Conferences
Information about ACJ conferences:
2017 20:20 Visions
2010 Crossings: papers are available to logged in members
2006 Carry the Can
2000 A Sense of Wonder
Crossings - ACJ Conference 2010
CROSSINGS – a convergence of ideas, materials and technologies
Association for Contemporary Jewellery Conference 2010
West Dean College, West Sussex, England, 19th - 21st July 2010
The conference explored the crossing points, intersections and collaborations that feed and stimulate exchange, debate and the development of new ideas and directions within contemporary jewellery practice.
How do collaborations, partnerships, and interfaces between differing practices and approaches feed into individual practice?
How do cultural and geographical cross-overs influence ideas?
Can the material and technological constraints imposed by cross-disciplinary practice lead to new thinking and novel solutions?
What happens when disparate practices and approaches intersect?
With thanks to the Justified Sinner and Rebecca Skeels for the photographs.
Programme highlights
An inspirational roster of speakers & events:
Image: Key note speaker Simon Fraser
Performances
Special performance by BY|WITH|BY plus Zoe Robertson's flockOmania project
Image: flockOmania 4 The Cass Edition
Boris Bally: I.M.A.G.I.N.E. Peace Now
Boris Bally spoke about his I.M.A.G.I.N.E. Peace Now project which features 100 different metalsmiths in a creative call for peace.
Demonstrations, explanations and inspirations!Conference 2017 20:20 Visions Article Count: 7
ACJ's 2017 conference in Sheffield, 7 - 9 July
Our sixth international contemporary jewellery conference
Crossings 2010 archive Article Count: 13
Programme Article Count: 0
Programme, speakers, reception, pin swap, party and events
Presentation & workshop reports Article Count: 9
More details of presentations and workshops for logged-in members.
A Sense of Wonder 2000 Article Count: 0
ACJ second conference, held 19 - 22 July 2000, hosted by the University of Central England in Birmingham.
Delegates came mainly from the UK ACJ membership, joined by delegates from Europe, the USA and even Australia.
A full and enjoyable programme, together with a great deal of networking, forging & strengthening contacts.
Frances Julie Whitelaw compiled this set of papers from the various sessions. 
Topics covered:
Beauty in Science Dr Jean Futrell
Feed the Fury: Art meets Science - Pamela Martin & Peter Chatwin
Firestain resistant alloys : Germanium - Peter Johns & Richard Fox
Beyond the Physical: the Reachin Haptic Interface - David Poston
The Jeweller who mistook herself for a Doctor - Laura Potter
Mokume Gane - Ian Ferguson
Lasers: a Tool for our Craft? - Richard Ball, Anne Marie Carey & Sarah Silve
Design is Mentality - Gijs Bakker
Science & Beauty in Anglo-Saxon Jewellery - Mike Pinder
Jewellery: between Art & Science - Nora Fok
Pharmacopoeia - Susie Freeman & Dr Liz Lee
A Creative Process - Marianne Forrest, watch & clock designer
The Weird & the Wonderful - Sigurd Bronger
Work of Thorns - Vivienne Farmer
Grow Your Own - Anglogenetic Body Adornment Norman Cherry