The Association for the Study of Jewelry & Related Arts (ASJRA) has announced its 20th Anniversary Conference will be held virtually on the afternoons of May 17/18, 2025. The conference, titled A Snapshot in Time: Speakers Return for ASJRA’s 20th Anniversary, will feature several well-known speakers from the past, presenting updated versions of their previous lectures.
ASJRA offers unique flexibility for those who register for the conference—attendees will be able to view the lectures for four weeks after the conference takes place. The Association will also offer certificates for those needing continuing education credits. The conference is open to anyone who is interested in the study of jewelry. Early bird discounts (by March 15) are available.
The Speakers for the Conference Include:
▻ Ulysses Dietz, Putting Jewelry in its Place: Reclaiming Jewelry for the Decorative Arts
▻ Beth Carver Wees, The Marvelous Millicent Rogers: Icon and Iconoclst
▻ Janis Staggs, Wiener Werkstätten Jewelry
▻ Aimee Newell, Masonic Jewelry
▻ Emily Stoehrer, Frank Gardner Hale and His Circle
▻ Ben Macklowe, Art Deco Jewelry
▻ Stefanie Walker, 19th Century Jewelry by Castellani
▻ Elyse Zorn Karlin, Queen Marie of Romania: Extraordinary Woman, Extraordinary Jewelry
A virtual cocktail party will be held at 6 p.m. ET on May 17 to give attendees a chance to connect with each other.
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WHO RUNS THE CONFERENCE?
Elyse Karlin, a noted jewelry historian, curator, and author is the co- director of the event along with Yvonne J. Markowitz, the Rita J. Kaplan and Susan B Kaplan Curator of Jewelry Emerita, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
ABOUT ASJRA
The Association for the Study of Jewelry & Related Arts (ASJRA) is an association that provides an in-depth analysis of jewelry from all time periods. It offers studies from ancient through contemporary jewelry.
The association is committed to the dissemination of knowledge to anyone who is interested in the history of jewelry. ASJRA takes a broad approach to the subject, seeking to understand and place jewelry within a variety of contexts, including from the ancient past to present day, the decorative arts, fine arts, and fashion.
ASJRA uses jewelry as a window into the study of cultures and specific time periods and to learn about politics, cultural changes, world events, and much more by studying trends, materials and usage.
One of ASJRA’s most important activities is organizing this annual event as a forum for curators, academic historians, and scholars and artists to present new and interesting information about jewelry. Anyone who is interested in jewelry will enjoy attending. It’s a chance to learn and network with people who collect, appraise, study and research jewelry history.
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