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Annual Texas Metals Symposium
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2023 Texas Metals Symposium
2023 Texas Metals Symposium
Saturday, February 11, 2023 (virtual presentations)
The annual Texas Metals Symposium brings top artists working in the field of jewelry and metals for a day-long presentation to participants from across the State and beyond. The all-day symposium is free and open to the public and will be presented via Zoom webinar. Register to attend by clicking on this link and providing information about yourself.
This year's speakers include:
LAUREN KALMAN, Associate Professor at Wayne State University in Detroit
BRUCE METCALF, Studio Jeweler and Writer, Montclair, New Jersey
MARY PEARSE, Associate Professor of Art, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens
LINDA THREADGILL, Studio Artist, Santa Fe; Professor Emerita of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
JAMES THURMAN, Associate Professor, College of Visual Arts & Design, University of North Texas, Denton
Click for Schedule and Speaker details.
The 2022 Texas Metals Symposium is supported with funds received from the Student Government Association, the TTU Metals Club, and Landmark Arts in the TTU School of Art.
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2022 'Virtual' Texas Metals Symposium
The Virtual Texas Metals Symposium is free of charge, but participants must register. Please register by February 10th in order to receive the Zoom invite link. Late registrations may be missed, so we encourage you to sign up by the 10th.
The 2021 symposium was truly an international event. We had the largest attendance in the history of the symposium as well as many international participants (over 23 countries).
We are looking forward to your participation.
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2020 Annual Texas Metals Symposium (Virtual)
The annual Texas Metals Symposium brings top artists working in the field of jewelry and metals for a day-long presentation to participants from across the State and beyond. This year, to prevent the spread of COVID, the symposium will be held virtually, allowing many more to "attend" the presentations.
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2019 Texas Metals Symposium
Speakers:
Ana Lopez, University of North Texas
Sarah T. Roberts, Southwest School of Art
Nicole Deschamps-Benke, Texas State University-San Marcos
Rachelle Thiewes, University of Texas-El Paso, Professor Emertia
Jess Tolbert, University of Texas El-Paso
Robly Glover, Texas Tech University
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