Portugal: Discovering Artists, Connections, Cuisine, and Music

Jewelry That Makes You Think.

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AJF's 2019 TRIP TO PORTUGAL

Discovering Artists, Connections, Cuisine, and Music

by Michele Cottler Fox

"As to what I get from being a member of AJF, that answer is both [easy and] complex. First, it gives me the chance to learn about art jewelry from the perspective of makers, gallerists, collectors, and museum curators. It’s hard for me to imagine another way to spend time with all of these different points of view at the same time. Second, it certainly helps me feel freer about the kind of work I make myself. Until I had spent time with AJF members, I was afraid to wear and show my more experimental work because it didn’t fit into the category of what most people think of as jewelry."

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Applications will be accepted through January 12, 2020.

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FEATURED AJF LIBRARY CONTENT

This is a review of a 2014 exhibition at Gallery Funaki, 2 minds 4 hands, described as "an extraordinary visual and sensory treat." The work in the show was made by two renowned contemporary Dutch artists—one living in Amsterdam (Lucy Sarneel) and the other in Melbourne (Manon van Kouswijk). Both artists regularly show at the gallery, where their work is often available to view and wear.

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