The 2024 SNAG Election is here! Help usher in the newest members of our volunteer Board that will help steer our organization. All current SNAG members may vote. There are 5 open seats for the Board of Directors, and one open seat for a Student Representative to serve on the Board of Directors. There are two open seats for the Nominations and Elections Committee: one Representative (write-in) and one Student Representative. The candidates are: Jessica Andersen (continuing), Larissa McPherson (student), Atinuke Osibogun-Adeleke, Clayton Salley (student), Elizabeth Shypertt, Demitra Thomloudis ..read more

Jewelry Thinking is a multipart series celebrating artists whose practices illustrate jewelry thinking. These artists may or may not have a background in jewelry, but their work exhibits qualities that jewelry artists will recognize, including commitment to materiality, respect of process, and focus on the body.   Though ektor garcia is material agnostic, he is preoccupied with copper. He was born in Red Bluff, California, the child of migrant farmers. As a Mexican and an American, he feels at home in both countries. garcia1 is an avid practitioner of the art of crochet, in part to h ..read more

The SNAG IMPACT Awards selection committee has named Arthur Hash as one of the inaugural Award recipients. This initiative aims to celebrate and support those making extraordinary contributions to the ever-evolving field of jewelry and metalsmithing. These awards are presented to two practitioners whose hand-crafted work has demonstrated notable impact in the areas of socially responsible practice, sustainability, technical innovation, and/or creative innovation. Brooches “Arthur Hash has been practicing at the edge of craft and technology since 2005. Starting long before digital drawing softw ..read more

Information on the 2024 Election for the SNAG Board of Directors can be found on our website here. Online voting takes place May 16th-June 6th. The candidates are: Jessica Andersen (continuing), Larissa McPherson (student), Atinuke Osibogun-Adeleke, Clayton Salley (student), Elizabeth Shypertt, Demitra Thomloudis (continuing), Ho Oi Ying Valerie The post SNAG 2024 Election appeared first on SNAG ..read more

SNAG @ Tucson is the only event during the Tucson Gem Show dedicated to tools, equipment, materials and education. Watch Galen Boone’s Artist Talk from February 2, 2024. The post SNAG @ Tucson 2024: Galen Boone Artist Talk appeared first on SNAG ..read more

SNAG @ Tucson is the only event during the Tucson Gem Show dedicated to tools, equipment, materials and education. Watch Claire Webb’s Artist Talk from February 3, 2024. The post SNAG @ Tucson 2024: Claire Webb Artist Talk appeared first on SNAG ..read more

  SNAG @ Tucson is the only event during the Tucson Gem Show dedicated to tools, equipment, materials and education. Watch Jess Tolbert’s Artist Talk from February 2, 2024. The post SNAG @ Tucson 2024: Jess Tolbert Artist Talk appeared first on SNAG ..read more

SNAG @ Tucson is the only event during the Tucson Gem Show dedicated to tools, equipment, materials and education. Watch the talk with Ian Bone from Capricorn Gems on February 2, 2024. The post SNAG @ Tucson 2024: Ian Bone Talk appeared first on SNAG ..read more

SNAG @ Tucson is the only event during the Tucson Gem Show dedicated to tools, equipment, materials and education. Watch Motoko Furuhashi’s Artist Talk from February 2, 2024. The post SNAG @ Tucson 2024: Motoko Furuhashi Artist Talk appeared first on SNAG ..read more

It’s BACK! Open call for handouts for the 4th edition of the H21 series! Nicole Jacquard and Linda Tien are requesting materials to be considered for a 4th version of the popular Handouts from the 21st Century booklets. Inspired by Fred Woell’s Handouts from the 20th Century, each version of Handouts from the 21st Century includes numerous handouts and teaching aids. Please consider submitting a handout or two to be published in the 4th version which will be on sale at the SNAG x San Diego conference and on the SNAG website. Sections in the booklet are (but not limited to ..read more