In 2014, a small group of artists from across the country were invited to dive more deeply into the motivations and questions of Radical Jewelry Makeover, and the group of makers has continued to grow since then.
These artists, all previous participants of an RJM Installment, are asked to create a series of work using donated jewelry left over from previous donation drives.
The RJM Artist Project (as we affectionately call this off-shoot), encourages an honest conversation about the difficulties facing jewelers who are trying to employ wise studio practices that cause little harm to both the environment and human health.
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Making process of RJM Artist Curtis Arima
RJM Artists are asked:
How have you been influenced by the project?
How do you weigh what techniques and materials you will use?
How are creative license, personal safety, environment, and social responsibility factored in to your choices?
How do you anticipate future uses for the materials that you are using?
Will a jeweler in the future be able to reuse your piece by disassembling or melting down the metal?
Our Current RJM Artists
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RJM Artist Project Events and Exhibitions
Radical Jewelry Makeover, The Artist Project
Metal Museum, 2024
Radical Jewelry Makeover, The Artist Project
Contemporary Craft-Pittsburgh, 2023
Radical Jewelry Makeover: The Artist Project
Dransfield Jewelers, 2023
RJM Artist Project: Pop Up
North Carolina Museum of Art, 2022
Madeover: The Radical Jewelry Makeover Artist Project
New York City Jewelry Week at Bario Neal, 2022
Serious Bling: Radical Jewelry Makeover, The Artist Project
Fuller Craft Museum, 2020
Radical Jewelry Makeover: The Artist Project
Form and Concept, 2017
