Grunwald welcomes new exhibits

Three new exhibits based on international jewelry design and collaborations will open from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Grunwald Gallery of Art.

The openings of “Shift,” “Metal Inkorporated” and “These Moments Existed: Sim Luttin” coincide with a two-day art symposium presented by the Indiana University Metalsmithing & Jewelry Design Guild.

“Zoom: Examining the Future of Craft” will feature lectures and workshops with various artists, researchers, curators and online social media contributors Oct. 18 and 19.
The exhibits will be on display until Nov. 21.

“Shift” and its corresponding catalog consists of more than 70 works relating to the current shift in the art jewelry field by 25 national and international artists.

“Metal Inkorporated” is the result of collaboration between 15 metalsmiths and 15 printmakers from across the United States.

The solo exhibit “These Moments Existed” consists of jewelry that reflects the moods of photographs by artist and IU alumna Sim Luttin.

Betsy Stirratt, director of Grunwald, said the exhibits are experimental in terms of use of materials and feature jewelry and metal work that one wouldn’t typically see in a mainstream jewelry store.

“There’s all kinds of things that you wouldn’t expect,” she said.

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