Metal Arts Guild Events

The Metal Arts Guild invites you to participate in our 2009 Theme Exhibition.
The Metal Arts Guild encourages our membership—professionals, emerging artists and students, to participate in this non-juried exhibition. This is a great opportunity to share your work with the Bay Area community.

What does it mean to live, work, dress and move in today’s urban environment?

“Urban” means many things today: cosmopolitan and sophisticated, popular culture and ethnic diversity, street savvy and fast pace living, and museums, shops and a multitude of architectural styles. Our cities throb with energy, creativity, and diversity -- 5-star restaurants, upscale fashion, high tech, and a banquet of cultural wealth contrasts with congestion, pollution, homelessness, and garbage-ridden alleyways.

Urban Renaissance explores these contrasts through the use of materials, form and construction, from
objects to environmental installations to heighten our awareness of our surroundings and our lives.

Current Membership in the Metal Arts Guild is required for all entrants. You may include your payment for membership with this form (see reverse).
All submitted work must speak to the theme of the exhibition. A proposed idea (sketch, photo, etc) or artist statement of purpose must be included with the Commitment Form.
This exhibition is NOT limited to jewelry.
The work shown must have been completed within the last three years.
Size limitation: 18” x 18” x 18”. Please notify us if your piece is larger.
Piece limitation: One piece per member. A short series is acceptable as long as it fits within the above size limitation. Notify us if otherwise.
Participation Fee: $15 due with the Commitment Form.
Accepted methods of payment:
Paypal (for electronically submitted forms), checks or cash. Make checks payable to The Metal Arts Guild.
OPTIONAL: Self-Addressed-Stamped-Envelope if you prefer the Gallery Agreement be mailed to you rather than sent as an email attachment.

Questions? Contact Ron Elson: relson@uclink4.berkeley.edu or 510-610-1166.
Please include "Urban Renaissance" in the Subject line of email.
ACCI (Art and Crafts Cooperative, Inc) Gallery in Berkeley will host the show in November 2009.





METAL ARTS GUILD EVENTS 2009


"The Value of Locality" Damian Skinner Wednesday, June 24th Velvet Da Vinci 2015 Polk Street San Francisco Damian Skinner will present a talk to MAG focused on "The Value of Locality," New Zealand jewelers, jewelry, and the complexities of being an art jeweler. The lecture is a prelude to the January/February 2010 exhibition at Velvet da Vinci curated by Dr. Skinner and tentatively titled "Pocket Guide to New Zealand Jewellery." The show and the lecture will feature the work of 17 New Zealand artists including Warwick Freeman, Lisa Walker, and Peter Deckers. Please Join us at Velvet da Vinci at 7pm on the 24th for this exciting lecture with Damain Skinner, curator, writer, and arts advocate from New Zealand.



MAG at Maker Faire Come check out the MAG booth at Maker Faire, May 30-31, 2009 at the San Mateo County Expo Center! It’s a DIY extravaganza to suit the crafter and techie alike. We’ll be in the Show Barn and have a full line-up of hands-on workshops and demos, plus the recycled jewelry show, “Brillant-Reuse”, curated by Christine Dhein. See below for the schedule of events. For info and directions to Maker Faire, go to http://www.makerfaire.com Saturday, May 30 11am-12pm Working with Argentium with Rondy Coryell (demo) 12-2pm Chain weaving with Leslie Gordon (demo) 2-3pm Recycled Gold Splatter Techniqe with Eli Yasek (demo) 3-7pm The Pencil Project with Harriete Estel Berman (hands-on) 4-5pm Crocheting and Knitting with wire with Cintra Harbach (demo) 4-8pm Fold Forming with Ed Lay (hands-on) Sunday, May 31 10am-1pm The Pencil Project with Harriete Estel Berman (hands-on) 12-3pm Fold Forming with Ed Lay (hands-on) 3-4pm Keum-boo–Bonding Gold on Silver with Christine Dhein (demo) 4-6pm Recycled Pendant Project with Taiko Roskothen (hands-on) Photos of Work


Ira Sherman: MONUMENTAL SCULPTURE DESIGN FROM A JEWELERS PERSPECTIVE Thursday, May 14, at 7pm in building C, room 205, at the Fort Mason Center Please join MAG in a riveting evening with metalsmith and sculptor Ira Sherman as he presents his lecture: MONUMENTAL SCULPTURE DESIGN FROM A JEWELERS PERSPECTIVE. Ira Sherman is one of the few artist today working in four very diverse metalsmithing disciplines. He is a professional award winning goldsmith, liturgical art designer, designer and fabricator of mechanized sculpture and prosthetic devices, and designer and fabricator of monumental sculpture. Each of these disciplines use very different approaches to how the work is designed and marketed, yet all have similar aesthetic relationships. Sherman will go through a brief history of his works using slides and video and explain how each metalsmithing discipline is related through design, yet built on very different scale. The lecture will be held Thursday, May 14, at 7pm in building C, room 205, at the Fort Mason Center. The lecture will be free for MAG members, non-members will be asked to pay five dollars. Mr. Sherman is visiting the Bay Area after presenting a fold-forming workshop at the Mendocino Art Center in Mendocino, CA. The workshop will be held May 8-10. www.geocities.com/irasherman1409/home The Fort Mason Center is wheelchair accessible and has ample parking for a nominal fee. It is also accessible by MUNI buses.



Michael Good: Tuesday, April 21 at 7pm, City College of San Francisco, Visual Arts Building, room V115. MAG members have the fortunate opportunity to observe Michael Good as he presents his complex and beautiful work to us on Tuesday, April 21 at 7pm. The lecture will be held at City College's Visual Arts building, room V115. The lecture will last approximately one hour with a question and answer session at the end. The lecture is free to MAG members, non-members can attend the lecture but will be asked to pay five dollars. Michael Good, whose name is synonymous with anticlastic raising, has developed and expanded the definition of jewelry and metalsmithing to sculptural forms that are a natural extension of the human form. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania of Belgian parents, Michael is primarily self-taught as a jeweler and sculptor. He has been a goldsmith and teacher since 1969, and has taught workshops for professional organizations, schools, and universities in North America and Europe. His work is represented in stores, galleries, and private collections internationally. www.michaelgood.com City College of San Francisco, at 50 Phelan Avenue, is wheelchair accessible and has ample parking ($2/day) in its parking lot. It is also easily accessible via MUNI and BART. A map of the Ocean campus can be found through the College's website: http://www.ccsf.edu/Campuses/



Urban Renaissance: New Visions of Jewelry and Sculpture PDF APPLICATION page 1 PDF APPLICATION page 2 The Metal Arts Guild invites you to participate in our 2009 Theme Exhibition. The Metal Arts Guild encourages our membership—professionals, emerging artists and students, to participate in this non-juried exhibition. This is a great opportunity to share your work with the Bay Area community. Urban Renaissance: New Visions of Jewelry and Sculpture What does it mean to live, work, dress and move in today’s urban environment? “Urban” means many things today: cosmopolitan and sophisticated, popular culture and ethnic diversity, street savvy and fast pace living, and museums, shops and a multitude of architectural styles. Our cities throb with energy, creativity, and diversity -- 5-star restaurants, upscale fashion, high tech, and a banquet of cultural wealth contrasts with congestion, pollution, homelessness, and garbage-ridden alleyways. Urban Renaissance explores these contrasts through the use of materials, form and construction, from objects to environmental installations to heighten our awareness of our surroundings and our lives. Requirements: Current Membership in the Metal Arts Guild is required for all entrants. You may include your payment for membership with this form (see reverse). All submitted work must speak to the theme of the exhibition. A proposed idea (sketch, photo, etc) or artist statement of purpose must be included with the Commitment Form. This exhibition is NOT limited to jewelry. The work shown must have been completed within the last three years. Size limitation: 18” x 18” x 18”. Please notify us if your piece is larger. Piece limitation: One piece per member. A short series is acceptable as long as it fits within the above size limitation. Notify us if otherwise. Participation Fee: $15 due with the Commitment Form. Accepted methods of payment: Paypal (for electronically submitted forms), checks or cash. Make checks payable to The Metal Arts Guild. OPTIONAL: Self-Addressed-Stamped-Envelope if you prefer the Gallery Agreement be mailed to you rather than sent as an email attachment. Deadline for Commitment Form: March 31, 2009 Commitment Form may be submitted electronically or mailed Deadline for artwork TBA Questions? Contact Ron Elson: relson@uclink4.berkeley.edu or 510-610-1166. Please include "Urban Renaissance" in the Subject line of email. ACCI (Art and Crafts Cooperative, Inc) Gallery in Berkeley will host the show in November 2009.



MAG Metalsmithing Day Annual Members Meeting Sunday, January 18, 2009 1-4pm River of Words, Sawtooth Building 2599 Eighth St. #38 Berkeley Don't forget to come over to the Sawtooth Building in Berkeley this Sunday for our Annual Metalsmithing Day! Hear more about the MAG Exhibition that you all have been waiting for, coming up this year. Plus, enjoy learning more about Chasing and Repousse from a master at the craft, David Bigazzi. P.S. Renew if you haven't yet.



"Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul" Saturday, January 11, 2009 9:30 A.M. Join MAG on its second private guided tour of the Asian Art Museum's alluring exhibit: "Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul" on Sunday January 11th at 9:30 am. The first tour filled up so quickly, we decided to offer another. This tour is limited to 15 people, so sign up while there is still space! The tour will cost $17 for MAG members, this fee covers the cost of admittance and the private guide. The fee for non-members is $25. Contact person is Suzanne Pugh, email her at spugh@ccsf.edu to reserve a space.


"Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul" Saturday, January 10, 2009 9:30 A.M. Join MAG on a private guided tour of the Asian Art Museum's alluring exhibit: "Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul" on Saturday, January 10th at 9:30 am. This tour is limited to 15 people, so sign up while there is still space! The tour will cost $17 for MAG members, this fee covers the cost of admittance and the private guide. The fee for non-members is $25. Contact person is Suzanne Pugh, email her at spugh@ccsf.edu to reserve a space.



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