Our Founding Directors

Gustavo Estrada

Gustavo Estrada has been working in the Metal Arts since 1994 and his creations have been showcased in galleries, museums and salons in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, New York and China. Through his teaching Gustavo is always rediscovering the forms and foundations of the creative process in the art of jewellery making. His expansive wealth of experience and knowledge has grown from his fifteen years of teaching at the Visual Arts Centre of Montreal; The Saidye Bronfman Centre; Ecole des metiers du Sud-Ouest-de-Montréal; Ecole de Joaillerie de Montréal; the Nanjing Art Institute in China; and from his Bachelors Degree in Education from the l'Université de Québec à Montréal. As a Director, Gustavo shares his knowledge and creativity and promotes a true passion and love of the Metal Arts.

Jerome Le Blanc

Jerome Le Blanc has acquired more than thirty years of experience in management and business development in the music industry, visual communications, decorative lighting and custom jewellery sales. Jerome studied Commercial Photography at Dawson College and Political Science at Concordia University in Montreal. His background in business, balanced with a lifelong passion for the arts, has brought him to his role as a Director. Jerome’s insight, boundless drive and dynamic direction help guide our not-for-profit organization in achieving its mission to grow and cultivate understanding, knowledge and appreciation of the Metal Arts.