SNAG Conference 2012 Phoenix

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SNAG Conference 2012 Phoenix

Jillian Moore and Liz Steiner blog the events of the 2012 SNAG Conference "The Heat is On!",  happening May 23-26, in Phoenix, AZ.

Location: Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ
Members: 62
Latest Activity: Dec 15, 2012

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Lots to Think About

Started by Liz Steiner Jun 25, 2012. 0 Replies

While there was much to enjoy about this conference, I found that there was much that caused me to seriously (and uncomfortably) think about my future in the field and the choices I know I should be making. The first of this uncomfortable thinking moments came during Garth Clark's lecture. Of course I had the same knee jerk reaction to his comparison of studio craft as a sinking ship, but his argument made sense. We are marginalized, and there's no sense pretending that we're not. Sure, it stems from lack of understanding, and it is our duty to educate people as to what we do, but we're marginalized by people who should know better. You can see it in the simple fact that the Humor in Metal and Hot Under the Collar exhibitions weren't given space in the SMoCA galleries. After much back and forth, we were given the atrium we were in. They almost stuck us in the gift shop. Don't get me wrong, I thought the atrium was fantastic and in the end both shows looked phenomenal, but I just…Continue

Tags: 2013, Toronto, Conference, Clark, Garth

Lots to Improve (Seriously)

Started by Liz Steiner. Last reply by Brigitte Martin Jun 15, 2012. 13 Replies

While there was much to enjoy about this conference, I found that there was also much that was not so great. The first thing that was not so great? The Digital Student Show. I walked in a couple minutes late, so I missed the opening statements, and not being a student myself this year, I didn't apply. It wasn't until about half way through that I realized that the coordinators had deviated from the traditional format. I got the low down from some students and educators after the fact, and the more I heard, the more upset I became. First off, the student show wasn't jurried. It was up to each individual program to submit a presentation of work, and then all works were to be included in the Digital Show. It was up to individual program faculty to jury their own students work, but they were never given a set limit of images they could submit. This lead to the coordinators receiving more than 800 images, which of course then had to be edited. Well. What the hell did you think was going to…Continue

Tags: Discussion, Panel, Professional, Development, Seminar

Lots of Love

Started by Liz Steiner Jun 6, 2012. 0 Replies

Like Jillian, I find that my head too, is still spinning, post conference. I came back to Peter's Valley and immediately launched into prepping the studio for our first 5 day workshop, which was amazingly successful and ended yesterday. From this point, the conference is feeling very far away, like a dream. In fact I did have a dream about the conference last night, likely induced by the lateness of my posting.Betsy Douglas's  Swap Pins 1998-2011 I'd like to use this post to focus on the things I loved about this conference, because there was a lot to love. Most of these things were small, though. I felt that there wasn't really a stand out lecture this year (maybe Bettina's but I missed most of it because of the Trunk Show), the Trunk Show wasn't quite as successful for myself, as I had hoped, and it was difficult to get out and experience anything beyond the Westin Kierland.…Continue

Tags: Arizona, Exhibitions, people, Heat, Exchange

Review on 'Stage Mom' blog: Mischief with Metal

Started by Brigitte Martin. Last reply by Maureen Brusa Zappellini May 28, 2012. 1 Reply

When I learned that mischievous metal artists were in town, I knew I had to take a peek. I’m sure members of the Society of North American Goldsmiths, in town for their annual conference, are plenty tame in everday mode, but some of them are bringing a delightfully odd twist to metal in a pair of exhibitions running through Sunday at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.After previewing the 30 or so works in each juried exhibition (selected from a total of about 700 submissions), I got to thinking how much the folks attending Phoenix Comicon this weekend would enjoy these works. One artist imagined Darth Vadar as a little girl, and another created a jousting helmet for a newborn. Both are part of “Humor in Metal.” The other exhibition is titled “Hot Under the Collar: Survey of Contemporary Necklaces.”While enjoying the exhibitions with my son Christopher, I ran into another mom who was there with her 7-year-old daughter, Arianna. Seems we’d each hit the center looking for…Continue

Tags: fun, review, blog, funny, kid

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Comment by Brigitte Martin on May 28, 2012 at 7:13am
It was a wonderful conference. I loved Garth Clark's contributions. A tough, but necessary wake-up call served with a good dose of humor.
Thank you very much to Lynette Andreasen, Becky McDonah, Tedd McDonah for putting this event together for us. A super huge thank you to Danielle Embry, Charity Hall and Maureen Brusa Zappellini for navigating the difficult exhibition waters. Your generous assistance was absolutely invaluable. I heard nothing but rave reviews about the exhibits !!!
It's always great to see everyone again and I am honored to now serve on the board. Thank you for voting. Remember, I am doing this FOR YOU. So, if you have remarks, suggestions, critique, ideas, want to volunteer, participate, run for the board, have a project in mind: let me know so that we can discuss this. WE are SNAG. WE make it happen! Hugs from Pittsburgh and Happy Memorial Day!
Comment by Liz Steiner on May 24, 2012 at 7:26pm

Don't forget to add your conference photos to the SNAG 2012 Flickr Group:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/snag2012/

Comment by Harriete E Berman on May 8, 2012 at 6:03pm

On Friday, the Smaller Conference Experience has invited keynote speaker Garth Clark for an informal lunch conversation.

Garth is always out spoken and opinionated. You haven't heard anything until you have seen what he has to say.

Purchase your Grap and Go lunch in advance. Space is limited.

Harriete

Anyone is welcome to submit questions in advance to jump start the conversation.

Email me:  bermaid [ at ] harriete-estel-berman.info


Comment by Lindsey Snell on May 4, 2012 at 12:47pm

Hi Everyone!

Lindsey Snell here! Keep your eyes peeled for  posts about the upcoming Professional Development Seminar at http://pdsnews.tumblr.com/ 

I will also be live blogging the event-follow me on twitter @pds_news !

Comment by Harriete E Berman on May 3, 2012 at 11:22am

Just wanted to add that Lindsey Snell with be live blogging and twitting during the PDS. Stay tuned for more updates. If you can't come to the Conference it is a great way keep posted on a informative program about SHIPPING.

Shipping is the thread that connects our studios to the world. Listen to the PDS and learn how to do it smartly.

 

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