"Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild: Promoting Metal Arts" logo with an icon to the left of the text containing outlines of the following: digital calipers white outline on gold; upper right = white outline of chain nose pliers on black; lower right = white graver outline on blue; lower left = hammer outline on dark gray. The colors signify gold, iron or patina, the ocean, and silver

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  • April 2019 Speaker: Andy Cooperman

    An Evening with Andy Cooperman: Art, Jewelry andMetalsmithing. Free and open to the public, Sponsored by SMAC

  • Winter Party 2019

    SAVE THE DATESunday, JANUARY 27th, 2019Winter Meeting and Potluck PartyHaute Enchilada, Moss Landing  Join us for good food, fellowship, an inspiring talk by Merry Lee Rae, and take part in The Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild 2ndAnnual Challenges! Challenge #1: Scavenger Hunt Create a wearable item (i.e., necklace, ring, brooch, tiara, etc.) containing at least…

  • MBMAG September Speaker: Sky Paxton- All About Agates, Sept. 21, 2018 from 7-9 pm, Moss Landing

    Lapidary and jeweler Sky Paxton will share his love and knowledge of agates with us on Friday, Sept. 21, 7-9 pm at the Moss Landing Harbor Master’s Office.

  • Call for Entries: “Autumn Selections” Juried Exhibit at Vargas Gallery

    Call for Entries: “Autumn Selections” Juried Exhibit at Vargas Gallery

    The Board of MBMAG and the Vargas Gallery at Mission College invite current and new members of the Guild to submit work for a juried exhibition.  Title:  “Autumn Selections” Exhibit Dates:  Saturday, Sept. 15th through Wednesday, October 31st Jurors:  Lynda Watson and Albion Smith Director of the Gallery and Curator of the Exhibit:  Lynne Todaro Entry Fee…

  • Curtis Arima Workshop: Design and Composition for Metalsmiths Registration Opens June 2, 2018 at 10 am

    Curtis Arima Workshop: Design and Composition for Metalsmiths Registration Opens June 2, 2018 at 10 am

    Award-winning metalsmith and jewelry/metals instructor Curtis Arima presents a one-day workshop on Design and Composition for Metalsmiths. This workshop is open only to members of MBMAG. To join or renew your membership, click here. Registration opens June 2 at 10am. Click here to register During the day, Curtis will guide the students through considerations of: Aesthetics:Identifying forms,…

  • Deb Lozier 3-Day Workshop: Keeping It Together: Fabrication Strategies for Enameling

    Deb Lozier 3-Day Workshop: Keeping It Together: Fabrication Strategies for Enameling

    You must be a current member of MBMAG to participate in this workshop, but everyone is free to join. If you have yet to renew your membership for 2018, click here to renew. Learn the fundamentals of creating jewelry scale copper forms that hold up to the heat required for vitreous enameling. At 1500 degrees…