Jewelry Student Co-op: Julia Turner Artist Talk and Workshop

About

The event that we are requesting funding for is a lecture and workshop with the nationally recognized artist Julia Turner. Julia is an artist and educator who currently runs her own independent jewelry business in San Francisco California. In addition to being a successful entrepreneur, Turner has also participated in numerous major residencies and symposia across the US and abroad including being the invited artist at the 27th Turnov International Jewelry Symposium in the Czech Republic.

Julia’s lecture and workshop will be focused on her artistic journey and the development of her jewelry business. She will discuss everything from the realities of running a successful small business to maintaining passion and creativity while meeting market demand. Our primary audience for this lecture and workshop is primarily students across disciplines in the school of art and design, with a special focus on students in jewelry and metalwork, furniture design, and graphic design. Beyond this set of students, Julia’s expertise will also appeal to students from other areas, such as business and marketing. As an established working artist, Julia will be able to provide important insights for students from all backgrounds into what a successful career in a creative field can look like. Julia will also be providing instruction in areas not covered in our coursework. Her workshop will focus on creative production strategies for repeatable forms. This type of production oriented instruction is not included in SDSU’s coursework and is extremely helpful for students who are looking to start a career in production jewelry. Julia Turner will provide important enriching instruction, opening exciting opportunities in the arts to students with diverse backgrounds and interests.