Metal Arts Guild of San Francisco
American non-profit, arts educational organization
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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]
| Abbreviation | MAG |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1951 |
| Type | 501(c 3) non-profit arts organization |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Metal Arts Guild of Northern California |
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
- Vera Allison[5]
- Margery Anneberg[12]
- Marian Bassett[9]
- Irena Brynner[5]
- Margaret De Patta[3]
- Harry Dixon[9]
- Susie Ganch[13]
- Imogene Gieling
- Dorothy Green (jeweler)[9]
- Connie Grothkopp[9]
- John Ihle[2]
- Afton Lewis[9]
- Thomas Little[9]
- Peter Macchiarini[5]
- Virginia Macchiarini[5]
- Jack Nutting[9]
- Robert Pearl[9]
- Margaret Randolph[9]
- Merry Renk[4]
- Florence Resnikoff[9]
- Muriel Savin[9]
- Francis Spensen[5]
- Byron August Wilson[9]
- Sally Wilson[9]
- Bob Winston[5]