Winners of PREZENTACJE 2026. Silence

This year's jury was composed of: 
Paweł Kaczyński – artist, jewellery designer, master goldsmith, Chair of the Jury.
Renata Adamowicz – Head of the Amber Museum in Gdańsk.
Agata Danielak-Kujda – Professor at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław.
Agata Nartowska – lecturer at the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław.
Monika Szpatowicz – curator of the AMBERIF competition.


The Awarded Winners are: 
- First Prize: Sita Falkena (NL) with Silent Mind
- Second Prize: Marta Hryc (PL) with Emptiness
- Third Prize: Miriam Arentz (DE) with A Quiet Presence

Honourable Mentions
- Ruudt Peters (NL) with SILENCE – Kluss / Hiljainen / Vaikne
- Jacek Byczewski (PL) with Listen

Additional Awards
- Lucie Houdková (CZ) – Deep (Gallery of Art in Legnica Award – solo exhibition within the International SILVER Festival)
- Maria Fijałkowska (PL) – Listening (City of Gdańsk Award)
- Robin Deriaz (CH) – Pacifier (City of Gdańsk Distinction)
- Ingrid Berg (SE) – Filled with Silence (Amber Experts Award)
- Wojciech Zalewski (PL) – Silence! … sown (Polski Jubiler Magazine Award)


The accompanying exhibition Other Voices of Silence presented additional submitted works during the AMBERIF Fair from 26 to 28 March 2026.
The event was organised by the Association of Goldsmithing Artists (STFZ), in collaboration with the AMBERIF International Amber and Jewellery Fair, and curated by Jolanta Gazda and Weronika Majewska.