Strange times
COVID-19 updates for 22 May
Image: Meng He Hidden Natural Beauty, shown in Connections | Connessioni
ACJ 2020 exhibition: glasshouses
Call for entries for the ACJ 2020 members exhibition glasshouses
Online exhibition, & planned for the Vittoria Street Gallery, School of Jewellery, Birmingham, September & October
Applications by 17 July
ACJ Challenge #8
Make a piece of jewellery / adornment for a different part of the body than you normally make. This challenge ran from 8 - 15 May. Here are some of the results.
Image: Anne Earls Boylan
ACJ Challenge #7
Make a piece using paper / card which you would usually recycle. This could be old newspapers, scrap, old receipts, used envelopes, packaging, anything you can find around the house. This challenge ran from 8 - 15 May. Here are some of the results.
Image: Helena Symes, pages from an old notebook and newspaper string.
ACJ Challenge #6
How are you feeling right now? Make a piece to show your emotions. Use any materials you have to hand, these do not need to be traditional jewellery materials. This challenge ran from 8 - 15 May. Here are some of the results.
Image: Jo Terrell
ACJ Challenge #5
Make a piece of jewellery / adornment from foodstuffs. This could be fresh food, toast, dried food arrangements, whatever, but the piece should be edible afterwards to save food waste. This challenge ran from 1 - 8 May. Here are some of the results.
Image: Lynne Bartlett, Purple sprouting broccoli 'daisy chain' choker
ACJ Challenge #4
The theme for the week 4 challenge was "Yellow". Create a collage from things around the house or make a piece of jewellery or post a picture of something you find inspiring. This challenge ran from 24 - 1 May. Here are some of the results.
Image: Silke Espinet, collage of some of her lockdown necessities - and more, found around the house
ACJ Challenge #3
Use an old plastic toothbrush to make a piece of jewellery or useful tool for your workshop. This challenge ran from 17 - 24 April. Here are some of the results.
Image: Ulla Hornfeldt, Toothbrush turned in to gem tweezers and display stand
ACJ Challenge #2
Make a piece with the theme "crown / tiara" (from the Latin "corona"). Use any materials you have to hand, these do not need to be traditional jewellery materials. This challenge ran from 10 - 17 April. Here are some of the results.
ACJ Challenge #1
Make a piece of jewellery from the cap or caps of a household container which would normally be discarded or recycled. This challenge ran from 3 - 10 April. Here are some of the lovely results.
Goldsmiths' COVID-19 Fund
A new fund to support jewellers, silversmiths & people in the trade
Now closed
Connections | Connessioni CLOSED in Glasgow
With regret, we announce that the exhibition at The Lighthouse has been terminated. All Glasgow museums have been closed to the public. Future venues are on hold until the situation in the UK and in Italy are clearer. You can buy the beautiful catalogue of the exhibition in the ACJ Shop