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# IAC

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- [April Is Diamond Month](https://artinitiatives.com/april-is-diamond-month/) - What is a diamond? "The diamond has been always esteemed the rarest stone, and the most precious of all: among the ancients it was called the stone of reconciliation."— Lewis Vertoman Both beautiful and rare, diamonds have been an eternal focus of fascination (see Jack Ogden’s Diamonds: An Early History of the King of Gems).
- [Pippa Small Joins IAC's 13 International Gold + Diamond Conference](https://artinitiatives.com/4122-2/) - Pippa Small, designer of responsibly handcrafted jewelry, joins IAC's upcoming 13th annual Gold + Diamond conference, Maintaining Purpose, taking place in NYC , July 17 – 19, 2023. Among topics she will discuss is her Forever Together Colombian Gold collection that was presented at Couture in 2022. Register for the 13 Annual Gold + Diamond
- [CIBJO Congress 2024](https://artinitiatives.com/cibjo-congress-2024/) - A glimpse into the panel discussion on the Ethics Commission’s recent report delving into greenwashing at the 2024 CIBJO Congress in Shanghai. Follow along for updates about videos from the conference and future CIBJO events! Panelists (left to right): Martin Leake (Special Advisor for Precious Stones, Dubai Multi Commodities Centre), Raluca Anghel (Head of External
- [NYCJW Heritage Auctions Panel 2024](https://artinitiatives.com/nycjw-heritage-auctions-panel-2024/) - Via @HeritageFineJewels Thank you for such a fabulous panel for New York City Jewelry Week! Our December Signature Auction will be on view at our NY office until Saturday, 4pm. So feel free to swing by and feast your eyes on some dazzling jewels! ? Panelists (left to right): Katherine van Dell (Director of
- [American Fine Art Magazine Feature on IAC's Multiple Modernities](https://artinitiatives.com/american-fine-art-magazine-feature-on-iacs-multiple-modernities/) - A preview of IAC’s upcoming American Art Conference, Multiple Modernities, May 9 – 11, 2024, appeared in American Fine Art Magazine’s May/June 2024 Issue. Commenting on the program, Lisa Koenigsberg, founder and president of IAC, observed: “It’s an extraordinary gathering of people coming together with all different perspectives and points of view and various approaches
- [IAC's Lisa Koenigsberg at Luxury Roundtable’s Marketing Summit 2024](https://artinitiatives.com/iacs-lisa-koenigsberg-at-luxury-rounctables-marketing-summit-2024/) - On April 17, IAC President and Founder, Lisa Koenigsberg participated in Luxury Roundtable’s Luxury Marketing Summit 2024 and spoke on the panel “Luxury Leaders on Sustainability and Aligning Customer Values.” Alongside Caroline Mayhew Gardner (The RealReal @therealreal ) and Liam Bailey (Knight Frank @knightfrank ), Lisa addressed issues related to sustainability and responsible practice with
- [Remembering Faith Ringgold](https://artinitiatives.com/remembering-faith-ringgold/) - “If one can, anyone can, all you gotta do is try.” Initiatives in Arts and Culture is deeply saddened by the passing of Faith Ringgold, a superb American multi-media artist perhaps best known for her narrative quilts. Today, during Passover, we honor her profound commitment to social change and communicating her convictions, messages made manifest
- ["Line and Shadow": Nancy Koenigsberg's Work on View at Nancy Hoffman Gallery](https://artinitiatives.com/line-and-shadow-nancy-koenigsbergs-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
- [Looking Back on the American Art Conference](https://artinitiatives.com/5877-2/) - 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,
- [Joy at Multiple Modernities](https://artinitiatives.com/joy-at-multiple-modernities/) - Joy from the first day of our 28th Annual American Art Conference, Multiple Modernities!
- [Warmth, Community, Inspiration at IAC's 26th Arts & Crafts Conference: The Brandywine River Valley](https://artinitiatives.com/warmth-community-inspiration/) - The first two days of our 26th Annual Arts & Crafts Conference have been magical. We are already looking forward to gathering next year! Follow us and stay tuned for exciting Arts & Crafts updates.
- [Heritage Auction Shouts Out Multiple Modernities](https://artinitiatives.com/heritage-auction-shouts-out-multiple-modernities/)
- [IAC Featured in American Fine Art Magazine!](https://artinitiatives.com/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
- [Training for the Future at Expanding Horizons](https://artinitiatives.com/training-for-the-future-at-expanding-horizons/) - How will we train the next generation of makers? The answers aren’t simple. Join Lorraine West (Designer, Lorraine West Jewelry; member, Black in Jewelry Coalition [BIJC]), Karen Smith (Executive Director, We Wield the Hammer) & Longo Mulaisho-Zinsner (Founder and President, JGAA Jewellery and Gemstone Association of Africa) to tackle the challenge at Expanding Horizons, IAC’s
- [Vicenzaoro September 2024](https://artinitiatives.com/vicenzaoro-september-2024/) - IAC President Lisa Koenigsberg was honored to join the CIBJO panel, “The Growing Separation of the Natural and Laboratory-Grown Diamond Markets” in Vicenzaoro September 2024. You can watch this important session here. The panel was moderated by Edahn Golan, CEO of Edahn Golan Diamond Research & Data. Other panelists included Martin Leake, Special Advisor -
- [14th Gold + Diamond Conference Highlights](https://artinitiatives.com/5824-2/) - A highlight of IAC's 14th Annual Gold and Diamond Conference, Maintaining Purpose, was the presentation of IAC's 2024 awards for Leadership in Responsible Practice in Jewelry and for Extraordinary Contributions to the Diamond and Jewelry Industries. It was an honor to confer on Gaetano Cavalieri (President, CIBJO / World Confederation of Jewellery Organizations) IAC's Fourth
- [Cross-Industry Convergence at Expanding Horizons](https://artinitiatives.com/cross-industry-convergence-at-expanding-horizons/) - How do we best address the urgencies of our time? Join Gaetano Cavalieri (President, CIBJO), Iris Van der Veken (Executive Director, Watch and Jewelry Initiative 2030), Satta Matturi (Creative Director, Matturi Fine Jewellery & diamond industry expert and Board Member, Responsible Jewellery Council) & John Mulligan (Director and Climate Lead, World Gold Council; President, Sustainable
- [Retaining Value at Expanding Horizons](https://artinitiatives.com/retaining-value-at-expanding-horizons/) - Talk value and markets with us at Expanding Horizons, IAC’s 14th International Gold + Diamond Conference, taking place July 16 - 17, 2024 in NYC at Bohemian National Hall, 321 E 73rd Street! Moderator Brecken Branstrator (Editor-in-Chief, Gemworld International, Inc.) is joined by Avi Levy (President, IGI North America), Mmetla Masire (CEO, Okavango Diamond Company),
- [JCK Las Vegas 2024](https://artinitiatives.com/5848-2/) - IAC Founder and President, Lisa Koenigsberg, traveled to Las Vegas last week to participate in JCK, the largest global gathering for the jewelry retail trade. Delighted to be in the company of Alyssa Fontaine from the Responsible Jewellery Council, the important work of which we support.
- [Speakers at Multiple Modernities, IAC's 28th American Art Conference](https://artinitiatives.com/speakers-at-multiple-modernities-iacs-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
- [IAC Joins the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030](https://artinitiatives.com/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
- [IAC at UN Headquarters](https://artinitiatives.com/iac-at-un-headquarters/) - An informal moment: IAC President Lisa Koenigsberg at the UN during Climate Week with friends from the platinum community, former Platinum Guild International (PGI) CEO, Huw Daniel, and President of Platinum Guild International USA, Jenny Luker.
- [An Exclusive Viewing of a Remarkable Discovery: Agnes Pelton's "Purple Star Icon"](https://artinitiatives.com/an-exclusive-viewing-of-a-remarkable-discovery-agnes-peltons-purple-star-icon/) - Participants in IAC’s upcoming American Art Conference will enjoy an exclusive viewing of Heritage Auctions’ upcoming American Art sale featuring an exceptionally important work by Agnes Pelton, “Purple Star Icon,” an extraordinary example of Pelton’s transcendental abstractions. Conceived in 1936 and completed ca. 1939 – 1940, “Purple Star Icon” was known only through archival records
- [IAC at GJX With Cruzeiro Mine](https://artinitiatives.com/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
- [Cruzeiro at Bergdorf](https://artinitiatives.com/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
- [Our Thanks to the Sponsors of the 27th Annual American Art Conference](https://artinitiatives.com/many-thanks-to-the-sponsors-of-the-27th-annual-american-art-conference/) - We gratefully acknowledge funding from CollisArt LLC; Conner Rosenkranz; Debra Force Fine Art; D. Wigmore Fine Art; Gill & Lagodich; Graham Shay; Hawthorne Fine Art, LLC; Hollis Taggart Galleries; Kenneth R. Woodcock; The Louis and Lena Minkoff Foundation; Marty O’Brien; The Steven Alan Bennett Foundation, Susan Lueck, and anonymous donors, as well as support received
- [Creatives and Community: Perceptions of Mining — Friday, January 13 | 9:00 – 10:30 EST](https://artinitiatives.com/3553-2/) - Friday 13th January — 9:00 – 10:30 EST Join IAC and People and Mining to exchange knowledge, develop ideas, and foster new collaborations that help shape the future of People and Mining in this online panel discussion. The panelists: Dana Finch (Deep Earth Synergies), Gabriel Kamundala (University of Zurich), Lisa Koenigsberg (IAC), Peter Oakley (RCA's
- [Congratulations Bennett Prize Finalists](https://artinitiatives.com/congratulations-bennett-prize-finalists/) - Committed to promoting women figurative painters and their work, Steven Alan Bennett and Elaine Melotti Schmidt, themselves collectors of figurative paintings of women by women, established The Bennett Prize for Women Figurative Realist Painters. Beginning in 2014, the couple worked with artists, The Pittsburgh Foundation, and the Muskegon Museum of Art in Michigan to launch
- [In Celebration of Women's History Month: Florine Stettheimer](https://artinitiatives.com/in-celebration-of-womens-history-month/) - Florine Stettheimer (1871 – 1944) is an American artist best known for her four monumental and symbolic works featuring what she considered New York City's "Cathedrals": Broadway, Wall Street, Fifth Avenue, and the Metropolitan Museum. An American modernist, Stettheimer was a feminist, theatrical designer, poet, and salonnière. Her fanciful theatrical painting style was characterized by
- [Jewelers Vigilance Committee Luncheon](https://artinitiatives.com/jewelers-vigilance-council-luncheon/) - 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.
- [2023 GEM Awards](https://artinitiatives.com/3516-2/) - Happy to have been able to attend the 2023 GEM Awards in New York City! The GEM Awards aims to raise the visibility of the fine jewelry and watch industry by honoring the work of leaders, creators and luminaries.
- [At Home With Silver — March 24 – 26, 2023](https://artinitiatives.com/at-home-with-silver/) - 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
- [Multiple Modernities: The Modern, Modernity, and Modernism in American Art](https://artinitiatives.com/multiple-modernities-in-american-art-the-modern-modernity-and-modernism-in-historical-context/) - See IAC President and Founder Lisa Koenigsberg’s recent article, "Multiple Modernities," in American Fine Art Magazine. To read the full article, visit: https://www.americanfineartmagazine.com/issues/69
- [As Featured in the Scottish Goldsmiths Trust Blog: Boldly Building the Future | Gold, Diamonds and Jewelry in a Transformational Age](https://artinitiatives.com/4186-2/) - 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
- [IAC's 13th Annual Gold + Diamond Conference "Maintaining Purpose": Tuesday in Review](https://artinitiatives.com/iacs-13th-annual-gold-diamond-conference-maintaining-purpose-tuesday-in-review/) - Highlights from Tuesday's proceedings at IAC’s 13th annual Gold + Diamond Conference, “Maintaining Purpose.” For those who missed it, the conference proceedings are archived here.
- [Celebrating the Award Winners at IAC’s 13th Annual Gold + Diamond Conference, "Maintaining Purpose"](https://artinitiatives.com/celebrating-the-award-winners-at-iacs-13th-annual-gold-diamond-conference-maintaining-purpose/) - Pippa Small received IAC’s 6th annual award for Leadership in Responsible Practice in Jewelry and Satta Matturi IAC’s 3rd annual award for Extraordinary Contributions to the Diamond and Jewelry Industries.
- [IAC's 13th Annual Gold + Diamond Conference "Maintaining Purpose": Wednesday in Review](https://artinitiatives.com/iacs-13th-annual-gold-diamond-conference-maintaining-purpose-wednesday-in-review/) - Highlights from Wednesday's proceedings at IAC’s 13th annual Gold + Diamond Conference, “Maintaining Purpose.”
- [Arts & Crafts in August: The Art & Craft of the Ford House](https://artinitiatives.com/arts-crafts-in-august-the-art-craft-of-the-ford-house/) - Delighted to have been asked by Kate Nixon and Arts and Crafts in August to participate in a webinar that will shed light both on IAC’s 25th Anniversary Arts and Crafts conference broadly and more specifically on the Edsel and Eleanor Ford house. Looking forward to discussing the essence and paradoxes of the Arts and
- [IAC’s 25th Annual Arts & Crafts Conference – Detroit and Environs](https://artinitiatives.com/iacs-25th-annual-arts-crafts-conference-detroit-and-environs/) - The window is closing! Book your Detroit stay at this historic boutique hotel now! Step into Detroit in the 1920s with a stay at the Siren Hotel, originally the Wurlitzer building (Robert Finn, 1926). The building and many of its interior finishings have been restored based on documentation in an article appearing in 1926. Architectural
- [Celebrating Theater at IAC's 25th Arts & Crafts Conference: Detroit and Environs](https://artinitiatives.com/celebrating-theater-in-iacs-25th-arts-crafts-conference-detroit-and-environs/) - IAC celebrates the theater in its 2023 Arts & Crafts Conference in Detroit and Environs, Sept. 27 – Oct 1. Join us to visit The Players and the Fox Theatre.
- [IAC's 25th Annual Arts & Crafts Conference](https://artinitiatives.com/iacs-25th-annual-arts-crafts-conference/) - Detroit and Environs September 27 – October 1, 2023 View the conference agenda. Register for the conference here.
- [Art and architecture](https://artinitiatives.com/4581-2/) - Initiatives in Art and Culture curates an immersive educational experience on the Arts & Crafts Movement in Detroit.
- [Save the Date! IAC's 14th Annual International Gold + Diamond Conference](https://artinitiatives.com/save-the-date-iacs-14th-annual-international-gold-diamond-conference/) - Save the date for Expanding Horizons, IAC's 14th Annual International Gold + Diamond Conference, July 15 – 17, 2024 in NYC!
- [Responsible Practice and the Work of Giovanni Corvaja](https://artinitiatives.com/4870-2/) - “Fewer, better things” (in the words of Glenn Adamson), an approach consonant with UN Sustainable Development Goal 12, “responsible consumption and production” and embodied the work of Giovanni Corvaja. Born in 1971 in Padua, Italy, this extraordinary goldsmith and jeweler began work in metalsmithing at 13 with Francesco Pavan and Paolo Maurizio. In 1988, he
- [Gratitude](https://artinitiatives.com/gratitude/) - We are grateful for the food and nourishment we have and encourage all at this time of thanksgiving to bear in mind the second UN Sustainable Development Goal: to create a world free of hunger by 2030. Hunger and food insecurity have increased alarmingly since 2015, a trend exacerbated by the pandemic, conflict, climate change,
- [Equity](https://artinitiatives.com/equity/) - UN Sustainable Development Goal 16 is officially worded: “Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.” The Goal has 12 targets and 23 indicators. The strengthening of national institutions to prevent violence and combat crime and terrorism and promoting
- [Save the Date for Multiple Modernities! IAC's 28th Annual American Art Conference, May 9 – 11, 2024, New York City](https://artinitiatives.com/save-the-date-iacs-28th-annual-american-art-conference-may-9-11-2024-new-york-city/) - Initiatives in Art and Culture’s 28th Annual American Art Conference, Multiple Modernities, will take place at Heritage Auctions at 56th and Park Avenue in New York City, May 9 – 11. Conference participants will be guests of The American Art Fair's invitation-only Gala Preview.
- [Save the Date for Expanding Horizons! Initiatives in Art and Culture’s 14th Annual International Gold + Diamond Conference, July 15 - 17, 2024 in New York City](https://artinitiatives.com/save-the-date-for-expanding-horizons-initiatives-in-art-and-cultures-14th-annual-international-gold-diamond-conference-july-15-17-2024-in-new-york-city/) - Save the Date for Expanding Horizons! Initiatives in Art and Culture’s 14th Annual International Gold + Diamond Conference. The conference will take place July 15 – 17, 2024 in New York City.
- [Join IAC's Lisa Koenigsberg at Vicenzaoro!](https://artinitiatives.com/join-lisa-koenigsberg-in-vicenza-at-vicenzaoro/) - Honored to have been invited to speak by CIBJO in Vicenza, Italy where I will contribute to an event jointly supported by CIBJO’s Jewellery Industry Voices and IAC: Halo to Hammer: Reward and Risk in Social Media Marketing. This panel discussion takes place January 20, 2024 from 1:00 – 1:50pm (GMT+1) You can watch the
- [Join IAC at Vincenzaoro!](https://artinitiatives.com/join-iac-in-vicenza-at-vincenzaoro/) - Join us in Vicenza, Italy, in person or online on January 20 at 11AM (GMT +1). IAC president Lisa Koenigsberg will participate in the panel, Equality for All, hosted by CIBJO and Watch and Jewellery Initiative 2030.
- [Halo to Hammer at Vincenzaoro](https://artinitiatives.com/join-iac-at-vincenzaoro-halo-to-hammer/) - 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.
- [Congratulating Shiqing Deng and Ruth Dealy!](https://artinitiatives.com/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.
- [Vicenzaoro Videos Now Available for Streaming!](https://artinitiatives.com/vicenzaoro-videos-now-available-for-streaming/) - The Vicenzaoro videos are now available for streaming on YouTube! IAC is proud to have been represented by Lisa Koenigsberg who moderated the timely panel discussion Halo to Hammer: Reward and Risk in Social Media Marketing. You can watch the panel discussion here.
- [More From Vincenzaoro](https://artinitiatives.com/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!
- [Congratulating Nancy Koenigsberg](https://artinitiatives.com/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
- [Commemorating Black History Month](https://artinitiatives.com/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.
- [IAC Featured In GemGuide](https://artinitiatives.com/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
- [Vicenzaoro 2024 in Forbes](https://artinitiatives.com/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
- [Remembering Tom Munsteiner](https://artinitiatives.com/remembering-tom-munsteiner/) - We mourn the passing of Tom Munsteiner of @ateliermunsteiner on December 28, 2023. A man of true warmth, Tom was a visionary gem carver whose bold and innovative cutting styles made each piece unique and immediately recognizable as his work: eloquent, sculptural, precise. Artistry at the highest level. (GemGuide's most recent cover features a Tom
- [Better Without Mercury](https://artinitiatives.com/better-without-mercury/) - Better Without Mercury (@betterwithoutmercury) is a fundraising campaign to remove mercury contamination and rehabilitate previously contaminated land at La Fortaleza, an artisanal gold mine in Colombia. IAC continues to champion Better Without Mercury and the work that has been accomplished by La Fortaleza since its inception. We salute them for maintaining purpose and ask you
- [With Thanks to Joanne Lebert and IMPACT](https://artinitiatives.com/4898-2/) - Joanne Lebert joined IMPACT in 2011 and leads the organization's work to improve how natural resources are managed where security and human rights are at risk. Her work has focused on contributing to responsibly sourced, conflict-free minerals, and she has helped Central African governments launch and implement a regional strategy to tackle conflict minerals. One
- [Making the Modern: The Ongoing Spirit of the Arts and Crafts](https://artinitiatives.com/making-the-modern-the-ongoing-spirit-of-the-arts-and-crafts/) - IAC’s 2024 Arts and Crafts conference will take place during this October in Philadelphia and in the Brandywine River Valley. Highlights will include visits to Philadelphia institutions such as the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Frank Furness & George Hewitt, 1876) and to the studios of NC and Andrew Wyeth at the Brandywine Museum
- [We Wish You Peace and Joy!](https://artinitiatives.com/we-wish-you-peace-and-joy/) - Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!
- [This Season of Giving](https://artinitiatives.com/4925-2/) - UN SDG goal #4 calls for inclusive and equitable quality education and promotes lifelong learning opportunities for all. Critical to achieving these goals are open access sources that make verified information broadly available to all at no charge. One such organization is Wikipedia. The largest and most-read reference work in history, Wikipedia is an online
- [On Veteran's Day](https://artinitiatives.com/on-veterans-day/) - With gratitude for all who serve, we petition for peace. “True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.”—Arthur Ashe "In war, there are no unwounded soldiers."—José Narosky
- [Video Now Available! Jewelry Collecting in the 21st Century: Artistic Vision, Gems, and Ethical Considerations in Contemporary Studio Jewelry,  a Panel Discussion Presented by Elevated Matter Gallery](https://artinitiatives.com/video-now-available-for-jewelry-collecting-in-the-21st-century-artistic-vision-gems-and-ethical-considerations-in-contemporary-studio-jewelry-a-panel-discussion-presented-by-elevated-matter-galle/) - I was grateful for the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion on collecting studio jewelry in the 21st century @Salon during #newyorkcityjeweleryweek and appreciated being in such good company. Thank you @chrisdavies and @elevatedmattergallery. Institutional and individual collecting plays a pivotal role in defining taste and what might be termed the canon. Join the
- [In Memoriam: Henry Dunay, May 1, 1935 – November 10, 2023](https://artinitiatives.com/in-memoriam-henry-dunay-may-1-1935-november-10-2023/) - The world is dimmer with the passing of Henry Dunay. An extraordinary man who lived an extraordinary life. We hold on to the beautiful work he created.
- [Jewelry Collecting in the 21st Century: Artistic Vision, Gems, and Ethical Considerations in Contemporary Studio Jewelry](https://artinitiatives.com/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,
- [Video Now Available! Protecting Intellectual Property in the Jewellery Industry (Part 2: The European Context)](https://artinitiatives.com/recording-now-available-protecting-intellectual-property-in-the-jewellery-industry-part-2-the-european-context/) - A follow-on to the first session addressing this topic, this segment on intellectual property places our consideration of the issue in America within a European context. You can watch the recorded session here.
- [CIBJO & IAC – Part 2: Defending What’s Yours: IP in the Jewellery and Watch Industry](https://artinitiatives.com/cibjo-iac-part-2-defending-whats-yours-ip-in-the-jewelry-and-watch-industry/) - Sunday, September 10, 202310:00 am – 11:00 am GMT +1. Join us in Vicenza, Italy in person or online.
- [JVC Earth Day](https://artinitiatives.com/jvc-earth-day/) - Reposting for our colleagues at JVC who have been hard at work on comments for revisions to the FTC Green Guides.
- [Maintaining Purpose: Looking to IAC’s 2023 Gold + Diamond Conference](https://artinitiatives.com/maintaining-purpose-looking-to-iacs-2023-gold-diamond-conference/) - 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
- [IAC's 25th Arts and Crafts Conference: September 27 – October 1, 2023 | Detroit and Environs](https://artinitiatives.com/iacs-25th-arts-and-crafts-conference-september-27-october-1-2023-detroit-and-environs/) - Join IAC for an extraordinary exploration of the Arts & Crafts Movement and its ongoing expression in Detroit and environs. Register here.
- [International Sculpture Day](https://artinitiatives.com/international-sculpture-day/) - The last Saturday of the month, April 29th, is International Sculpture Day (ISDAY)! In honor of this day, IAC highlights three American women sculptors: Ruth Asawa, Simone Leigh, and Rose B. Simpson.
- [Art as Gender Expression: The Lives and Work of Gluck and Romaine Brooks](https://artinitiatives.com/art-as-gender-expression-the-lives-and-work-of-gluck-and-romaine-brooks/) - In the 1920 – 30s, LGBT nightlife and culture was booming in Europe. Before the rise of fascism and the Nazi burning of Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, an early sexology research center and one of the first transgender clinics, many gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender/gender nonconforming people could live somewhat open lives, evident in certain artistic
- [Glessner House Gala Celebrating Chicago’s Two World’s Fairs Less Than 2 Weeks Away!](https://artinitiatives.com/glessner-house-gala-celebrating-chicagos-two-worlds-fairs-less-than-2-weeks-away/) - The annual Glessner House Gala will be held on Tuesday, May 23, at Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Crown Hall and commemorate the anniversaries of the 1893 and 1933 World’s Fairs. The event will include abundant food and drink, the presentation of the John and Frances Glessner award to restoration architect T. Gunny Harboe, remarks
- [RJM's First-Ever Juried Jewelry Competition and Exhibition. Apply now!](https://artinitiatives.com/rjms-first-ever-juried-jewelry-competition-and-exhibition-apply-now/) - 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
- [Pewabic Pottery On-line Events](https://artinitiatives.com/pewabic-pottery-on-line-events/) - Two interesting online events from Detroit's Pewabic Pottery: PEWABIC POTTERY: THE STUDIO BUILDING & CAMPUS Thursday, May 18 at 7pm Join Pewabic's Education Director & Archivist, Annie Dennis, for a virtual look into the iconic studio and campus behind Detroit's pottery. PEWABIC POTTERY: A HISTORY 120 YEARS IN THE MAKING Thursday, June 22 at 7pm
- [May Is Gold Month!](https://artinitiatives.com/may-is-gold-month/) - Mercury Free Mining and Sluice Goose join IAC's 13th International Gold + Diamond Conference, Maintaining Purpose, Monday – Wednesday, July 17 – 19, 2023, in New York City. Quantifying a pollutant is an essential precursor to mitigation. Mercury Free Mining, a participant in IAC’s 2022 and 2023 Conferences, focuses on both discovery and deployment of
- [Cruzeiro Mine: A Contemporary Mine-to-Market Model](https://artinitiatives.com/cruzeiro-mine-a-contemporary-mine-to-market-model/) - 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
- [Celebrating Gold Month: Augustus St. Gaudens's Double Eagle](https://artinitiatives.com/celebrating-gold-month-augustus-st-gaudens-and-the-double-eagle/) - The American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens designed the obverse and reverse of the double-eagle, a twenty-dollar gold coin produced by the United States Mint from 1907 to 1933. It is considered by many to be the most beautiful of U.S. coins. The coin’s design clearly relates to some of Saint-Gaudens’s works. For example his 1902 statue
- [Remembering All Members of the U.S. Military Who Fought and Died in Service](https://artinitiatives.com/remembering-all-members-of-the-u-s-military-who-fought-and-died-in-service/) - John La Farge, Agathon to Erosanthe (Votive Wreath), 1861, Oil on canvas, 23 × 13 in. Colby College Museum of Art.
- [IAC's Lisa Koenigsberg Presents John and Frances Glessner Award to Architect T. Gunny Harboe at Glessner House Gala](https://artinitiatives.com/iacs-lisa-koenigsberg-presents-john-and-frances-glessner-award-to-architect-t-gunny-harboe/) - A trustee of the Glessner House, Lisa Koenigsberg had the honor of presenting restoration architect T. Gunny Harboe with the John and Frances Glessner award at the Glessner House Gala in Chicago. Glessner House, architect Henry Hobson Richardson’s last domestic commission, was designed in 1885 – 1886 and completed in 1887. As Lisa said in
- [Cruzeiro Mine and Its Unique Mine-to-Market Model](https://artinitiatives.com/cruzeiro-mine-and-its-unique-mine-to-market-model/) - 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
- [CIBJO at JCK](https://artinitiatives.com/4148-2/) - One of the highlights of JCK was the opportunity to spend time with CIBJO president Gaetano Cavalieri whom we look forward to welcoming in July when he will participate in IAC’s 13th International Gold and Diamond Conference, Maintaining Purpose.
- [In Celebration of the Respect for Marriage Act](https://artinitiatives.com/in-celebration-of-the-respect-for-marriage-act/) - This Pride Month, IAC lauds the passing of the Respect for Marriage Act. This landmark bill legally recognizes same sex and interracial marriage. #PrideMonth #RespectForMarriageAct #LGBTQ+ #LegalizeGayMarriage #Equality
- [Gilbert Baker: The Artist Behind the Rainbow Flag](https://artinitiatives.com/gilbert-baker-the-artist-behind-the-rainbow-flag/) - Gilbert Baker (1951 – 2017), was an artist, designer, and LGBTQ+ rights activist. In the late 1970s, he found himself at the forefront of the LGBTQ+ liberation movement in San Francisco. Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in California, challenged Gilbert Baker to design a symbol for the LGBTQ+ community. Baker thus embarked
- [IAC Visits Brazil!](https://artinitiatives.com/4172-2/) - Unforgettable: from our arrival in Sao Paulo where I met with Richard Fizsman (@richardfiszman , @fiszmanjewel), Laìs Demarchi (@lais.demarchi), Silvia Furmanovich (@silviafurmanovich), and Kelly Amorim (@kellyamorim12) to our journey to and experience of Cruzeiro Mine with Douglas Neves (@douglaswn) and his exceptional team. This was a deep dive into many manifestations of responsible practice: cleaving
- [In Celebration of July 4](https://artinitiatives.com/celebrating-july-4/) - "With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan,
- [Who We Are Is How We Lead: IAC's 13th Annual International Gold + Diamond Conference, Maintaining Purpose](https://artinitiatives.com/who-we-are-is-how-we-lead-iacs-13th-annual-international-gold-diamond-conference-maintaining-purpose/) - All of us, from those upstream in supply chains to those realizing an artistic vision in fine jewelry, must maintain purpose: we must do the work, ever-committed to effecting the change we seek. Join these extraordinary women, all leading experts, at Maintaining Purpose, IAC's 13th Annual International Gold + Diamond Conference, Monday – Wednesday, July 17
- [Heritage Auctions Welcomes IAC's 13th International Gold + Diamond Conference](https://artinitiatives.com/4426-2/) - Grateful to Heritage Auctions for a spectacular kickoff reception which featured welcoming remarks from Roberta Kramer (Vice President - Strategy and Business Development at Heritage Auctions). Key to the evening was lively conversation with friends and colleagues reuniting, and new relationships being formed.
- [How May I Serve You? Ep. 124](https://artinitiatives.com/4603-2/) - Lisa Koenigsberg in conversation with Thomas Johnson about mentorship, its impact, and fulfilling the role of a mentor.
- [Honoring IAC's partnership with CIBJO](https://artinitiatives.com/honoring-iacs-partnership-with-cibjo/) - IAC was honored to welcome Gaetano Cavalieri, president of CIBJO, and his son Aurelio to New York and to our 13th annual Gold + Diamond Conference where we launched our collaboration in a session on intellectual property and protecting creativity. We look forward to continuing this partnership, next on a panel at the CIBJO conference
- [Sluice Goose industries "GOLDROP" pay-dirt separating processor](https://artinitiatives.com/sluice-goose-industries-goldrop-pay-dirt-separating-processor/) - Join inventor John Richmond and Toby Pomeroy to learn about GOLDROP, a novel, mercury-free approach using elutriation to separate mined gold from sediment.
- [Honoring Labor Day](https://artinitiatives.com/honoring-labor-day/) - Declared by Congress in 1894, the first Monday in September honors the nation’s workers and their contributions to the wellbeing of the country.
- [CIBJO & IAC - Part 2: Defending What's Yours: IP in the Jewellery and Watch Industry](https://artinitiatives.com/cibjo-iac-part-2-defending-whats-yours-ip-in-the-jewellery-and-watch-industry/) - IAC and CIBJO continue their collaboration at VicenzaOro 2023. Please join us on September 10, 2023 at 10 a.m. CET. Panel will be livestreamed.
- [How May I Serve You Episode 124 - Making History Through Mentorship and Collaboration](https://artinitiatives.com/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.
- [Highlights From Our 25th Annual Arts & Crafts Conference](https://artinitiatives.com/highlights-from-our-25th-annual-arts-crafts-conference/) - Thanks to all who attended and made IAC's 25th annual Arts & Crafts Conference in Detroit possible!
- [IAC in Jaipur, India, in Collaboration With CIBJO](https://artinitiatives.com/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
- [Celebrating and Supporting The Players](https://artinitiatives.com/4776-2/) - 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
- [Bulova's Frank Lloyd Wright Collection at IAC's 25th Annual Arts & Crafts Conference in Detroit](https://artinitiatives.com/iac-in-partnership-with-bulova/) - Bulova presents on its Frank Lloyd Wright collection at IAC's 25th Arts & Crafts Conference in Detroit.
- [Celebrating American Fine Art Magazine](https://artinitiatives.com/celebrating-american-fine-art-magazine/) - We were delighted to welcome Michael Bright of American Fine Art Magazine to the 25th IAC’s Arts & Crafts Conference in Detroit and environs. After a lovely day of tours and talks at Cranbrook, Michael briefly spoke during our evening reception.
- [Save the Date! IAC's 14th Annual International Gold + Diamond Conference, "Expanding Horizons"](https://artinitiatives.com/save-the-date-iacs14th-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
- [IAC's Lisa Koenigsberg on Jewelry Collecting at Salon, November 12, 2023](https://artinitiatives.com/iacs-lisa-koenigsberg-on-jewelry-collecting-at-salon/) - 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
- ["From Antique to Art" — Sharon Berman’s Jewelry Journey podcast](https://artinitiatives.com/from-antique-to-art-sharon-bermans-jewelry-journey-podcast/) - 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”
- [Portraits of Power: The Work of Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald](https://artinitiatives.com/portraits-of-power-the-work-of-kehinde-wiley-and-amy-sherald/) - Portraiture has often been used to visually convey a subject's power using stylistic devices and references to wealth, rank, status, and to the tradition of works that precede them. Portraits have for millennia underscored the rank, privilege, and office of their subjects in political, ecclesiastical, mercantile, and cultural life. Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley have
- [Martin Luther King Jr. at Oberlin](https://artinitiatives.com/2929-2/) - Throughout Black History Month, IAC examines the relationship between power, race, and representation from various perspectives. How institutions of art and academics respond to social justice is a crucial part of the equation, in addition to grassroots efforts. In this instance, IAC explores the history and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s connection to
- [Oberlin Awards Edmonia Lewis Posthumous Diploma](https://artinitiatives.com/edmonia-lewis-posthumous-diploma/) - Throughout Black History Month, IAC examines the relationship between power, race, and visual representation from various perspectives. IAC celebrates the awarding of Edmonia Lewis' posthumous diploma alongside the Oberlin College community. Thank you to Oberlin College’s President Ambar for conferring on this great artist the degree she rightfully deserved. A sculptor of international renown, Edmonia
- [In Memory of Tom Bird (1940 – 2022)](https://artinitiatives.com/in-memory-of-tom-bird/) - Tom Bird passed away on December 26, 2022. He was a truly lovely man, and he will be profoundly missed. IAC is honored to dedicate the 2023 Arts & Crafts conference to himj.
- [Sustainability Through Successful Succession — January 22, 2023 | 11:15 am – 12.15 pm (GMT+1)](https://artinitiatives.com/3580-2/) - Initiatives in Arts and Culture & CIBJO’s Jewellery Industry Voices jointly present: Sustainability Through Successful Succession January 22, 2023 — 11:15AM-12:15PM (GMT+1) Speakers: Alice Cicolini, London, a jewelry designer who has worked with one of the last Jaipuri meenakari trained in the great enamel traditions of Persia Enzo Liverino, Torre del Greco, owner of a
- [IAC Congratulates Melanie Grant!](https://artinitiatives.com/iac-congratulates-melanie-grant/) - IAC congratulates writer and curator Melanie Grant whom The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has appointed its executive director.
- [IAC’s 27th Annual American Art Conference: Thursday in Review](https://artinitiatives.com/2944-2/) - A review of Thursday's proceedings at IAC’s 27th Annual American Art Conference. Warmest thanks to all who joined!
- [IAC’s 27th Annual American Art Conference: Wednesday in Review](https://artinitiatives.com/iacs-27th-annual-american-art-conference-wednesday-in-review/) - A review of Wednesday at IAC’s 27th Annual American Art Conference. Warmest thanks to all who joined!
- [IAC’s 27th Annual American Art Conference: Tuesday in Review](https://artinitiatives.com/iacs-27th-annual-american-art-conference-tuesday-in-review/) - A review of Tuesday at IAC’s 27th Annual American Art Conference. Warmest thanks to all who joined!
- [Creatives and Community: Perceptions of Mining — Friday, January 13 | 9:00 – 10:30 EST](https://artinitiatives.com/creatives-and-community-perceptions-of-mining-friday-january-13-900-1030-est/) - IAC was pleased to be involved in this meeting of People and Mining, in which panelists considered iconic historic and contemporary artistic works relating to mining in a wide range of media and discussed how artworks have powerfully influenced and continue to shape perceptions of and attitudes toward mining practice and communities: art is an
- [Save the Date: IAC’s 13th International Gold + Diamond Conference, NYC — July 17 – 19, 2023](https://artinitiatives.com/save-the-date-iacs-13th-gold-diamond-conference-in-nyc-july-17-19-2023/) - Save the date for Maintaining Purpose, IAC’s 13th Gold + Diamond Conference in NYC. July 17 – 19, 2023
- [Save the Date: IAC’s 25th Arts and Crafts Conference in Detroit — September 27 – October 1, 2023](https://artinitiatives.com/save-the-date-iacs-25th-arts-and-crafts-conference-in-detroit-september-27-october-1-2023/) - Save the Date for IAC’s 25th Arts and Crafts Conference in Detroit and Environs September 27, 2023 – October 1, 2023
- [Save the Date! IAC's 28th Annual American Art Conference, NYC — November 14 – 15, 2023](https://artinitiatives.com/save-the-date-iacs-28th-annual-american-art-conference-november-14-15-2023/) - Save the Date for IAC’s 28th Annual American Art Conference, November 14 – 15, 2023 New York City – The Cosmopolitan Club
- [Nancy Koenigsberg's Works on View: Space Galleries, Denver, CO — March 16 – April 15, 2023](https://artinitiatives.com/nancy-koenigsbergs-works-on-view-space-galleries-denver-co-march-16-april-15-2023/) - Supporting Lisa's Koenigsberg's extraordinary mother whose work will be shown along with that of five other artists at a group show at Space Galleries in Denver, CO. Seven pieces of Koenigsberg's work will be on exhibit, March 16 - April 15, 2023. Nancy Koenigsberg is a full time artist and maintains a studio in NYC.
- [Save the Date: At Home with Silver — March 24 – 26, 2023](https://artinitiatives.com/save-the-date-at-home-with-silver-march-24-26-2023/) - At Marchmont House, Greenlaw, Scottish Borders, 24 – 26 March 2023, join fellow silversmiths, collectors, curators, and industry VIPs for a special event celebrating the opening of The Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop.
- [IAC's Mission](https://artinitiatives.com/iacs-mission/) - Initiatives in Art and Culture (IAC) educates diverse audiences on visual culture with an emphasis on American Art, the Arts and Crafts Movement, and gold and other precious substances through conferences, webinars, publications, and exhibitions. Marrying a focus on authenticity, artisanry, and materials with a commitment to sustainability and our collective obligation to the planet
- [Celebrating Better Without Mercury](https://artinitiatives.com/celebrating-better-without-mercury/) - IAC celebrates Better Without Mercury and the work that has been accomplished by La Fortaleza since its inception. We congratulate them for maintaining purpose and invite you to join us in supporting their transformational efforts for 2023. Better Without Mercury (@betterwithoutmercury) is a fundraising campaign to remove mercury contamination and rehabilitate previously contaminated land at
- [Celebrating American Art 2022 and Announcing IAC’s 28th Annual American Art Conference](https://artinitiatives.com/celebrating-american-art-2022-and-announcing-iacs-28th-annual-american-art-conference/) - IAC’s 28th Annual American Art Conference November 14 – 15, 2023 New York City – The Cosmopolitan Club
- [Fresh off the Presses: "Cut, Cast, Carved and Coupled" Published in American Fine Arts Magazine](https://artinitiatives.com/fresh-off-the-press-cut-cast-carved-and-coupled-published-in-american-fine-arts-magazine/) - IAC's founder and president, Lisa Koenigsberg, has published an article in American Fine Arts Magazine derived from the proceedings of the 2022 American Art Conference, Cut, Cast, Carved and Coupled: Perspectives on Women in American Art. To read the full article, visit: https://www.americanfineartmagazine.com/issues To watch individual sessions from our 27th Annual American Art Conference visit:
- [AGTA GemFair in Tucson!](https://artinitiatives.com/agta-gemfair-in-tucson/) - AGTA GemFair™ January 31 – February 5, 2023 Tucson, AZ IAC looks forward to the AGTA GemFair in Tucson! These are two program highlights we'll be attending: Friday, February 3: 9:00 – 9:55 AM A report on Sri Lanka mining, supply challenges, and market forecast from this important country and peoples, as they endure hardship
- [Celebrating Toby Pomeroy and Mercury Free Mining](https://artinitiatives.com/celebrating-toby-pomeroy-and-mercury-free-mining/) - Initiatives in Art and Culture (IAC) stands with Toby Pomeroy and Mercury Free Mining (MFM), an initiative that exists to create a mercury-free gold supply chain. Over 15 million members of the artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) community in developing countries eke out a meager existence without an alternative to using toxic mercury as
- [Celebrating Radical Jewelry Makeover](https://artinitiatives.com/celebrating-radical-jewelry-makeover/) - Radical Jewelry Makeover (RJM) is an international community mining and recycling project that is at once a project, a performance, and an event that links recycling and reuse with the creation of innovative jewelry. Volunteer miners dig out and donate their old jewelry. Jewelers work as refiners and designers, using environmental and human health as
- [Vincenzaoro](https://artinitiatives.com/iac-vincenz/) - Delighted to share Kyle Roderick’s piece on Vicenzaoro in Forbes. Grateful to her for highlighting the CIBJO Initiatives in Art and Culture panel on succession. A link to her article can be found here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kyleroderick/2023/02/02/vicenzaoro-january-2023-showcases-the-best-jewelry-and-watches-made-in-italy-and-elsewhere/?sh=6dc174037033 To watch all of the incredible sessions visit: https://visits.vicenzaoro.com/live-events
- [Celebrating Nick Cave](https://artinitiatives.com/21st-annual-arts-and-crafts-conference-chicago/) - Nick Cave deals with spectacle and responsibility in his installations and textile works, including his iconic Soundsuits, blending sculpture, costume design, and instrument-making. Learning to sew while repairing hand-me-downs from older siblings led to the first in his Soundsuit series: wearable assemblage fabric sculptures often made with found objects. Influences of African art traditions, armor,
- [Celebrating Moyo Gems](https://artinitiatives.com/24th-annual-american-art-conference/) - Initiatives in Art and Culture celebrates Moyo Gems (@moyogems). Building on a gemology education initiative developed by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in collaboration with NGO Pact, Moyo Gems provides the world’s first sustainable market for colored gemstones from artisanal sources. Meaning 'heart' in Swahili (the dominant language in Tanzania) and in some other

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- [2026 Gold + Diamond Conference: Resilience](https://artinitiatives.com/2026-gold-diamond-conference-resilience/) - Loading... To register Resilience IAC’s 16th Annual Gold + Diamond Conference July 13 (evening) – 15, 2026 The Cosmopolitan Club 122 East 66th Street New York, NY For 16 years, IAC’s Gold + Diamond Conference has been informed by two primary concerns: how to define and achieve responsible practice on the one hand, and how
- [2026 Gold + Diamond Conference: Resilience](https://artinitiatives.com/2026-gold-diamond-conference-resilience-old/) - Loading... To register Resilience IAC’s 16th Annual Gold + Diamond Conference July 13 (evening) – 15, 2026 The Cosmopolitan Club 122 East 66th Street New York, NY For 16 years, IAC’s Gold + Diamond Conference has been informed by two primary concerns: how to define and achieve responsible practice on the one hand, and how
- [Webinars](https://artinitiatives.com/webinars/) - IAC’s Webinar Series This webinar series explores challenges faced by the jewelry industry in the face of climate change and in meeting the UN’s SDGs. They are intended to move diverse stakeholders to a congruent and deeper understanding of the benefits of responsible practice and ethical sourcing and the means of achieving them. IAC’s approach
- [2026 American Art Conference: Boundless Horizons](https://artinitiatives.com/2026-american-art-conference-boundless-horizons/) - Loading... During American Art Week 2026! To register Presenter bios Download brochure Boundless Horizons IAC’s 30th Annual American Art Conference May 14 – 16, 2026 Heritage Auctions 445 Park Ave. New York, NY Boundless Horizons, IAC’s 30th annual American Art Conference (May 14 – May 16, 2026) takes place at Heritage Auctions in New York
- [Presenter Bios American Art 2026: Boundless Horizons](https://artinitiatives.com/presenter-bios-american-art-2026-boundless-horizons/) - Boundless Horizons IAC’s 30th Annual American Art Conference Presenters Back to program agenda Tony Abeyta, contemporary Diné (Navajo) artist. A graduate of New York University with an honorary doctorate from the Institute of American Indian Arts, he is recognized as a “Native Treasure” by the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture. Recipient, New Mexico Governor’s
- [Upcoming events](https://artinitiatives.com/upcoming-2023-events/) - Upcoming IAC Events 30th American Art Conference To register For more information 30th Annual American Art Conference May 14 – 16, 2026 Heritage Auctions 445 Park Avenue New York, NY Recent IAC Events 27th Arts & Crafts Conference Download brochure Central New York Syracuse & Environs September 17 – 21, 2025 15th Gold + Diamond
- [2026 American Art Conference](https://artinitiatives.com/2026-american-art-conference/) - Loading... During American Art Week 2026! To register Boundless Horizons IAC’s 30th Annual American Art Conference May 14 – 16, 2026 Heritage Auctions 445 Park Ave. New York, NY Boundless Horizons, IAC’s 30th annual American Art Conference (May 14 – May 16, 2026) takes place at Heritage Auctions in New York City. Since 1996, IAC’s
- [2025 Arts & Crafts Conference: Central New York](https://artinitiatives.com/2025-arts-crafts-conference-central-new-york/) - IAC's 2023 Arts & Crafts Conference in Detroit & Environs. Cranbrook, The Players, Ford House, the DAC, the DIA, Pewabic, the Scarab Club, and more. Register
- [IAC in the News](https://artinitiatives.com/iac-in-the-news/) - IAC in the News Central New York: Syracuse & Environs Event Preview, IAC’s 27th Annual Arts & Crafts Conference September 17 – 21, 2025 American Fine Art Magazine, no. 83 (September/October 2025); 118. Realizing the Surreal IAC’s 29th Annual American Art Conference American Fine Art Magazine, no. 80 (March/April 2025); 110. 4 Insights About Gemstone
- [2025 Arts & Crafts Conference: Central New York old](https://artinitiatives.com/2025-arts-crafts-conference-central-new-york-old/) - IAC's 2023 Arts & Crafts Conference in Detroit & Environs. Cranbrook, The Players, Ford House, the DAC, the DIA, Pewabic, the Scarab Club, and more. Register
- [2024 Gold + Diamond Conference: Expanding Horizons](https://artinitiatives.com/2024-gold-diamonds-conference-expanding-horizons-expanding-horizons/) - Loading... Expanding Horizons IAC’s 14th Annual Gold + Diamond Conference July 15 (evening) – 17, 2024 Bohemian National Hall 321 E. 73 St. New York, NY In Expanding Horizons, IAC’s 2024 Gold + Diamond Conference, we built on groundwork laid in Maintaining Purpose, our 2023 conference. In 2023, we defined the work to be done
- [2025 Gold + Diamond Conference: Eye on the Prize](https://artinitiatives.com/2025-gold-diamonds-conference-eye-on-the-prize/) - Loading... Eye on the Prize IAC’s 15th Annual Gold + Diamond Conference July 14 (evening) – 16, 2025 Bohemian National Hall 321 E. 73 St. New York, NY For 15 years, IAC’s Gold + Diamond Conference has been informed by two primary concerns: how to define and achieve responsible practice on the one hand, and
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- [2024 Arts & Crafts Conference: Brandywine River Valley](https://artinitiatives.com/2024-arts-crafts-conference-philadelphia-the-brandywine-river-valley/) - IAC's 2023 Arts & Crafts Conference in Detroit & Environs. Cranbrook, The Players, Ford House, the DAC, the DIA, Pewabic, the Scarab Club, and more. Register
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- [Presenter Bios American Art 2024: Multiple Modernities](https://artinitiatives.com/presenter-bios-american-art-2024-multiple-modernities/) - Multiple Modernities IAC’s 28th Annual American Art Conference Presenters Back to program agenda David Anfam, Managing Director of Art Exploration Consultancy Ltd., London, is an international art writer, curator, and consultant. He has worked with the world’s foremost museums, collectors, publishers, artists/estates, art dealers, and diverse scholarly institutions, his expertise especially associated with Abstract Expressionism—and
- [Presenter Bios American Art 2022: Cut, Cast, Carved and Coupled](https://artinitiatives.com/cut-cast-carved-and-coupled-presenter-bios/) - Cut, Cast, Carved and Coupled: Perspectives on Women in American Art IAC’s 27th Annual American Art Conference Presenters Back to program agenda Peg Alston, founder of Peg Alston Fine Arts, is a leading private dealer specializing in works by African American artists and other artists of African descent, as well as select traditional African sculptures.
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- [Gold 2015](https://artinitiatives.com/gold-2015/) - Gold: Trends, Techniques, and Transparency IAC’s 5th Precious Substances Conference April 9 – 10, 2015 The Graduate Center, The City University of New York Initiatives in Art and Culture took a wide-ranging look at gold in its fifth annual international conference devoted to this precious metal. With a focus on jewelry, we explored the underpinnings
- [2023 Arts & Crafts Conference: Detroit & Environs](https://artinitiatives.com/2023-arts-crafts-conference-detroit-environs/) - IAC's 2023 Arts & Crafts Conference in Detroit & Environs. Cranbrook, The Players, Ford House, the DAC, the DIA, Pewabic, the Scarab Club, and more. Register
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- [Presenter Bios Arts & Crafts Detroit and Environs](https://artinitiatives.com/presenter-bios-2023-arts-crafts-conference-detroit-environs/) - Join leading authorities on the Arts & Crafts Movement and the art and architecture of Detroit at IAC's 2023 Arts & Crafts Conference. Register now!
- [Fashion 2019](https://artinitiatives.com/fashion-2019/) - Blue IAC’s 21st New York Fashion Conference November 14 – 16, 2019 The New School, University Center, 63 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY Why blue? Why not? Or better: How not? After all, “L’amour Est Bleu” so Vicky told us; so too the moon, and it is inarguable that the hottest stars burn blue. Thus,
- [2021 American Art Conference: Women in American Art](https://artinitiatives.com/2021-american-art-conference-women-in-american-art/) - Loading... Women in American Art IAC’s 26th Annual American Art Conference November 11 – 14, 2021 The Cosmopolitan Club 122 E 66th St. New York, NY The 50th anniversary of the publication of Linda Nochlin’s seminal essay, “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” was marked this year, providing the ideal time to consider
- [Gold 2014](https://artinitiatives.com/gold-2014/) - Gold: Legacy, Leadership, And Luminescence IAC’s 4th Precious Substances Conference April 11 – 12, 2014 The Graduate Center, The City University of New York Initiatives in Art and Culture took a wide-ranging look at gold in its fourth annual international conference devoted to this precious metal. With a focus on jewelry, we explored the underpinnings
- [IAC's Mission](https://artinitiatives.com/3523-2/) - IAC’s Mission Initiatives in Art and Culture (IAC) educates diverse audiences on visual culture with an emphasis on American Art, the Arts and Crafts Movement, and gold and other precious substances through conferences, webinars, publications, and exhibitions. Marrying a focus on authenticity, artisanry, and materials with a commitment to sustainability and our collective obligation to
- [Gold 2018](https://artinitiatives.com/gold-2018/) - Gold: Vortex, Virtues, and Values IAC’s 8th Precious Substances Conference April 12 – 13, 2018 Bohemian National Hall, New York City We live in an Age of Uncertainty. But just the most recent: uncertainty was a defining characteristic of the human condition, a perverse constant in everything we experienced as we teetered at the edge
- [Gold 2019](https://artinitiatives.com/gold-2019/) - Gold: Legacy, Leadership, and Luminescence IAC’s 9th Precious Substances Conference April 4 – 5, 2019 Bohemian National Hall, New York City The more we travel in realms of gold, the more we are confronted by urgent challenges at all points along the continuum from extraction through design and fabrication to sale or investment. And the
- [Fashion 2018](https://artinitiatives.com/fashion-2018/) - Vortex: Paradox, Promise, Possibility IAC’s 20th Annual New York Fashion Conference November 8 – 9, 2018 The Museum of The City of New York In the 20th New York Fashion, Jewelry + Design Conference, we considered the times in which we were living, a swirling vortex suggesting constant change and possibility, characterized by uncertainty. The
- [Fashion 2017](https://artinitiatives.com/fashion-2017/) - White: Palette, Prism, Possibility IAC’s 19th Annual New York Fashion Conference November 10 – 11, 2017 The Graduate Center, The City University of New York Why White? Because it contained—and hid—multitudes. Because it tricked us into thinking that there was no color where, in fact, there was nothing but. Because it was the repository of
- [Fashion 2016](https://artinitiatives.com/fashion-2016/) - Pioneers: Conception, Creation, And Innovation IAC’s 18th Annual New York Fashion Conference November 4 – 5, 2016 The Graduate Center, The City University of New York First. At the leading (or bleeding) edge. Pioneering. Surely an enviable, or at least admirable, position. But we knew it didn’t come easy, and even when it came, it
- [Fashion 2013](https://artinitiatives.com/fashion-2013/) - Extraordinary: Icons, Iconoclasm, and Innovation IAC’s 15th Annual New York Fashion Conference December 6 – 7, 2013 The Graduate Center, The City University of New York In every domain there is that which is truly exceptional, standing head and shoulders above the rest. This, the extraordinary, was the subject of the 2013 New York Fashion
- [2022 Gold + Diamond Conference: Boldly Building the Future](https://artinitiatives.com/boldly-building-the-future-12th-annual-gold-diamond-conference/) - Loading... Boldly Building the Future: Gold, Diamonds, and Jewelry in a Transformational Age IAC’s 12th Annual Gold + Diamond Conference July 18 – 20, 2022 Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St, New York, NY In its 12th annual Gold + Diamond Conference, IAC took a deep dive into critical issues in responsible practice, sustainability,
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