Society of North American Goldsmiths
Formation | 1969 |
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Headquarters | Eugene, Oregon |
Region | United States and Canada |
Official language | English |
Website | snagmetalsmith |
Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) is an organization of jewelers and metal artists in North America. It is located in Eugene, Oregon.[1]
Foundation
[edit]The Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) was founded in Chicago in 1969.[2] It was formed after an initial meeting in 1968 of Robert Ebendorf, Phillip Fike,[3] Hero Kielman,[4] L. Brent Kington,[5] Stanley Lechtzin.,[6] Kurt Matzdorf,[7] Ronald Hayes Pearson,[8] and Olaf Skoogfors.[9] The group was formed to create a structure for conferences and exhibitions.[10] In 1970 held its first conference in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The same year it held its first exhibition at the Minnesota Museum of Art.[11]
Activities
[edit]The organization provides workshops, competitions, and lectures to its membership. It also provides an environment for contemporary jewelers and metalsmiths to share information.[11]
Publications
[edit]SNAG published various newsletters starting in 1975. In 1980 SNAG began producing a quarterly magazine entitled Metalsmith.[11] It became a triannual and continues to be published.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Society of North American Goldsmiths". American Craft Council. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Falino, Jeannine (2011). Crafting modernism: midcentury American art and design: [exhibition Crafting modernism. Midcentury American art and design, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, October 11, 2011 - January 15, 2012; Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, February 27 - May 21, 2012]. New York: Abrams. p. 332. ISBN 978-0810984806.
- ^ "Phillip Fike". Ganoksin. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "History of Contemporary Canadian Jewellery". Ganoksin. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "L. Brent Kington". Moderne Gallery. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Doornbusch, Esther (29 June 2023). "Stanley Lechtzin". Hedendaagse sieraden (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "The Founding Masters Exhibit". Ganoksin. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Ronald Hayes Pearson". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Doornbusch, Esther (1 March 2021). "Olaf Skoogfors". Hedendaagse sieraden (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Society of North America Goldsmith's National Juried Student Exhibition". Maine College of Art & Design. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "A Finding Aid to the Society of North American Goldsmiths records, 1949-2008, bulk 1965-2008 bulk 1965-2008 |". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Metalsmith Magazine. Vol 43 No 2". klimt02.net. Retrieved 28 December 2023.