The 92nd Street Y Jewelry Center

The Jewelry Center at 92NY is the place where artists and designers from the world of studio jewelry, fashion jewelry and academia meet to create, teach and connect. From its beginnings as a single metalworking class in 1930, the center has grown to become the largest and most highly regarded program of its kind in the nation, and the oldest open studio in New York City. Its stellar faculty spans the worlds of production and art and fosters a space where all aspects of jewelry design can be explored.  
 
Under the direction of esteemed artist Jonathan Wahl, the center serves more than  1,000 students a year through 55 weekly classes, weekend workshops and visiting artists. Four fully equipped studios enable specialized training in such techniques as enamelling, goldsmithing, silversmithing, stone setting and wax carving, in addition to a formal Judaica metalsmithing program that is unique in the nation. The wide variety of classes and levels allows students to pursue comprehensive courses of study, whether a basic introduction for the absolute beginner or advanced workshops and studio time for pre-professionals and professionals refining their skills.  
 
Truly multifaceted, the 92NY Jewelry Center is a New York City gem with an increasingly global profile.