Harmony Jewelry Design Competition

Hoover & Strong and the Society of North American Goldsmiths together created the Harmony Jewelry Design Competition. This event is named after Harmony Metals, the environmentally sustainable metals group at Hoover & Strong.

Professional jewelry makers and jewelry students will be able to compete in separate categories for first, second, and third place awards. Student award winners will each receive scholarships.

The top winning piece will be manufactured and distributed nationally by Hoover & Strong with profits from sales going to benefit the Nature Conservancy.

Designs will be judged for the use of Harmony metals, innovative design that honors the environment, and for producing a well-designed piece within specific pricing, production and profitability criteria.

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Call For Entries - SNAG 40th Anniversary Apron

Call for Entries: There will be a limited edition shop apron created to help celebrate  SNAG's 40th Anniversary. The aprons will go on sale at the 40th annual conference, in  Philadelphia on May 20, 2009. The 40th Anniversary Committee is holding a contest to find the artwork to grace this limited edition apron. The contest is open to any student (full or part time) in any metals program in North America. (This means you or your students!) There are many prizes: a $50 gift certificate for the winner, and a $25 gift certificate for the runner-up, generously donated by Allcraft Tools. The winning design and designer will be featured in an announcement in Metalsmith Magazine . Not to mention bragging rights, and a free apron, courtesy of the anniversary committee. If you want to see your artwork on everybody else’'s apron, now'’s your chance. Final designs due via email March 16, 2009. Email address:snag@alberic. net