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Current Supporters receive 20% off all AJF publications.
Use coupon code:  2016 AJFBOOKS

AND special invitations to trips and conferences--more details below!
APRIL 15,  2016

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Are you planning to attend Collective Design Fair in New York? Then you can join AJF's trip and participate in curator-led tours and conversations with select artists from May 5-6, 2016. 

Included in the trip is attendance to an invitation-only panel on collecting hosted by Norwegian Craft with Glenn Adamson and Lindsay Pollock, a curator-led tour of  Bent, Cast & Forged: The Jewelry of Harry Bertoia  at the Museum of Arts and Design, a visit to  Collective Design  with a focus on the t wo dedicated  jewelry galleries included in the fair:  Sienna Patti , featuring the work of Jamie Bennett, and  Ornamentum Gallery , who will be featuring Jiro Kimata--and that's just the first day. On the second day, visit Gallery Loupe and meet Israeli  artist Esther Knobel, Brooklyn Metalworks to view Alissa Lamarre's Dividing Gravity, and the Gallery at Reinstein|Ross to celebrate with Donald Friedlich. You will also receive passes to attend the Armory Show on your own time, thanks to the generosity of Didier, Ltd. To attend this trip, you must be a current supporter of AJF. Seats are limited so register soon.


Don't forget about the exciting new monthly donation option on the website--and special thanks to those who have already signed up.  Donating monthly helps AJF develop a dependable financial base and helps you be even more generous by spreading your donation over time. Everyone wins!
UPCOMING CONFERENCE
Join AJF & ZOOM  May 25 - 29, 2016 o rganized by the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Last day to register is May 9, 2016.
Lecture by Rebekah Frank
Writing Workshop
Lecture by Courtney Kemp
Wikipedia Workshop
NEW ARTICLES & REVIEWS
VIDEOS
Collectors Panel, MJW 2016
by  Benjamin Lignel
ARTICLES & SERIES
One on Two nº3
by  Nichka Marobin
NEW INTERVIEWS
ARTISTS
Shibumi Gallery, Berkeley, California, USA
GALLERIES
Beyond Fashion, Antwerp, Belgium
ARTISTS

ARTISTS [SPONSORED]
Awarded by Halstead Bead, Prescott, Arizona
GALLERIES
Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antiques Show
BRIEFING

WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. 
WE ARE NOT IN THIS TOGETHER.
by AJF Editor Benjamin Lignel

"Even though we all tend to meet up in the same railway station, I don't believe jewelry is actually on a single train, going in a single direction."

AJF Supporter Opportunity
IAC's  Sixth International Gold Conference
April 28-29, 2016

GOLD: Mentors, Milestones, and Metamorphosis

Special rate for AJF supporters-- $175 (in lieu of $350)

Register here and use promo code: AJF 
Or call (646) 485-1952 

A downloadable PDF of the conference brochure with full agenda is available here.
Alexandra Hart,  Golden Sunburst Necklace
18 kt. gold, 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches, 
photo: Robert Weldon
FEATURED GALLERIES
Aaron Faber Gallery
Phenomenal Jewelry
New York, New York, USA
Avid Gallery
Becky Bliss: Found
Wellington, New Zealand
Four
Kevin Hughes: The Good Old Boys
Gothenburg, Sweden
Galerie Rob Koudijs
Felix Lindner: Assemblage
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Gallery Loupe
Robert Baines: Perceptions
Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Jewelers'Werk Galerie
Karin Johannsen: Soundtrack
Washington D.C., USA
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