All Discussions Tagged 'call' - crafthaus2024-03-28T22:32:50Zhttps://crafthaus.ning.com/group/snag/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=call&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSNAG JAMS Vol. 2 Call for Entriestag:crafthaus.ning.com,2018-07-16:2104389:Topic:5787772018-07-16T14:54:22.056ZLiz Steinerhttps://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/LizSteiner
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<p>It's time to apply for this years volume of JAMS: Jewelry and Metals Survey. This survey publication is meant to showcase a broad range of jewelry and metal objects, created in the past year, and selected by a jury. This years jurors are Hoss Haley, Todd Reed, and Jennifer Scanlan. SNAG members receive a discount on the application fee.…</p>
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<p>It's time to apply for this years volume of JAMS: Jewelry and Metals Survey. This survey publication is meant to showcase a broad range of jewelry and metal objects, created in the past year, and selected by a jury. This years jurors are Hoss Haley, Todd Reed, and Jennifer Scanlan. SNAG members receive a discount on the application fee. <a href="https://www.snagmetalsmith.org/resources-opportunities/jams/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">You can find all the details on the SNAG website here!</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1058838317?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1058838317?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750" class="align-center"/></a></p> Call for Content: SNAG Members on Etsytag:crafthaus.ning.com,2016-07-29:2104389:Topic:5526352016-07-29T19:45:50.901ZLiz Steinerhttps://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/LizSteiner
<p>A ceramics friend of mine just opened her Etsy shop the other day and asked me for some feedback, so I told her what little I've learned from being on Etsy for 6+ years. None of which has seemed to help me make any sales.</p>
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<p>I have a sort of love/hate relationship with Etsy: I love shopping on Etsy, I love exploring and finding new artists to love in all media, I love how easy they make it for anyone to set up a shop, I love being able to buy supplies I can't find anywhere else.…</p>
<p>A ceramics friend of mine just opened her Etsy shop the other day and asked me for some feedback, so I told her what little I've learned from being on Etsy for 6+ years. None of which has seemed to help me make any sales.</p>
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<p>I have a sort of love/hate relationship with Etsy: I love shopping on Etsy, I love exploring and finding new artists to love in all media, I love how easy they make it for anyone to set up a shop, I love being able to buy supplies I can't find anywhere else. I hate wading through the garbage to find the good stuff, I hate their often ineffective search engine, I hate the rampant re-sellers, copyright infringement, and the "hand assembled" posing as "handmade". In other words, I hate how easy they make it for anyone to set up a shop. Also, I hate how I can't seem to make many sales, while some people do well enough to "quit their day job".</p>
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<p>I know there are SNAG members on Etsy, so my proposal is this: In the interest of promoting our members, and in the interest of making Etsy a more comfortable shopping experience, I'd like to showcase one member's Etsy shop a month. If you're a SNAG member with an Etsy shop, or you know a SNAG member with an Etsy shop, post a link in the comments here, and I'll take a look. I'll choose one shop a month to blog about here on Crafthaus. Other platforms similar to Etsy are also acceptable. If you have a favorite, let me know!</p>
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<p>I understand that it might not always make the most sense to promote jewelers to other jewelers, so if you have another favorite artist or supplier on Etsy, please share! I'm always interested in what's out there beyond the metals community!<br/><br/>Happy weekend!</p>
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<p></p> Call: MJSA Vision Awards Competitiontag:crafthaus.ning.com,2011-09-29:2104389:Topic:2984212011-09-29T13:43:09.720ZBrigitte Martinhttps://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/brigittemartin
<p>If you’re a designer, you know that feeling.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">You’ve spent hours in the studio, pouring your skill and creativity into a new design, struggling to turn your vision into reality. Finally, you hold it in your hand—an innovative, finely crafted piece of jewelry that anyone would be proud to wear.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">It’s a moment of immense satisfaction, of triumph—and you want everyone to know about it.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Now it’s time…</p>
<p>If you’re a designer, you know that feeling.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">You’ve spent hours in the studio, pouring your skill and creativity into a new design, struggling to turn your vision into reality. Finally, you hold it in your hand—an innovative, finely crafted piece of jewelry that anyone would be proud to wear.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">It’s a moment of immense satisfaction, of triumph—and you want everyone to know about it.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Now it’s time to receive the recognition you deserve.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">About the MJSA Vision Awards Competition</h2>
<p style="text-align: left;">Every year, the MJSA Vision Awards celebrate outstanding talent in the field of jewelry design. The winning designers represent the future of the jewelry manufacturing industry, and the Vision Awards competition showcases their creativity and boosts their careers. Some of the industry’s finest designers—Todd Reed, Mark Schneider, Steve Midgett, Lisa Krikawa, and many others—can point to a Vision Award among their exemplary credits.</p>
<p><img style="border: 0pt none; margin: -4px 6px; float: left;" class="floatLeft" src="http://www.mjsa.org/files/awards/Mag-Covers.jpg" alt="Media Sponsor Covers" border="0" height="159" width="200"/>MJSA ensures the Vision Award winners receive the recognition they deserve throughout the industry. We publicize their triumph through articles in <em>MJSA Journal</em> and in press releases distributed throughout the trade, and we help them to create promotions for their own targeted customers. We take out special full-page ads in such leading trade publications as <a href="http://www.instoremag.com/" target="_blank"><em>Instore</em></a> and <a href="http://www.snagmetalsmith.org/" target="_blank"><em>Metalsmith</em></a> magazines to feature their winning designs. We display their finely crafted pieces for thousands of buyers at MJSA Expo New York, and thousands more can see them for the entire year on our website.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><img style="border: 1px solid black; margin: -4px 6px; float: right;" class="floatRight" src="http://www.mjsa.org/files/site_images/ist2_7100889-goldsmiths-tools.jpg" alt="Bench Tools" border="0" height="80" width="121"/>We also make sure our winners can help continue their winning ways by providing cash prizes, gift certificates for tools and supplies, book packages, and, for students, scholarships funded by the MJSA Education Foundation.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">2012 Vision Award Categories</h2>
<p style="text-align: left;">The competition provides designers with several opportunities for deserved recognition. <a href="http://www.mjsa.org/career_center/mjsa_vision_awards/2012_vision_awards_entry_guidelines_/" target="_blank" title="2012 Vision Awards Are Now Open"><strong>The 2012 Call for Entries is NOW OPEN!</strong></a> Deadline for entries is <span style="color: #ff6600;">December 15, 2011.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Design Excellence</strong><br/>Honors professionally produced designs that exhibit exceptional creativity, craftsmanship, and marketability.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Visionary Technical Solution</strong><br/>Honors professionally produced designs in which specific technical challenges—such as combining two non-complementary metals—were overcome to take the piece from concept to completion.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Distinction Awards</strong><br/>Each year, the Vision Awards includes various sponsored categories to honor designers working with specific metals or techniques. The 2012 competition will include awards for <strong>Gold Distinction</strong> (sponsored by <a href="http://www.hooverandstrong.com/">Hoover & Strong</a>), <strong>Laser Distinction</strong> (sponsored by <a href="http://www.laserstar.net/" target="_blank">LaserStar Technologies</a>), <strong>Palladium Distinction</strong> (sponsored by <a href="http://www.luxurypalladium.com/" target="_blank" title="Palladium Alliance International">Palladium Alliance International</a>), <strong>Platinum Distinction</strong> (sponsored by <a href="http://www.preciousplatinum.com/" target="_blank" title="Platinum Guild International">Platinum Guild International</a>) and <strong>Custom Design Distinction</strong> (sponsored by <a href="http://www.techformcasting.com/" target="_blank" title="TechForm Advanced Casting">TechForm Advanced Casting</a>).</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Future of the Industry Award</strong><br/>Sponsored by <a href="http://www.mjsa.org/career_center/mjsa_education_foundation" target="_blank">MJSA Education Foundation</a>, this award recognizes the work of students in jewelry-related programs who exhibit exceptional design talent and creativity.</p> Tributaries: Call for Submissions (Metal Museum)tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2010-04-13:2104389:Topic:1083262010-04-13T21:12:59.076ZBrigitte Martinhttps://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/brigittemartin
<h2 class="inside">Tributaries: Call for Submissions</h2>
<br></br><br></br> In January 2008, the Metal Museum started a new exhibition series called Tributaries. The name is derived from the Museum’s location along the Mississippi, as well as from the focus of the series - artists whose work is beginning to have a significant impact on the metal arts community. The series began as a way to showcase artists who are doing innovative work in small, solo exhibitions. The Museum quickly realized that the…
<h2 class="inside">Tributaries: Call for Submissions</h2>
<br/><br/> In January 2008, the Metal Museum started a new exhibition series called Tributaries. The name is derived from the Museum’s location along the Mississippi, as well as from the focus of the series - artists whose work is beginning to have a significant impact on the metal arts community. The series began as a way to showcase artists who are doing innovative work in small, solo exhibitions. The Museum quickly realized that the series fills a growing need in the metals community, as well as the larger contemporary arts community.<br/><br/>Featured artists have included Haley Bates, John Rais, Jeff Clancy and David Clemons, Jillian Moore, Michael Dale Bernard, Nathan Dube, Sylvie Rosenthal, Jessica Calderwood, and Susan Myers. For more information on previous Tributaries exhibitions, <a href="http://www.metalmuseum.org/tributaries.html" target="_blank">click here</a>.<br/><br/><h3>Overview of Program</h3>
Four metalsmiths are featured in a small solo exhibition each year. Exhibitions last six to eight weeks, depending on the overall exhibition schedule. Selected artists will represent a wide range and mixture of metalsmithing, including ferrous and nonferrous metals, hollowware and jewelry, among others. The Metal Museum will pay for the postcard, reception, shipping to and from the Museum and the artists’ expenses to attend the opening reception. <br/><br/><h3>Application Procedure</h3>
Interested artists should submit the following materials as electronic versions on a CD or by email. <br/><br/>1. A letter of interest not to exceed one page describing the body of work to be exhibited. Proposals for new work or installations should be thoroughly described and supported by drawings or plans included in the requested image set (described below).<br/>2. A resume or biographical sketch, not to exceed 2 pages (please include current contact information).<br/>3. Twenty images of current work in JPG file format. Images should be no smaller than 300 dpi and 1280 X 1048 pixels. The images should be organized on the CD as individual files and named to correspond to the image list requested below. The JPG file names must include your last name, a number and the image title (example: smith01untitled.jpg). <br/>4. Numbered Image List, including title, medium, dimensions of the object depicted and date of making.<br/><br/>Materials should be sent to<br/>Carissa Hussong<br/>Metal Museum<br/>374 Metal Museum Drive<br/>Memphis, TN 38106<br/>Email: Carissa@metalmuseum.org<br/><br/><h3>Deadline</h3>
June 15, 2010<br/><h3>Selection Process</h3>
Participating artists are selected by a committee of professional artists, educators and collectors. Current committee members are <br/>• Dana Davis, Davis Steel and Iron and collector<br/>• Robyn Horn, Windgate Foundation, collector and practicing artist<br/>• Richard Prillaman, Professor, Metals, Memphis College of Art and 2006 Master Metalsmith<br/>• Suzanne Ramljak, curator and editor of Metalsmith Magazine<br/>• Richard E Smith, Associate Professor Metalsmithing/Blacksmith, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale<br/><br/>The committee meets once each year to select the artists for the upcoming exhibition cycle. <br/><br/><h3>Notification</h3>
Artists will be notified of selection by email no later than July 30, 2010.<br/><br/>For more information, call Joel at 901-774-6380.