The Jewelry Arts Institute in New York:
The Jewelry Arts Institute in New York has been committed to researching, preserving and teaching the jewelry making techniques of the Classical Period for over 20 years, passing on these nearly lost traditions to students from all corners of the world. Located at 2180 Broadway (Between 77th and 78th Streets), NY City, The Jewelry Arts Institute attracts students from all walks of life, some who will pursue a career in jewelry design and others who simply love to recreate the jewels of antiquity.
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Ancient & Classical Jewelry
From 2500 B.C. until the Twelfth Century A.D, jewelry was a paramount art form of the world, on an artistic level with painting, sculpture and architecture.
The surviving examples of this continuous, long, yet incredibly diverse tradition, are the valued exhibits of any museum fortunate enough to own them, not because they represent timeless beauty but because they additionally represent the highest achievement of the artist-jeweler.
The chief unifying skill of this thirty-seven hundred year tradition is the technology of "granulation", more correctly termed "copper induction braising".
The Jewelry Arts Institute stresses this technique both in silver and gold as an important and necessary skill to be utilized by the artist-jeweler of today, or at the very least to become part of his background and knowledge to be drawn on as needed.
Techniques
All classical techniques taught at the Jewelry Arts Institute are taught in every class.
These techniques are Byzantine enameling, classical chain making, classical settings, granulation in silver and gold, lapidary and other related techniques.
Each technique is taught as part of a project that has been developed to illustrate that technique.
Enrollment
Since all projects are taught by one-on-one demonstration, students of all levels can be enrolled in all classes. This is true for both the semester classes and the intensive workshops.
We have a teacher for every five or six students so the student gets a lot of attention. If a student were to complete all of the many projects we have developed, he/she would end up with a complete background of classical jewelry techniques.
Schedule
Classes are held throughout the year. Each quarter consists of nine classes, which meet once a week for three hours. Classes are held Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 11 am to 2 pm and 3 pm to 6 pm and Fridays from 11 am to 2 pm; there is also a Wednesday evening class from 7 to 10 p.m. The studio is open for bench time on Mondays, Fridays & Saturdays.
Workshops
Our intensive workshops are very popular, people come from all over the world.
The Intensives are one week workshops in July, instruction Monday through Friday, 10 am to 5 pm, and bench time each night until 9 PM.
All techniques are taught in all classes. We can supply a list of hotels, etc. for out-of-towners.
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