This year San Francisco’s Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts celebrates its 30th anniversary. The Revere Academy is among the most important jewelry schools in the US, and according to many, in the world.
Founded and directed by master goldsmith and award winning jewelry designer, Alan Revere, the Academy has grown far beyond its original hillside studio. “When I opened the Revere Academy, I had no idea where it was headed,” says Alan Revere. “I had just returned from a rigorous jewelry training in Germany. When I met jewelers here and spoke with them, I quickly learned there was a need for professional jewelry training here in San Francisco.”
Local jewelers and students flocked to private lessons in his studio and on April 1, 1979, the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts was born. Revere chose San Francisco’s historic jewelry center, the Phelan Building, for his school’s location.
Three decades later, the school plays a major role, training jewelers and artists and hobbyists from all over the globe. The Academy has become an internationally recognized training facility for jewelers, offering dozens of classes and diploma programs. Many of Revere’s students have gone on to successful careers as jewelers, designers, manufacturers and shop owners around the world.
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