Double Feature: 108lContemporary & AJF in Conversation

Jewelry That Makes You Think.

This week we have a little extra content for you!

Read on for this week's two featured articles.

INTERVIEW

108lCONTEMPORARY, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, USA

Contemporary Craft in One of America's Most Livable Cities

by Olivia Shih

108|Contemporary is a nonprofit community arts organization known for vibrant exhibitions that not only showcase cutting-edge craft, but also give a platform to marginalized artists. In this article, Olivia Shih interviews Susan Baley, executive director of 108|Contemporary, about how craft meets community at her organization.

Image caption: 108|Contemporary’s facade, 2019, photo: Jack Dean

LECTURE

DEACCESSIONING OR WHEN YOU CAN'T WEAR IT ALL, ALL THE TIME

AJF in Conversation at NYCJW19

by Art Jewelry Forum

Deaccessioning describes the official removal of holdings from an institution’s collection via various methods, but our panel used it to describe the ways you, as a collector, can plan the future of the pieces in your collection. What are your options? What are the questions to ask about your jewelry, and where do you start?

AJF in Conversation: Deaccessioning or When You Can’t Wear It All, All The Time took place during NYC Jewelry Week, November 19, 2019, at The Jewelry Library. View the video of the panel discussion here.

Image caption: (Left to right) moderator Lindsay Pollock and panelists Barbara Gifford, Mark McDonald, and Sienna Patti

The 2020 AJF Young Artist Award Guidelines are now available.

Applications will be accepted through January 12, 2020.

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FEATURED AJF LIBRARY CONTENT

Courtesy of Galeria Reverso

P age through the catalog for Time/Time Past, an exhibition of contemporary jewelry by Iris Eichenberg and Marta Costa Reis. Time/Time Past was held in Lisbon, at Galeria Reverso, July 20–September 15, 2018; and at Munich Jewellery Week 2019, at Goldberg Studios, March 13–16, 2019.

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