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 July 29, 2016 at 8:21am

In 2016, the LOEWE FOUNDATION launches the LOEWE Craft Prize, an annual international award celebrating excellence in craftsmanship. With this forward-looking initiative, LOEWE seeks to recognise uniquely talented artisans whose artistic vision and will to innovate will set a new standard for the future of craft. The incentive for the prize goes back to the roots of LOEWE, a leading luxury house that started as a collective of artisans in 1846. http://loewecraftprize.com/en/

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on July 29, 2016 at 8:11am
Hothouse 2017 applications are now live. Thank you for tweeting and sharing so far this week.
 
The closing date is 5th September 2016.
 
Please let your networks know about this fantastic opportunity for emerging makers.
 
 
You can share the call out on social media, links also on the Hothouse pages 
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on July 29, 2016 at 8:09am
36% DISCOUNT ON HIRE OF THE CRAFT CENTRAL GALLERY
Looking for a gallery space to exhibit your latest designs? This August Craft Central is offering the chance to hire its gallery space for a discounted rate of £400 per week (usual price £625). Discover when The Gallery is available
and contact marguerite.metz@craftcentral.org.uk
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on July 29, 2016 at 7:59am

SETTING OUT: A YEAR BUSINESS INCUBATION COURSE

The incubation scheme Setting Out (6 Feb 2017 – 26 Jan 2018) for graduates and working goldsmiths is supported by expert tutors who provide business know-how training and technical and creative skills. http://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/professional-training/setting-out-...

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on July 29, 2016 at 7:58am

GETTING STARTED: ONE WEEK BUSINESS SKILLS BOOSTER

Getting Started (9 – 13 January 2017) is a one-week course for those who have graduated from a Precious Metal course in the last five years. Every interactive workshop and seminar helps you to get to grips with setting up in business. http://www.goldsmiths-centre.org/professional-training/short-and-pa... 

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on July 29, 2016 at 7:50am

*APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN*

 

TOP DRAWER | CRAFT SS17, 15-17 JANUARY 2017, OLYMPIA, LONDON

 

January 2017 sees the return of Top Drawer | Craft for its fourth edition

 

Join the leading UK and international makers showcasing their high-quality handmade pieces to professional retailers, galleries and museums as they make their first buying decisions for the year.

 

Leading makers confirmed include:

The Goldsmiths' Company Award 2016 winner John Moore | Rosemary James Memorial Award winner 2015 BTU Studio | International Fashion Accessories by PieterSZoon | Alongside

Tairsir Gibreel Ali Tomlin Ceramics | Moth and Mirror | Terry Macey | Sharyn Dunn

 

This is an international opportunity to showcase your unique work at the UK’s fastest growing trade event for contemporary makers here in the heart of London.

 

We accept applications from a broad range of disciplines including:

ceramics, glass, jewellery, fashion, textiles, mixed media, furniture, metalwork, sculpture, woodwork and prints.

 

Crafts Magazine and Ceramic Review are amongst the key media partners supporting this event.

 

To download your information & application form click here

 

If you are interested in taking part in this prestigious trade event we strongly encourage you to apply before Tuesday 20 September 2016.

 

For information, please contact alis.clement@clarionevents.com or call +44 (0)20 7384 7959

 

www.topdrawer.co.uk

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on July 29, 2016 at 7:49am

Brooke Marks-Swanson
Baskets: Increase / Decrease


August 4-31, 2016
Artist’s Reception: Saturday, August 6, 6-8pm

Velvet da Vinci is proud to present Baskets: Increase /Decrease, Brooke Marks-Swanson’s first solo exhibition at the gallery. The show will run from August 4-31, 2016. An opening reception with the artist will take place on Saturday, August 6 from 6-8pm.

On her most recent body of work, Marks-Swanson states:

“Born from the human need to protect ourselves from the elements, knitting quickly became a common thread throughout Europe and the Middle East early in the common era. To me, it represents the human need, artistry in its variations, and a universal language.

I discovered knitting looking for a personal connection, which quickly led to an obsession with the discovery of variation in a simple stitch. Through knitting fine leather, I have discovered a familiar vocabulary of the rigid construction common in metal fabrication. Sensitivity and quietness stems from purposeful parameters.

I draw inspiration from antiquing, which provides a visual reservoir of objects loaded with content and hints of remembrance. I was attracted to a massive strand of colorful, miniature, woven grass baskets that evoked a distant memory of traveling to Mexico as a child.

Baskets are powerful objects. They have existed since the beginning of man and throughout history—and still today in many cultures—are essential for transporting and storing the necessities of life. Like us, baskets contain memories, secrets, and human experience.

Through the purposeful combination of knit leather and basket form, I have found meaningful connections sustaining my need to challenge and respond.”

– Brooke Marks-Swanson, 2016
http://www.velvetdavinci.com/2016/06/brooke-marks-swanson/

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on July 29, 2016 at 7:48am

Handmade at Kew
6 - 9 October

Following our sell-out show in 2015, we're returning to Kew Gardens for the second year of Handmade at Kew! With over 150+ talented exhibitors and 7,500+ visitors, this really is an event not to be missed this autumn!

If you would to secure one of the last remaining stands at the show, please email events@handmadeinbritain.co.uk or call us on 0203 105 1682.
http://www.handmadeinbritain.co.uk/shows/kew/exhibitors/

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on July 29, 2016 at 7:28am

Jerwood Makers Open 2017: £7,500 to create new works for a national touring exhibition; UK-based makers and collaborators within 10 years of beginning their practice; Deadline: 23 September 2016.  http://www.jerwoodvisualarts.org/opportunities/jerwood-makers-open/

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on July 29, 2016 at 6:58am
EU referendum
 
Following a high number of responses to a Crafts Council email about the EU referendum, we launched a survey of your views on Crafts Council priorities, open till 15 August. The Creative Industries Federation have also set out key targets and priorities for the new administration:
 
Brexit negotiations to ensure the sector is at the heart of all policy-making
An integrated industrial strategy
A rounded education, including creative subjects, for individual development and social cohesion.
 

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