[Jewelry making - Article 00188] - [Orchid] New Editor of Metalsmith Magazing

[Karen Christians]

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    December 8, 2000 NEWS RELEASE        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:
    Donald Friedlich, SNAG President, (608) 280-9151 Photograph available
    upon request 

    Society of North American Goldsmiths Announces Suzanne Ramljak Editor
    of Metalsmith magazine 

    Madison, WI * The Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) is proud
    to announce the appointment of Suzanne Ramljak as the new editor of
    Metalsmith magazine, effective January 1, 2001.  "We are extremely
    pleased that Ms. Ramljak has joined Metalsmith.  She is superbly
    qualified for this position and we are excited at the prospect of
    combining her impressive scholarship and professional experience with
    the leading magazine in the metal arts," said Dana Singer, SNAG
    Executive Director. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Ms. Ramljak is
    presently curator of exhibitions at the American Federation of Arts,
    and is the former editor of Sculpture magazine and Glass magazine, and
    associate editor of American Ceramics magazine.  She served as the
    primary editor working with author Susan Grant Lewin on the book, One
    of a Kind: American Art Jewelry Today (1994), to which she also
    contributed an essay, "The Power of the Intimate: On Contemporary
    Jewelry and Sculpture." 

    Ms. Ramljak has a significant background in writing on craft and art
    for publications ranging from The New York Times to ArtNews, and was a
    recipient of the Vanessa Lynn Prize for Critical Writing from American
    Craft magazine for her essay "Keeping Vigil: Jewelry, Touch, and
    Physical Engagement" (1997).  In addition, she brings extensive lecture
    and curatorial experience to the position, including serving as
    co-curator with David Revere McFadden, American Craft Museum, of the
    forthcoming exhibition Artful Deception: Illusion, Artifice, Surprise. 
    Ms. Ramljak holds a masters degree in Art History from the University
    of Michigan, Ann Arbor and is completing her Ph.D. at the Graduate
    School of the City University of New York. 

    ***************** The Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG), the
    association of jewelers, designers and metalsmiths, provides a range of
    programs and services to its members, coordinates an annual three-day
    international conference (February 28-March 3, 2001 in Richmond,
    Virginia), and produces Metalsmith magazine, including the acclaimed
    Exhibition in Print, SNAG News, the members-only newsletters, and the
    annual membership directory.  SNAG also coordinates SNAGnet, an online
    community news service. For membership and subscription information
    please contact Liz Lenard at the SNAG/Metalsmith Business Office, (630)
    579-3272, Info AT snagmetalsmith.org. Visit SNAG's web site as of January
    1, 2001 at www.snagmetalsmith.org. 

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