General Meeting Information
Past Metalsmithing Days
Want to present a 5-Minute Tip?

Metalsmithing Day Information:
July 26, 2025

11am-3pm

at the CCA SF Campus (145 Hooper St, SF, CA)

Balancing the Scale: Navigating a Shifting Market

Come join in a day of presentation, discussions, and inspiration with your fellow metalsmiths. BYO lunch and come chat about how we can all learn and adapt to the ground under our feet in this day and age.

Presentations by Hilary Finck and Sharon Z, demonstrations by Joe Silvera and Curtis Arima. Schedule posted closer to the event date.

We hope to see you there!

This event is FREE and open to all! MAG membership is not required, but we certainly hope to entice you to join if you haven’t already!

Hilary Finck: One is Silver and the Other’s Gold- Cultivating and Nurturing Clients Across Price Points

Sharon Z: Stop the Ride, I Want to Get Off! Pricing jewelry in the face of rising gold and silver costs

Joe Silvera: Seriously Twisted- Creating Twisted Wire Patterns in Drawn Wire and Rolled Sheet

Metalsmithing Day (General Meetings) take place in spring or summer of each year. It is a great opportunity to meet the Board of Directors, get the most up to date information on upcoming events, and network with other members. During the meeting, members and presenters present a series of talks, lectures, demonstrations, and 5-Minute Tips. Topics have ranged from covering your most beloved hammers with baby socks, stretching techniques to keep you making, bench tricks, and much more.

Past presenters have included Rebekah Frank, Ed Lay, Alan Revere, Jack da Silva, Dawn Nakanishi, Deb Lozier, Marilyn da Silva, Harriete Estel Berman, Christine Dhein, David Casella, Davide Bigazzi, Jo-Ann and John Donivan, Edith Sommer, Shana Astrachan, emiko oye — just to name a few!

Past meeting venues have included Nahl Hall at CCA and SOMAarts.

Past Metalsmithing Days

Metalsmithing Day 2019
with demos by Alexis Pavlantos, Arlene Mornick, and Gregg Hessel
CCA Jewelry Studio, Oakland, Ca
March 31, 2019

Metalsmithing Day 2018
with demos by Maya Kini, Alison Antelman, and Curtis Arima
CCA Jewelry Studio, Oakland, Ca
April 8, 2018

Metalsmithing Day 2017
with demos by Curtis Arima, Jack da Silva, Candy Chu and Raissa Bump
CCA Jewelry Studio, Oakland, Ca
April 23, 2017

Metalsmithing Day 2016
with Rebekah Frank, Olivia Shih, and Sher Novak
Lecture by Rebekah Frank
CCA Nahl Hall, Oakland, Ca
April 3, 2016

Want to Present a 5-Minute Tip?

Who doesn’t love tips – bench tips, photography, marketing, quick tips to make life easier in the studio! Got a timesaving favorite tool/technique that you want to share with MAG members –we’d love to hear about it and see it in action! This is a great way to introduce you to our metals community and meet fellow members; plus no pressure; it’s only 5 minutes!

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