Radical Jewelry Makeover Goes To Australia
Ethical Metalsmiths is taking Radical Jewellery Makeover further than it ever has before!
“We are really looking forward to hosting a Radical Jewellery Makeover at Queensland College of Art,” says Elizabeth Shaw, of Convenor Jewellery and Small Objects. “Ethical Metalsmiths had designed a project that we are excited to share with our students and the community. RJM compliments our teachings about social and environmental responsibility in jewellery.”
Radical Jewellery Makeover will take place in Brisbane, Australia, from July 23 – July 30, 2010. Queensland College of Art Griffith University students and participating local jewelers will transform donations into exciting new jewellery during a workshop with RJM Project Directors, Susie Ganch and Christina Miller.
There will be an opening reception for Radical Jewellery Makeover on Friday July 30, 2010 from 6-8pm. All completed work will be available for sale from July 30 – August 28, 2010 at Artisan Gallery, located at 381 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley. Proceeds will benefit collaborative student research scholarships dedicated to responsible studio practices at Queensland College of Art Griffith University and United States based Ethical Metalsmiths.
Ethical Metalsmiths will be participating in two other notable events while in Australia:
Green Jewellery & Objects Symposium #2 Saturday 24 July 2010: The Green Jewellery & Objects Symposium #2 will address the processes, concerns and consequences of making Jewellery and Objects with a heightened environmental awareness. How are green concerns affecting practice? The symposium is being held at Queensland College of Art, Brisbane, Australia
Jewellery Practice as a Site for Enquiry will be held at Kaleide Theatre, RMIT University on Friday 6 August 2010, 9am to 4pm and afterwards at the RMIT School of Art Gallery. Jewellery Practice as a Site for Enquiry is an opportunity to examine, “What are the social, political, conceptual, theoretical, historical paradigms that determine and or influence the way contemporary jewellery is practiced today?”
MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: Radical Jewelry Makeover Blog
