2023 Educational Endowment Scholarships
The SNAG Educational Endowment Scholarships exist to further educational opportunities for students and professionals looking to broaden their education in the metalsmithing and jewelry field. For 2023 there was a total of $10,000 awarded. This year’s selection committee members were…
In Remembrance: Jeffrey Herman
Jeff Herman was a preeminent silver conservator and wonderful human being. After being drawn to jewelry in high school, Jeff attended the Portland School of Art, now Maine College of Art. While at PSA, Jeff was influenced by two master…
Membership Meeting
SNAG’s Annual Membership Meeting will be held virtually this year. Register through Zoom so that you can join us on Sunday, June 4th at 5:00 pm Eastern. This is a great opportunity to engage with the SNAG Board, staff and other members…
2023 SNAG Election
We rely on a volunteer board of people to help steer our organization and the 2023 Election is here! Voting takes place online May 12th-June 2nd. All SNAG members may vote. The candidates are: SNAG Co-Presidents: Kerianne Quick & Seth…
SNAG Slide Archive
In 2004, SNAG donated a slide archive to The Metal Museum. It contained the portfolios of over 330 metalsmiths of national and international significance. The Metal Museum then partnered with the American Craft Council Library to make the collection available…
Linking Our Lineage
This is a series of three instructional eBooks featuring tutorials by the 2015-2017 SNAG Links artists, edited by Victoria Lansford. Available in the iBooks Store on your iPad or Mac for $12.99 each. All proceeds from the books benefit SNAG….
In Remembrance: Sharon Church
It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of Sharon Church’s passing on December 25th, 2022. Because Sharon has touched the lives of so many people it feels impossible that a single one of us could capture…
In Remembrance: Ben Dyer
We are saddened to share the news that North Carolina goldsmith Ben Dyer passed away on July 3rd, 2022. Ben was a former member of SNAG, great friend of CERF+ and longtime American Craft Council exhibitor. In his Hillsborough, NC…
Conference Update
Dear SNAG Community, In June, SNAG x Providence “Hope & Creativity” brought fresh inspiration and renewed bonds of collaboration and friendship within our community. We are still feeling inspired by the incredible energy of those four days and hope you…
Sebastian Grant Receives ACC Award
Congratulations to Sebastian Grant, one of the recipients of this year’s American Craft Council Lois Moran Award for the article “Explorations in Black Jewelry: Politics,” published in Metalsmith magazine Volume 42 Number 1. The jurors noted that the article “…makes…