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A Conversation with 92NY Jewelry Artists in Residence

May 27, 2020

Join the video event on May 27 at 1 pm ET on Zoom with this info:

https://zoom.us/j/98154278128?pwd=UndrREVMUzUzVVdEWWUrZXlXaU5UUT09
Meeting ID: 981 5427 8128
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Join Jonathan Wahl, Director of the Jewelry Center, for a conversation with the past three Jewelry Artists in Residence: Göran Kling, Ineke Heerkens, and Claudia Lepik about their time in New York participating in the only residency program for a jeweler in New York City, how their work has changed, and what they are up to in their studios now.

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