Legnica Silver Festival

EMPATHY The 32nd edition of the International Jewellery Competition

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The competition has been organized by the Gallery of Art in Legnica as the main event of the Jewellery Festival SILVER since 1979 (initially as the National Review of the Goldsmiths Forms). It is one of the oldest initiatives to promote contemporary jewellery in Europe, supporting creative explorations within a niche field at the intersection of art, craft and design.

Each year the competition is held under a different title referring to important, universal problems and issues from the spheres of broadly understood art, culture, sociology or media. This time we invited artists to discuss EMPATHY in jewellery. The jury, including Prof. Sławomir Fijałkowski, Mari Ishikawa, Charon Kransen, Michalina Owczarek-Siwak and Doreen Timmers, evaluated works from a record number of 45 countries. The competition received more than 500 works by 295 artists. Works by 44 artists from 20 countries have been selected for the post-competition exhibition.

Eva Fernandez Martos – Spain

GRAND PRIX OF THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND NATIONAL HERITAGE

*Pearl Necklace 2* necklace, wood, mother of pearl, cord, paint, 2023

Eszter Sára Kocsor –Hungary

II AWARD OF THE MINISTER OF CULTURE AND NATIONAL HERITAGE/ INHORGENTA MUNICH AWARD / HONOURABLE MENTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL AMBER ASSOCIATION

*I Embrace my Grief* brooch, coated stainless, stainless steel, amertin, 2023

Yotam Bahat – The Netherlands

III AWARD OF THE MAYOR OF THE LEGNICA CITY

*I swear – I love you -* brooch, steel, 2023

*Pandora’s box no. 3 -*ring, fine silver, 2023

Stephie Morawetz – Austria

SILVER SPUR. THE ORGANIZERS’ SPECIAL AWARD FOR CREATIVE COURAGE AND UNCOMPROMISING ATTITUDE, INNOVATION OR SENSE OF HUMOUR

*242 Pearls for 242 Days*
object, ash, thread, silver dust, string beads, performance (video), 2023

Nikita Kavryzhkin – Germany

AWARD OF THE GALLERY OF ART IN LEGNICA

*Ontology of Scream*
brooch, rock-crystal, jasper, stainless steel wire, 2024

Aya Iwata – Japan

HONOURABLE MENTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE GALLERY OF ART IN LEGNICA / AWARD OF THE LOST IN JEWELLERY MAGAZINE / HONOURABLE MENTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL AMBER ASSOCIATION