2014 at 2:37am
Hi,
Just wanted to pass on that we have a vacancy working in the production office at my company David Morris.
The job is based at the head office on Bond Street and will involve production administration for overseas and in-house makers. It also involves working on special orders, picking stones, and managing stock orders.

If you know of anyone who might be interested then please ask them to contact me for more information or they can send me their CV.

This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in learning about the making of fine jewellery!

Merry Christmas and Best wishes for 2015!

Regards,
Emma Perry

emma@davidmorris.com
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on December 22, 2014 at 8:57am

How To Anodize Reactive Metals: Coloring Niobium and Titanium

http://www.riogrande.com/Content/Anodizing-Reactive-Metals-VID-psd?...
Follow along with Bill Seeley, founder of Reactive Metals, Inc. and a pioneer in anodizing reactive metals for jewelry-making, as he demonstrates the steps in performing this simple process. See how to create the color you want and create special effects using applicators such as an artist's paintbrush or sponge.
 

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