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The whirlwind that is Munich Jewelry Week and the triple feature that is Schmuck, Talente, and Frame (whew!) is winding down and the city of Munich is slowly emptying of the jewelry-frenzied crowds. While those of you who attended take time to recover, Art Jewelry Forum is working on some thought-provoking articles about the exhibitions, events, and jewelry that have been flooding your senses and taking over everyone's social media feeds. Look for them next week!
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2016 Limited-Edition AJF Pin World Tour
#AJFpinup
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Did you hear that AJF was awarded the
Nobel Jewellery Peace Prize from Diagonal Arts Project for our Ambassadors program? The timing of the recognition of AJF's global platform couldn't be better. We'd like to introduce a special version of the 2016 limited-edition AJF pin, designed by Swedish artist Hanna Hedman, that will travel the world, passed from hand to hand, until it returns to Munich in 2017. Starting out with Anna Gayton and Aniya Dunkley at Alchimia in Florence, Italy, the pin will be given to someone to wear and document with
#AJFpinup on social media. Then they will pass it on to the next unsuspecting person. How many countries do you think we can cover with the extensive, global network that is art jewelry? See some initial wearers from Munich Jewelry Week
on the website.
Finally, what if you don't agree with something written on AJF? Well then, write us a letter about it! Amanda Game sent in a letter to the editor regarding the exhibition review of
A Sense of Jewellery
by Stephen Knott. Both the letter and the exhibition review are posted below for your reading convenience. Feel free to add your thoughts in the comment section--how does language add to or detract from the curatorial strategy of an exhibition?
Xo,
PS: Have you noticed that AJF switches between "jewellery" and "jewelry" depending on the context--being international is hard on our proofreader!
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NEW INTERVIEWS
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The National, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Bilk Gallery, Canberra, Australia
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Iias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum, Athens, Greece
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Beyond Fashion, Antwerp, Belgium
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UPCOMING CONFERENCE
Join AJF May 25 - 29, 2016 at ZOOM, organized by the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. |
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FEATURED GALLERIES
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Bilk Gallery
Melissa Cameron:
Body Politic
Canberra, Australia
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Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery
Nancy Mēgan Corwin: Marine
Life Evolved
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Gallery Funaki
Carlier Makigawa:
Morphology
Melbourne, Australia
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Oh My Blue
Anna Norrgrann:
The Flow within and Flight from a Standard Format
Venice, Italy
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Shibumi Gallery
Christina Odegard
Berkeley, California, USA
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2016 AJF ARTIST AWARD WINNER
LYNN BATCHELDER
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AJF PUBLICATIONS
AJF's books make a great addition to any craft-conscious library.
Supporters of AJF receive 20% off all AJF publications.
Please
contact us directly for details on bulk orders.
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CORPORATE SPONSORS
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Are you interested in being a corporate supporter of AJF?
Find more information here.
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