Museum of Arts and Design sets selling exhibition
Anybody with a penchant for picking up unique pieces can head to New York’s Museum of Arts and Designs (MAD) this fall for its 11th annual juried selling exhibition of artist-made jewelry.
“LOOT 2011: MAD about Jewelry” is scheduled for Oct. 11 to 14 at the museum, which is located on Manhattan’s Columbus Circle. The gala opening for the four-day exhibition is slated to feature a lecture by Lois Sherr Dubin, author of the soon-to-be-published book Adornment: The Necklaces of Barbara Natoli Witt. Proceeds from the gala will benefit the museum’s exhibitions and educational programs.
According to the museum, LOOT has earned the reputation of “being the ultimate pop-up shop for contemporary art and studio jewelry,” where the public can acquire pieces from some of the world’s most innovative jewelry artists.
LOOT 2011 will feature new works from exhibit veterans Robert Lee Morris, who is also the event’s honorary chair, Droog designer Iris Nieuwenburg, Native American designer Pat Pruitt, metalsmith Anastasia Azure, Italian sculptor Giorgio Vigna and British artist Liz Hamman.
Artists making their debut at this year’s MAD show include Kara Ross, who was commissioned by First Lady Michelle Obama to create wood bracelets as gifts for visiting dignitaries, and metalsmith Andrea Williams, who crafts eco-conscious jewelry using Maine beach stones, sterling silver and Venetian glass.
063011_Henriques jewelry design: Jamaican artist and poet Anna Ruth Henriques, whose piece is featured above, is one of the artists making their debut at LOOT this year.
Over the course of the exhibition, LOOT Chair Michele Cohen and committee members Bryna Pomp and Nancy Olnick will served as jurors for the event, selecting winning designs based on craftsmanship, originality and range of materials. In addition, many of the designers will be at the museum during the exhibition to talk about the inspiration for their designs.
For more information, visit MAD’s Web site.
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