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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
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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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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Gems & Gemmology Workshop in Dorset
Would you like to know more about where gemstones come from? How about learning some techniques for identifying them? Or do you simply have a love of sparkly things?
If so, we'll be running another of our popular gemstone and gemmology workshops on Sunday 13th August at Flux 'n' Flame Jewellery School in Dorset, where we can teach you all that and more.
Come along and learn about the journey of gems from their source and how they are mined, as well as gemstone properties, identification and valuation. We still have a couple of spaces left, so you can sign up now!
To book this course please email us now - info@nineteen48.com
Showcasing the very best in international design
Every year 100% Design welcomes countries from all over Europe and beyond to join forces and showcase the best design talent emerging out of their respective country - read on to find out what you can expect to see from our International Pavilions at this year's show.
Free if registered in advance, £15 on the door
https://registration.n200.com/survey/02waekz809l07?actioncode=00024...
If you haven't had a chance to see the ACJ's 20th anniversary exhibition yet, be sure to visit 20:20 Visions when it next opens in Birmingham at Vittoria Street Gallery, School of Jewellery, from 11th September - 23rd October. The show features over a hundred pieces of some of the best jewellery from some of the best jewellers of the last 20 years. More info on our website: www.acj.org.uk
Congratulations to Isla Christie, winner of the ACJ Mark Fenn award at New Designers this summer. Isla's geometric silver and paper jewellery collection particularly impressed the judging panel, including Nicola Bond and Chris Cursley of Cursley & Bond Gallery in Folkestone. See more of Isla's gorgeous work on her website: www.islachristie.co.uk
As part of our 10th-anniversary celebrations, join us for a weekend of making, at our special new free event:
GNCCF LIVE
Over the weekend of 28th-30th July, eight designer-makers, who will be exhibiting at the GNCCF in October, will set up pop-up studios in PLANT NOMA, a new neighbourhood design space in central Manchester. Drop in from 10 til 6 to see them in action, chat with them about their work, and have a go at making something yourself to take home, in free workshops running each afternoon.
FREE ENTRY & FREE WORKSHOPS
Make a ring or screen-print a tea-towel, sculpt your own clay character or make a personalised leather key ring, make and decorate a ceramic bowl or try your hand at glass engraving.
Workshops run daily 1-3pm - see below for details. Drop in, but to guarantee your place we recommend you sign up here.
GNCCF LIVE is suitable for visitors of all ages. Families are welcome but children will need to be supervised by parent/carer.
GNCCF LIVE PROGRAMME
Friday 28th – Sunday 30th July 2017, 10am – 6pm
PLANT NOMA, Redfern, Dantzic St, Manchester M60 0AE (behind Printworks)
Friday 28th July 1-3pm
Make and slip decorate a ceramic bowl with Victoria Dawes
Design & screen print a tea-towel with Lydia Mary
Saturday 29th July 1-3pm
Make a personalised leather key ring with Catherine Edwards
Hand-pierce a decorative metal plate with Rosie Deegan
Sculpt a mini character from clay with Chris Turrell-Watts
Sunday 30th July 1-3pm
Make a ring with Jo Lavelle (material charge may apply)
Hand-braid a necklace/bracelet using thread with Lauren Taylor
Learn to engrave glass and make your very own tea-light holder with Heather Gillespie
GNCCF LIVE is a collaboration with OHOK Ltd & PLANT NOMA.
www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk
#GNCCF
Profile Exhibition: Open Call
Description
Ma-Wah is a brand new gallery and concept boutique based in Waltham Forest. Ma-Wah celebrates contemporary art and design in all its many shapes, colours and forms. We are looking for illustrators, photographers, jewellers and makers who have created work that relates to the theme: Profile. This exhibition will explore contemporary artist’s reinterpretations of portraiture in a post-digital age; examining how Photoshop, Instagram filters and body modification has redefined our understanding of both fine art aesthetics and the human form. Each piece is sold on consignment and the gallery retains 20% commission on any piece sold. Artwork should be no larger than 100 cm x 100cm. Your art will be on display for 6 weeks, and there will be a series of events in conjunction with the main exhibition including a private view, artist talks, and workshops. Please do not hesitate to contact us with further questions. Ma-Wah a Gallery
How to Apply
Please send a photo or render of your work and a short description describing how your project relates to the brief to info@ma-wah.co.uk.
https://www.ma-wah.co.uk/get-involved
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