Art Reception for "Six Years Smitten: Objects of Adornment"

The public is invited to a free artists’ reception at the Cabrillo Gallery on Saturday, March 14, 4-6pm. There will be an artists’ talk during the reception at 5pm.

In Six Years Smitten: Objects of Adornment, Cabrillo Gallery proudly presents an eclectic gathering of artworks by artists who employ a stunning array of mediums and techniques to create small sculpture and wearable art—including casting, computer aided design, found object assemblage, tin construction, traditional silversmithing, and welding.
These artists are all participants in the Smitten Forum, a roving small metals residency. The Forum was inspired by “a community of makers who wanted to create in a radical new way,” says Marissa Saneholtz, one its co-founders, along with Sara Brown. Each year since 2014, the Forum has invited small groups of jewelers and metalsmiths to work side-by-side in a communal studio for a week, offering a shared space that inspires participants to experiment with new materials, concepts and styles. Call it a mobile artist colony, a colorful social experiment or a crafty piece of performance art, a dynamic range of more than 70 artists from across the nation have participated in the first six years. This exhibition, organized by form & concept in Santa Fe, is the first retrospective of artwork by Smitten Forum participants, presenting a multifaceted portrait of an ever-growing circle of creatives.