VENU #27 SPRING/SUMMER 2015

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events + gatherings

Ethical Metalsmiths hosted its first large-scale exhibit of jewelry made by its membership.

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he pieces were on display from April 7 - 11, 2015 at Linhardt Design in New York. Gardens of Gold celebrated the organization’s ten years of collective accomplishments. Jewelers from across the US and Canada had loaned and donated pieces from their socially and environmentally responsible collections, some of which were auctioned off to support Ethical Metalsmiths’ programs and outreach. “From day one we wanted Ethical Metalsmiths to be a springboard for taking sustainably made and responsibly sourced jewelry into the mainstream” says Christina Miller, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the, non-profit organization. In the organizations’ ten-year history Ethical Metalsmiths has successfully advocated for responsibly sourced jewelry via partnerships with mines abroad and US-based refiners, which represents a first in the US. Their programs are intended to both educate jewelers about ethical jewelry practices and provide access to traceable supplies of raw materials uch as gold, silver, and gemstones.

To learn more about Ethical Metalsmiths:www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org 26

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