"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

Lectures and Featured Speakers

Upcoming Lectures and Featured Speakers by visiting artists and Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild artists

Past lectures and featured speaker events with visiting artists and artist members of the Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild

"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. Free Reverse Intaglio and Custom Tool Making Seminar – Reserve a space NOW for our free online seminar. Bob Rush, lapidarist and metalsmith, will demonstrate reverse intaglio carving, custom tool making and the use of those tools. The zoom session is 1 – 2 pm Sunday March 17, 2024.
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 FREE All Member Winter Party 2024 – Save a space NOW for our FREE all member Winter Party on January 28, 2024. Join us at the Elks Lodge in Watsonville, California
book launch and artists talk flier summary with photo of Lynda Watson and her cat and a photo of the cover of the book "Looking Back Lynda Watson Master Metalsmith" Lynda Watson: National Metal Museum 2022 Master Metalsmith – Join us Sunday Nov 13, 3 – 5 pm for an artist talk and book signing by local honoree Lynda Watson, the 2022 Master Metalsmith as named by the National Metal Museum in Memphis, TN, USA
banner for Metal Art Photography series page. Image of aluminum bar stock with a camera icon and series title text PHOTOGRAPHY FOR METAL ART – Live online via Zoom Check back for details on the second session of our Photography for Metal Arts series which will cover best known practices for metal art photography using a smart phone Free to members Date: Sunday, TBDTime: 2:00 pm PSTFree to membersCheck your email for the Zoom link after the session has been […]
PHOTOGRAPHY FOR METAL ART FEAT. GEORGE POST – Photography for Metal Arts seminar with professional Craft Photographer George Post Live online via Zoom The first session of our new series will cover best known practices for metal art photography presented by professional craft photographer George Post Free to members Click here to join MBMAG Date: Sunday, June 13, 2021Time: 2:00 pm PSTFree to […]
"inspiration artists panel" with a graphic of a lightbulb closeup "Recording of the artists' panel is ready to watch" Free Artists’ Inspiration Workshop – The Monterey Bay Metal Arts Guild recorded our free Inspiration Workshop May 29, 2021 at 2pm PST live online via Zoom. We recorded the presentation and all members may watch for free. We could all use a little inspiration, especially after the year we have all had. In the lead up to the Pajaro Valley […]
MBMAG Winter Party 2012! – Sunday January 11, 2012 we held our annual MBMAG Winter Party at the Haute Enchilada restaurant in Moss Landing, CA. Guest speaker Emiko Oye gave us an inspiring talk on her work and creative process. We enjoyed seeing so many faces of our metal arts community.
tiny metal canoes enameled and sewn by metalsmith artist and educator Angela Gleason Angela Gleason’s Creative Process – Angela Gleason discusses her narrative rich creative process in an online talk sponsored by SMAC, the Seahawk Metal Arts Club of Cabrillo College. All MBMAG members may watch the video for free. thank you to Angela Gleason and SMAC! MEMBERS: login, come back and refresh this page, then CLICK THIS LINK TO WATCH
gray round instagram icon with white instagram logo Zoom Video of “Using Instagram to Sell Your Art with Nicole Ringgold” – The video of this Zoom meeting on July 27, 2020, is now available. This video is available for members only. The video can be accessed here.
Nicole Ringold collage of instagram photos of her nature inspired jewelry Using Instagram to Sell Your Art with Nicole Ringgold, July 27, 2020 – FREE to MBMAG Members Monday July 27, 2020 at 4 pm via Zoom Preregistration required.Space limited to 99 participants.  MBMAG members can see the video of this presentation here Register Now! Join MBMAG or Renew Your Membership Last week’s fantastic presentation on Social Media for Artists was a great introduction to the world of selling […]