Mission

Founded in 2004 by local metal artisans, the Southwestern Virginia Metal Arts Guild provides opportunities for education, creativity and an information exchange among its members and to educate the public about the metal arts.

Monthly Meetings
Meetings include demonstrations of studio techniques to photographing work to marketing, and include an annual show & tell of member’s work and discussion sessions for the bi-annual group exhibition. The demonstrations are presented by SVMAG members and/or regional professionals at local studios, and allow our members to be inspired by sharing ideas and techniques.
Upcoming Meetings: Sunday, September 16th; 3:00pm 

E-Newsletters
SVMAG publishes a monthly e-newsletter filled with information about upcoming membership meetings/ demonstrations, technical tips, want ads, workshops/ lectures, member’s news, calls for entries and exhibitions. INSERT: submission info

Website
Visit our website for information about upcoming membership meetings/ demonstrations, workshops and exhibitions, and a gallery page featuring our members’ work with links to several individual sites.

Lectures & Workshops
SVMAG facilitates the exchange of educational information in the form of periodic workshops and lectures in technical and aesthetic aspects of metalwork and design by outstanding teachers, tradesmen, artists and designers from all over the country. These are also open to the public.
Upcoming: A Weekend Workshop: Introduction to the Lost Wax Casting Process
Instructor: Alison Pack- Professor of Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design at RU
Saturday, October 13, 2007; 9am – 5pm
Sunday, October 14, 2007; 10am – 3pm
Radford University – Powell Hall, Metals Lab, Room 209
$100 per person (SVMAG Members $85) includes basic materials

Bi-Annual SVMAG Group Exhibition
We sponsor a Bi-Annual Group Exhibition of our members’ art work. The exhibits feature a broad range of metal arts, from jewelry to sculpture to architectural metals.
Upcoming: SVMAG 2nd Bi-Annual Group Exhibition “METAL & Chocolate”
September 27 – November 8, 2008
Artisan Center of Virginia, Waynesboro, VA.
For More Information: SVMAGmetalartsguild.com 540.345.1844

SVMAG Membership

Membership is open to anyone interested in the metal arts: Students, professional metalsmiths, crafts persons, artists, gallery owners, retailers, collectors, novices, manufacturers, or any individual who wishes to be a contributing member of the guild.

Annual Rates (starting January 2007).
____ Full-time Student $10.00
____ Individual $20.00
____ Dual $30.00
____ Corporate/ Retail $50.00

Please make checks payable to SVMAG and mail to: Sarah EK Muse 617 Sixth Street, SW Roanoke, VA 24016. An application is available on the “Join SVMAG page.”

Committees

Newsletter / Website
Chair - Sarah Muse
Organize, edit and send monthly E-newsletter, Maintain Website. svmagweb@yahoo.com
Deadline for submissions: the last week of each month

Publicity / Marketing
Chair - Tamea Franco Woodward
Organize all PR and Marketing for SVMAG including the Bi-Annual Exhibitions

Monthly Programs/Demonstrations NEW
Find new and interesting Programs for each monthly meeting and set it up with the presenter and the location.

Bi-Annual SVMAG Exhibition
Chair - Alison Pack
Organize the Bi-Annual SVMAG Exhibition

Workshops & Lectures
Chair - Debbie Aliff
Organize Weekend and Day Workshops/ Lectures with Regional & National Metal Artisans.