Houston Metal Arts Guild

Title: 18 Hands Earring Slam Jam
Location: 18 Hands Gallery 249 West 19th Street Houston, TX 77008
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Description: Save the date!! Earring Slam Jam (all about the earring!!) is coming up on January 28th from 11-5pm. Join us for champagne, chocolate and strawberries while shopping for earrings. Nothing over $75 with 14 artists participating. Several HMAG members will be there selling and doing demonstrations. Let’s all attend and bring a friend.
Start Time: 11:00
Date: 2012-01-28

Title: Houston Metal Arts Guild Member Show
Location: 18 Hands Gallery 249 West 19th Street Houston, TX 77008
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Description: HOUSTON METAL ARTS GUILD MEMBER SHOW

18 Hands Gallery announces the second annual Houston Metal Arts Guild Member Show, “THE HEART OF ART” February 4-24, 2012

When: Feb. 4 – 24, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday, Feb. 4 from 6 -9 pm
Where: 18 Hands Gallery 249 West 19th Street Houston, TX 77008

This show was juried by Martha Ferguson, MFA in Metals and Jewelry from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, BFA in Metals and Jewelry from Savannah College of Art and Design. Ms. Ferguson teaches Art Metals classes for Houston Community College. Her work is represented by Goldesberry Gallery and Hanson Galleries in Houston.

Thirteen HMAG members work was selected for the show, and the following are honored with prizes:

First Place Winner: Jeff McGee – gravy boat Plankton Stew for One
Second Place Winner: Stacey Johnson – shadow box In Bloom
Third Place Winner: Mary Rogers – brooch Amulet #9
Honorable Mention: Anke Bohmer – bracelet Turtle Bracelet

Congratulations to all whose work was selected for the show! ALL MEMBERS and GUESTS are encouraged to attend the opening on Saturday, Feb. 4, and bring guests to visit the show during gallery hours until Feb. 24. See you there!
Start Time: 6:00
Date: 2012-04-04

So many of you have indicated interest in participating in our next member show, “Heart of the Art.”  Full information and the entry form may be found HERE.

Micki Lippe, jewelry artist from Seattle, will give a lecture,

sponsored by HMAG, Friday, November 4, 2011

7PM at Freed Auditorium, Glassell School of Art

5101 Montrose Blvd Houston, Tx 77006-6534

Mikki Lippe Lecture

See you all there!

Harold Van Pelt exhibition ‘Gemstone Carvings: The Master works of Harold Van Pelt’ is opening Oct 28th, 2011 at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, through Spring 2012.  View vessels and sculptures carved from quartz, rock crystal and agate gemstones. 

http://www.hmns.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=481&Itemid=502

A gem faceting class demonstration is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 21st, 6pm, by lapidary artist Jill Rowlands Moffitt, for a fee of $19.00

Congratulations to all HMAG members who have work selected for the “Kaleidoscope of Color” Show and Sale! Postcards are being mailed to the accepted artists, picurted here. Let’s help get the word out to all our friends, families and co-workers.  See you at the show opening: Hanson Galleries, Uptown Park, Friday, Oct. 7, 5-8 PM.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

YOU WILL NOT want to miss the next HMAG General Meeting!

MEET THREE METAL ARTISTS – Heidi Gerstacker, Diane Falkenhagen, Mary Rogers. Each Artist will give a slide show/talk, then will give a panel discussion and Q&A.

Sept. 9, 2011, 7PM at Freed Auditorium at Glassell School of Art, Corner of Montrose and Binz.

Here is a sample of their work:

Houston Center for Contemporary Craft is featuring HMAG member and jeweler Amber Tiemann, along with ceramist Lotus, in a Summer Trunk Show. 

Everyone is welcome to the preview sale on Thursday, August 25th, and to the trunk show on Saturday, August 27th. Both artists are busy creating new pieces for this event, so don’t miss this special opportunity to meet the artists and add them to your collection!

Preview Sale & Reception: Thursday, August 25, 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Sale: Saturday, August 27, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
http://www.crafthouston.org/calendar/calendar.asp?Mode=CalendarViewDetails&ID=326&Month=8&Year=2011

Ancient Ukraine – Golden Treasures and Lost Civilizations at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, is hosting a docent led tour of the exhibit.  Date:  Wedn. August 24th, 2011 at 6:00pm. 

Learn about the artifacts and peoples from the earliest civilization in Europe through the Byzantine Empire featured this special exhibition from Ukraine on this behind-the-scenes tour of Ancient Ukraine – Golden Treasures and Lost Civilizations with HMNS master docents.  Tickets $25.00, Members $15.00.

Exhibit runs till Sept 5, 2011:  

http://www.hmns.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=442&Itemid=463

Title: HMAG General Meeting
Location: Glassell School of Art, Freed Auditorium
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Description: SAVE THE DATE:
Our next HMAG General Meeting is Sept. 9, 2011, 7PM at Freed Auditorium at Glassell School of Art, Corner of Montrose and Binz.

MEET THREE METAL ARTISTS – Heidi Gerstacker, Diane Falkenhagen, Mary Rogers. Each Artist will give a slide show/talk, then will give a panel discussion and Q&A.
Start Time: 7pm
Date: 2011-09-09

Hanson Galleries has invited HMAG members to do a joint show with ClayHouston during American Craft Week. Our 2010 show with Hanson Galleries was very successful.  As we visted with Donna Milstein and her staff, they told us that color really speaks to their customers.  Suggested themes:  asymmetric design; different or unique; emotional; dramatic; sculptural pieces; storytelling.  Pieces do not have to be jewelry.  Hanson Galleries customers like containers, wall art and pieces with dynamic design. This show is the perfect opportunity to be very creative with your work.

What: HMAG members juried show

Where: Hanson Galleries – Uptown Park

When: October 7, 2011 – November 2, 2011

Deadline for Entries:  September 5, 2011 (note that the deadline date has been revised)

Opening Reception: October 7, 2011 5-8 PM at Hanson Galleries Uptown Park

READ the prospectus

SUBMIT your entry online