Initiatives in Art & Culture Announces: Seventh Annual International Gold Conference, April 26-28, 2017

Initiatives in Art & Culture Announces: Seventh Annual International Gold Conference, April 26-28, 2017
WHAT: The event will feature two full days of presentations, books sales/signings, and viewings/receptions.

April 26, 2017
What: Kick-Off Reception and Viewing
When: 6:00–8:00 PM
Where: Reinstein/Ross, Goldsmiths Downtown Store and Gallery, 30 Gansevoort Street
(Remarks by Andrew Schloss, Creative Directive, Reinstein/Ross, Goldsmiths)

April 27, 2017
What: Private Cocktail Reception and Viewing
When:5:30 PM–7:00 PM
Where: Aaron Faber Gallery, 666 Fifth Avenue

April 27 & 28, 2017
What: Conference presentations
When: 8:00 AM-6:00 PM
Who: Simon Alcantara, Jewelry Designer; Lita Asscher, President, Royal Asscher of America; Rob Bates, Senior Editor, JCK; Wendy Brandes, Jewelry Designer; Blair Lauren Brown, Jewelry Designer; Brandee Dallow, Director, North America Representative Office—Diamonds Sales and Marketing, Rio Tinto; Paola De Luca, Founder, The Futurist Ltd.; Peggy Jo Donahue, Owner, Donahue Communications; Ted Doudak, Founder and CEO, Riva Precision Manufacturing, Inc.; Linus Drogs, Owner and President, AU Enterprises; Cecilia Gardner, independent consultant, and General Counsel and Director, U.S. Kimberley Process Authority Institute; Victoria Gomelsky, Editor in Chief, JCK; Michelle Graff, Editor-in-Chief, National Jeweler; Stewart Grice, Vice President, Mill Products, Hoover & Strong; Mark Hanna, Chief Marketing Officer, Richline Group, Inc; Andrea Hansen, Founder, LuxeIntelligence; Dean Harris, Jewelry Designer; Andrea Hill, Founder and CEO, Hill Management Group, LLC; Mickey Alam Khan, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Luxury Daily; Sasha Lezhnev, Associate Director of Policy, Enough Project; Orin J. Mazzoni, III, Director, “Sharing the Rough;” Christina Miller, Industry Consultant; David Mills, Director of Communications and Marketing, Goldsmiths’ Company; Jack Ogden, Jewelry historian; Elizabeth Orlando, Economic Officer, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Office of Threat Finance and Countermeasures, US Department of State; Barbara Palumbo, Founder, adornmentality.com; Jean Z. Poh, Founder and CEO, Swoonery; Toby Pomeroy, Jewelry Designer; Susan Posnock, Director of Public Affairs and Education, Jewelers of America; Steve Quick, CEO and Founder, Steve Quick Jeweler; Melissa Quick, President, Steve Quick Jeweler; Aja Raden author, Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World; Kara Ross, Jewelry and Accessories Designer; Lindsey Rubin, Corporate Secretary, Republic Metals Corporation; Temple St. Clair, Jewelry Designer; Peter Schmid, Owner and Creative Director, Atelier Zobel; Trace Shelton, Editor-in-chief, INSTORE Magazine; Andrew Slesinger, owner, Rough Diamond World; Pippa Small, Jewelry Designer Mark Smelzer, Publisher, JCK magazine and JCKonline.com; Monica Stephenson, Founder, idazzle; Jim Tuttle, Founder and President, Green Lake Jewelry Works; Nicholas Varney, Jewelry Designer; Sara Yood, Senior Counsel, Jewelers Vigilance Committee.
Where: The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue
To Register: Go to eventbrite.com. Ticket Price: $350. (Student rate of $100 available)

(Image: Three Rings by Reinstein/Ross, Goldsmiths: Julia Ring with Peridot and Diamonds in 22k Apricot Gold, Braid Ring with Aquamarine in 20k Peach Gold, Shimmer Ring with Peach Colored Sapphire and Diamonds in 20k Peach Gold, Photography: Chris Stein.)