November 2025, Part 2
Art Jewelry Forum is pleased to share the news that members of our community find noteworthy. Is something missing? The success of this compilation of compelling events, news, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR participation. If you’re a member of AJF at the Silver level or above, you can add news and ideas to this bi-monthly report by going here. If you aren’t a member, but would like to become one, join AJF here.
POMP IT UP! AJF LIVE WITH BRYNA POMP—DECEMBER 10, 2025
Join us for a talk about her fascinating role at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), in New York City. Bryna works with the most extraordinary contemporary jewelry artists of our time. She will share her rarified experience in the jewelry field and how her dedication to supporting working artists fuels her work. Save the date! Registration link to come soon.
FIND AJF MEMBER EVENTS AT NYCJW 2025
Along with our own panel discussion, we’ve compiled a guide of events that AJF members will host or take part in. A handy chart and index make it easy to track things you’re interested in, and you can click links to RSVP and see maps on NYCJW’s website. It’s here.
FEEL LIKE SEEING A JEWELRY SHOW?
Find listings from around the world on our dedicated exhibition page.
EVENTS
Did you know that there are upward of 45 recurring events focused on art jewelry—jewelry weeks, jewelry fairs, etc.?! We have a dedicated page for them. Go here to see the list.
NEWS FROM OUR MEMBERS
FEMALE SILVERSMITHS IN HISTORY AND TODAY: SEMINAR AND EXHIBITION—NOVEMBER 27, 2025
The history of silversmithing has been largely characterized by a consensus culture where the silversmiths in the field were mainly men. Since the 1990s, however, many females have taken their place within silversmithing. Although there were female silversmiths further back in time, they haven’t always been made visible and highlighted in history. This seminar aims to remedy that. A seminar on women silversmiths from 1700 until today, in a dialogue between Anders Ljungberg, professor at Konstfack and Cilla Robach, from Stockholm’s National museum—plus an exhibition by one of Sweden’s most renowned: Anna-Stina Åberg. More.
ORNAMENTA 2026—FEBRUARY 7, 2026
Join the Baltimore Jewelry Center for Ornamenta, the organization’s annual fundraising event. Every year, Ornamenta provides the BJC with the opportunity to raise much-needed funds while sharing its love of metalsmithing and art jewelry with the broader Baltimore and DMV communities. By attending Ornamenta, bidding in the auction, buying raffle tickets, or by contributing to its fund-a-need, you directly support a range of programs including their residency, workforce development, scholarships, and kids and teens programs. More.
CURATORIAL TALK WITH SARAH RACHEL BROWN & ANA MARIA JIMENEZ
On November 23, 2025, Brooklyn Metal Works presents the co-curators of Connector: Jewelry as a Language of Connection, an international exhibition and Perceived Value podcast series amplifying Colombian voices through contemporary jewelry and storytelling. This event is open to the public with a suggested donation of $5 for students and $10 for general admission. Note that the lecture space is only accessible via stairs. More.
SHADOW KKOKDU: AT GALERIE DOOR NOVEMBER 15–DECEMBER 6, 2025
“In my recent work,” writes Coco Sung, “I drew inspiration from Kkokdu, the traditional Korean wooden statuettes … found on traditional stretchers used to transport the deceased. The statuettes guide and protect the soul on its journey from this world to the next. I was fascinated by their role as cheerful companions between life and death, offering comfort, protection, and entertainment.” More.
INSECTUM ELECTRUM INCLUDES WORK BY AJF MEMBERS BARBARA MCFADYEN AND JEANIE PRATT
The Enamelist Society’s exhibition, held at Pratt Institute’s Steuben Gallery during NYCJW, explores the world of invertebrates through the lens of enameled jewelry. It celebrates the intricate beauty of insects, brought to life in stunning detail and craftsmanship. Viewers will be immersed in a vibrant fusion of science, nature, and design, where each piece invites closer inspection. More.
MARGIT HART IS SHOWING AT NYCJW2025
She has two pieces in the Lückenfüller exhibition, which features work by 30 Austrian artists and is on its third stop with a brand-new catalog and a talk at the Austrian Cultural Forum. “The spaces between earlier pieces become the material for the brooches Horizons—Lost Places,” states Hart. “The voids in these new pieces called for fillings or additions—a parallelogram and a circle outline a space of something that is no longer there or could possibly have been there.” More.
PODCAST: IN MEMORY OF SHARON BERMAN
Berman recorded a final Jewelry Journey podcast with her husband and her beloved stepdaughter before she passed away. She described the passion that fueled her. She shares who she considers her most memorable guests and which insights stuck with her over the years. You’ll also learn how her family is preserving her exceptional collection. Listen here.
FOR ITS NEXT CHAPTER, ATTA GALLERY WILL BECOME SIMPLY “ATTA”
To keep ATTA relevant, responsive, and true to its mission in a rapidly evolving art landscape, it will shift into a more dynamic, cross-disciplinary platform that integrates exhibitions, education, and cultural dialogue. ATTA will continue to champion artists, while also cultivating a new generation of confident, thoughtful collectors and patrons who can sustain the art ecosystem through genuine engagement and discernment. Exhibition formats and venues may also change. ATTA plans to explore new modes of presentation—educational and collaborative programs, intimate exhibitions, and off-site or digital initiatives—designed to foster deeper connection and understanding.
SOLVEIG LABBA AND MONICA BLIND PÅVE, AT FOUR GALLERY, NOVEMBER 21–DECEMBER 13, 2025
The Sami culture has many types of wearable crafts—knives, needle cases, and hats among them. The two sisters in this show were raised in a Sami family and learned different types of crafts both at home and in various courses. They draw inspiration from their culture but develop the traditional shapes and techniques in their own way. Blind Påve transforms the pattern on her father’s knife into silver earrings or enlarges it into a large decoration for a steel façade. Labba reinterprets Sami costume hats with millinery techniques. More.
JEWELRY CODE: DATA AS WEARABLE ART, THROUGH DECEMBER 2, 2025
In this exhibition, 60+ artists from 28 countries—including Doug Bucci, Zhanna Assanova, and AJF member Erika Novak—present jewelry and wearable objects based on data, from climate change and gender inequality to personal stories and collective memory. Curated by Syldyr Project, the show highlights how data can be transformed into meaningful, wearable art. It’s the first international data art exhibition in Central Asia. At the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Astana. Info.
CHECK OUT DR. KHANYA MTHETHWA’S DIGITAL CATALOG
It presents the works in Abantu: Threads That Bind Us, the exhibition she created for the Susan Beech Mid-Career Grant, which she won in 2023. Page through it here.
2025 SEATTLE METALS GUILD BIENNIAL EXHIBITION—THROUGH JANUARY 22, 2026
See it at the M. Rosetta Hunter Gallery, at Seattle Central College, in Seattle, WA, US. Info.
MAKING SPACES—DECEMBER 5, 2025–JANUARY 16, 2026
See the Baltimore Jewelry Center’s annual community challenge exhibition. All are invited to the opening reception, December 5, 2025, 5–7 pm. More.
BODILY: SARA GACKOWSKA, AT PLATINA NOVEMBER 20–DECEMBER 6, 2025
The Polish artist’s exhibition explores the relationship between the body and matter, the ways in which materiality becomes an extension of bodily experience, memory, and touch. Jewelry and objects made of stone, pearls, and latex have a striking symbolic and sensual presence. Stone carries the weight of permanence, the pearl embodies organic delicacy and intimacy, while latex holds the tension between protection and sensuality, between skin and its surface. Forms emerging from these materials refer to the human body, to its fragments, gestures, and traces. More.
NEWS FROM ALL AROUND
EARRINGS GALORE, AT NYCJW
This annual juried exhibition shows a rich and diverse array of earrings made by 60 emerging and established studio jewelers. During NYCJW, see it November 18–22 at 251 Elizabeth St New York, NY 10012, 11 am–6 pm. Opening reception: November 18, 6–9 pm; happy hour reception: November 20th, 6–9 pm. More here and here.
CASH, AT ESPACE BORAX—DECEMBER 6–7 AND 13–14, 2025
Bitcoin is going haywire. Trump has created a meme coin to get richer. Cash is quietly disappearing while gold reaches new records. Beyond its ornamental and symbolic dimensions, jewelry has always served as a reserve in times of crisis, as illustrated by the use of coins and ingots in certain pieces. This group exhibition explores our relationship with money through 15 creations. More.
VIS À VIS ANNETTE LUCKS – FABRIZIO TRIDENTI: LA FORMA, LA POESIA, LA MEMORIA
An edited version of Maurer-Zilioli’s original exhibition, it will be shown at C|E Contemporary, in Milan, December 4, 2025–February 28, 2026. More.
AUCTION: ART JEWELRY AND JEWELS—DECEMBER 10, 2025
Quittenbaum concludes the year with its biannual jewelry auction—and what a dazzling finale it promises to be! More than 200 lots bring together the best of two fascinating worlds: contemporary art jewelry by internationally acclaimed artists and classic fine jewelry. Zanella, Fritsch, Künzli, Babetto, Rothmann, Jünger, Sajet, and many others! More.
RAD PAV ANNOUNCES 2026 DATES
Radiant Pavilion will returns to Melbourne October 24–November 1, 2026. Proposals will open in January and close mid-February 2026. (Further details will be shared soon.) In the meantime, find information about what to include in your submissions on their website.
KARL FRITSCH・MAX WALKER EXHIBITION -%-, AT GALLERY DEUX POISSONS
Fritsch is known for his unique pieces and is one of the most prominent artists in the international contemporary jewelry world. Max Walker, whose father is Fritsch and whose mother is Lisa Walker, grew up in an environment where jewelry-making was a part of daily life. He learned various techniques while helping his father with his work and began creating jewelry himself. Through November 23, 2025. More.
OPEN HOUSE AT CAMPUS IDAR-OBERSTEIN: NOVEMBER 29, 2025
Explore the workshops and meet the students and teaching team. Alongside exhibitions showcasing works from the fields of jewelry and gemstones, artistic design, and photography, the students will host a sale of jewelry and objects. Also: Cabinet of Risks & Chances, a guest exhibition by Christoph Zellweger, as well as the outcomes of the project BUUUHM – Design with Dynamite, recently created in the Juchem quarry, in Niederwörresbach. Questions? Email here.
CLAIRE LAVENDHOMME, JEWELLERY ARTIST—THROUGH FEBRUARY 1, 2026
This retrospective traces the multidisciplinary artist and jewelry designer’s work from her early explorations to the present. She loves stories that belong to no one and have existed since the dawn of time. Modest and introverted, her work pays tribute to the archetype, whether in form, idea, or material. Observation and scientific, historical, or personal research mix with chance encounters and a deep conviction—that of a great house occupied by all the arts, including jewelry. At BeCraft, in Mons, Belgium. More.
CHECK OUT THE DIGITAL CATALOG OF AGC PUNTO 2025
AGCpunto25 is the annual exhibition of the Contemporary Jewellery Association. The artists, all members of the AGC association, present innovative works from their most recent productions, made with a wide variety of materials and techniques, from the most ancient goldsmith practices to digital technologies and additive manufacturing. More.
MIKKE LIPPE RECOMMENDS EXQUISITE CREATURES
In this exhibition, Pacific NW artist and naturalist Christopher Marley reveals nature’s intricate beauty and diversity in three-dimensional works comprised of animal, mineral, and plant specimens arranged in precise, geometric compositions. “It is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen,” states Lippe. “You will not regret going to see it.” In the Maritime Building on Seattle’s waterfront. More.
TINCAL LAB CHALLENGE 2025 JEWELRY AND CELEBRATION NOW ON VIEW—THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025
See 200+ pieces by 81 jewelers from 32 countries that interpret the theme “Celebration.” More.
LANDLINES/TRACELINES, AT AUSTRALIAN DESIGN CENTER
In this show, works by Melinda Young hold the lines and traces of shore and land, at once part of the stories of the place of before and the place of now, underpinned by the tensions and complexities of contemporary Australia. Here, stories are shared through the language of making. November 27, 2025–February 28, 2026. More.
HO! HO! HO! & FRIENDS, AT FRIENDS OF CARLOTTA
November 22–December 24, 2025, the gallery presents delightful pieces of jewelry for all queens, princes, adventurers, cleaning fairies, daydreamers, jesters, and everyday heroes—made by the best designers around the world. More.
A LEGENDARY JEWEL RESURFACES
Thought to be lost for over a century, the Hapsburg dynasty’s Florentine Diamond was safely in a Canadian bank vault all along. More.
JEWELRY-FOCUSED EVENTS
NEW YORK CITY JEWELRY WEEK: NOVEMBER 17–23, 2025
A hybrid program combines virtual experiences streamed on YouTube with immersive in-person events.NYC Jewelry Week brings together the most talented and influential figures in the jewelry industry, who curate a variety of experiences. Attendees can explore exhibitions, indulge in exclusive shopping opportunities, and partake in exciting retail collaborations. Panel discussions provide insights into the latest trends, challenges, and innovations within the industry. Each event is crafted to offer truly unique and unforgettable jewelry moments. More.
CLUSTER CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY FAIR: NOVEMBER 21–23, 2025
A space where touch, memory, and material converge —where jewelry is not merely worn, but lived. The Living Trace invites you into a realm where the hand shapes more than form; it shapes time itself. In a world unsettled by ecological and cultural shifts, these crafted objects pulse with quiet defiance. They are vessels of inheritance, but also seeds of what is yet to come. Each piece—a fragment of a larger story—carries the imprint of the maker and the weight of histories, whispered and worn. Moving beyond adornment, jewelry becomes a talisman, a rebellion against the ephemeral. In London. More.
OBSESSED JEWELLERY FESTIVAL: NOVEMBER 1–30, 2025
Takes place in the Netherlands and Belgium. This year’s theme, Glow-Up, embraces the power of transformation—both inside and out—through the ritual of adornment. Whether subtle or bold, permanent or fleeting, jewelry has long been a way to express care for ourselves and others, symbolizing growth, change, and empowerment. Website.
PAGES SPOTLIGHTING JEWELRY
DE LAS PLANTILLAS A LA JOYA: CIEN DISEÑOS DE ANILLOS (FROM TEMPLATES TO JEWELRY: 100 RINGS)
Design professor Felipe Valdez Castro (Universidad del Azuay, in Ecuador) and some of his students developed a book that explores the historical and contemporary use of templates in jewelry making. A playful methodology—”Play and discover the functionality of form”—fosters creativity in design. The text describes different types of templates (in paper, plastic, metal) and their benefits and applications, including historical and modern references. In Spanish, but its many visuals help anyone follow along. See the entire book online.
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