Join us Thursday, April 28, 2022, 1:00 via Zoom for a talk by Ann Cahoon, Department Head, Jewelry Making and Repair, Boston’s Renowned North Bennet Street School for Craft, Trade and Artisans. She will speak about “New Paths for Metalsmiths: NBSS Precious Metals Library and Alternative Materials,” in conjunction with ATHICA’s spring exhibition, Material Alchemy: Metal and Color.

Registration required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlde-gpzgiG9EXBrSj_A0uBqwmyrlHsC3s

Ann Cahooon has a BFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry and Ceramics from the Maine College of Art and is a graduate of NBSS and the Department Head. She was a finalist in the gold and platinum category of the 2010 Saul Bell Awards. She works on one-of-a-kind and limited production jewelry as a principal goldsmith and designer at Flying Marquis Studio in Leominster, MA. Ann also writes, lectures, and judges for the Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America (MJSA) and “Jewelry Artist.” She is the technical co-editor of the MJSA book “Secret Shop Weapons,” and is featured in an instructional DVD produced by “Lapidary Journal.”