Chicago Metal Arts Guild

03/25/2019

Do you want to revive the Chicago Metal Arts Guild? Please let us know!

11/30/2018

We keep this page as a place holder until someone will take charge of revitalizing the group.

05/16/2016

This group is not active! If you are interested in reviving the group, please send us a message.

02/18/2015

http://driehausmuseum.org/maker-and-muse

Maker & Muse: Women and Early Twentieth Century Art Jewelry features more than two hundred and fifty pieces of jewelry created in the early decades of the twentieth century. During this vibrant period, jewelry makers in the world’s centers of design created audacious new styles in response to the gr…

06/04/2014

The Red Bull Art of Can is a nationwide hunt for creativity and is open to everyone, from full-time artists to anyone with a creative flair. Build, sculpt, weld, glue, hammer, bend, fold, print, tape and paint, whatever you like! Artists have until June 30 to register their names and a brief description of their piece

http://www.redbull.com/us/en/events/1331641437090/red-bull-art-of-can-chicago

03/09/2014

Elaine Luther is giving a talk on "Blogging for Artists" for the Creative Chicago Expo on 3/15 1:30-2:30, 4th floor.

03/06/2014

Who’s afraid of the big, bad cold call? If you just considered raising your hand and meekly answering “me,” I have some advice to help you get over the two biggest obstacles in every cold call – fear of rejection and nervousness.

03/05/2014

Elaine (our former board president) blogged this smart idea, take a look!

This idea of multiple income streams is something that keeps coming up for me as a smart biz strategy. I talked about it at the SEA at the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization Conference last Octo...

02/05/2014

Help the Evanston Arts Center! http://www.change.org/petitions/arts-community-save-the-evanston-art-center?share_id=mSUmTDiiBz&utm_campaign=signature_receipt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition

If you would like to see the Evanston Art Center continue offering its highly-regarded arts education, exhibitions, outreach and public programming,...

02/03/2014

Let’s all take a break from our crafting, get out of the cold weather for a bit, and chat with other makers who understand us. No cover- we’re just getting together for an informal meet & greet so we can network, gab, and drink beer. Meet fellow makers, trade stories, and drink beer! Continue readin...

02/01/2014

Brynmorgen Press - Design Language, Tim McCreight, book sample pages and pdf.

01/22/2014

Caravan Beads Chicago is closing, everything is 20% off.

The end of an era...it is with a heavy heart that I am announcing the closing of Caravan Beads of Chicago. Believe me, I did not take this decision lightly. We have had a wonderful run for almost 20 years. But over the years the industry has changed and running a small business in Chicago has become...