Formation | 1969 |
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Headquarters | Eugene, Oregon |
Region | United States and Canada |
Official language | English |
Website | snagmetalsmith |
Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) is an organization of jewelers and metal artists in North America. It is located in Eugene, Oregon.[1]
The Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) was founded in Chicago in 1969.[2] It was formed after an initial meeting in 1968 of Robert Ebendorf, Phillip Fike,[3] Hero Kielman,[4] L. Brent Kington,[5] Stanley Lechtzin.,[6] Kurt Matzdorf,[7] Ronald Hayes Pearson,[8] and Olaf Skoogfors.[9] The group was formed to create a structure for conferences and exhibitions.[10] In 1970 held its first conference in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The same year it held its first exhibition at the Minnesota Museum of Art.[11]
The organization provides workshops, competitions, and lectures to its membership. It also provides an environment for contemporary jewelers and metalsmiths to share information.[11]
SNAG published various newsletters starting in 1975. In 1980 SNAG began producing a quarterly magazine entitled Metalsmith.[11] It became a triannual and continues to be published.[12]