Romero-Weber Jewelry Camp Scholarship 2012

 

Call for Applicants for the 2012 Romero-Weber

Jewelry Camp Scholarship

Application deadline is April 30, 2012.

Centereach, NY, November 7, 2011— Antique Jewelry & Art Conference, “Jewelry Camp,” Directors Edward/Sandy Lewand invite all interested to apply for the Romero-Weber Jewelry Camp Scholarship.

Named for the late Christie Romero and Barry Weber, the scholarship honors the pair’s countless, longstanding contributions to the jewelry industry and provides the recipient with the cost of tuition for the Antique Jewelry & Art Conference, “Jewelry Camp,” that will be held July 27-29, 2012, at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel in White Plains, New York.

“All of us in the jewelry community were greatly saddened by the loss of Christie Romero to cancer in late 2009,” said Jewelry Camp Director Sandy Lewand. “In tribute to Christie, Barry Weber of Edith Weber Jewelry had the idea to establish a Christie Romero Scholarship Fund for Jewelry Camp. Yet, just one year later, Barry, too, succumbed to the disease. To carry on Christie’s and Barry’s remarkable legacies, Edward and I will continue to offer this memorial scholarship, which we have renamed the Romero-Weber Jewelry Camp Scholarship Fund.”

Applicants for the 2012 Romero-Weber Jewelry Camp Scholarship must compose a brief essay or email that explains why he or she should be selected to receive the award. All applications should be sent to jewelrycamp@me.com no later than April 30, 2012. The award recipient will be announced in May to allow ample time to make arrangements to attend the conference. While the scholarship covers Jewelry Camp tuition, the costs of lodging, travel, and food remain the responsibility of the recipient.

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About Jewelry Camp

Open to jewelry-industry professionals, collectors, and the public, Jewelry Camp is an educational forum focused on antique and estate jewelry and comprises three days of lectures, breakout groups, and networking events. Participants have opportunities to meet and learn from top experts in buying, selling, appraising, and collecting. This year’s featured speakers will include Donna Bilak, a 19^th- and early 20^th-century jewelry historian; Education Director for the Phoenix Museum of Art, Jan Krulik-Belin; and Roy Rover of Roy Rover Antiques.

For more information about Jewelry Camp, visit: http://www.jewelrycamp.org and http://jewelrycamp.blogspot.com/.

For more information regarding the 2012 Romero-Weber Jewelry Camp Scholarship, please email: jewelrycamp@me.com.

The Antique Jewelry & Art Conference – “Jewelry Camp”

(631) 471-1922 or (631) 377-9766

Email: jewelrycamp@me.com

www.jewelrycamp.org

http://www.jewelrycamp.org

After Thoughts

We hope everyone had a pleasant time and that you walked away with a little more knowledge than you had previous to Jewelry Camp Day at FIT.  We would like to thank everyone who joined us last Sunday as well as all the wonderful speakers!  Also, a special thanks to Nancy Ross and Michael Coan for all of their help in coordinating this wonderful day!

I had several people email me afterwards, who loved the fact that we decided to have this one day conference in the city, especially for those who are unable to attend out summer conference.

The dates for "Jewelry Camp" this summer have been announced and posted on the website http://www.jewelrycamp.org and are as follows:

July 15th, 16th & 17th, 2011

Registrations are now being accepted and Payment Plans are available again this year!

All Major Credit Cards are accepted, however if you are setting up a payment plan and using AMEX there will be a processing charge of $25.00 added to the total charged, this is due to the higher rates of AMEX this year (we apologize for any inconvenience)

All tuition and housing must be paid in full by June 22, 2011

Student & Group Discounts are available: for more information contact Sandy @ 631.471.1922 or 631.377.9766
email:  jewelrycamp@me.com

Best Regards,

Edward & Sandy Lewand







http://www.jewelrycamp.org

For Those Attending 1/23/11 Jewelry Camp 

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 Good Afternoon,

With Sunday just around the corner I wanted to send an email to everyone on our list to let you know that it isn't to late to register.  

For those of you who have already registered, the program will begin at 9am Sunday morning, Building D, Katie Murphy Amphitheater.  This is where you will receive the schedule for the day (this is also located on the website should you want to view it ahead of time) as well as check in.  I look forward to seeing all the familiar faces as well as many news ones.  I think my favorite part of Jewelry Camp is the fact that there are always many new friendships made, I know sounds a little corny!  At the bottom of this page you will also find transportation directions.  I would also like to make sure that everyone has my cell phone as well as Edward's.  For directions, trust me, call him... 516-429-2622 for anything else you my contact myself, Sandy...631-377-9766

In the mean time should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me whether by phone or email at anytime.  The office number is 631-471-1922  and my email is jewelrycamp@me.org.

Directions to Campus

The college is located at West 27th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues. This midtown location, the center of the fashion industries, is easily reached by every subway, major railroad line, and bus route in the city. See the left-hand navigation for details on reaching FIT by air, by rail, or by road. Though there are parking garages in the neighborhood, there is no on-campus parking.

DIRECTIONS TO FIT BY AIR

From LaGuardia Airport
Take the Grand Central Parkway West exit out of the airport bear right onto Brooklyn Queens Expressway East which becomes I-278 West/Brooklyn Queens Expressway bear right onto I-495 West/Long Island Expressway follow through the Midtown Tunnel take the 34th St./Downtown exit turn right onto E. 34th St. turn left onto Lexington Ave. turn right onto E. 27th St. continue onto W. 27th St.

From JFK International Airport
Take the Van Wyck Expressway exit/I-678 North merge onto the Van Wyck Expressway to the I-495/Long Island Expressway exit merge onto I-495/Long Island Expressway West follow through the Midtown Tunnel take the 34th St./Downtown exit turn right onto E. 34th St. turn left onto Lexington Ave. turn right onto E. 27th St. continue onto W. 27th St.

From Newark International Airport
On the Newark International Airport Exit Take the US-1/US-9 ramp towards New York Via Skyway (Rt-21) merge onto US-1/US-9 North US-1/US-9 North becomes US-1 North US-1 North becomes 12th St. follow through Holland Tunnel take the Uptown fork and turn right onto Hudson Street Hudson Street becomes 8th Avenue turn right onto W. 28th St. turn right onto 7th Ave to W. 27th St.

DIRECTIONS TO FIT BY RAIL

Subway
Take the 1 or the N, R to the 28th Street Station. Alternatively, take the C, E, or F to the 23rd Street Station or take the 1, 2, 3, A, C, E, D, F, N or Q to the 34th Street Station. For more info visit the MTA's website at www.mta.info.

Railroad 
Take Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, or the Long Island Railroad to Pennsylvania Station at 34th Street and 7th Avenue. Walk south on 7th Avenue to 27th Street.

Take Amtrak or Metro-North commuter railroad (Harlem, Hudson, New Haven, Port Jervis, and Pascack Valley Lines) to Grand Central Station at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue.  Take the S shuttle subway to Times Square, then the 1 downtown to the 28th Street station. 

Take PATH trains to the 23rd Street or 34th Street stations.

DIRECTIONS TO FIT BY BUS 

Take the Crosstown bus at 23rd Street or 34th Street. 

Take the 7th Avenue or 8th Avenue bus. 

The Port Authority Bus Terminal is at 40th Street and 8th Avenue. 

New Jersey buses go to the George Washington Bridge Terminal, and then take the subway or metropolitan bus line.

DIRECTIONS TO FIT BY CAR

From the East (Long Island) 
I-495 West / Long Island Expressway through the Midtown Tunnel take the 35th St. exit towards 34th St./Downtown turn right onto E. 34th St. turn left onto Lexington Ave. turn right onto E. 27th St. continue onto W. 27th St.

From the North (Connecticut) 
I-91 South continue onto I-95 South / Bruckner Expressway to I-278 West / Bruckner Expressway bear right onto Triborough Bridge bear left onto FDR Dr. take Midtown Tunnel (I-495)/E. 34th St. exit merge onto FDR Dr. Service Road West turn right onto E. 34th St. turn left onto Lexington Ave. turn right onto E. 27th St. continue onto W. 27th St.

From the North (Upstate New York) 
I-87 South / New York Throughway take the 1-287 South/Rt-17 South exit towards New Jersey merge onto 1-287 South stay straight to go onto NJ-17 South take the 1-80 East exit towards New York merge onto I-80 East take the I-95 South/New Jersey Turnpike exit merge onto I-95 South take the exit towards Lincoln Tunnel/Secaucus (Rt 3) merge onto I-495 East through the Lincoln Tunnel take the 40 St. and North/West Side Highway exit merge onto Dyer Ave. turn right onto W. 40th St. turn right onto Broadway turn right onto W. 27th St.

From the West (Northern New Jersey) 
New Jersey Route 3 take the I-495 East exit towards the Lincoln Tunnel merge onto I-495 East through the Lincoln Tunnel take the 40 St. and North/West Side Highway exit merge onto Dyer Ave. turn right onto W. 40th St. turn right onto Broadway turn right onto W. 27th St.

From the South (Southern New Jersey) 

New Jersey Turnpike take I-95/New Jersey Turnpike North to 16E (US 46)/Lincoln Tunnel take the Rt 3 exit 16E towards the Lincoln Tunnel merge onto I-495 East through the Lincon Tunnel take the 40 St. and North/West Side Highway exit merge onto Dyer Ave. turn right onto W. 40th St. turn right onto Broadway turn right onto W. 27th St.http://www.jewelrycamp.org

New Seminar Posted on Website

Nicolas Luchsinger, Van Cleef & Arpel’s (Morning Lecture)

Unique pieces and prestigious special orders :

an illustration of

Van Cleef & Arpels creativity

Masterpieces in the heart of the royal romances and historical events throughout the continents  and in the hearts of the stars, from screen icons to divas.

If you have not yet registered please do so as soon as possible as space is filling quickly.  Call Sandy for Group and Student discounts.  631-471-1922

Happy Holdiays!!

Sandy Lewand

http://www.jewelrycamp.org