The biennial AJF Young Artist Award acknowledges promise, innovation, and individuality, and advances the careers of rising artists. Ambitious contemporary jewelry artists age 35 and under are invited to apply for this international prize in contemporary art jewelry, which includes US$7,500 for the winner, as well as an exhibition during Schmuck in March 2022 for the winner and four finalists. The Young Artist Award competition is generously supported by collectors Karen and Michael Rotenberg. We are also very excited to announce that as a result of their leadership and generosity, each of the four finalists will receive a US$1,000 award this year.

Caption: Karen and Michael Rotenberg, the funders of the 2022 AJF Young Artist Award

Authors Susan Cummins and Cindi Strauss will present and discuss their book In Flux: American Jewelry and the Counterculture. This new book was produced through AJF’s fiscal sponsorship program, which provides financial management for projects in the art jewelry field. (For information on our fiscal sponsorship program, please go here.)

This event is presented in collaboration with the Craft in America Center. It's free and open to all. For more information and to register, follow this link. 

Caption: The front and back covers of In Flux

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