Mission Statement:
The Metal Arts Guild of The Bay Area, a non-profit organization, focuses on promoting the recognition of metalwork as an art form and offering Bay Area jewelers and metal artists a network of information, education and support.
History:
The Metal Arts Guild (MAG) is an independent, non-profit, educational organization of people who are skilled, interested, or share in the production and exhibition of metals. It was founded in 1951 by a small group of artists working in the relatively new field of art jewelry and metal. Early members included Margaret de Patta, merry renk, Francis Spensen, Byron Wilson, Vera Allison, Bob Winston, Irena Brynner, Peter and Virginia Macchiarini and Florence Resnikoff. Today MAG has over 200 members and is comprised of professional and emerging artists, educators, students, collectors, and writers.
After experimenting with different categories of membership, the Guild offered membership to everyone interested in art metals, whether they were artists, teachers, students, hobbyists or collectors.
MAG began sponsoring juried exhibitions from 1951 onwards, participating in shows put on by the San Francisco Art Commission, Bay Area museums, Fort Mason, and currently at such locations as the Oakland Museum’s Collectors Gallery and the Richmond Art Center.
We support the work of outstanding metal artists by awarding prizes at MAG shows, and by direct purchase or acquisition of members’ work.
MAG offer studio artists a number of services:
- Exhibitions
- Library
- Networking
- Social Events
- Newsletter
Board Members:
- President: emiko oye – president [at] metalartsguildsf.org
- Treasurer: Janet Underwood
- Secretary: Julia Efimova
- Exhibitions: Ron Elson – mag.exhibition [at] gmail.com
- Membership: Verena Tent-Braucher – metalartsguildsf [at] gmail.com
- Programs: Theresa Kwong & Kelly Nedderman – MAGprograms [at] gmail.com
- E-news: Cyndee Clearwater – enews.metalartsguild [at] gmail.com
- Public Relations: Kelsey Simmen – metalartsguildPR [at] gmail.com
- Resource Center/Library: Ani Ghajanian – MAGsfLibrary [at] gmail.com
