December 15 - 31
Not to compete with the malls of America, BUT, we are offering a few cool deals. ( for example, everyone gets $10 overnight shipping).
Artist? send a low resolution image or web link to your work (not for submission but just for proof!), and receive 10% off and $8 overnight shipping on all orders, including available catalogues.
Brave enough to shovel your way to the gallery and say hello? Shake your boots before you come in, take 10% off your selection, and snack on a few of our homemade Cowgirl cookies (your recipe rocks, gram!). Wed through Sat, 11-5, or email for an appointment.
Art Jewelry Forum member? You get 10% off your entire purchase, free overnight shipping and a gift of the just published 288 page Calder Jewelry with contributions by Jane Adlin and Mark Rosenthal. To join the AJF in time to receive this, and to support a great organization, go here . Studio jewelry collector? The AJF is for you.
Feeling left out? Order by 3pm EST Friday, December 21 and receive your package by 4pm on Monday the 24th. Overnight shipping is $10 through December 31st. Remember, our artists make one of a kind work, so ask about availability now .
december 13
Sleet, snow, freezing rain or the somewhat exciting 'ice pellets' expected this weekend can't stop us and our snow tires (see our current weather). We ship overnight for $10 all of December. Read the holiday alert for details.
december 4
American Craft Magazine helmed by Editor Andrew Wagner and Creative Director Jeanette Abbink launched its new website this week. Check it out here. We are looking forward to seeing the evolution of this mag and its' effect over the next year. See for yourself and subscribe here, $40 usa / $55 elsewhere.
november 23
Esther Knobel has won the prestigious 2008 Andy Prize for her brooch and etching series, The Mind in the Hand, which premiered at Sienna Gallery in June. The judges write, 'Knobel challenges the concept of craftsmanship, stretching the limits of her discipline and articulating a fresh statement with each work. She creates a dialogue between the artist, the piece and the user.' To see Knobel's available work go here.
November 8
We are back from SOFA. Our feet hurt from dancing around on the cement floor.. but...what a GREAT show! Thank you to ALL the gallery artists who made this exposition possible and successful. This was the first time the gallery showed only a selection of artists rather than all artists the gallery represents. Virtually a sold out exhibition, we are excited to have been able to feature these five artists in depth. We are also proud to announce that multiple pieces by 16 other gallery artists were placed in fine collections via images and follow-up during the exhibition. Pieces sold ranged in price from $140.00 -$30,000. Thank you for taking this leap with us! Thank you especially to Sondra Sherman for inspiring all of us to think outside of the box. To see a few images from the show, go here.
October 25
Come to SOFA Chicago, November 1-4. We are at Booth #721 and would love the company! To see the EXCELLENT artists we are representing this year at the show, go here. Are you coming to the show and would like to see a specific piece or artist's work that is on the website?- Let us know via email. To find out what SOFA is and how to get tickets, go here. Above, Susie Ganch "Rest", premiering at SOFA Chicago.
october 21
See Lauren Fensterstock's work in conjunction with the Massachusetts College of Art and Design's one day (October 28th) symposium, Parallax. The exhibition InSitu explores the work of five American Artists, and how interaction, experience and documentation become integral to the work. Gesine Hackenberg's work is included in a comparison exhibit, Golden Clogs, Dutch Mountains. For more information about the conference or to see the exhibitions. go here.
october 7
You may be lucky enough to catch a great lecture by a brilliant artist if you are in New Paltz, New York on October 10th. Barbara Seidenath will be speaking at the university about her work. 7pm, Open to the public. For more information call 845.257.3830.
September 30
Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection opens at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and runs through January. Don't miss it. If you live in Houston- attend some of the events. Next stop, the show will travel to Washington DC in the spring. If you can't make the exhibition, at least run home and grab a hat.
september 20
It is definitely turning to Autumn here in the Berkshires. Celebrate mother nature's beauty by joining us October 6th at 4pm for hot mulled cider and a lecture/ discussion about the work of Bettina Speckner. For more information on Bettina's work including some wonderful writing, go here.
September 10
we are on vacation. back soon.
August 24
Check out Arthur Hash's new edition work here. We love the POW Brooch and his limited edition People Pins. In fact everyone in the gallery is wearing a people pin one RIGHT NOW. Can't go wrong for $45. The brooch above ($300) is made of abs plastic. Arthur ia an Adjunct professor at Virginia Commonwealth University.
August 18
Need we say more? Read about these lashes in the September issue of WIRED. Maybe an eyelash jewel show is next for the SG Project Space?
SUBMIT A PROPOSAL for an exhibition that incorporates one (or all, or some) of the five senses in a unique way. The submission can be your own work, someone else's work or an idea you have for a curated exhibition. Rules: Send one image (300dpi) that resonates your idea or work, and 10 sentences or less. Real sentences please. Include your full name, your location and the best email to reach you at. More information may be requested. Questions to info@siennagallery.com. Submissions to submit@siennagallery.com
Deadline December 1, 2007. Go here to read this all over again.
August 10
Come to the opening of our third Emerging Artist Award Recipient exhibition, Anya Kivarkis, August 11 from 5-7pm. For more information about the award, go here.
August 5
 
see myra mimlitsch-gray's recent work from the Kohler residency program. for more information about the residency, go here.
August 1
To hear Myra Mimlitsch-Gray speak about her time at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in the Arts/industry residency and see a preview of the work created during that time, request an invitation here. Event takes place at Sienna Gallery, August 10 from 4-5pm. 8/9 SORRY, THIS HAS BEEN FILLED.
July 23
 
Order copies of new Sienna Gallery titles WomanGirl: The Space Between and Ambiguous Intimacy: The Jewelry of Melanie Bilenker. Are you a critic, a historian, an etiquette specialist? Someone with something profound and appropriate to say? Would you like to make a very small amount of money and a large amount of people happy? We are looking for new perspectives. To receive more info on becoming a writer for Sienna Gallery publications, email.
July 19
See images of recent gallery opening for Melanie Bilenker (above, with fruit) and Barbara Nessim. To receive our evites for gallery events, please join the list.
jULY 13
Two women, forty years apart, address feminine identity through different media. Melanie Bilenker's work from 2007 and Barbara Nessim's from 1971 show together in WOMANGIRL, opening this weekend. Come by the gallery or check it out here. And, yes. This is made of hair.
July 2
 We worked hard to get this rainbow for Raissa Bump's show at the opening of the project space on Saturday. Thank you to everyone who made it possible. See images of the show and reception here.
June 29
Come to the Opening of Sienna GAllery:Project space this saturday. Read about the space and the current show featuring Raissa Bump and Tabitha Rasmussen, Fashionista ;-) in the July issue of Berkshire Living.
june 22
 
Any New Yorker stickin' around for the long hot summer should spend a cool evening at the SUMMER IN THE CITY SALON SERIES sponsored by the American Craft Council. You can download the first one, New Zealand artist David Trubridge's Craft of Contemporary Design, on their site.
June 19
Canadian artist Janis Kerman will be coming to the gallery the weekend, of June 23. In the spirit of a "green" world, she will be available to make you a new piece of jewelry by recycling your old ones. Appointment only. Please contact the gallery for more information.
June 13
Check out the Selvedge website and get a copy of their beautiful magazine about and around textiles. It came to our attention recently as we have Raissa Bump's debut show opening on the 15th. Selvedge covers fine textiles in every context: fine art, interiors, fashion, travel and shopping. They also have a perfectly handpicked bookstore section.
June 6
 Back from SOFA. Having the opportunity to work with Esther Knobel to set up her exhibition was the highlight. The gallery was written up in greenjeans, New York Sun, Women's Wear Daily among others. For images of the show and our presentation, go here.
May 28
The International Exposition of Sculpture Object + Functional Art opens this Thursday. Visit us there (Park Avenue Armory at 68th Street, New York) and see this new work by Sondra Sherman, as well other gallery artists. For information about the show go here. Note that the gallery in Lenox will be closed May 30 - June 5.
May 24
"Haute, Wrought and One of a Kind" read the Boston Globe today in praise of the Jewelry by Artists exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. We had the pleasure of attending the opening to see over 150 of the 700 pieces recently donated to make this the most comprehensive museum collection of 20th century studio jewelry in the country. The exhibition runs through February 2008. Check out the great interactive preview here.
May 17
Don't forget to mark your calendar for the opening of the Project Space, Saturday June 30. Raissa Bump and Tabitha Rasmussen open the season with the first show in the new space, teaser above. Join the mailing list for an evite.
May 5
A New group of the infamous Esther Knobel Rose Pins arrived just in time for the sweet warm weather. 3 3/4 long, silver and rose. $190. Email to hold one.
April 25, 2007
Read excellent reviews in the Seattle Times and eventually, when we figure out how to post it, in American Craft, of Women's Tales: Four Leading Israeli Jewelers at the Bellevue Art Museum in Washington until June 17. This ground breaking exhibition includes the inspiring and soulful work of Sienna Gallery artists: Esther Knobel and Vered Kaminski (above).
_ Images of new work will be available May 25. Request information here.
_ Order the beautiful catalogue here.
_it IS a small world.
April 12, 2007
Spring is here. Almost. As the last bit of winter snow falls, here in Lenox we are getting ready for a busy season. We are excited to announce that the official opening for the new PROJECT SPACE adjacent to Sienna Gallery will be June 30. Mark your calendars and get on the list for an invite. Esther Knobel Tulip Pin, enamel on copper $340
March 25, 2007
If you don't yet know about the  (Art Jewelry Forum). Now is a greta time to check it out. A membership of $135 USD a year gets you on the list for some great jewelry adventures and in the company of others nurturing the field. The next trip is scheduled in May and will bring you to the opening of the Daphne Farago Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. More on Sienna Gallery's DF Collection artists soon.
March 8, 2007
If you are going to the International Handwerksmesse in Munich this weekend make sure to visit Schmuck 2007, the annual international jewelry exhibition at the fair. Sienna Gallery's Emerging Artist Award recipient, Anya Kivarkis, is one of two Americans featured, along with Donald Friedlich.
To get advance notice of Anya's first solo exhibition this July, join our mailing list.
March 2, 2007
See Lauren Fensterstock's quilled Grey Garden (below) in the Laced with History exhibition at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Curated by Lena Vigna, this exhibition runs through May 20.
February 28, 2007
Check out Melanie Bilenker on today's
For information about available pieces, emaiL US. For first dibs on Melanie's next exhibition in July 2007, join our mailing list.
February 15, 2007
Anyone going to the Internationale Handwerksmesse in Munich will have the opportunity to see Barbara Seidenath's wonderful crystal and enamel rings, first shown at Sienna in 2005. Her exhibition is part of the Bavarian Crafts Council's presentation at the fair.
February 5 , 2007
Check out the new show at The Museum of Art and Design in New York, Radical Lace & Subversive Knitting, up through June.
February 1, 2007
Here's a sneak peek at one of Esther Knobel's new pieces for her exhibition, The Mind in the Hand, that will open here in May and then go to SOFA NY. The show will include large etchings and jewelry.
January 15, 2007
Congratulations to Donald Friedlich (below) and Anya Kivarkis (2006 EA Recipient) for being the two artists from the United States included in Schmuck 2007, the international jewelry exhibition in Munich.
January 10, 2007
If you are in the area, check out the new exhibit at The Fuller Craft Museum, opening today. RISD Routes, curated by David McFadden from the Museum of Art and Design includes this piece by RISD alum, Raissa Bump.
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