Exhibitions

SNAG’s exhibitions showcase a wide variety of medium celebrating contemporary adornment and sculpture.

Yumeng Wu - Carry the Pain of Nirvana to Be Worthy of Beauty of Rebirth - Voltage Exhibition

In Person: Nov 13-19, 2023 | Online: Nov 15, 2023-Jan 15, 2024

Still Processing

Still Processing is a reflection on the nature of creative practice through the lens of adornment.  Select pieces were on view at Pratt Institute during New York City Jewelry Week. The online exhibition and sale runs through January 15.

Image: Rebecca Hannon, Bougainvillea Butterfly

Sept 2023 -Sept 2024

WE ARE SNAG: Anthology Ed. 3

A virtual catalog of SNAG membership, created as a visual resource for fellow members, educators, retail shoppers, collectors, galleries, and museums.

Image: Harriete Estel Berman, Intense Extreme Flower Pin

Mastery in Jewelry and Metals: Irresistible Offerings!

In recognition of the SNAG’s 50th Anniversary, this exhibition showcased masterful works by makers who have worked for more than 25+ years, have achieved substantial…

Graduating Student Showcases

2019 marked the 50th anniversary of SNAG’s formation as an organization. To celebrate this milestone we planned a variety of events, including two Graduating Student…

Halstead Design Challenge 2019

The 2019 Halstead Design Challenge explores the theme of CYCLE by playing with ideas on continuity, loops or lifecycles! 2019 is a special year for…

Triple Parade 2018

SNAG was a sponsor of the 2018 Triple Parade exhibition in Shanghai, China. The Triple Parade is a prestigious nonprofit biennial international cultural project that…

HERE TODAY: We Are SNAG Membership Series

The fifth juried member online exhibition in the We Are SNAG Membership Series. When considering the temporal qualities of metalwork, it is often its endurance…

Halstead Design Challenge 2018

The 2018 Halstead Design Challenge “Hidden” asked artists to play with the ideas of secrecy and mystery to create a brooch or convertible pendant constructed…

2018 Juried Student Exhibition: MADE

MADE: The 2018 Juried Student Exhibition highlighted student work that challenges traditional and non-traditional ways of working using new and old materials, techniques, and ideas…

Exhibition in Motion: Objects of Protection

The 2018 Exhibition in Motion – Objects of Protection challenged artists to create works that would offer protection, either defensively or offensively, to the wearer….

WE ARE SNAG: Appropriated Adornment

The fourth juried member online exhibition in the We Are SNAG Membership Series. History has inspired artists for thousands of years. Rather than simply borrow…

Exhibition in Print at Contemporary Craft

Showcased outstanding metal artworks by over 20 artists. As an annual feature of Metalsmith magazine, the 2017 Exhibition in Print focused on the metalwork tradition…

Halstead Design Challenge 2017

The 2017 Halstead Design Challenge “Memento” asked artists to incorporate a photo into a brooch constructed primarily from materials in the Halstead challenge kit. A…

Exhibition in Motion 2017

Unmasked: Conceal and Reveal Makers highlighted large-scale wearable pieces that incorporated an element of transformation at this 2017 event, held during the SNAG conference in…

Student Exhibition 2017: Nexus

Nexus was held during the 2017 SNAG conference in New Orleans and highlighted student work that challenges traditional and non-traditional ways of working using new…

WE ARE SNAG: (Up)Setting the Stone

As the third juried member exhibition in the We Are SNAG series, (Up)Setting the Stone is an online exhibition focused on the setting. Stone setting…

Exhibition in Motion 2016

Xchange: Fashioning Intersections was the theme of the 2016 Exhibition in Motion, a live fashion show and fundraising event featuring models wearing cutting edge jewelry….

Student Exhibition 2016: Into View

Into View highlighted a range of student work from colleges and universities across North America. Jurors: Marthe Le Van and Barbara Minor.

Halstead Design Challenge 2016

For SNAG’s very first Halstead Design Challenge, 100 artists created kinetic brooches from “design challenge kits.” Some of the brooches were featured in an exhibition…

WE ARE SNAG: Contemporary Smiths

The second juried member online exhibition in the We Are SNAG Membership Series. From “blacksmith” to “goldsmith,” “silversmith” to “bladesmith,” the term “smith” denotes connotations…

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