Salon SOFA Lectures Sponsored by SNAG

Since 2001, SNAG has sponsored lectures at the International Expositions of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art (SOFA).  We bring some of the most interesting contemporary jewelers and metalsmiths into the public eye.   All lectures are free to SOFA attendees.  See www.sofaexpo.com for more information.

Upcoming Lectures

to be announced

 

Recent Lectures

SOFA New York, April 2009:

  • Marian Hosking: Allusion, Motif and Identity in Silver.

SOFA Chicago, November 2008:

  • SNAG co-sponsored a special panel presentation "The Philanthropy of Craft: Innovative Ways to Make Your Charitable Contributions Count."
  • Emerging artists Daniel Di Caprio, Caroline Gore, and Sharon Massey.
  • Renowned German master goldsmith Michael Zobel. 
  • Innovative Australian metalsmith and jeweler Simon Cottrell.

SOFA New York, May 2008:

  • Karen Pontoppidan spoke on her jewelry and "Why I Do What I Do"

 

SOFA Chicago, November 2007:

  • Anya Kivarkis, Suzie Ganch, and Sayumi Yokouchi talked about the development of their jewelry.
  • Metalsmith editor Suzanne Ramljak explored the concept of framing as it relates to the structure, display and wearing of jewelry. In conjunction with the "Framing the Art of Jewelry" exhibition at SOFA Chicago which featured work from the 2007 Metalsmith Exhibition in Print issue, guest curated by Ellen Lupton.
  • Marjorie Schick traced her exploration of large-scaled jewelry and sculpture to wear.

SOFA New York, June 2007:

  • Kiff Slemmons, on her exhibition, "Re:Pair & Imperfection."

SOFA Chicago, November 2006:

  • German jeweler Bettina Speckner discussed the development of her work employing photo-etched imagery
  • Sue Amendolara spoke about the development of her and others' naturalistically inspired hollowware and jewelry
  • Three fast-rising Emerging Artists: Brooke Marks Swanson, Natalya Pinchuck and Hye-young Suh

SOFA New York, June 2006:

  • David Watkins, the aesthetic and technical developments in his jewelry

SOFA Chicago, October 2005:

  • Rosanne Raab and a panel of three artists from the Exhibition in Print,“Flatware: Function + Fantasy”
  • Dennis Nahabetian, his own work
  • Three fast-rising Emerging Artists 2005: Anya Pinchuck, Sergey Yevitin and Melanie Belinker

SOFA New York, June 2005:

  • Jung Sil Hong, on jjoum-ipsa, the traditional Korean damascene technique of inlaying metal in steel, as utilized in her work

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