Charon Kransen ( Holland 1950 ) has worked in the field of contemporary jewelry since 1969; as a jeweler trained at the Bezalel Academy of Fine Arts Jerusalem Israel, Fachhochschule fuer Gestaltung Pforzheim Germany and at Juhls Kautokeino Norway, as professor of Jewelry ( and Enamel) Design at the University of Utrecht Holland; as head of jewelry and enamel department at the Art College Amersfoort Holland; as president of the VES ( Dutch Jewelry Designers Organization) and as a lecturer at universities, colleges and art organizations all over the world, as curator, as art-dealer and as agent of about 150 international contemporary jewelers in North-America

For the past 10 years he has shown the work of these artists at the Chicago Art Fair SOFA, the New York Art Fair SOFA, the International Art + Design Fair in New York. And ArtForm Fair Palm Beach FL and the PalmBeachContemporary Art Fair Palm Beach FL. He also distributes about 800 titles of books and catalogs in the field of jewelry/metal/design.
He has been in the jury for Talente and Schmuckszene in Munich for many years.
Since 1989 Charon Kransen resides in New York City.


Most artists are completely ill-prepared in matters relating to their professional life in terms of their relationship with galleries, dealers and clients, yet these are the people you are going to be working with in your professional life.
Wouldn't it therefore be helpful to understand how they work, what their motives are, how they select, what their vision is, how they develop contacts etc.etc.?

• Wouldn't you like to have a good relationship with these people and discuss issues with them freely?
• Wouldn't you like to know what the possible problems are which could arise in such a relationship and learn how to deal with them and/or avoid them?
• Wouldn't you like to develop skills to have a more satisfying, creative and rewarding (also financial) professional life?
  

This seminar is an unique opportunity to see and hear about a lot of aspects of the relationship between gallery and artist, as well as a chance to understand your own motives and desires with your work.

The seminar is designed around questions dealing with issues such as: identity, recognition,success,clients, collectors,”the market”,ethics, presentation and galleries.

In discussing these issues the participant will develop skills which will enable him/her to be more professional in general.