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Jewelry Collecting in the 21st Century: Artistic Vision, Gems, and Ethical Considerations in Contemporary Studio Jewelry

Join us for Jewelry Collecting in the 21st Century: Artistic Vision, Gems, and Ethical Considerations in Contemporary Studio Jewelry, Sunday, November 12, 2023, 3:30 – 4:30 pm at the Park Ave Armory, New York City. This panel discussion is presented by Elevated Matter Gallery Panelists include: Chris Davies, jewelry artist and Founder, Elevated Matter Gallery Lisa Koenigsberg, President, Initiatives in Art and Culture Avi Levy, President, IGI

Jewelry Collecting in the 21st Century: Artistic Vision, Gems, and Ethical Considerations in Contemporary Studio Jewelry2023-12-29T16:19:28-05:00

IAC’s Lisa Koenigsberg on Jewelry Collecting at Salon, November 12, 2023

Jewelry Collecting in the 21st Century: Artistic Vision, Gems, and Ethical Considerations in Contemporary Studio Jewelry A Panel Discussion Presented by Elevated Matter Gallery November 12, 2023 3:30 – 4:30 pm Park Ave Armory, New York City More information on the panel can be found here. We are able to provide comp tickets if you RSVP to Chris Davies at elevatedmatter@gmail.com The ticket is good for

IAC’s Lisa Koenigsberg on Jewelry Collecting at Salon, November 12, 20232023-11-21T18:20:48-05:00

Save the Date! IAC’s 14th Annual International Gold + Diamond Conference, “Expanding Horizons”

Expanding Horizons Initiatives in Art and Culture’s 14th Annual International Gold + Diamond Conference July 15 – July 17, 2024 New York City Initiatives in Art and Culture’s annual Gold + Diamond Conference has firmly established its credentials as a critically important vantage point from which to examine jewelry and the jewelry industry as a business, cultural and artistic endeavor, within the context of contemporary

Save the Date! IAC’s 14th Annual International Gold + Diamond Conference, “Expanding Horizons”2023-11-21T18:20:55-05:00

Bulova’s Frank Lloyd Wright Collection at IAC’s 25th Annual Arts & Crafts Conference in Detroit

Lana Aledort, Director of Merchandising, Bulova, and Donell Hutson, Design Director, Bulova, Accutron and Caravelle brands, Citizen Watch America, presented at IAC's 25th Arts & Crafts Conference on Bulova's Frank Lloyd Wright limited edition watch project, unveiling this year's edition devoted to Wright's Imperial Hotel in Japan. Wright's centrality to the movement and Bulova's commitment to his legacy, to artisanry, and to quality are central

Bulova’s Frank Lloyd Wright Collection at IAC’s 25th Annual Arts & Crafts Conference in Detroit2023-11-21T18:21:13-05:00

Celebrating and Supporting The Players

A jewel of the Arts & Crafts Movement in Detroit—and visited by IAC’s 25th Annual Arts & Crafts Conference—The Players is a gentlemen's amateur theatrical club founded in 1911. The 1925 playhouse was designed by Player and architect William Kapp of Smith, Hinchman & Grylls (now SmithGroup) in the Florentine Renaissance style. Kapp used cinder block, a revolutionary building material at the time, in its

Celebrating and Supporting The Players2023-11-21T18:21:21-05:00

IAC in Jaipur, India, in Collaboration With CIBJO

CIBJO x IAC - Part 3 Special Ethics Commission Panel on the Global Importance of Intellectual Property Law   PART 1: IAC Conference, New York, USA: July 18, 2023 PART 2: VicenzaOro, Vicenza, Italy: September 10, 2023 PART 3: CIBJO Conference, Jaipur, India: October 3, 2023 IAC was delighted to have participated in the third and final session in a series organized collaboratively with CIBJO

IAC in Jaipur, India, in Collaboration With CIBJO2023-11-21T18:21:28-05:00

How May I Serve You Episode 124 – Making History Through Mentorship and Collaboration

IAC's Lisa Koenigsberg joined host Thomas Johnson on How May I Serve You, Episode 124 to discuss mentorship and collaboration. Make sure to listen to the insightful conversation. The podcast can be found on any podcast streaming service, or here on the GetupNGetFitWebsite.

How May I Serve You Episode 124 – Making History Through Mentorship and Collaboration2023-11-21T18:21:44-05:00

CIBJO & IAC – Part 2: Defending What’s Yours: IP in the Jewellery and Watch Industry

Sunday, September 10, 2023 10:00am – 11:00am CEST Join us in Vicenza, Italy in person or online Panelists: Sara Yood, Deputy General Counsel, Jewelers Vigilance Council (JVC) Erika Andreotti, Partner, Studio Torta, Milan, Italy Chiara Luzatto, Attorney, Studio Torta, Milan, Italy Moderator: Lisa Koenigsberg, President, Initiatives in Art and Culture. As part of CIBJO’s Jewellery Industry Voices webinar and seminar series at VICENZAORO, IAC

CIBJO & IAC – Part 2: Defending What’s Yours: IP in the Jewellery and Watch Industry2023-11-21T18:32:59-05:00

CIBJO & IAC – Part 2: Defending What’s Yours: IP in the Jewellery and Watch Industry

Sunday, September 10, 2023 10:00 – 11:00 am CEST PART 1: IAC's  Maintaining Purpose, New York, USA, July 18, 2023 PART 2: VicenzaOro, Vicenza, Italy, September 10, 2023 PART 3: CIBJO Conference, Jaipur, India,: October 4, 2023 Join us in Vicenza, Italy in person or online. IAC is delighted to participate in the second in a series of three sessions organized collaboratively with CIBJO addressing

CIBJO & IAC – Part 2: Defending What’s Yours: IP in the Jewellery and Watch Industry2023-11-21T18:21:57-05:00

Honoring Labor Day

John Neagle. Pat Lyon at the Forge, 1829. Oil on canvas, unframed: 94½ x 68½ in. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of the Lyon Family, 1842.1. Declared by Congress in 1894, the first Monday in September honors the nation’s workers and their contributions to the wellbeing of the country. Its roots are seen to date to the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago.

Honoring Labor Day2023-11-21T18:22:06-05:00

Art and architecture

Initiatives in Art and Culture curates an immersive educational experience on the Arts & Crafts Movement in Detroit. By Lisa Koenigsberg IAC celebrates the complexities and contradictions of the Arts & Crafts movement. For its 25th anniversary Conference, IAC returns to the Midwest—often overlooked for its contributions to the movement—and zooms in on Detroit and environs, where conditions were optimal because automation and industrialization ushered

Art and architecture2024-03-13T15:53:36-04:00

Sluice Goose industries “GOLDROP” pay-dirt separating processor

All attending Maintaining Purpose, IAC’s 13th Annual Gold + Diamond Conference, were riveted by John Richmond and Toby Pomeroy’s presentation on mercury-free processing of gold. They discussed GOLDROP, an innovative system using elutriation to separate gold from sediment without employing mercury. GIA has approved grant-funded testing of GOLDROP. For more information on GOLDROP visit Sluice Goose and Mercury Free Mining. For those who missed the

Sluice Goose industries “GOLDROP” pay-dirt separating processor2023-11-21T18:22:21-05:00

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