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THE AMERICAS
MAD ABOUT JEWELRY 2024: MAY 5–8, 2024
At the Museum of Arts and Design’s annual benefit sale of contemporary jewelry, you’ll find work by 50 artists from 19 countries. A gala brunch and preview shopping for ticket purchasers takes place May 4. MAD About Jewelry has become known as the ultimate pop-up shop for contemporary, artist-made jewelry, where collectors and jewelry enthusiasts have the rare opportunity to meet and acquire pieces from some of the most innovative creators in the field. MAD About Jewelry is free with museum admission. Save the date. More information coming soon!
JCK TRADE SHOW: MAY 31–JUNE 3, 2024
JCK bills itself as the world’s largest and most trusted jewelry industry trade event. With over 30 years of uniting the industry in Las Vegas, JCK serves all major segments of the jewelry industry. At the Venetian Expo, Las Vegas. Info.
SNAG x SAN DIEGO: JUNE 5–8, 2024
Presentations, the Pin Swap & Shop, vendor room, demonstrations, trunk show, SNAG Student Juried Exhibition, Adorned Spaces, community resource room, portfolio review, special receptions, and more. Info.
THE ENAMELIST SOCIETY CONFERENCE: JULY 24–31, 2024
The conference, workshops, and exhibitions will take place in Little Rock, AR, US. Most of the events will be held at the Windgate Center of Art + Design on the University of Arkansas – Little Rock campus. Two workshops may be scheduled at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts. Registration is open. Info. Prospectus.
MELEE THE SHOW: AUGUST 5–7, 2024
Melee the Show connects designers and buyers. Fine jewelry was long overdue for its own place in the trade show world. This highly curated experience has yearly events in Tucson, NYC, and Paris. Its intimate setting showcases a carefully selected roster of fine jewelry designers with a focus on aesthetic and skill. More.
4TH LATIN AMERICAN BIENNIAL OF CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY: OCTOBER 2024
Info.
EUROPE
BRUSSELS JEWELLERY WEEK: APRIL 25–28, 2024
BJW celebrates contemporary jewelry, fostering creativity and innovation, challenging traditional norms. It unites established and emerging artists, collectors, and a global audience. Info. The deadline for the call for entries has been extended to November 15, 2023. More.
DESTINATION BIJOUX CAGNES-SUR-MER: MAY 2–5, 2024
The town of Cagnes-sur-Mer, strong in its commitment to contemporary jewelry, will celebrate contemporary jewelry during its very first week dedicated to this art. This major event will take place in various emblematic places in Haut-de-Cagnes, with exhibition curators Juan Riusech, Sébastien Carré and Isabelle Busnel. With its seaside, its medieval Castle Grimaldi, its lovely Espace Solidor (the only museum solely dedicated to contemporary jewelry), its scenic medieval old town, Cagnes is the perfect French Riviera location for a four-day event packed with a dozen exhibitions by international collectives and galleries, some lectures (in French and English), a documentary about the famed Helen Britton, open studios of local artists, guided tours, and workshops for kids and family. Info.
AUTOR: May 18–19, 2024
In Bucharest, Romania. Info.
SLOVENIAN JEWELRY WEEK: MAY 9–20, 2024
Applications now open. This annual event presents and connects contemporary jewelry designers from Slovenia and around the world. SIJW collaborates with a variety of domestic and international institutions. It’s a platform that encourages creativity, knowledge, and innovation. It’s a link between the past, the present, and the future. It is a celebration of contemporary jewelry that reflects the creators’ thoughts and ideas. Info.
KORU8: MAY 2024 AND BEYOND
The forest-themed event includes exhibitions in two locations: The Finnish Forest Museum Lusto May 17–December 1, 2024, and Oulu Art Museum in winter 2025. Workshops June 4–6, 2024, in Lappeenranta: Listening And Making Yourself Heard, taught by Urmas Lüüs and Timo Tähkänen; Nose-to-Tail Approach, taught by Katharina Dettar; Into Wood, taught by Sanna Lindholm. Seminar June 7 (at LAB University of Applied Sciences, in Lappeenranta) and 8 (at the Finnish Forest Museum Lusto, in Punkaharju); speakers will include Katharina Dettar, Åsa Elmstam, Maria Kiialainen, Sanna Lindholm, Sarah Powell, Jenna Purhonen, Nora Schuurman, Manami Aoki, Reetta Karhunkorva, Inni Pärnänen, Maria Ignacia Walker. Info.
SIERAAD & FRIENDS: MAY 24–26, 2024
Sieraad will now take place in Buren, which is between Utrecht and ’s-Hertogenbosch, in the Netherlands. The organizers are changing to a smaller scale, keeping it to some 30 jewelry designers. The new name is Sieraad & Friends, because many of the participants have become friends over the years and many visitors are friends of jewelry.
On May 26, you can experience not only a feast of beautiful jewelry in Lambert Church but the allure of French classic automobiles—les plus belles voitures!—during a car show held in Buren and sponsored by the Visscher Classique car museum, which also rent older models. Info.
JEWELLERY SYMPOSIUM IN HAXTHÄUSER HOF, GERMANY: MAY 30—JUNE 2, 2024
Theme: The Empathy of Objects. The “New Materialism” determines contemporary debates. The ability to act, the power of action, the impact of matter and things, the use of resources, the intraactivity and performativity of objects are key words. Approaches from cultural theory, philosophy of science, philosophy, sociology, feminism, art studies and different artistic practices are intertwined. Info.
2ND LISBON CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY BIENNIAL: APRIL–SEPTEMBER 2024
In April, the 25th April Revolution will celebrate 50 years. This regime change in Portugal had as its motto democracy, freedom, and equality. These values are now threatened worldwide. Since anything can be a theme for a piece of jewelry understood as an artistic manifestation, and because jewelry has always had a close connection with power, freedom and the possibility of critical political expression will be explored during the biennial, which will have the theme “Political jewelry. Power Jewelry.” More.
MELEE THE SHOW—PARIS: SEPTEMBER 28–30, 2024
Melee the Show connects designers and buyers. Fine jewelry was long overdue for its own place in the trade show world. This highly curated experience has yearly events in Tucson, NYC, and Paris. Its intimate setting showcases a carefully selected roster of fine jewelry designers with a focus on aesthetic and skill. More.
GRASSIMESSE: OCTOBER 25–27, 2024
This international meeting place for design enthusiasts and lovers of beautiful things is an art exhibition and sales fair in one. Exhibitors will offer unique pieces, small series, and exemplary product design from the fields of textiles, fashion, jewelry, ceramics, glass, furniture, and more. The jury selects exhibitors according to high qualitative standards. Info. At the GRASSI Museum für Angewandte Kunst, in Leipzig, Germany.
MUNICH JEWELRY WEEK 2025
The whirlwind of an event will take place March 12–16, 2025.
ASIA
BANGKOK GEMS & JEWELRY FAIR: FEBRUARY 21–25, 2024
Consecutively organized for 4 decades, BGJF is regarded as a significant trading arena where global gems and jewelry players can achieve their purposes in trading and networking, while jewelry enthusiasts can get inspired and fulfill their jewelry path. More.
AUSTRALIA
RADIANT PAVILION: SEPTEMBER 4–12, 2024
In Melbourne. Website.
INVOLUTION: MAKING JEWELLERY, CREATING CHANGE: OCTOBER 4–6, 2024
The 19th Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia national biennial conference takes place in Perth. Website.
AFRICA
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NEW ZEALAND
NEW ZEALAND’S OBJECTSPACE IS HOSTING A MONTH OF JEWELRY EVENTS: APRIL 2024
Besides exhibitions, you can enjoy a party to celebrate big milestones for Fingers—50 years!!—and Workshop6 (April 19), a Taonga workshop and a lecture by Neke Moa (April 21), a lecture by Marina Elenskaya called “Jewellery Is What You Make of It” (April 22), and a badge-making workshop with Judy Darragh (April 27). More (once on that page, scroll to bottom to see events).