The Association for Contemporary Jewellery

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The Association for Contemporary Jewellery

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

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

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 27, 2017 at 3:38am

Farnham Maltings, Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 October 2017 

 I am delighted to inform you that exhibitor applications for 2017 are now open.

Festival of crafts exhibitor information and the online application form can be found at on the foc pages on the maltings craft website here.  

 

I do hope it is of interest and look forward to hearing from you should you choose to apply.

With thanks and best wishes, 

Gemma 

 

 

Gemma Curtis

Craft Programme Coordinator

Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7QR

t: 01252 745405

f: 01252 718177

gemma.curtis@farnhammaltings.com

www.farnhammaltings.com

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 25, 2017 at 12:56pm
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 25, 2017 at 12:47pm
Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 25, 2017 at 11:52am

Watchmaker
https://ccskills.org.uk/careers/advice/article/watchmaker#utm_sourc...

Watchmakers make and repair watches, clocks and other timepieces.
Watchmaking requires patience and discipline, as watches are precision-built on a small scale. Photo: Holts Academy
Watchmaking requires patience and discipline, as watches are precision-built on a small scale. Photo: Holts Academy
What do watchmakers do?

People who make watches and clocks are also called horologists. They work on all types and sizes of watch and clock, from tiny wristwatches to large clocks (including public clocks).

Some horologists can also be involved in making scientific timepieces, such as atomic clocks and those controlled by radio signals.

Watchmakers may work on very old clocks and watches, repairing and restoring them. They may work on any part of the clock or watch - either the mechanism inside, or the outer casing.

They may be involved in:

opening watch cases and examining mechanisms
repairing or replacing broken or defective parts, including making parts where necessary
reassembling watches
cleaning parts and watch cases
designing new watch cases and mechanisms.

What is the job like?

Watchmakers use a range of specialist equipment, such as lathes, drill presses, ultrasonic cleaning machines and hand tools (tweezers, pliers, screwdrivers). They may also use chemicals for cleaning watches and parts.

Some watchmakers work for large watch or jewellery companies or nationwide chains.

Many watchmakers are self-employed. They usually work in their own workshop, which might be at home or in other premises. This might be a high street shop where customers can visit. Customers who can’t visit the shop send their watches to the watchmaker.

You need to have a good eye for detail. The inside of a watch is precision-built on a very small scale.
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Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 25, 2017 at 11:47am

http://www.artscraftanddesignaward.co.uk/

Richard Seager Arts Craft and Design Award

The Aims of the Award are to:

give recognition to talented individuals and groups at the beginning of their career in the creative arts, craft and design
offer tailored business mentoring/business skills experience to the Award winner, so that their business is more efficient and effective in the future

The Award is open to individuals or groups who:

are currently studying in the United Kingdom at specialist schools, further education colleges and universities
have completed a further education course or graduated (up to Masters level) within the last 3 years.

Work may be in any medium, e.g. wood, metal, glass, ceramics, polymer, textiles, painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, film, video, creative writing, illustration.
What is the Award?

The Award has been established as a 20-year project, and will operate as an annual arts, craft and design competition, in which the winner will receive a commission to create their winning design.

For 2017, the commission will be to design and make a storage cabinet/unit to hold Richard Seager’s sheet music collection. From 2018 onwards, the client will be either a charity or organisation whose profile would benefit from the additional publicity which the Award will generate, and which feels that the commissioned work would be of lasting benefit for their members and the public. Each year, Valerie Seager will choose the beneficiary of the Award. The Selection Panel will then work with them to draw up the commissioning brief, which will be advertised on this website, in specialist magazines and via online arts and crafts websites.

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 25, 2017 at 11:44am

Acme Studios has a ground floor artist studio vacancy

Studio Details Ground floor studio with ancillary washup room. The main space has roller shutter access. The studio measures 1654sqft and costs £1423.35pcm. The rent is set until April 2019. The studio is available from January 2017.

The monthly charge is inclusive with the exception of electricity for which the space is metered. This studio is part of a purpose-designed three-storey studio building comprising 39 self-contained studios and four work/live units. The building was developed in partnership with High House Production Park Limited and part-funded by Arts Council England’s capital fund. The 14-acre High House Production Park is a world-class centre for technical skills, crafts and artistic production and includes the Royal Opera House Bob and Tamar Manoukian Production Workshop and the National Skills Academy Creative & Cultural Backstage Training Centre.
How to Apply

Call Artist Liaison on 0208 709 9062

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 25, 2017 at 11:40am

Handmade at Kew: Please see the Application Pack for more details and apply online via our website www.handmadeinbritain.co.uk/kew

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 25, 2017 at 11:39am

Top Draw Applications: For further details on how to apply and for an application pack, please visit www.topdrawer.co.uk/application-process/craft-call-for-entries or contact Alis Clement, Alis.Clement@clarionevents.com or call +44 (0)20 7384 7959. **Apply now to choose your preferred location and take advantage of the full marketing campaign. Call for entries for AW17 close on Friday 31 March 2017. Please note that there is limited space available and stand locations are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. **

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 25, 2017 at 11:37am

The Little Northern Contemporary Craft Fair: Call for application
Description

The LNCCF is a small spin off event of the flagship Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair taking place on Sunday 7th May at Altrincham Town Hall. This is a table top event and features just 38 selected makers. Space from £85, includes website profile.
How to Apply

Further details at http://greatnorthernevents.co.uk/homepage-lnccf.aspx

Comment by Rebecca Skeels on March 25, 2017 at 11:35am

Exhibit at Collect 2018

Collect 2017 Photo:Sophie Mutevelian
Description

Collect is the craft sector's premier showcase, bringing together galleries, artists and collectors from around the world to present a stunning array of established and new talent. Since its launch in 2004, Collect has gone from strength to strength to become one of the world's leading fairs for contemporary applied art and the highlight of the craft calendar.

In 2018, Collect will return to the beautiful setting of the Saatchi Gallery from 22nd to 25th February. Presenting craft in a fine art context, Collect profiles the exceptional skill and intellectual rigour behind modern craft – from works in ceramics, glass, metal, wood, textiles and jewellery to makers working in non-traditional materials and using experimental techniques. At a time of unprecedented interest in craft, it brings together the passion of collecting, interest in design and interiors, with the energy of making.

Above all, Collect challenges perceptions of what craft is and can be. Craft is dynamic and extends across the fields of contemporary art and design. Collect’s exhibitors show works that push beyond the traditional boundaries. Whether a maker defines themselves as designer, artist or craftsperson, or all three – materiality and the handmade are at the core of what they do. Collect reflects that diversity, giving visitors the thrill of discovering the unexpected, the surprising and the unfamiliar.

Why exhibit at Collect 2018?

Collect 2017 recieved over 14,000 visitors.
One in every five visitors comes to Collect to buy or commission work.
Collect private events attract a wide ranging audience made up of private collectors, curators, cultural professionals, funders and policy makers.
Close of show sales for Collect 2017 were estimated in excess of £1.5 million with a positive response from exhibitors for future business
https://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/account/login#why

 

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