IAC will celebrate Cruzeiro Mine and its unique mine-to-market model at its 13th International Gold + Diamond Conference, July 17 – 19, 2023, New York, NY. Join leading experts for a wide-ranging look at the jewelry, precious metals, and diamond industries. Jewelry is our lens, with a twin focus on artistry and responsible practice. Register for the Conference here. Among the participants: Edward Bickham &
It was a great pleasure welcoming Ebba Goring and Karen Westland from the Scottish Goldsmiths Trust at last year’s Gold + Diamond conference. They presented on the Trust’s Ethical Making Pledge and participated in the panel on training for the future. We are so happy that they documented their experience in the hopes that it would prompt friends and colleagues to attend this year’s conference
Family-owned Cruzeiro Mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil, aims to support a contemporary mine-to-market model in which goods incorporating its tourmaline and rubellite are finished in-country, thus challenging the traditional model of shipping locally extracted resources elsewhere for processing and transformation into higher valued-added product and providing greater local economic benefit. In 2022, Cruzeiro and brand-development agency Julls invited a select group of designers from or
Radical Jewelry Makeover (RJM) presents The Rejewelry Competition! We invite you to apply to this first-ever RJM juried jewelry competition and exhibition. Top prizes include a solo exhibition at Alma’s Gallery in Richmond, VA, and an invitation to join the RJM Artist Project. Radical Jewelry Makeover's mission is to raise awareness of the connection between mining, metalsmithing, activism, collaboration, and art. This competition is a
Each summer, Initiatives in Art and Culture’s Gold + Diamond Conference dedicates several days to responsible practice within the gem and jewelry industries. Lisa Koenigsberg, IAC’s president, explains how 2023’s Conference will consider—among other topics— how individual goals can be met while working for an acceptable value system. Deeply grateful to have had the opportunity to contribute to the Spring 2023 issue Gems & Jewellery
Had such a wonderful day at Marchmont House in Scotland celebrating the opening of the Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop. Grateful to have been able to keynote the day with a talk entitled "The Power of Craft in a Transformational Age: How Previous Movements Inform the Future of Culture," and to tour the new The Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop. Additionally special was seeing old friends, among them Ebba
IAC’s Lisa Koenigsberg recently had the opportunity to be a guest on Sharon Berman’s (@artsandjewelry) Jewelry Journey podcast, "From Antique to Art." Among the topics discussed were: what jewelry can tell us about the aesthetics and values of a particular era, why sustainability in the jewelry industry is essential and why the definition of “sustainable” is much broader than we might think, why maintaining purpose
Delighted to have attended the JVC's annual Luncheon Event to connect with like-minded members of the jewelry community and listen to JVC’s announcements of several new initiatives to support the industry’s success into 2023 and beyond.
IAC congratulates writer and curator Melanie Grant whom The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has appointed its executive director.
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