Education and Outreach

Contemporary British Silversmiths at ‘Make Your Mark’

Contemporary British Silversmiths at ‘Make Your Mark’

Once again, Contemporary British Silversmiths was delighted to participate in Make Your Mark at the Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office on the 1st and 2nd November 2016 to offer advice to students and graduates on a career in silversmithing. Make Your Mark is the UK’s biggest careers event for apprentices and students of jewellery and allied trades.… Continue Reading

Elements Festival of Gold and Silver 2016

Elements Festival of Gold and Silver 2016

Contemporary British Silversmiths was delighted to partner with Elements in Edinburgh this year to continue to promote silver in contemporary life through its Silver Speaks programme. Many members were represented at the event and demonstrations were held by Hazel Thorn, Mary Ann Simmons and Hamish Dobbie. Elements 2, a festival of gold and silver held in… Continue Reading

Pamela Rawnsley Memorial Lecture 2015

Pamela Rawnsley Memorial Lecture 2015

Contemporary British Silversmiths introduces the inaugural Pamela Rawnsley Memorial lecture, celebrating her life and work   “INSPIRE” is the first in a series of lectures organised by Contemporary British Silversmiths in partnership with the Victoria and Albert Museum to commemorate and celebrate the life and work of silversmith Pamela Rawnsley (1952 – 2014). The work of… Continue Reading

A Silversmiths Favourite Tool

Everyday in the workshop silversmiths sit surrounded by the tools of their trade.  Each tool is particular to its user, familiar in its weight and feel, some tools do a specific job some are multi functional, but which one does the silversmith reach for time and again and would dare to call it a favourite? Continue Reading

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