http://misilversmith.org Michigan Silversmiths Guild News en-us Michigan Silversmiths Guild rob@ioc.tl rob@ioc.tl http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=315 Christine Bossler All MSG members are eligible to apply. All work submitted must be made by the applicant. Although mixed media pieces are accepted, some metal is required. Members who are interested in learning about art fairs or may be considering this as a career path are especially encouraged to apply. NO PREVIOUS ART FAIR EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY. If you are not currently a member or are not current with yo... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=330 Christine Bossler The Northern California Enamel Guild, NCEG, will sponsor its 10th International Juried Enamel Exhibition at Lireille Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry and Artin Oakland, California September 6 through October 16, 2010. $25 entry fee for up to two entries. All entries must have been made in the last 2 years. All submissions must be for sale. Applicants do not have to be a member of NCEG to apply, ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=328 Christine Bossler Submissions sought for book Protective Ornament: From Amulet to Armor, written by Suzanne Ramljak, editor of Metalsmith, to be published by Schiffer Books in 2011. Seeking jewelry and metalwork for forthcoming book addressing the theme of bodily protection and the safeguarding function of ornament. Artists are encouraged to submit innovative examples of amulets, helmets, hatpins, brass knuckles, ... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=329 Christine Bossler MAG will award a $500 grant to a full-time, matriculated student showing excellence, potential, and talent in the metal arts. The winner will be given a feature article in an upcoming issue of the Guildletter. DEADLINE: Entries must be postmarked by APRIL 30, 2010... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=327 Christine Bossler Throughout history, metalsmiths have sought commissions from the palace to create objet de virtue, extravagant works that challenge the limitation of technique, scale, and sometimes even good taste. Such objects are designed to take center stage, serving as the focal point of parlors, entrance halls, courtyards, or, later in the 19th-century, as â... Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=326 Christine Bossler Anyone who has seen them would agree that Ericia Bartels creations are nothing short of exquisite. A metalsmith by trade, Ericia will be showcasing her hat designs at the Detroit Artists Market 2010 Design Show. And though she humbly credits luck combined with the help of her friends with getting her start in the industry, we think her unmistakable talent may have something to do with it. We sat d... Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=325 Christine Bossler Silver Triennial 2010. Gold and silversmiths, metal artists and designers, as well as students and apprentices from Germany and abroad are invited to participate in the main contest or the youth promotion contest. Accepting new design ideas for hollow and flatware. Jewelry will not be accepted. Works should be executed in silver. Students and apprentices may submit silver plated pieces. Jurors: Dr... Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=314 Christine Bossler For the design contest and exhibition 2010, the technical jury of New Traditional Jewellery has chosen the theme True Colours, because literally as well as figuratively this theme offers considerable scope for inspiration.True Colours may be approached from a social perspective, society if full of topical colour coding. Other examples may be found in heraldry, folklore and science. True Colou... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=317 Christine Bossler A juried fine arts fair, Art on the Grand has found its way into the hearts of Michigan art lovers. The artist booth area is presented by the Farmington Hills Special Services Departments Cultural Arts Division in partnership with the Farmington Downtown Development Authority, Art on the Grand invites fine artists and crafts persons from across the country to apply, working in various media, inclu... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=318 Christine Bossler The Exhibitions Committee for the 2011 SNAG Conference is seeking proposals for exhibitions in response to the conference theme: FLUX. Flux as movement, Flux as a malady, Flux as a process, Flux as a material, Flux as a noun or verb, Whats not in Flux? To submit a proposal, please send: Your resume, The proposal, no more than one page in length, should describe the exhibition concept; whether it ... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=319 Christine Bossler This year we are awarding scholarships in two different categories: the Designer Category (based on images of finished pieces that are designed and created by the student), and a Non-Designer Category (essay based for those studying to be a gemologist, appraiser, watch-maker, bench jeweler, or retailer). Please follow the directions closely for the directions may vary depending on the category tha... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=320 Christine Bossler Halstead Bead, Inc. is calling for entries to its fifth annual Business Development Grant competition for new American jewelry designers entering the bridge jewelry trade. The deadline for packet submissions is June 9, 2010. The winner of the 2010 Grant will receive $6,000 in cash and merchandise as well as other benefits. The Halstead Bead Business Development Grant differs from other jewelry in... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=322 Christine Bossler Shout is an online exhibition of crafthaus featuring polymer clay art. Anything made primarily with polymer clay, from jewelry to furniture and everything in between, is appropriate. We shout when we really want someone to hear what we have to say. â... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=323 Christine Bossler Are you a skilled and imaginative jewelry designer who is up for a challenge? Great! Your mission is to design a ring that can be madeâ... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=311 Christine Bossler The SNAG Educational Endowment was founded in 1992. Its sole focus is awarding graduate and undergraduate educational scholarships each year. These are our most prestigious and highly competitive student scholarship awards. A Selection Committee of three independent jurors determines the awards.... Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=302 Christine Bossler I Care A Lot - a portable discussion on the Middle East present a collection of Jewelry artworks in a group exhibition dealing with a verity of complicated themes associated with the Middle East. Why jewelry? Jewelry is an intimate art medium within the private and the public space which offers a personal relationship and an encounter between the wearer ,the viewer audience and the actual jewelr... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=304 Christine Bossler Craft in America explores the vitality, history and significance of the craft movement in the United States and its impact on our nation... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=306 Christine Bossler Inclination: {Aptitude, tendency, disposition, penchant, prejudice, direction, leaning, incline, preference.} The theme METAL inclinations should encourage creative license and elicit a variety of jewelry incorporating metal techniques. ALL jewelry entered should incorporate metal. The 2010 METAL Inclinations2 International juried exhibition will include selections of the most exemplary fine met... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=307 Christine Bossler The eagle is an attribute of, or sometimes a representation of, Zeus, king of the gods. The eagle... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=292 Christine Bossler In 2010, Ox-Bow will celebrate 100 years as a school of art and artists' residency. As part of the year-ling celebration, Ox-Bow will offer three artists two-week residencies during the early part of the 2010 summer session. Centennial Residents will receive a private studio, room and board, as well as a $1000 stipend to be used towards expenses. The residencies will take place in two-week shifts ... Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=290 Christine Bossler Something unsettling and melancholy suffuses the work of Iris Eichenberg, an artist of the small and remarkable. A one-time nurse who veered into art and now heads the metalsmithing department at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Eichenberg works mostly in esoteric jewelry, pieces of which have been acquired by institutions from New York's Metropolitan Museum to Paris' National Fondation D'Ar... Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EST http://misilversmith.org/newsarchive.php?id=286 Christine Bossler The Jewelry + Objects: 2009 Michigan Silversmiths Guild Membership Exhibition catalog is now available through lulu.com. Down loading a copy is free and lulu is selling the printed paperback catalogs for $24.40. Here is a link to the catalog: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/michigan-silversmiths-guild-jewelry-+-objects-2009/7061088A limited supply of the catalogs available for... Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST