December 2024, Part 1
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GET $20,000 TO MOUNT AN EXHIBITION OF YOUR JEWELRY!
The Solo Exhibition Award, from AJF, will support a solo exhibition for an art jewelry maker of any age or nationality. The jurors are Caroline Broadhead, Mike Holmes, and Grace Lai. Applications accepted through January 12, 2025. Get guidelines here.
SAVE THE DATES FOR AJF TRIPS IN 2025!
We have two trips planned. Santa Fe, New Mexico: May 12–15, 2025. And Mexico City, Mexico: September 7–10, 2025, with an optional Oaxaca add-on September 12–14. Become a member at the Gold level for priority invitation to AJF’s trips. Join here. Note: Until registration opens, all dates are subject to change.
FEEL LIKE SEEING A JEWELRY SHOW?
Find listings from around the world on our dedicated exhibition page.
EVENTS
We have a dedicated page for them. Go here to see the list.
FROM OUR MEMBERS
PISTACHIOS’S BLACK FRIDAY SALE RUNS UNTIL DECEMBER 2
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POTIONS, ARABESQUES AND OTHER MANIFESTATIONS
At Viceversa through December 21, 2024. Felix Lindner uses manufacturing processes to express his questions about our lifestyles. He questions our perceptions by simplifying forms, tracking down their substances, or confronting surfaces in unexpected ways. Florian Milker prefers the idea of wearing an object that bears witness to the values that drive us and to our intimacy. He likes to imagine that our desires and fears are subconsciously crystallized in a form, a material, an allusion, a reference.
TEREZA SEABRA ACCEPTED INTO SCHMUCK 2025
Her work will be shown in the special exhibition at IHM during Munich’s jewelry week in March 2025. Congratulations!
FELIEKE VAN DER LEEST ACCEPTED INTO SCHMUCK 2025
Congratulations! You’ll see some new works by van der Leest. They always seem whimsical at first glance, but are deeper than meets the eye. She made this bracelet especially for an exhibition about democracy. While playing with some leftover animal parts she discovered that this setup told quite a present-day story.
MARGIT HART ACCEPTED INTO SCHMUCK 2025
Congratulations! Hart’s accepted work is about how we react to situations—whether private, political, or concerning the world around us, it’s always a matter of our attitude. Especially now, in our world, which is increasingly coming apart at the seams. We decide whether we sink or swim.
NANNA OBEL ACCEPTED INTO SCHMUCK 2025
Congratulations! The necklace Just CUT It consists of nine brooches. They can all be worn individually. It’s about women’s hair over time and in different cultures, and all the stories behind that theme. It is meant to encourage women to be strong and independent.
SIGURD BRONGER ACCEPTED INTO SCHMUCK 2025
Congratulations! In this new series of rings, Bronger used the gold leftovers from some of his early jewelry objects. He tried to sketch and improvise directly in the material. This gave freedom and joy to the creative process. The outcome was unexpected and surprising, with a smile.
RAQUEL BESSUDO ACCEPTED INTO SCHMUCK 2025
Congratulations! The Tales of Transformation series examines the connection between abstract forms and personal narratives through layered acrylic paintings. Each layer symbolizes life’s constant evolution, where every phase transforms the one before it. The process reflects the complexity of human experience, revealing deeper meaning as layers are uncovered.
IRIS BODEMER ACCEPTED INTO SCHMUCK 2025
Congratulations! This group of works explores the opening and unfolding of hollow bodies. From simple symmetries to complex, molecule-like structures, an interplay is created between inner space and outer form. Structures overgrown by electroforming are uncovered and reveal the moment of the drawing gesture and the sculptural idea of axial reflection.
DONALD FRIEDLICH ACCEPTED INTO SCHMUCK 2025
His work cut the mustard … groannnn. Congratulations!
AND THE OTHER SCHMUCK 2025 ARTISTS ARE …
AJF member Donald Friedlich will be included in the special exhibition. The juror, Jurgita Ludavičienė, also selected Yiftha Abraham, Fran Allison, Manami Aoki, Nevin Arig, Yotam Bahat, Peter Bauhuis, Marion Blume, Klaus Bürgel, Rachael Colley, Anna Davern, Peter Deckers, Yichen Dong & Stacey Huang, Iris Eichenberg & Jimena Rios, Anna Maria Eichlinger, Geraldine Fenn, Mizuki Fujimoto, Paula Guzmán, Helen Clara Hemsley & Mette Saabye, Sayaka Ito, Daniel Jirkovský, Svenja John, Ike Jünger, Kaori Juzu, Malene Kastalje, Masumi Kataoka, Nikita Kavryzhkin, Karina Kazlauskaité, Jongseok Lim, Jorge Manilla, Vicki Mason, Yumiko Matsunaga, Jasmin Matzakow, Judy McCaig, Eija Mustonen, Shinji Nakaba, Maarja Niinemägi-Zõbin, Misaki Nomoto, Julia Obermaier, Seth Papac, Jounghye Park, Janne Peltokangas, Joe Pillari, Camilla Prasch, Loukia Richards, Moniek Schrijer, Fumiki Taguchi, Rho Tang, Sarah Walker-Holt, Mona Wallström, Lingjie Wang, Heather White, Delia Woodham, Sayumi Yokouchi, and Ida Zimmermann. Congratulations to all!
ART JEWELRY AUCTION: DECEMBER 5, 2024
With around 150 pieces, Quittenbaum’s auction will include works by Claude Lalanne, Giampaolo Babetto, Manfred Bischoff, David Bielander, Helen Britton, Peter Chang, Georg Dobler, Hermann Jünger, Gerd Rothmann, Robert Smit, Annamaria Zanella, and still others—plus fine jewelry. Info.
OTHER NEWS
WARWICK FREEMAN SELECTED FOR PINAKOTHEK EXHIBITION
Warwick Freeman: Hook Hand Heart Star will open during Munich’s jewelry week and run March 15–June 15, 2025. The New Zealander’s work reflects a depth of thinking about the construction of identity that weaves together the big with the small. He has explored forms found in the detritus of daily life, the influence of New Zealand’s colonization, and the rich geology of the land. More.
WHEN YOUR LIVING ROOM IS ALSO A GALLERY
Tired of the featureless white cube, curators and dealers are staging shows in the most personal spaces of all: their homes. Take their cue: turn your home into an art space by displaying your jewelry on the walls and as small sculptures on furniture. More.
LAUREN FENSTERSTOCK FEATURED IN COLOSSAL
“I see my work as jewelry but not to adorn the body… rather (to) augment the soul,” Fensterstock says. A solo exhibition, Some Lands Are Made of Light, presents new sculptures and drawings that reflect moments of introspection and inner peace. More.
EVENTS
ORIZZONTI D’AUTORE: THROUGH JANUARY 6, 2025
This biennial, in the Civic Museum of Asolo, in Italy, has aimed to create a cultural and enriching interchange among invited artists, art lovers, and experts in the field of art jewelry. Exhibitions and collateral events include Between Body & Soul and a Robert Smit retrospective. Curated by Thereza Pedrosa. Info.
CLUSTER CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY FAIR: DECEMBER 13–16, 2024
In London, metamorphosis will take center stage, inviting artisans to explore the limitless potential of new materials and the future of jewelry design. More.
OPPORTUNITIES
OPEN CALL: METHOD/ART #7 SEMINAR
The topic is “skill_ Deskill_Reskill.” Deadline: January 12, 2024. Info.
YOU NEED A RESIDENCY IN HAWAII, DON’T YOU? OPEN CALL
Do one at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, on the Big Island, October 7–30, 2025. Open to all artists, $4,000 stipend, studio, housing, more. Application deadline: December 15, 2024. Info.
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