An introduction to core psychoanalytic concepts that activate jewelry and allow artists to communicate and mediate complex and dynamic interactions between people. Rock Hushka, Director of Curatorial Administration/Curator of Contemporary and Northwest Art, Tacoma Art Museum. 

Sponsored by Art Jewelry Forum and Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG)

UK artist Felicity Aylieff has made monumental porcelain vases in Jingdezhen, China since 2006. She discusses this experience and the vibrantly decorated works made there, many over six feet in height.

Represented by Clare Beck at Adrian Sassoon, London

Painter and sculptor Sibylle Peretti creates dreamlike figurative work that is both tender and disturbing,
and questions the human relationship with nature. Peretti speaks about her thematic choices and the
magical style she employs.

Represented by Heller Gallery, New York

Italian goldsmith Stefano Marchetti traces the development of his work, from the experimental mosaics
Pointillisme in Metallo,1989 through his current work. Marchetti is the recipient of the 2009 Italian
Jewellry Award, Naples, Italy.

Represented by Charon Kransen Arts, New York
Sponsored by Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG)

Glass masters Stankard and Kuhn discuss the collaborative work they have created for 15 years.
Light refreshments will be served.

Represented by Ken Saunders Gallery, Chicago

A pioneering woman ceramicist from the postwar artistic wave in Japan, Koike Shôko discusses her artistic process. Lecture will be translated from Japanese.

Represented by Joan B. Mirviss Ltd., New York

Walter McConnell discusses the evolution of his signature works: towering assemblages of cast porcelain
and installations of encapsulated moist clay. McConnell is Head of the Ceramics Division at Alfred University, Alfred, NY

Represented by cross mackenzie gallery, Washington, DC

Artist Daphné Corregan presents over 20 years of her work in ceramics, her inspirations and influences,
and the dialogue induced by these different encounters. Corregan is a professor at the Superior School for the Visual Arts, Monaco.

Represented by Collection Ateliers d’Art de France, Paris

Travel the divergent paths taken by Kait Rhoads as she utilizes traditional Italian glass patterning techniques to create sculptures and vessels that embody her reverence for nature.

Represented by Chappell Gallery, New York

Marvin Lipofsky presents a visual survey of almost 50 years working in glass factories and studios
throughout the world.

Represented by Schantz Galleries, Stockbridge, MA