Jewelry Trunk Show
On Thursday, May 16 in the SCAD Museum, the jewelry and objects department officially kicked off the annual Trunk Show. It’s a free event open to the public, and will last until 8 p.m. Thursday night only to reopen again on Friday from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m.
“Every year it’s very advertised about in the studio,” Nicole Bustamante, fourth-year jewelry major said. “They always tell us, ‘You should put stuff in the Trunk Show.’”
Open to all jewelry students, professors and alumni, the Trunk Show offers jewelry majors the chance to exhibit, price, and sell their pieces.
“It’s definitely a really good opportunity for students to see how that kind of operation works,” Aimee Peekus, another fourth-year jewelry major, said. “It’s that whole experience of making something to sell and seeing what people buy.”
Held every year in the spring to coincide with the SCAD Fashion Show, the Trunk Show is usually held in the Kennedy Pharmacy on East Broughton Street. And while the switch to SCAD Museum has certainly made it more accessible to students, the smaller space did create some unexpected complications.
“There are a lot of different people all in one space,” Peekus said. “At the Kennedy Pharmacy, the walls are soft, so you can pin necklaces all over all of the walls. Here, we just have the one wall.”
Necklaces weren’t the only challenge. This year, the Trunk Show had about a thousand pieces submitted from over fifty different artists. Volunteers and faculty had to pick and choose the jewelry — rings, earrings, pendants — that would first go out on the display tables.
“We tried to make sure each artist had a certain percentage of their work out,” fourth year Maryn Wright, a jewelry major, said. “We tried to eliminate any multiples that were out. We’ll just replace them as they get sold.”
“Everyone’s stuff is dispersed evenly,” Peekus said. Gesturing to the table in front of her, she pointed out, “I do have a few things on this table, but I have stuff on almost every table, actually.”
Despite the drawbacks of space, students seemed satisfied with the setup. “I mean, it’s pretty,” Peekus said. “It’s really nice, it’s got good light. And it seems like there is a lot of people here, so that’s good.”
In fact, the Trunk Show actually has a few repeat customers that make sure to visit the show every year.
“We had one lady,” Wright said, “who was waiting very patiently on the couch until we started. She comes every year — she’s always one of the first to line up.”
Whether you’re a jewelry major looking to get involved or a student interested to see the work crafted by your peers, come on over to the second floor of the SCAD Museum and check it out.
