40 Selected Artists at the 31st International Jewellery Competition

Artists from almost every corner of Europe, as well as more distant regions such as Iran, Israel, Taiwan, China or the Republic of Korea, enthusiastically took up the theme of the current edition of the competition, each in their own individual way. Some artists were tempted to reflect on quality in jewellery and contemporary art in general. Others, however, followed the question of human and universal themes – reflecting in particular on the aspect of quality of life, which – despite technological progress unknown in the history of mankind in the past - seems to be systematically and alarmingly decreasing. Is more always better? Is fast better than slow? Is there any point today in asking the question: to have or to be?

The jurors had a challenging job - not made any easier by the variety of interpretations of the themes, as well as the technologies, techniques and materials used by the artists. During two days of deliberations (9-10 February 2023), from among the jewellery and objects displayed in the gallery in Legnica, they selected the works qualified for the main exhibition and decided on the awards.


2023 Legnica International Jewellery Competition Jury sessions


Professor Slawomir Fijałkowski, who has supported the organisation of the Legnica SILVER Festival and - as a curator - the competition itself for many years, could not be missing from the panel of jurors. He currently runs the Experimental Design Studio at the Faculty of Architecture and Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. He deals with product and jewellery design in collaboration with recognized manufacturers and author’s design. Participant, organizer and curator of many jewellery and design exhibitions, author of texts, analysis, theoretical and scientific descriptions, as well as educational programs in the field of contemporary jewellery. A curator of the International Fair of Amber and Jewellery Amberif from 2020.


2023 Legnica International Jewellery Competition Jury sessions


The jury was also joined by David Sandu from Romania, who – in 2006 – opened the first contemporary jewelry gallery in Romania and participated in numerous international exhibitions. In 2010, David Sandu sets the foundations of Assamblage School of Contemporary Jewelry and Assamblage National Jewelry Association, playing a major role in the formation of a new generation of artists and designers. In 2020, he became a founding member and curator of the international event Romanian Jewelry Week, alongside Ioana Andrei and Valentina Buzamurga, an event already at its third edition.

Ana Pina – another juror, divides her work between her personal brand, launched in 2012, and Tincal lab, that is since 2015 an active contemporary jewellery workshop and exhibition space, featuring curated workshops with invited jewelers, individual and collective exhibitions, by local and international artists. The highlight of these events is Tincal lab Challenge, launched every year with a different theme - an international open call that results in a collective exhibition that aims to inspire artists and increase public awareness of contemporary jewellery.



2023 Legnica International Jewellery Competition Jury sessions


Another member of the jury panel is prof. Piotr Korduba – art historian, director of the Art History Institute at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. Specialist in the field of the residential architecture, interior design, design, arts and crafts, as well as in the german-polish art and cultural relationship. He has published six books and numerous articles.

The jury closes with Ludmila Šiklová from the Czech Republic. Since 2015 Ludmila Šiklová is an Associate Professor at the Technical University of Liberec (Czech Republic) in the Department of Design of Jewellery and Glass. For more than thirty years she takes part in exhibitions and symposiums at home and abroad.
The names of the winners will remain a secret until the culmination of the Legnica SILVER Festival, which will take place between the 5th and 6th of May 2023. The post-competition exhibition will be on display until the 2nd of July in the Gallery of Art, while the unqualified works will be included in the traditional show entitled "Holownia", available until the 4th of June in the lobby of the Old Town Hall.



2023 Legnica International Jewellery Competition Jury sessions


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