Jewelry That Makes You Think.
INTERVIEW
“Jewelry-Adjacent Work Would Be Interesting to See,” Says the Juror
By Marta Costa Reis

The $20,000 Susan Beech Mid-Career Grant offers prestige, recognition, and funding to the winner.

  • Recognizes a mid-career artist who has made a substantial contribution to the field of art jewelry
  • Open to makers aged 35–55 on the January 8, 2023 deadline
  • Proposal should be about jewelry, loosely defined

2022 has had a lot of disruption and uncertainty—epidemic, war, political unrest, and economic stressors—but we're also seeing enormous changes in the ways people work and interact. We asked Cummins if she expects to see different kinds of proposals given the changes we're experiencing.

Caption: AJF founder and collector Susan Cummins is one of the three jurors for this cycle of the Susan Beech Mid-Career Grant, photo courtesy of Susan Cummins

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Discovering Art Jewelry
This event takes place in-person at NYCJW 2022
Wednesday, November 16, 11 a.m., at The Jewelry Library

Seasoned and next-gen art jewelry enthusiasts and collectors share why they collect.

  • Moderator: Shane Prada, executive director of BJC.
  • Panelists: Efharis Alepedis, LaMar Gayles, Maggie Smith, and Steven KP


Caption: J. Fred Woell (United States, 1934–2015), The Good Guys, 1966, walnut, steel, copper, plastic, silver, gold leaf, 102 x 13 mm, Museum of Arts and Design, New York; gift of the Johnson Wax Company, through the American Craft Council, 1977; photo: John Bigelow Taylor
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