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February 2026, Half 2

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HERE’S WHAT AJF IS PLANNING FOR MUNICH—JOIN US!
The presentation of the finalists and winner of the 2026 AJF Younger Artist Award, supported by Karen and Michael Rotenberg. Our annual members-only dinner. A speaker sequence. A presentation by Susan Cummins in regards to the new e book Marzee. A day-long jaunt to see the exhibition David Bielander: Chiaroscuro at Galerie Zink. A joint panel with the Françoise van den Bosch Basis. A photograph sales space to create a scrapbook for this 12 months’s jewellery week. Giveaways of jewellery coloring playing cards by Jimena Ríos. A schedule of AJF member occasions throughout the town. Get full data right here.

THE RESONANCE RESIDENCY FUNDRAISER FOR BROOKLN METAL WORKS
Brooklyn Metallic Works is fundraising to launch the Resonance Residency, its first residency for jewellery artists. The Resonance Residency will supply artists at each stage of their profession a possibility to develop their work and studio follow whereas having fun with the distinctive benefits of being in NYC and its up to date jewellery scene. As a part of its efforts, BKMW is fundraising by means of bundled choices of specialty publications—a beneficiant donation from the private library of Helen Drutt English, famend artwork historian, educator, and founding father of Helen Drutt Gallery. Assist BKMW attain its first-tier objective of $20,000 to help an preliminary cohort of three jewellery artists! Get extra data, try the e book bundles, and buy one right here. Make open donations right here. This undertaking is fiscally sponsored by Artwork Jewellery Discussion board.

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EVENTS
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NIGHT WINDOWS: BRUCE EVANS & NATALIE LOWE
An introspective exhibition pairing the sculptural metals and jewellery works of Natalie Lowe with the photorealist work of Bruce Evans. Collectively, their practices discover the tensions between inside and exterior, seen and unseen, intimacy and distance. Borrowing its title from the luminous glow of home windows after darkish, Evening Home windows contemplates the psychology of statement and the quiet narratives that unfold on the edges of personal life. At Gravers Lane Gallery by means of March 14, 2026. Extra.

VIP PREVIEW IN MUNICH OF GALERIE DOOR’S MIRROR MIRROR
Gallerist Doreen Timmer’s would take nice pleasure in strolling you thru all of the artworks within the exhibition, a lot of them made by artists completely represented by Galerie Door. Takes place on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 8–10 pm, at Galerie Door (hosted by Smudajescheck Galerie), Augustenstrasse 48, Munich. The present can even be on view March 4–8, 2026, throughout Munich’s jewellery week. Extra.

OPEN CALL: SPARKLE/ECLAT
Exhibition theme: Sparkle/Eclat. Every artist might submit their very own imaginative and prescient of this multifaceted topic. Usually related to brilliance, glamour, or the gleam of treasured stones, sparkle will also be delicate, conceptual, emotional, or metaphorical. Artists are inspired to push past the apparent and examine each attainable resonance of the phrase, seen or invisible, literal or symbolic. The exhibition will open throughout Vacation spot Bijou Cagnes jewellery week (June 4–7, 2026) and proceed until September 20, 2026. Every artist might apply with solely a single piece. Deadline: March 22, 2026. Data.

NYC JEWELRY WEEK IS HIRING A SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
NYCJW seeks a NYC-based, jewelry-obsessed social media supervisor to assist inform the story of our vibrant neighborhood. They need somebody who doesn’t simply submit content material, however brings their platform to life. The problem: When you ran their IG for every week, what would you submit? Share your concepts for vibe, expertise, Tales, and your distinctive perspective. To use, e mail hiya@nycjewelryweek.com with a brief intro and your curated-week concepts (deck, temper board, or written pitch). Inventive purposes inspired! Functions accepted till the right match is discovered.

CALL FOR ENTRY: INCONSPICUOUS INTERFERENCE
The Baltimore Jewellery Middle is at the moment accepting submissions for a juried exhibition offered as a part of “Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026,” a year-long initiative led by Craft In America. The exhibition will give attention to the position of craft and objects carried on the physique as devices for resistance, protest, and alter. Deadline: April 22, 2026. Extra.

RECOVER IN MUNICH
Fifteen creators—amongst them AJF member Lori Talcott—manifest varied facets of metaphorical upholstery. Upholstering inside a jewellery motion ranges from protecting shields to ornamental, cushioned choices. Going deeper, reupholstering peels again and releases stress. It honors layers and scars that reveal one’s historical past and tenderness. The work of the invited artists represents a number of interpretations of the theme. Works about digging and protecting, exposing or breaking frameworks, and binding collectively. At Galerie artwork:ig. Data.

“THREADS AND BEADS” WORKSHOP, TAUGHT BY SÉBASTIEN CARRÉ
Discover a variety of textile strategies, for novices and superior alike, June 22–26, 2026, in Varen, France. Individuals will uncover and study extra about needlework, embroidery, Peyote sew (weaving), internet work, and fringe. They can even experiment with strategies corresponding to crochet and macramé so as to add quantity and texture to their creations. Progressive modules will allow individuals to amass technical expertise whereas encouraging experimentation and change. Extra skilled individuals can even use the week as a artistic retreat to conceptualize a private undertaking, exploring totally different technical options to carry it to fruition. Extra data right here, or get full data/utility by emailing leseldelamain@gmail.com.

FRANÇOISE VAN DEN BOSCH COLLECTION ACQUIRES WORK BY CORRINA GOUTOS
In 2025, the muse bought the necklace Ehmi, by Goutos, who was a finalist for each the 2018 and 2024 AJF Younger Artist Award. Goutos instructed AJF that the muse additionally purchased her Lit Clip.

APPLY TO ONE FOR THE FUTURE
NYC Jewellery Week’s annual recognition award honors rising expertise throughout the jewellery business. The award is open to latest graduates, younger entrepreneurs, and early-career professionals working in design, training, advertising, journalism, and associated fields. Deadline: February 28, 2026. Data.

APPLY FOR SPECTOR CRAFT PRIZE FOR EMERGING ARTISTS 2025–2026
The prize helps distinctive rising craft artists whose work demonstrates technical mastery, revolutionary imaginative and prescient, and deep engagement with American tradition. Chosen artists symbolize the way forward for American craft and display a dedication to strengthening craft’s position in up to date American tradition by means of their follow, neighborhood engagement, and inventive imaginative and prescient. As much as 5 artists will obtain complete help, together with $10,000 and mentorship. Deadline: March 1, 2026. Data.

IRELAND LAUNCHES BASIC INCOME FOR ARTISTS
The nation will completely pay 2,000 artistic employees 325€ ($387) per week. A three-year pilot discovered that fundamental revenue funds decreased the danger of artists falling into poverty. In response to a government-commissioned cost-benefit evaluation, the trial program greater than paid for itself by recouping greater than its $86 million internet value. San Francisco and New York have additionally tried comparable packages, however Eire’s Tradition Minister, Patrick O’Donovan, described his nation’s program as first everlasting one. Extra.

OTTO KÜNZLI. O ON O
Künzli will lecture March 8, 2026, 11:00, on the Pinakothek der Moderne, in Munich. The artist describes the speak as “a extremely abbreviated journey by means of my exploration of the subject of jewellery, a course of that has lasted nearly 60 years. It’s an try and convey my ideas, my deliberations, my doubts, my convictions, my means of looking, and of discovering. And of questioning every part and beginning out anew. And presumably most significantly of by no means dropping my humorousness alongside the best way!” Museum web site.

HANDMADE UP NORTH: JEWELRY AND SMALL METALS BY WISCONSIN ARTISTS
Many artists create work in response to the atmosphere they’re in, whether or not by means of subject material, strategies, or supplies. This exhibit showcases artwork jewellery and small-scale metalwork from artists with Wisconsin ties, every providing private and cultural reflections on life within the area. March 4–October 3, 2026, at Racine Artwork Museum. Extra.

MAGIC MIRROR ON THE WALL
In fall 2025, Moniek Schrijer, Julia Boix-Vives, and Lars Joosten developed new work throughout DIVA’s residency program, ensuing on this exhibition. Like a mirror, jewellery exists on the intersection of physique and picture, intimacy and public illustration. On this present, it capabilities as a medium that doesn’t affirm, however questions: what will we see, why will we connect worth to what seems, and who decides what’s priceless? At DIVA February 27–April 19, 2026. Extra.

ALTA FORMA PRESENTS FUTUREOBJEKT AT MELBOURNE ART FAIR
The gallery will present works by Roseanne Bartley, Sam Blomley and Gilda Jones, Melissa Cameron, Katie Collins, Particles Facility Pty Ltd, Eli Giannini, Peta Kruger, Mascha Moje, Yongping Ren, Audrey Tan, Anna Varendorff, Raewyn Walsh, Benjamin Woods, Danni Schwaag, Rosy Shanks, Elisa Zorraquin. On the Melbourne Conference and Exhibition Centre February 19-22, 2026. Extra.

 Okay. O. D. E. : YES, I DO
Per week-long exhibition by designers Soull and Dynasty Ogun, at Salon 94 Design by means of February 21, 2026. The pair’s interdisciplinary follow spans jewellery, clothes, equipment, furnishings, and immersive environments. It blurs the boundaries between design and efficiency, erases the road between jewellery and sculpture, re-frames clothes as artwork, and asks what units furnishings and inside decor other than set-dressing. As “Okay, O, D, E” says, Keys Open Doorways In every single place. Extra.

OPEN CALL FOR A BOOK INSPIRED BY TAROT
The Mazlo Fund invitations up to date jewellery artists and visible artists to submit a number of items impressed by the imagery of tarot for inclusion in an upcoming e book titled #tarot. Open to all, no matter age. Any works, together with earlier creations, could also be submitted for publication, offered they reference the imagery of the 22 main arcana of the Tarot de Conver. Chosen items can be showcased alongside the artist’s profile and the technical particulars of the work. Deadline prolonged to March 31, 2026. Data.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: DESIGN DYNAMIC COMPETITION
Open to all these of African heritage—together with Afro-Brazilian, Afro-American, Afro-Caribbean, and different Afro-diasporic communities—to share their imaginative and prescient for a vibrant, inclusive, and future-forward African jewellery business. One of many three competitors classes celebrates gouache artistry—a medium revered by main jewellery maisons. This class invitations not solely jewelers but in addition African visible artists, painters, illustrators, to discover jewellery design by means of the evocative energy of gouache. Deadline: March 1, 2026. Data.

OPEN CALL: DIVA MUSEUM Artist in Residence 2026
The Antwerp, Belgium, museum gives three residents the chance to work for 3 months in its well-equipped studio, draw inspiration from its assortment, and current their analysis in an exhibition. Deadline: April 13, 2026. Data.

TYPHAINE LE MONNIER: PLAYTIME
In Le Monnier’s atelier, arms transfer instinctively whereas the thoughts circles round unresolved questions—shaping kinds from fragments, discarded jewels, and fleeting concepts. What seems repetitive steadily reveals a deep, evolving investigation into type and that means. Le Monnier’s follow is fueled by the fraught stress between failure and discovery, doubt and instinct. Her work wavers between jewellery and sculpture, intimacy and collectivity, questioning the methods during which we inhabit the world and the position objects play inside it. Play is not any escape; it’s a way of survival, a solution to sit with discomfort and preserve creating regardless of uncertainty. Releasing in Might 2026, from Arnoldsche. Extra.

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