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Jewelry Culture | Come and Get it

JULY 15, 2016

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Did you know that the jewelry collection of Lois and Bob Boardman is being accessioned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)? AJF is hosting a three-day trip to celebrate this exciting new acquisition and you, as a supporter of AJF, are invited. Check out the full itinerary and purchase tickets if you'd like to join in the celebration--we've made the trip a la carte so you can attend one, two, or all three days.

We have some additional news we just can't keep under wraps any longer ... through a generous grant from long-time supporter Susan Beech, AJF is pleased (beyond the moon, really) to offer a mid-career artist grant of $20,000! The guidelines and press release will arrive in your inbox on Monday July 18, but we wanted you to be the first to know.

Thanks for being a part of the AJF community--everything we do is through the generosity of people just like you!

Xo,

Art Jewelry For um

BRIEFING

MADE TOGETHER:

Thrills and Pangs of Participatory Jewelry

by Benjamin Lignel

...[t]he notion of "participation" continues to loom large in cultural programs around the world, in all artistic fields: It ties in nicely with institutional outreach programs, finds its way up into policy making (as a way to dump part of the social bill onto the artist's lap), and into the lingo of web 2.0 users. This general, diffuse interest is my alibi: I care, because jewelers' ventures into participation are embedded in a much larger cultural zeitgeist.

NEW ARTICLES AND REVIEWS

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GLITZ, GLAMOUR, AND GUYS

by Jillian Moore

ONE ON TWO

BOXED NAKEDNESS: EXPORT VERSUS

BAKKER

by Liesbeth den Besten

WEBSITE IMPROVEMENT

AJF's website just got even more awesome! You can now share the articles, interviews, and reviews you love (or love to hate) directly to your Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter feeds.

In addition, you can highlight particularly informative, irritating, or inspiring thoughts from authors, artists, curators, collectors, and the other fascinating people featured on AJF directly to Twitter; just highlight the text to tweet.

Last, and this is especially great for professors and gallerists, you can now download a pdf to share with your students or interested customers AND, if you choose to print, there is a new green option that helps you save paper and ink. How great is that?!

Look for the share icons in the left side of your desktop or at the bottom of your mobile device. Enjoy!