Open Call 2026 for the Klimt02 New Talents Award. 12th Edition

The New Talents Award by Klimt02 was created to recognise emerging talents while highlighting the essential role that schools play in shaping the future of contemporary jewellery and arts and crafts.

Each year, graduation marks a significant moment in the educational journey of students: a transition between learning and professional practice, where years of research, experimentation, technical development, and critical thinking take form through the works they create.

At Klimt02, we believe that outstanding graduation projects are never the result of individual effort alone. Behind every work lies a broader educational environment composed of teachers, mentors, workshops, methodologies, and institutions that make such achievements possible. For this reason, the New Talents Award seeks not only to recognise an individual graduate, but also to acknowledge the schools and educational contexts that help shape new generations of artists and makers.

Through this Open Call, Klimt02 invites its Member Schools to participate in two complementary initiatives:
- The New Talents Award, where each participating school nominates one graduate to represent the institution and become eligible for the Award.
- Degree Shows, which present the annual achievements, educational approaches, and graduating students of each institution.

Together, these initiatives create an international platform where learning, making, and professional development become visible to a global audience.

The winner will be granted with a solo exhibition at Hannah Gallery, gain international visibility through a professional artist profile on Klimt02, and get one of their works acquired for the Maria Luisa Samaranch International Collection. 


NEW TALENTS AWARD 2026
Submit the following material:
Summary of the Bachelor's or Master's thesis, approx. 500 words.
A short statement from the department's Professor or teacher.
Around 5 Images of the graduate’s work (image size: minimum 1400 pix wide at 72dpi).
Caption for each work, please use the following template.
Portrait image of the selected student.
Contact details of the selected student.


SUBMISSION
Please send the requested material via WeTransfer to Leo Caballero at klimt@klimt02.net.
Klimt02 will publish Degree Shows and Award Nominees as soon as the information is received.
Check the 2025 edition as a reference (Degree Shows + Award Nominees + Award Winner).


KEY DATES
31 Dec 2026: Deadline for Submission.
11–15 Jan 2027: Klimt02 jury examination period for the New Talents Award.
25 Jan 2027: New Talents Award result announced.
To be announced: Exhibition of the Winner at Hannah Gallery.


PRIZE
One-year free artist membership with a personal artist profile at Klimt02.
Solo exhibition of the selected graduation works at Hannah Gallery.
In 2026, the New Talents Award includes a €1000 prize sponsored by M. Luisa Samaranch, in recognition of a work that will find its place in the Maria Luisa Samaranch Collection, a gesture of support, a gesture of acquisition.


DEGREE SHOWS 2026
Degree Shows are an opportunity for Klimt02 Member Schools to present the work developed by their graduating students and to communicate their educational vision to an international audience. Each Degree Show becomes part of the Klimt02 archive, contributing to a growing body of knowledge about contemporary jewellery and arts and crafts education worldwide.

Submit the following material:
A brief text about the show and related subjects (Word document).
Images of at least 5 selected graduation works on show with a statement, + - 100 words (image size: minimum 1400 pix wide at 72dpi).
Caption for each work, please use the following template.
Names of the graduate students.
Names of the guiding teachers.



AWARDED GRADUATES
2025: Hannah Offermann. Graduated and Nominated from Pforzheim University School of Design
2024: Yonghak Jo. Nominated by Jewellery Class, Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle.
2023: Natascha Frechen. Nominated by Hochschule Trier.
2022: Lucy Pearl Petts. Nominated by Glasgow School of Art.
2021: Shuyao Hong. Nominated by Nanjing University of Art + Lars Joosten (Audience Award). Nominated by PXL-MAD School of Arts in Belgium.
2020: Hannah Oatman. Nominated by Rhode Island School of Design + Inbar Avneri (Audience Award). Nominated by Shenkar College of Engineering, Design, and Art.
2019: Esther Heite. Nominated by Hochschule Düsseldorf, Peter Behrens School of Arts, Applied Art and Design.
2018: Shengyi Chen. Nominated by Central Saint Martins, BA (Hons) Jewellery Design.
2017: Lucy Ganley. Nominated by Central Saint Martins, BA (Hons) Jewellery Design.
2016: Sara Malm. Nominated by HDK - Academy of Design and Crafts.
2015: Anna Norrgrann, Akiko Shinzato & Katrin Feulner. Nominated by HDK - Academy of Design and Crafts, Central Saint Martins, BA (Hons) Jewellery Design and Pforzheim University - Faculty of Design.


COMPILATIONS PREVIOUS EDITIONS
View previous editions with Degree shows + Award Nominees + Award Winners:
2025  2024  2023  2022  2021  2020  2019  2018  2017  2016  2015


RELEVANT FACTS
12th Edition of the Klimt02 New Talents Award.
Open to Klimt02 Member Schools worldwide.
One nominated graduate per participating school.
International visibility for schools, Degree Shows, and graduates.
Solo exhibition at Hannah Gallery for the Award winner.
One-year free artist membership at Klimt02.
€1000 prize sponsored by M. Luisa Samaranch.
Acquisition of one selected work for the Maria Luisa Samaranch Collection.
59,000+ visits to Degree Shows, Award Nominees, Award Winner and related pages.