“Urban Renaissance: New Visions of Jewelry and Sculpture”

An exhibition featuring the work of over 60 members of the Metal Arts Guild of the Bay Area, exploring through a broad range of jewelry and sculpture what it means to live, work, dress and move in the complexity of our urban environments.

November 13 – December 6, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday November 13, 5-8pm

“What does it mean to live, work, dress and move in today’s urban environment? “Urban” means many things today; cosmopolitan and sophisticated, popular culture and ethnic diversity, street savvy and fast-pace living, museums, shops and a multitude of architectural styles. Our cities throb with energy, creativity and diversity – 5-star restaurants, upscale fashion, high-tech and a banquet of cultural wealth contrasts with congestion, pollution, homelessness and garbage-ridden alleyways. Urban Renaissance explores these contrasts through the use of materials, form and construction, from found objects to environmental installations to heighten the awareness of our surroundings and our lives.”

Metal Arts Guild of the Bay Area
www.metalartsguildsf.org