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“Line and Shadow”: Nancy Koenigsberg’s Work on View at Nancy Hoffman Gallery

A warm congratulations to Lisa’s mother, Nancy Koenigsberg, for her successful exhibition at the Nancy Hoffman Gallery (February 1 – March 16, 2024). Known for her tactile woven, knotted, crocheted, or otherwise manipulated sculptural works using various weights and colors of copper, steel, and aluminum wire, Koenigsberg was made a fellow of the American Craft Council in 2022. To view more of Nancy’s work, visit

“Line and Shadow”: Nancy Koenigsberg’s Work on View at Nancy Hoffman Gallery2024-11-12T15:11:58-05:00

Looking Back on the American Art Conference

As we count down the days to IAC's 28th Annual American Art Conference, we have been looking back at previous American Art Conferences where scholarship, joy, community, and discovery coalesced: wonderful memories and lasting connections made! We hope you will join us for our upcoming American Art Conference. Multiple Modernities, Thurs. - Sat., May 9– 11, 2024. Clockwise from upper left: Fred Hill, partner, CollisArt and

Looking Back on the American Art Conference2024-11-12T15:02:42-05:00

Speakers at Multiple Modernities, IAC’s 28th American Art Conference

At Multiple Modernities (May 9 – 11 in NYC), an impressive gathering of speakers will explore the synchronicity of modern expressions and movements in American art. This multiplicity—which can be traced to changes in perception of what constituted art, the forms it could take and how and by whom it might be created—is the focus of IAC’s 28th annual American Art Conference.  To register, and

Speakers at Multiple Modernities, IAC’s 28th American Art Conference2024-11-12T12:02:30-05:00

IAC Joins the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030

IAC is honored to have been accepted as a member of the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030. Under the leadership of co-chairs Marie-Claire Daveu, Chief Sustainability and Institutional Affairs Officer of Kering, Cyrille Vigneron, President and CEO of Cartier, and Executive Director Iris Van Der Veken, the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 is a global initiative open to all watch and jewelry players with a

IAC Joins the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 20302024-11-12T12:02:21-05:00

Cruzeiro at Bergdorf

The marriage of vision and responsible practice. Neves family-owned Cruzeiro Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil, aims to create a new mine-to-market model in which goods incorporating its tourmaline and rubellite are finished in-country, thus transforming locally extracted resources into greater valued-added product and providing greater local economic benefit. In 2022, Cruzeiro and brand development agency Julls together invited a select group of exceptional designers from

Cruzeiro at Bergdorf2024-03-13T16:32:49-04:00

IAC Featured in American Fine Art Magazine!

IAC’s forthcoming 28th annual American Art Conference Multiple Modernities will explore manifestations and meanings of the modern in American art from the late 19th through the mid-20th century through talks, panels, conversations, and private events. We are grateful to American Fine Art Magazine for featuring a preview about our upcoming event taking place May 9 – 11 in New York City at Heritage Auctions. IAC

IAC Featured in American Fine Art Magazine!2024-11-12T14:26:25-05:00

Commemorating Black History Month

To mark Black History Month, Initiatives in Art and Culture links central themes regarding Black history in America with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by the United Nations in 2015, as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. The 17 SDGs are integrated, recognizing that action in one

Commemorating Black History Month2024-03-12T13:56:05-04:00

IAC at GJX With Cruzeiro Mine

IAC’s president and founder, Lisa Koenigsberg, with Cruzeiro Mine's Douglas Neves (to her left), a leader in responsible mining practices, and Ara Vartanian (to her right), Brazilian fine jewelry designer. Lisa had a chance to visit Cruzeiro Mine last year and recently published an article on the trip in GemGuide, Issue I, Volume 43, January/February 2024!

IAC at GJX With Cruzeiro Mine2024-03-13T16:35:28-04:00

IAC Featured In GemGuide

Check out our most recent publication in GemGuide! IAC President, Lisa Koenigsberg, passionately addressed the question: “Why does Cruzeiro matter?” as a companion piece to Brecken Branstomer’s article “Cruzeiro Mine: Creating a New Market Presence While Staying True to its Principles.” So grateful for the opportunity! You can find our article in Issue I, Volume 43, January/February 2024 of GemGuide.

IAC Featured In GemGuide2024-03-12T13:55:48-04:00

Vicenzaoro 2024 in Forbes

Delighted to have IAC’s collaboration with CIBJO highlighted in Kyle Roderick’s piece on the 70th Vicenzaoro Jewelry and Watch Fair in Forbes magazine. In the article, Kyle discusses the panel, Halo to Hammer: Reward and Risk in Social Media Marketing, moderated by IAC President, Lisa Koenigsberg. Thank you, Kyle, for sharing and participating in our work! Read her article here.

Vicenzaoro 2024 in Forbes2024-03-12T13:55:37-04:00

Congratulating Nancy Koenigsberg

Congratulations to IAC president, Lisa Koenigsberg's mother, Nancy Koenigsberg, whose exhibition at the Nancy Hoffman Gallery will open on February 1. Nancy is an accomplished mixed media artist, most known for her tactile woven, knotted, and crocheted wire sculptures. The show will run through March, 16 2024. We hope to see you there! To view more of Nancy’s work, visit https://www.nancykoenigsberg.com/

Congratulating Nancy Koenigsberg2024-03-12T13:56:38-04:00

More From Vincenzaoro

Always a pleasure to see friends like Iris Van der Vecken, Executive Director and Secretary General of the Watch and Jewellery Initiative 2030, at Vicenzaoro! Iris is an inspirational leader and moderated the Equality for All panel hosted by CIBJO and Watch and Jewellery Initiative 2030 and on which Lisa spoke. To watch the panel, visit: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrsoaKqEfAlW-hBgRhK7_j8PbswAiTAv1

More From Vincenzaoro2024-03-12T13:57:26-04:00

Congratulating Shiqing Deng and Ruth Dealy!

We congratulate Shiqing Deng,  winner of the third Bennett Prize and Ruth Dealy, winner of the inaugural Dr. Elaine Melotti Schmidt Prize for Achievement in Figurative Realism presented at the Muskegon Museum of Art in Muskegon, Michigan. And we salute Steven Alan Bennett and Elaine Melotti Schmidt for their commitment to promoting women figurative painters and their work. Themselves collectors of figurative paintings of women

Congratulating Shiqing Deng and Ruth Dealy!2024-03-12T13:58:07-04:00

Halo to Hammer at Vincenzaoro

Join us on January 21 in Vicenza, Italy, in person or online at 1PM (GMT +1). IAC president Lisa Koenigsberg will moderate a panel entitled Halo to Hammer: Reward and Risk in Social Media Marketing during which authoritative voices discuss the ways social media is used to both champion and distract from critical contemporary issues. To watch the panel discussion live and for more information

Halo to Hammer at Vincenzaoro2024-03-12T13:58:31-04:00
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