Society of North American Goldsmiths

Society of North American Goldsmiths
Formation1969
HeadquartersEugene, Oregon
Region
United States and Canada
Official language
English
Websitesnagmetalsmith.org

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

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

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

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

  1. ^ "Society of North American Goldsmiths". American Craft Council. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Phillip Fike". Ganoksin. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. ^ "History of Contemporary Canadian Jewellery". Ganoksin. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  5. ^ Doornbusch, Esther (29 June 2023). "Stanley Lechtzin". Hedendaagse sieraden (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  6. ^ "The Founding Masters Exhibit". Ganoksin. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Ronald Hayes Pearson". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  8. ^ Doornbusch, Esther (1 March 2021). "Olaf Skoogfors". Hedendaagse sieraden (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Society of North America Goldsmith's National Juried Student Exhibition". Maine College of Art & Design. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Metalsmith Magazine. Vol 43 No 2". klimt02.net. Retrieved 28 December 2023.