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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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Future Craft: Call for papers
https://www.facebook.com/events/135042350577165/
IMAGE: Welded painted-tin bangle "Well, Well, Well"
By David Poston, photograph by David Poston; (the piece is in the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge).
Future Craft: Call for papers
Title: Future Craft
Conference Theme: Entrepreneurship or Enterprise?
Date: 14th March 2018
Venue: University for the Creative Arts, Farnham
The University for the Creative Arts invites speakers to take part in the 'Future Craft' Conference. This is the first of a series of biennial conferences will offer an opportunity for discussion, engagement and debate across a broad continuum of jewellery and silversmithing, whilst looking forward to exploring what the future might hold
The conference seeks to provide a framework for discussion around Jewellery and Silversmithing: ‘Entrepreneurship or Enterprise?’ It will celebrate and explore continual innovation within these industries; along with learning, development, business, context and markets.
Conditions
We invite proposals from scholars, artists and research students and welcome a range of modes and formats, from academic papers, artist talks, performative interventions etc.
Details should include:
• author/s name
• title
• email address/s and number/s,
• type of paper: ‘academic papers’, ‘artist talk’, ‘performative’ etc
• abstract 150-200 words
• statement that this work is your own and that it has not been published elsewhere (or if work has already been published give reference of this publication and how much new original content submitted)
• any proposed costs, health and safety issues, equipment that may be required
• image of self (headshot) image of work (if appropriate).
All submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least two members of the Conference Team.
The team will include jewellery and silversmithing researchers. Submissions are not to be anonymized for review; reviewers will be required to declare any conflict of interest over reviewed work.
Please contact Rebecca Skeels with any queries about submissions rskeels@uca.ac.uk Successful applications will be notified by December 8th 2017.
Proposal submissions might include (but are not limited to) the following themes:
• Conserving the industry for future generations
• Learning, developing and innovating
• Past, Present and Future
• Global Issues
Supporters
The University for the Creative Arts
Queensland College of Art Griffith University in Australia
Festival of Silver
Deadline 30th November 2017
Craft Connecting Architecture at the Building Centre later this month and the Heritage Crafts conference next March.
https://www.buildingcentre.co.uk/events/craft-connecting-architectu...
http://heritagecrafts.org.uk/crafts-for-the-future-hca-conference-2...
The BBC launched a teacher survey about the creative arts as they continue to be side-lined in schools.
Teachers in schools survey here: http://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/BBCSchoolsSurvey_CreativeArts/?utm_s...
MPs back importance of creative industries http://www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/uk-creative-overview/news-an...
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Apply for a studio space - Cockpit Arts
Cockpit Arts is an award winning social enterprise and the UK’s only business incubator for craftspeople, housing up to 170 small businesses at our two centres in central and south London. We support craft practitioners at the start of their careers, as well as those who are more established, to grow and build successful and thriving businesses both in the UK and internationally.
The offer of a studio at Cockpit Arts is by selection and there is a two stage process. Full details including selection criteria, services and charges can be found in the Application Pack on the Cockpit Arts website. Cockpit Arts is committed to equality of opportunity for all and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
How to Apply
We conduct interviews for places at Cockpit Arts four times a year.
2017 ROUND ONE Deadline: 1 January; Interviews 26 January Start: 1 March
ROUND TWO Deadline: 1 March; Interviews: 22-23 March Start: 1 May
ROUND THREE Deadline: 1 July; Interviews: 19-20 July Start: 1 September
ROUND FOUR Deadline: 1 November; Interviews: 15-16 November Start: 1 January 2018
For further information and to download the Application Pack please visit... http://cockpitarts.com/about-our-incubators/apply/ Please also visit our Awards Page to see the key dates for Award applications. http://cockpitarts.com/about-our-incubators/awards-bursaries/
Craftspeople urged to apply for awards and bursaries recognising traditional skills
The Heritage Crafts Association (HCA) is pleased to announce a call for applications for a suite of awards and bursaries recognising people working in traditional skills
How to Apply
http://awards.heritagecrafts.org.uk/
HANDMADE OXFORD - CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Description
We would like to welcome you to the first edition of Handmade Oxford, the contemporary crafts & design fair at the elegant and historic Oxford Town Hall.
The event will take place from Friday 18 May to Sunday 20 May 2018, with a private view evening reception on Thursday 17 May. For the past decade, Handmade in Britain’s shows have become the top contemporary craft selling events for designer makers in UK. This three day showcase sees the industry’s biggest talents exhibiting alongside new graduates and emerging designer-makers. With innovative design alongside truly exceptional craftsmanship, visitors are treated to a unique event, set to the beautiful backdrop of Oxford Town Hall. The Town Hall is located at the heart of Oxford. It is a centre of local government in the city and also houses the Museum of Oxford.
The event targets and appeals to an informed and highly motivated audience of local and UK consumers, collectors and aficionados as well as a select audience of professionals; including those who represent corporate and public sector buyers. The consumer audience includes local residents; tourists; shoppers and craft/design collectors. Selected press, trade buyers, media and VIPs are also invited to attend.
How to Apply
Handmade Oxford welcomes applications from individual makers, groups and galleries of contemporary craft working in the following disciplines: furniture, metal, ceramics, glass, jewellery, textiles, woodwork, paper and sculpture. Please see the application pack for more details and apply online by Thursday 30 November 2017 at www.handmadeinbritain.co.uk/oxford
CALL FOR ENTRIES: The Contemporary Craft Festival 8 - 10 June 2018
Applications are open for the multi award-winning Contemporary Craft Festival, Bovey Tracey.
One of the UK's largest and most loved craft events, The Festival brings 200 diverse and talented makers to 10,000 members of the public in beautiful Devon. Open to makers from the UK and Ireland working to the highest standards in ceramics, glass, textiles, jewellery, metal, wood, plastics, mixed media, leather, paper and recycled materials. No paintings, photography of musical instruments. The Festival is selected by an independent panel of industry professionals. Stand Sharing is not permitted.
How to Apply
online applications only via Online applications only, via http://craftsatboveytracey.co.uk/apply Enquiries: craftfair@craftsatboveytracey.co.uk
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