Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco

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Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco
AbbreviationMAG
Formation1951;71 years ago (1951)
Type501(c 3) non-profit arts organization
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, U.S.
Location
  • United States
Website www.metalartsguildsf.org
Formerly called
Metal Arts Guild of Northern California

Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco (MAG), is an American non-profit, arts educational organization founded in 1951. [1] The organization has supported the creation of Modernist jewelry in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as contemporary, and sculptural works. [2]

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History

The Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco was founded in July 1951 by a group of dedicated metal artists and jewelers led by Margaret De Patta, [3] and included Merry Renk, [4] Irena Brynner, Florence Resnikoff, Byron August Wilson, Peter Macchiarini, Virginia Macchiarini, Vera Allison, Francis Sperisen, and Bob Winston. [5] [6] [7] Margaret De Patta served as the MAG founding president in 1951; followed by Merry Renk serving as president in 1954. [8]

The organization has been run by a team of volunteers since the early times. [7] The members meet once a month for organizational meetings. [7] The organization host educational lectures, art exhibitions, and classes. [7] [9] Benefits for members of MAG include a mutual exchange of information on techniques and exhibition opportunities, and large cooperative purchases of materials in order to offer a lessened prices. [7] [10]

For many of the early years of the organization, an annual exhibition of the Metal Arts Guild was held at a San Francisco museum, often at the Legion of Honor, or the De Young Museum. [2] [7] In 2002, the exhibition Fifty Years in the Making: The Bay Area Metal Arts Guild 1951-2001, was held at Velvet Da Vinci gallery in San Francisco. [11]

Notable former members

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References

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  6. ↑ Shaifer, Jennifer (2011). Metal Rising: The Forming of the Metal Arts Guild, San Francisco (1929-1964). Washington, D.C.: Corcoran College of Art & Design, Department of History of Decorative Arts. pp. 24, 35–36. hdl:10088/18636 . Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Adell, Carrie; Renk, Merry (Summer 1984). "The San Francisco Metal Arts Guild - Ganoksin Community". Ganoksin. Metalsmith (magazine). Retrieved 2022-10-07.
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