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June 2026, Half 1

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AJF WEEKEND: MONTREAL—JUNE 12–14, 2026
AJF Weekends are a brand new technique to collect with Artwork Jewellery Discussion board: shorter, extra accessible packages that protect the depth of change, entry, and dialog that outline AJF journey. Open to members and nonmembers alike. Cohosted with gallerist Noel Guyomarc’h, our first two-day, small-group program, in Montreal, will middle across the opening of Dispatch from the Colonies, a brand new exhibition by South Africa–primarily based artist Geraldine Fenn at Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h. Developed via the AJF Solo Exhibition Award, this exhibition represents the end result of an prolonged interval of analysis and making. Additionally: go to Aurélie Guillaume’s studio; curator-led tour of Wearable Artwork, at Musée des métiers d’artwork du Québec; curator-led go to to the newly reinstalled nationwide museum galleries; celebratory dinner; and extra. Data.

TRAVEL TO HOUSTON WITH AJF: SEPTEMBER 23–26, 2026
For our first go to again to Houston in nearly 20 years, we’re arriving at an particularly robust second. We’ll go to the Museum of High-quality Arts, Houston, to have fun two necessary exhibitions: the primary US solo shows of Bernhard Schobinger and Dorothea Prühl, each key figures in avant-garde artwork jewellery. Every exhibition spans almost 50 years of labor. To enhance the exhibitions, we’ll attend a day-long symposium that includes main voices within the area, adopted by a reception celebrating these two exhibitions—a chance to assemble with fellow collectors, artists, and fans. Our program can even embrace visits to the Houston Middle for Up to date Craft, together with artist studios, museum collections, and different stops that replicate the breadth of town’s inventive life. Save the dates; extra data to come back!

FEEL LIKE SEEING A JEWELRY SHOW?
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EVENTS
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DONALD FRIEDLICH RECOGNIZED AS AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL FELLOW
Congratulations! Friedlich has been a number one determine in up to date American jewellery for 4 a long time. A graduate of Rhode Island Faculty of Design, he served a time period as President of the Society of North American Goldsmiths. His jewellery has been proven in museums everywhere in the globe and is in lots of necessary institutional collections worldwide. Extra.

WILD HYBRIDES, JUNE 6–JULY 4, 2026, AT GALERIE DOOR
The artworks on this exhibition are the results of a relentless exploration by the Dutch artist duo Idiots (Afke Golsteijn and Floris Bakker) into the affect and scope of our human actions. This time, flowers takes middle stage. Is it potential to mark out your territory whereas retaining full freedom? Are the buildings supposed to guard us not additionally suffocating networks over which we’re steadily dropping our grip? Afke and Floris take us on their quest for self-reflection, the preservation and reclamation of territory, and the therapeutic, light energy of artwork. Reception with the artists current on June 6, 3–6 pm. Extra.

OPENING RECEPTION FOR HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE
To mark the event of Brooklyn Metallic Works’s fifteenth anniversary, In The Gallery will current a juried exhibition of knickknack and objects by members of the Brooklyn Metallic Works alumni community. This present is a reunion, a yearbook, a map, and a second in time. The opening takes place June 13, 7–9 pm. The present runs via August 30, 2026. Extra.

40TH ANNIVERSARY OF COCKPIT OPEN STUDIOS
Cockpit Studios is a vital powerhouse of London’s craft, artwork, and design scene, a vibrant ecosystem the place 175 rising and world-renowned makers create—a enterprise incubator and award-winning social enterprise. Usually visits are by appointment solely, however its Open Studios (held in early June and the final weekend of November) are a convivial invitation into that world. Wander between workshops, speak instantly with the artists, and see the instruments and “pondering” that go into every bit. Discover a distinctive, reasonably priced reward or a museum-quality sculptural work—and every little thing in between. Right here, curators and collectors, inside designers, and aficionados within the know come to scout for the following era of expertise or meet up with and purchase works by famend craftspeople and artist makers. Learn full article by AJF member Ute Decker right here. Cockpit Bloomsbury Cockpit Yard Northington St London WC1N 2NP. Open Studios are in two areas: in Bloomsbury 4–7 June, 2026, and in Deptford 12–14 June, 2026.

BORDERLINES OF MATTER, AT THEREZA PEDROSA GALLERY THROUGH JUNE 28, 2026
This group exhibition brings collectively Karin Roy Andersson, Ela Bauer, Alice Biolo, Ute Kolar, and Federica Sala, whose practices are rooted in materials investigation and cultural multiplicity. Although distinct in language, era, and geography, the artists share a rigorous dedication to redefining the bodily, conceptual, and poetic limits of their chosen supplies. They deal with matter not as a passive medium, however as an energetic area of resistance, transformation, and chance. The “borderline” emerges each as a bodily threshold and as a metaphor—between softness and construction, management and probability, custom and experimentation, origin and reinvention. Extra.

HEIDI LOWE GALLERY CELEBRATES 20 YEARS, AND YOU’RE INVITED
Wheee, confetti for all! The social gathering takes place within the gallery—at 119 Entrance Avenue, Lewes, Delaware, US 19958—on August 28, 2026, 5–9 pm. Extra.

DESTINATION BIJOU: JUNE 4–7, 2026, IN CAGNES-SUR-MER, FRANCE
The second version of this occasion takes over town to have fun up to date jewellery making via a wealthy program of exhibitions, talks, and workshops, with the assist of the municipality and the Museum of Up to date Jewelry. The exhibitions might be introduced on the Château-Musée Grimaldi and Espace Solidor. Full program right here.

GUILD FEST: FROM SCRAP TO SUBSTANCE
The Seattle Metals Guild hosts a day that celebrates what occurs when metalsmiths cease asking what a fabric prices and begin asking what it will probably grow to be. June 20, 2026, 1–4 pm, at Pratt High-quality Arts Middle. Free and open to the general public. Data.

EXHIBITIONS CONTINUE IN LEGNICA
Discover this system for the Legnica Jewelry Competition SILVER right here. Plenty of exhibits might be on view within the Polish metropolis till the tip of July.

HOLLY ANN MITCHELL FEATURED IN SMITHSONIAN CRAFT SHOW
In a current publication, Dr. Diana Baird N’Diaye, inventive director of the African American Craft Alliance, famous that a number of artists within the AACA community had cubicles on the present for the primary time. Mitchell is a joined paper jewellery artist. Extra.

SNAG CONFERENCE, JUNE 10-13, 2026, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, DETROIT, MI, US
Detroit, the Motor Metropolis, is wealthy with cultural ingenuity, constructed by working fingers. Recognized for its industrial energy and labor actions in addition to its vibrant music, artwork, and design scenes, Detroit represents the confluence of inventive and numerous communities. The convention theme, Labor & Legacy, explores jewellery and metalwork as each observe and inheritance—honoring the labor of makers and their commitments to sharing information. This intergenerational ardour drives the long run ahead. Data.

BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY GRAD CEREMONY
Attend the Faculty of Jewelry’s 2026 Business Awards Night, celebrating excellent graduate achievement throughout jewellery, horology, and gemology. Applaud the following era of expertise on June 9, 2026, 5 pm. Data.

APPLY FOR ENJOIA’T 2026
The worldwide competitors is open to skilled jewelers and college students, who compete in corresponding classes. It acknowledges entries that reveal creativity, technical talent, and innovation. Explicit worth is positioned on the presence of a conceptual thread that explores and resolves the connection between the physique and the piece, in addition to sustainability. Deadline: June 14, 2026. Data right here. Apply right here.

ART-À-PORTER, AT MUMAQ (QUEBEC) THROUGH OCTOBER 4, 2026
Presents distinctive items by 13 Québec artists. Drawing on their distinctive abilities and experience, they’ve created bodily adornments, wearable sculptures, and modern and weird items, transcending our typical understanding of conventional jewellery. The artists suggest a brand new relationship with the physique, one attribute of knickknack that’s half adornment, half sculpture, and the results of technological innovation. Extra.

WHY ARE ATHLETES SO BLINGED OUT THESE DAYS?
A reader requested the New York Instances. The reply: Style is an effective technique to talk your individuality and persona, which is one thing followers now wish to learn about their favourite gamers. In addition to catching consideration, massive jewellery—and many it—conveys success. Extra.

ART JEWELRY AND JEWELS AUCTION FROM QUITTENBAUM
Consists of works by Friedrich Becker, Manfred Bischoff, Annamaria Zanella, Gerd Rothmann, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Otto Künzli, and lots of others, in addition to artist-designed jewellery. June 18, 2026, beginning at 6:30 pm CEST. See the heaps.

SOME TYPES, AT ALTA FORMA, THROUGH JUNE 27, 2026
Three artists—Roseanne Bartley, Adam Cruickshank, and Kelly McDonald—discover the epistemological qualities of issues, helpful objects, and jewellery. Whether or not reframing a complete and its components or collapsing an art work and its account, these artists create unconventional indexes and pathways to make which means. Symbols, glyphs, and fonts are damaged down into new parts or reworked into completely new issues. In Melbourne, Australia. Extra.

CALL FOR PAPERS—JOURNAL OF JEWELLERY RESEARCH
This peer-reviewed on-line and open-access publication focuses on the design, idea, and praxis of knickknack research. It promotes jewellery analysis methodologies, applied sciences, processes, ideas, supplies, methods, and aesthetics. Submit your paper or exhibition/guide assessment for Quantity 10 by August 10, 2026. Extra.

ETERNAL JEWELS: A COLLECTOR’S JOURNEY
Celebrates the World Jewelry Museum’s twentieth anniversary, inviting readers into the poetic imaginative and prescient of founder Lee Kangwon, whose museum is named the “Jewel of Seoul.” Revealed right here for the primary time, the guide presents extraordinary items alongside Lee’s untold tales from her diplomatic travels throughout 4 continents. From ACC Artwork Books. Extra.

COMING IN SEPTEMBER FROM ARNOLDSCHE
The Vienna-based lawyer and legal professional Dr. Karl Bollmann (1943–2022) was a passionate fanatic and well-respected connoisseur of worldwide auteur jewellery, which he collected along with his spouse, Heidi, from 1970 to 2022. Sammlung Bollmann would be the first guide to current the gathering in its entirety. Extra. Going Underground: The Jewels of Bernhard Schobinger will look at the groundbreaking jewellery of this famend Swiss avant-garde artist. This strikingly illustrated catalog will function 50+ pivotal items of experimental jewellery, tracing the artist’s radical profession, together with his aesthetic inspirations in Dadaism and Concrete artwork, his Swiss cultural inheritance, and his abiding curiosity in Japanese tradition. Extra.

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