Homage to Ancestors  Juried Exhibition

Co-sponsored by Macchiarini Creative Design and MAG

Macchiarini Creative Design
May 4 – June 16, 2012
Opening Reception May 4, 6-9pm
1544 Grant Avenue @ Filbert
San Francisco, CA 94133

As we move through our study and practice in metalsmithing, a traceable lineage becomes present. Our work becomes informed by not only our own creative visions, the insights of our peers and the environments with which we are surrounded, but also by the discoveries, styles, tricks and trades of our mentors, the techniques and innovations of their mentors and all the experiments, struggles and movements which came before. In effort to notably visualize these lineages and to invite play within what might be discovered along the way, we imagine an exhibition of contemporary wearable metal art pieces and sculpture where artists re-imagine the work of artists who have passed, in homage and dedication to the practices which inform their own.     FOR MORE INFO

FEATURED MAG EXHIBITIONS

Celebrating 60 Years of Artistry 

Remembering MAG

Featuring work by MAG’s Founders and Leaders,

and selections from MAG’s Permanent Collection

Lireille Gallery, Oakland
October 20 – November 13, 2011
Opening Reception Oct 20, 5:30-8:30pm
Live music by Brandon Mei
3980 Piedmont, Oakland CA 94611
www.lireille.com

Remembering MAG is an invitational exhibition in celebration of the guild’s 60th anniversary and coincides with MAG’s November 12th symposium, Forging Communities, at the Oakland Museum. Selections from the MAG Permanent Collection will be shown alongside work from founding members Tex Gieling, merry renk, and Florence Resnikoff. The exhibition will also showcase past MAG Presidents work from the era they were president as well as a piece that represents their current aesthetic. Historical documents and photos tracing MAG’s early years will be part of the exhibit.
Read more about the show in Events>Exhibitions>Remembering MAG 

 

Conspicuous

Nationwide artists in collaboration with Anzfer Farms
Investigating  jewelry and interactive display for the home 

Monday Spaces, San Francisco
November 10-21, 2011
Opening Reception Nov 10, 6-9pm
2441 Balboa St @ 26^th Ave, SF CA 94121
www.mondayspaces.com

Conspicuous, hosted by Monday Spaces in collaboration with MAG, is an intimate exhibition that speaks to jewelry and how we can put it on view in our personal settings. Conspicuous is a collaborative exhibition with Anzfer Farms who respond to the featured jewelry by creating interactive, custom displays for showcasing the work in a personal setting. Their interest is in exploring these objects as a visual experience and the role played when they are taken out of a functional context.
Read more about the show in Events>Exhibitions>Conspicuous
 Want to spend more time with the jewelry? VOLUNTEER to GALLERY SIT 

 

MOveMENT

California artists embracing the movements that define the Bay Area

724 Studios, San Francisco
November 11-19, 2011
Opening Reception and 11-11-11 Celebration, Nov 11, 6-10pm (see below)
Live music by Ramshackle Romeos and DJ Nicky
724 Valencia St @ 18th St, SF CA 94110

The Bay Area has been defined by the many movements that have come through it, and often sets the stage for the rest of the country to follow. California metalsmiths respond to the theme of MOveMENT in this juried exhibition. Jurors Julie Muniz (Curator of Decorative Arts, Oakland Museum), and Harriete Estel Berman (artist, creator of The Professional Guidelines).
Read more about the show in Events>Exhibitions>MOveMENT
WANT TO HELP WITH THE SHOW? MAG could use help with SETUP and GALLERY SITTING
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11-11-11 Celebration
Nov 11, 6-10pm
724 Valencia St, SF CA 94110
FREE
An artist reception for MOveMENT as well as a pre-symposium party , the evening will kick off with live music from Ramshackle Romeos
and  DJ Nicky, as well as hors d’oeuvres  and drinks. MOveMENT jurors Julie Muniz and Harriete Estel Berman will be present to discuss their selections for the show. MAG will recognize two dedicated, long-term members with a special award for their commitment to the field of jewelry and metals and the Metal Arts Guild. Party kicks into full gear with dance tunes by DJ Nicky  in 70s power pop/glam and 80s punk/pop/garage rock. Local food cart vendors will be selling their bites well into the evening. An event not to be missed!
Read more about the Celebration in Events>11-11-11 Celebration
WANT TO HELP WITH THE PARTY? It’s easy to SIGN UP ONLINE 

Plus see work by Forging Communities presenters:

Lola Brooks and Andy Cooperman

and work by Amy Tavern: This is How I Remember it

Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco
November 2-30, 2011
Opening reception for symposium artists Lola Brooks and Andy Cooperman, Nov 12, 7-9pm
Opening reception  for Amy Tavern, Nov 4, 6-8pm
2015 Polk St, SF CA 94019
www.velvetdavinci.com

See jewelry and metalwork by New York artist, Lola Brooks, and Seattle-based artist, Andy Cooperman, in this special exhibition. Lola and Andy are both presenters in our Forging Communities Symposium. Also featured is a solo show by North Carolina metalsmith, Amy Tavern.
Read more about them in Events>Exhibitions>Lola Brooks and Andy Cooperman

 

Featured in Exhibition Image, top: Meghan Patrice Riley’s Offside Triangle, Margaret de Patta’s agate & silver brooch (photo by Eric Smith), Chris Puzio’s Holy Ghost Wallpiece