Queer Metalsmiths:
Honoring, centering and uplifting queer makers

Queer Metalsmiths is a community space where we honor, center and uplift 2SLGBTQIA+ jewelers, metalsmiths + makers.

Our mission is to be a safe space for queer artists to connect and support each other through visibility within the metalsmithing and craft fields.

Our community focuses on representing artists by exhibiting their work, providing educational resources, and functioning as a platform for growth and learning.

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SNAG X QM:
In Focus 2026
SNAG X Detroit Conference

Queer Metalsmiths was excited to collaborate with SNAG (Society of North American Goldsmiths) on the 2026 In Focus exhibition - a curated digital showcase dedicated to spotlighting BIPOC and 2SLGBTQIA+ artists from underappreciated communities who are redefining the future of jewelry and metalsmithing.

In Focus 2026 was featured as a digital showcase during the 2026 SNAG x Detroit conference with a selection of works displayed in person. The exhibition lives in a permanent virtual gallery on both the Queer Metalsmiths and SNAG websites.

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[queerphoria] vol.5: flourish
NYCJW25

As we see the rise of fascism, ongoing dehumanization and cruelty, crumbling infrastructure, the loss of healthcare and reproductive rights, and severe climate disasters, [queerphoria] returns to NYC Jewelry Week 2025 at UrbanGlass to create a space where 2SLGBTQIA+ artists feel seen, heard and free to share their stories through jewelry and adornment.

Jewelry making and craft, historically gendered and deeply cultural, are now more than ever a powerful medium for queer truth-telling. [queerphoria] volume 5: flourish builds on the previous four volumes and explores what it means to grow, evolve, and thrive as a queer artist in today’s world. This exhibition is a defiant and joyful reclamation of space- uplifting artists, planting seeds of resistance, and flourishing.

[queerphoria] volume 5: flourish is an in-person and virtual exhibition showcasing international 2SLGBTQIA+ artists exploring themes of flourishing in adornment and sculpture. This year, [queerphoria] vol 5: flourish was curated by Queer Metalsmiths’ co-founder Tracey Carswell along with co-founder Sol Diaz and Naomi Johnson as guest jurors. The exhibition took place from November 18th-22nd, 2025 at Urban Glass.