The Enamelist Society Conference and Workshops August 4, 2009

Let your creativity loose at the 2009 Enamelist Society Conference where, stimulating speakers, enlightening workshops and breathtaking exhibitions promise something for artists and collectors alike who are newly exploring or very experienced with enamel. CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS:

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Linda Darty, Chair of the Metals Program at East Carolina University Explores the Resurgence of Enameling in the 21st Century

BREAK OUT SESSIONS
Kiln Maintenance, Copper Art Clay, Raku-fired enamels, Dry Screen Printing Patterns and Textures, Metal Corrugation, Principles of Silver and Gold Soldering, Viennese Enamel Pen Drawing, Current Enameling in the Ex-Soviet Republic of Georgia, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cloisonne, Pricing for the Marketplace, Enamel Repair, Professional Development for Enamelists.

OTHER ENAMEL EXHIBITIONS
Surfacing, The Enamelist Society International Juried Exhibitions at the Oakland Art Gallery from August 1 - 26, 2009
The Enamel Show at Velvet Da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco from August 5 - September 13, 2009
Fred Ball Enamels at the San Francisco Museum of Craft+Design from July 24 - October 4, 2009
Alan Osborne, Enamels and Sculpture at the Richmond Art Center from July 29 - August 19, 2009

WORKSHOPS
Building Images in Enamel, Cloisonne Iconography, Raku-fired enamels, High-fired Enamels on Copper Bowls, Sheet Metal Techniques, Experimental Surfaces, Metal Corrugation and Dimensional Form.

ART MEETS INDUSTRY
Learn processes and techniques needed to create large enameled panels by attending workshops at an industrial enameling facility in Santa Rosa. Take part in a one day seminar at the conference sponsored by The Porcelain Enamel Institute on Industrial Enameling.

NETWORKING
Reconnect with old friends, meet new ones and find strategic partners.

The Enamelist Society, P O Box 920220, Norcross, GA 30010 Phone 770-807-0142 Fax 770-676-9368

$320 for the conference or for a pre or post workshop.

Official Website: http://www.enamelistsociety.org