
What better way to start 2014 than at Rio Grande’s Jewelry Making Winter Workshop Series? Experience Rio firsthand while you learn jewelry making from the industry’s top instructors. It’s a week full of educational opportunities, where you can sign up for several classes (metal forming, plating, casting, stone setting and more!) and indulge your craving for learning! While you’re here, tour our 180,000 square foot solar-powered facility, and discover the latest and greatest jewelry making tools in our demo area. Try out products and techniques using JoolTool, Bonny Doon, Swanstrom and more! Over the course of several days, immerse yourself in this invigorating educational environment, then return to your studio fired up and ready to get back to the bench. Dates for the 2014 event coming soon.
CraftOptics™
Fretz Metal Forming Tools
Stone Setting with the GRS BenchMate™
Propane/Oxygen Advanced Soldering Kit
Wolf Wax Carving Tool Set
Foredom®
Bonny Doon Hydraulic Press
Raindrop Epoxy Resin
E-Coating with MIDAS® System
Polishing with JoolTool
Swanstrom Pliers and Cutters
Durston Rolling Mill
Bead Stringing with Rio’s Deluxe Kit
Displays and Packaging
Visitors to our 180,000 square foot solar-powered facility have raved about our guided tours for years. Workshop Series attendees are offered a full schedule of tours during their stay in Albuquerque. Take a peek behind the scenes and meet the people responsible for crafting the thousands of American-made findings on our website and in our catalogs. Hear about the early days as our founder, Saul Bell, laid down roots in New Mexico. And experience the rapidly evolving future here that includes our one-of-a-kind solar farm and innovative work environment.
Immerse yourself in the rich culture and heritage of the Southwest. Soak in our blue skies and year-round sunshine. Breathe in the high-desert air scented with sage and piñon, and you'll understand why New Mexico is truly the Land of Enchantment.|
Hotel Albuquerque Rate: $109 800 Rio Grande 505.843.6300 Code: TBG2013 *Near Old Town. |
Hampton Inn Rate: $70 6150 Iliff Road NW 505.833.3700 *Limited access to restaurants and other conveniences in walking-distance. |
La Quinta Inn & Suites Rate: $60 6101 Iliff Road NW 505.839.1744 *Limited access to restaurants and other conveniences in walking-distance. |