19th Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia National Conference 2024

Name: 19th Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia National Conference 2024
Start: 2024-10-05T08:30:00+08:00
End: 2024-10-05T17:30:00+08:00
Location: WA Maritime Museum

Schedule

Sat Oct 05 2024 at 08:30 am to 05:30 pm

UTC+08:00

Location

WA Maritime Museum | Fremantle, WA

19th Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia national biennial conference.
The Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia have convened biennially since 1980 to celebrate, educate and showcase contemporary jewellery in the region.
Our conference theme “Involution: Making Jewellery, Creating Change” has resonated with creatives, curators and scholars from around the country, as well as around the world. We have carefully crafted a lineup of unique and unexpected voices from diverse areas of our field. Through the workshops, presentations, and tours we are deepening skill, developing practice, and witnessing the current state and the future trajectory of our field. Amongst it all, we will also hold space to engage and celebrate with one another, as colleagues, as friends.
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Our conference takes place at The WA Maritime Museum in Walyalup/Fremantle, located by the water in this iconic port town. With excellent access to public transport, providing a convenient connection to Subiaco and Perth CBD, where our major exhibitions will be on display.
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The full program will be available to download on the website closer to the conference
THE SCHEDULE INCLUDES:
One day of presentations, with speakers from across the country as well as respected international guests.
Dynamic workshops running pre and post Conference.
Opportunities for studio and gallery tours with unique access to local jewellery artists’studios.
Network opportunities encouraging connections with fellow artists and conference delegates are supported by morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided on Conference day.
Exhibitions, including the JMGA National Members Award Exhibition: Reflect/Refract, Graduate Metal XVI, Identities in Metal: Alister Yiap Gallery, and EMBODY: Indigenous Jewellery exhibition, featuring and curated by First Nations artists and makers.