Help us help Jewellers

[Rebecca Skeels]

ACJ welcomes to its membership makers, collectors, curators, educators, gallerists and all who have in interest in or passion for contemporary jewellery.

 

ACJ organises exhibitions, conferences, events, talks and workshops for its members and the public. We publish our print magazine Findings twice a year, send a monthly e-bulletin to members, packed with news, information & opportunities, and we run social media accounts which reach over 10,000 people with news and information - Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & YouTube.

 

We do all this on an annual budget of about £25,000, funded by membership subscriptions.

 

Would you like to donate to help us further this work? Any amount is welcome! PayPal donations can be made here:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=hKpFIotssGnpwu4ZAo_4KGYCOXX_4n...

[Rebecca Skeels]

new Maker Stories podcast – Karen Patel interviews inspirational women makers from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.

 

Birmingham City University is working with the Crafts Council to help us strengthen our commitment to tackling barriers to professional craft. Dr Karen Patel introduces her Maker Stories podcast in which she interviews inspirational crafts women from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. Karen’s first project with us, Supporting Diversity in Craft Practice, examined the creative drivers and some of the challenges facing black and minority ethnic women makers in the UK.

 

https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/articles/craft-enterprise-project-...

[Rebecca Skeels]

Just how precarious is it to be an artist today?

 

Creative United’s The Future of the Art Market explores the future of the UK contemporary art market. The report examines past and present influences and considers the market’s future – one that is more complex, unstable and fluid than ever. It sets the broad scene for the Crafts Council’s markets study, our most comprehensive survey of consumer attitudes to craft in almost a decade, for which Creative United are one of a team of steering group advisers. Our contractors are currently analysing the demand side and we will launch the report during London Craft Week next May.

 

A UNESCO study of Culture & Working Conditions for Artists uncovers persisting and emerging challenges artists and cultural professionals face and examines how countries around the world are addressing these issues through policymaking. Highlighting inequalities in contracts, welfare support and travel, the study calls for improved working conditions for artists.

 

https://craftscouncil.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47fc1f38d7...

[Rebecca Skeels]

Hannah Gallery presents the first solo show with Gigi Mariani in Barcelona. After his participation at the group exhibition The Alchemical Egg, Visions and Revelations of an Enigma in 2017, the Italian artist is featuring now Beyond the Black, introducing a selection of six new Rings, five new Brooches, two new Necklaces, and one new Bracelet. Research on works is focusing on the reduction of his language to the minimalistic expression and the geometry as well as leaving behind the regular use of the black niello as a central element to become a single accent on the pieces.

https://hannahgallerybarcelona.net/exhibitions/beyond-black-gigi-ma...