Abbreviation | MAG |
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Formation | 1951 |
Type | 501(c 3) non-profit arts organization |
Headquarters | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Location |
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Website |
www |
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]
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]
Abbreviation | MAG |
---|---|
Formation | 1951 |
Type | 501(c 3) non-profit arts organization |
Headquarters | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Location |
|
Website |
www |
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]
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]