The Association for Contemporary Jewellery

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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

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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.

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 1 Like

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 March 12, 2012 at 4:57pm: Diamond Jubilee Exhibition 2012

Press release / 06 03 12

The Association for Contemporary Jewellery is proud to be presenting a touring exhibition of jewellery specially designed and made on the theme of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Thirty two makers have created pieces especially for the event, resulting in a wide variety of individual interpretations in precious and non-precious materials. All the participating designers have embraced the theme of Jubilee celebration with style, irreverence, humour and panache. Crushed gemstones, sweets and jellies, ribbon, graphite powder, flocked and sublimated materials, rub shoulders with diamonds, silver and 18ct gold, in a glorious celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s sixty years reign.

All the pieces were selected by a distinguished judging panel chaired by

Professor Jack Cunningham, which included Corinne Julius, Jacqueline Gestetner, Joanna Hardy, Kath Libbert and Karen Dell’Armi.

Leading jewellery designers taking part include Stephen Bottomley, Kelvin J Birk, Maria Hanson, and Zoe Robertson.

The exhibition opens at the School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University, and then starts its tri-nation tour to Llantrisant, South Wales before showing at the newly opened Goldsmiths’ Centre, London – the first exhibition to be held there after its’ own opening Royal exhibition. This is a testament to the Association’s high profile, and to the Centre’s commitment to showing work in non-traditional as well as traditional materials, and used in non-traditional ways.

ACJ Diamond Jubilee Exhibition at-

Birmingham School of Jewellery, March 12 to 30;

Llantrisant Gallery, April (dates tbc)

Goldsmiths’ Centre, Clerkenwell, London, June 11 to 16;

SH Gallery, Edinburgh, July 2 to 28;

North Glasgow College, August 27 to 31.

For further information see www.acj.org.uk

For high res images of the jewellery, please contact chair@acj.org.uk .

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 12, 2012 at 4:50pm: Art Call: Best of Britain

Competition: Create your own stamp artwork, the size of a postcard and send it through the post, to be included in the exhibition which celebrates Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation. Theme: BEST OF BRITAIN.
Deadline 20th APRIL 2012. Exhibition 30th April - 5th June at the Corinium Museum. See 'Submit Work' for submission details http://bestofbritain.tumblr.com/

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 12, 2012 at 4:47pm: Jewellery competition inspired by wine. This in an annual event hosted by Torre Fornello Vineyard in collaboration with Associazione Gioiello Contemporaneo (AGC ) and Le Arti Orafe Jewellery School in Firenze.

Deadline

3/20/2012

Details

Prizes winners receive free entry to a Stefano Marchetti workshop. Entry fee EUR60. Full details available online. www.agc-it.org/public/userfiles/GIOIELLI_IN_FERMENTO_2012__Announce...

Contact

Associazione Gioiello Contemporaneo

Italy

www.agc-it.org/public/userfiles/GIOIELLI_IN_FERMENTO_2012__Announce...

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 10, 2012 at 5:28am: http://www.mainecenterforcreativity.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/...

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 5, 2012 at 2:04pm

Arts and Industry Residency

Criteria: Emerging and established visual artists worldwide - John Michael Kohler Arts Center and Kohler Co. support artists from around the world through an Arts/Industry residency program. Artists-in-residence gain access to pottery, iron and brass foundries and the enamel shop to develop a wide variety of work in clay, enamelled cast iron, and brass. The residency program operates year round to support approximately sixteen artists annually, usually four in residence at a time. Participants may develop a wide variety of work including but not limited to functional and sculptural forms, murals and reliefs, temporary or permanent site-specific installations, and public art commissions.
Deadline: 01 April 2012
Contact
John Michael Kohler Arts Centre and Kohler Co.
USA - Kohler, Wisconsin
www.jmkac.org
Details
Artists-in-residence are given a studio space, free materials, use of equipment, technical assistance, photographic services, housing and round-trip transportation. Full details available online. www.jmkac.org

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 5, 2012 at 2:02pm: Studio Opportunities for Visual Artists 2012

Criteria: Crescent Arts is inviting artists to apply for subsidised studio space supported through professional development, exhibition opportunities and access to workshop facilities. Application is open to visual artists working in any discipline.
Deadline: 30 March 2012
Contact
Crescent Arts
Scarborough
www.crescentarts.co.uk
Details
For an information pack please contact: info@crescentarts.co.uk Subject: Crescent Arts Studio Application Please send applications BY POST to: Stuart Cameron, Director (studio applications) Crescent Arts, The Crescent, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO11 2PW For further information about us please visit our website www.crescentarts.co.uk T: 01723 351461

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 5, 2012 at 1:59pm: Applied Arts and Design Trade Fair

Criteria: Designer-makers and craftspeople. GRASSIMESSE is an international forum and trade fair for applied art and product design. It takes place annually at the GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts, Leipzig.
Deadline: 21 April 2012
Contact
GRASSI Museum of Applied Art
Germany - Leipzig
www.silberschmiede-forum.eu/2012-leipzig/english/2012-ex-invitation...
Details
Four cash awards will be presented during the exhibition. Stands cost EUR300 for individuals and EUR500 for groups. Full details available online.www.grassimesse.de/index.php?id=664&L=2

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 5, 2012 at 1:57pm: Call for entries 'What's Your Revolution?'

Criteria: Craftspeople or artists whose work relates to the question 'What's Your Revolution?' Selling opportunity in aspex's new craft and design exhibition and retail space. May - August 2012 aspex will take commission on all sales.
Deadline: 08 April 2012
Contact
Clive Caswell
Portsmouth
Details
If you think that your work addresses the question in some way then please send a CV, artist statement, description of work and up to 5 images (jpeg) to letty@aspex.org.uk

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 5, 2012 at 1:57pm: Open Call 2012 - 'Religionis Violenta' Exhibition

Criteria: Open to artists at any career stage, including students, living in the UK and are over the age of 18. All media is accepted, except video and performance art. KGB-Projects is looking for progressive, cutting-edge art that continues and defies the rules of contemporary art, craft, sculpture, street/urban art, graffiti art and photography.
Deadline: 23 July 2012
Contact
Gonny van Hulst
London
www.kgbprojects.com
Details
There is a processing fee of £15 for one work / £20 for two works / £25 for three works (max. 3 works) For further information and how to enter the competition please visit our website and follow link: Open Call - Thank you, The Biscuit Crew. www.kgbprojects.com

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 3, 2012 at 11:37am: Deadline for the next Findings magazine: 25th March. Send in articles, events, stories, reviews, networks etc. Send to murielwilson73@yahoo.co.uk
http://www.acj.org.uk/index.php/findings