The Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild offers free metal art events to members throughout the year. The events can be:
Featured Speakers
Artists Receptions for New Guild Exhibits
Design Challenges
General Meetings
All Member Parties
Photography for Metal Arts Sessions
Social Media for Metal Artists Sessions
Tool Sales
Stone Sales
Studio Visits
Toolmaker Visits
and more….
![Basket Settings and Beyond with Pablo Cubangbang August 24-25, 2024, Early Bird Discount ends July 20, "2024" text accompanied by 3 photos. The center is a bust portrait of Pablo Cubangbang, the workshop instructor. The two outer photos are images of rings with a prong setting and a basket setting](https://www.mbmag.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Pable-Basket1080x1080-1-400x400.jpg)
!["Call for Artists. Glad Tidings. Jewelry Exhibit + Sale. ZFolio Gallery, Monterey" Art jewelry show in Monterey, California. Show will run Nov 29, 2024 - Jan 6, 2025](https://www.mbmag.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Jewelry-Exhibit-Sale-ZFolio-Gallery-2024v9-400x400.jpg)
!["Summer Party and Potluck. Save the date. Aug 4th. Sierra Azul. 1-4pm" "Join US for a beautiful Sunday afternoon!" "Bring a recent piece of work to share or ask for advice about ". "See the amazing Sculpture Is show including some of our Guild members!"](https://www.mbmag.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SUMMER-PARTY-2024-Details-MBMAG-1080sq-400x400.jpg)
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!["FREE ART SEMINAR;ONLINE; RESERVE a SPACE NOW; 3.17.2024; SUN 1-2PM; REVERSE INTAGLIO CARVING + CUSTOM TOOL MAKING with BOB RUSH" text = 4 photos. Photo 1: Agate with reverse side carved with a sunburst pattern in the clear part of the stone as the sun rises over the brown part of the stone. Photo 2: using a curr in a flexshaft to carve into the back side of an agate. Photo 3: a customized wooden tool on a flex shaft. Photo 4: carving the rays into the sun shape on the backside of the stone.](https://www.mbmag.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BobRushSeminarMarch17WebH-200x200.jpeg)
![Announcement for the All Member Winter Party and Potluck. Sunday January 28, 2024 at the Elks Lodge on 121 Martinelli Street near Lake in Watsonville, CA. Photo of Guest Speaker Curtis Arima whose topic will be "Sustaining Multiple Art Practices". His philosophy is to be a thinking and environmentally caring artist. The timing for the board meeting is 12-1, the potluck and speaker is 1-3, friendly exchange and sharing and cleanup from 3-4pm](https://www.mbmag.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Winter-Party-All-Member-Curtis-Arima-MBMAG-v3-1-200x200.jpg)
![metal arts tools on a workbench behind the wording "Tool Swap Meet: Buy, Swap or Pick Up Free Tools & Supplies; Sun Aug 13, 10am-2pm"](https://www.mbmag.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Metal-Arts-Tool-Supplies-Swap-Meet-202308-mbmag2-200x200.jpg)
![metal arts tools on a workbench behind the wording "Tool Swap Meet: Buy, Swap or Pick Up Free Tools & Supplies; Sun Aug 13, 10am-2pm"](https://www.mbmag.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Metal-Arts-Tool-Supplies-Swap-Meet-202308-mbmag2-200x200.jpg)
![an illustration of a metal arts educator is juggling tools (calipers, pliers, hammer & graver) in this Honoring Local Educators summer party announcement](https://www.mbmag.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Metal-Arts-Guild-Summer-Party-2023-1024x303px-200x200.jpg)
![Precision saw with designer Brian Meek of Knew Concepts](https://www.mbmag.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/PrecisionSaw_AtKnewConcepts-200x200.jpg)
![Another view of People of all ages confidently filing the ends of copper pieces to create a bracelet at the Make A Bracelet event as part of the Monterey Museum of Art Block Party 2023](https://www.mbmag.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230415_mbmag-make-a-bracelet_3373-200x200.jpg)
![a copper rectangle stamped with the words "MAKE A BRACELET" is in front of a manakin hand holding metal stamps vertically. The background is grey with a logo of the Monterey bay metal arts guild in the lower left corner](https://www.mbmag.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/mbmag-mma-bannerMakeABraceletV2-200x200.jpg)
![a photo of Guest Speaker Susan Kingsley speaking at the 2023 MBMAG Winter Party about her career in art. Susan Kingsley is the author of Hydraulic Die Forming for Jewelers and Metalsmiths](https://www.mbmag.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Susan-Kingsley-author-metalsmith-video-mbmag-200x200.jpg)
![invitation to sign up for a free tour of the Knew Concept jewelry and woodworking tools factory at their new location in Watsonville CA on May 6, 2023. Participants must be a current MBMAG member.](https://www.mbmag.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/knew-conceptsSignUpNowWatsonville600pxSq-200x200.jpg)