Spirituality
What would arts and crafts be without the spiritual? More on this topic in the new Art Aurea, issue 58, winter 2024.
Spirituality is not only a characteristic of religions, but also of serious art, creative craftsmanship and discriminating design. A recent example is the new Windows for… Read on
State Prizes Baden-Württemberg 2024
Craftsmanship and art in the Kleihues building in Kornwestheim.
The winners of the State Prizes Baden-Württemberg “Gestaltung Kunst Handwerk 2024“ [Design Arts Crafts] are Stefan Broszeit, Gomaringen, Felicia Mülbaier, Mannheim, and Heide Nonnenmacher, Nattheim.… Read on
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Museum in the Kleihues Building
Stuttgarter Straße 93
D-70806 Kornwestheim
Loewe Foundation Craft Prize
The eighth round of the most important prize for art and craft has begun. Outlook and review.
The Loewe Foundation Craft Prize is the most highly endowed and most important prize for arts and crafts worldwide. It covers all areas and materials.… Read on
Arts, Crafts, Life
Art and craftsmanship as the elixir of life! Can this also apply to entire locations? An example in the winter 2023 issue of Art Aurea.
There is no doubt that art and crafts are essential elements of a fulfilled individual life. The fact that they can also inspire and shape… Read on
Danner Prize 2023
Works by the winners and further 36 contest participants will be on display in the Heiliggeistkirche, Landshut.
The Danner Prize, one of the most important awards in this field, was awarded for the fourteenth time in 2023. The competition promotes new design… Read on
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Danner-Preis 2023 –
Ausgezeichnetes Kunsthandwerk
Heiliggeistkirche Landshut
Heiliggeistgasse 394
D-84028 Landshut - Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission: free - Link
5th Officine Saffi Award
Submissions for the competition to promote contemporary ceramics is open until November 9, 2023.
The competition is looking for works by outstanding artists, designers and artisans working with the medium of ceramics. Participation in the competition is free of… Read on
Plastic
The magic of a material that became a problem is one of the themes in Art Aurea’s summer edition (no. 52).
Much of what the modern world has brought us is simultaneously a blessing and a curse. This also applies to plastics. Major developments in science,… Read on
Grassimesse 2022 Leipzig
Approximately 150 designers from Europe, Asia and the USA
This year’s Grassimesse, which takes place from Oct. 21 to Oct. 23, 2022, focuses on jewelry and ceramics, as well as textiles, glass, furniture, metal… Read on
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GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts
Johannisplatz 5-11
D-04103 Leipzig - Opening: Thursday, Oct. 20, 7 to 9:30 p.m., free guided tour
Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. - Link
Erfurt City Goldsmith 2022
Since 1994, the state capital city of Erfurt has invited tenders for the honorary office of Erfurt City Goldsmith. Here is the new invitation to tender.
Artists like Helen Britton (Munich/Australia/Germany, 2007), Volker Atrops (Rheurd, Germany, 2009), Nora Rochel (Karlsruhe/Germany, 2013), Eunmi Chun (Munich/Germany/Korea, 2016) and Alexandra Bahlmann (Munich, 2020) have… Read on
Loewe Craft Prize – fifth edition
The next Loewe Foundation Craft Prize will take place in Seoul in spring 2022. Entries to the fifth edition will be accepted until 25 October 2021.
The 2021 edition of the prize received almost 3,000 total submissions from 107 countries across the globe; potential candidates for next year’s edition are invited… Read on
Loewe Craft Prize – fünfte Ausgabe
Der fünfte Craft Prize der Loewe Foundation wird im Frühjahr 2022 in Seoul stattfinden. Einreichungen werden bis 25. Oktober 2021 angenommen.
Für die Preisverleihung 2021 wurden insgesamt fast 3000 Arbeiten aus 107 Ländern weltweit eingereicht. Potenzielle Kandidaten für die nächstjährige Ausgabe sind eingeladen, ihre Arbeiten unter… Read on
Friedrich Becker Preis 2020
Junwon Jung from Munich is the winner.
With the awarding in Düsseldorf of the Friedrich Becker Prize, worth 10,000 Euro and an endowment of Hildegard Becker (1928-2018), the Association for Goldsmiths’ Art… Read on
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Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau
Altstädter Markt 6
63460 Hanau
Germany
Herbert Hofmann Prizes 2020
Because of the corona crisis, the winners of the special show Schmuck were virtually determined.
The winners of the Herbert Hofmann Prize were announced by the jury even though the 2020 Internationale Handwerksmesse and SCHMUCK special exhibition in Munich were… Read on
Herbert-Hofmann-Preis 2020
Wegen der Corona-Krise wurden die Gewinner der Sonderschau Schmuck virtuell ermittelt.
Die Gewinner der 47. Herbert-Hofmann-Preise wurden trotz Absage der Internationalen Handwerksmesse 2020 und der Sonderschau Schmuck in München von der Jury ermittelt. Die Preise erhielten… Read on
2019 Westerwald Awards
The 14th edition of the Westerwald Awards turned out to be “mirroring significant developments”, said Nele van Wieringen. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that all of these are positive ones, as the prize-winning “Topsoil” project shows.
Johannes Nagel from Halle on the Saale River won the Freeform Ceramics Award, worth 10,000 euros. The second prize and 6,000 euros went to Jesse… Read on
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Keramikmuseum Westerwald
Deutsche Sammlung für Historische
und Zeitgenössische Keramik
Lindenstraße 13
56203 Höhr-Grenzhausen
Germany - Opening: 29. 09. 2019, at 5 p.m.
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Talente Awards 2019
Eight designers were honored at the International Crafts Fair in Munich in March 2019.
The artists who are selected to exhibit their work in the special “Talente” show at “Handwerk & Design” are usually academically trained. A total of… Read on
Herbert-Hofmann Prizes 2019
Junwon Jung, Misato Seki and Yutaka Minegishi are the winners of the Herbert Hofmann Prize in 2019.
The conferrals of the Herbert Hofmann Prizes, along with the Bavarian State Prizes and the Talente Prizes, are highlights at “Handwerk & Design.” They are… Read on
Announcement of the 19th Silver Triennial 2019
The Gesellschaft für Goldschmiedekunst [Association for Goldsmiths´ Art] invites to participate at the worldwide recognized competition.
The Silver Triennial has been organized since 1965 by the Gesellschaft für Goldschmiedekunst [Association for Goldsmiths´ Art] and the Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau [German Goldsmiths´ House].… Read on
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Gesellschaft für Goldschmiedekunst e.V.
Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau
Germany - Photo jury: until June 21, 2019
Object jury: until July 21, 2019 - Link
Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality and Jewelry
The results of the designers in residence in 2018 at Emma-Kreativzentrum Pforzheim.
James Boock, Avital Chalemsky and Ágnes Várnai were grantees of the “Designers in Residence” international study program which the city of Pforzheim annually sponsors in… Read on
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Haus der Wirtschaft [House of Economics] – Design Center
Willi-Bleicher-Straße 19
70174 Stuttgart
Germany - Monday–Friday 11 am–6 pm
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Herbert Hofmann Prize in 2018
Lin Cheung, Julia Maria Künnap and Gernot Leibold were chosen as the winners of the Special Show "Schmuck [Jewelry]" at the International Crafts Fair Munich.
The jury described the green brooch that Julia Maria Künnap from Estonia made from nephrite and gold and named “Why Is It All Overgrowing”… Read on
HammerClub Exhibition 2018
The works and winners of the HammerClub meeting 2018 can be seen until August 4 at the Goldschmiedehaus Hanau.
This years winner of the competition “Favorites” are Beate Leonards, Germany, first prize, Kim Sanghoon, South Korea, second prize, Mana Kehr, Germany, third prize. The… Read on
Herbert Hofmann Prizes for 2017
The Herbert Hofmann Prizes went to two jewelry creators from Germany and to an artist from Lebanon.
These awards, which number among the most prestigious international commendations for contemporary jewelry, are annually conferred to winners chosen from among the exhibitors participating in… Read on
Sonderschau Talente – Award Winners 2017
The "Talente" show at the in Munich spotlighted works created by 105 designers and artisans from 32 different nations.
Superlative craftsmanship and clever designs are nowhere near sufficient to win laurels at the “Talente” show in Munich. Many creations showcased at the Crafts &… Read on
BKV-Prizes 2017 for Young Crafts
Three German jewelry artists and a Korean ceramist were awarded by the Bavarian crafts association [Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein].
Katrin Feulner from Pforzheim, Inhwa Lee from Seoul and Helen Habtay from Idar-Oberstein, Germany are the winners of the BKV-prizes 2017. A commendation went to… Read on
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Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein e.V.
Gallery for Applied Art
Pacellistrasse 6-8
80333 Munich
Germany - Monday–Saturday 10am–6pm
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Art Aurea Awards – Winners 2016
Kristiina Karinen (Germany/Finland), Barbara Nanning (Netherlands) and Joo Hyung Park (South Korea) are the main prize-winners of the 2016 Art Aurea Awards. The Popularity Prize went to Angela Hübel (Germany).
This year, a total of 21 designers/profiles have won an award. The competition serves to promote authentic workshops, de- signers, artists and manufactories, and was… Read on
Friedrich Becker Prize 2017
The competition is endowed with 5,000 euros and honors an influential jewelery artists of the 20th century
As an internationally renowned goldsmith, as a creator of kinetic objects, designer and teacher Friedrich Becker (1922–1997) had a formative influence on the goldsmiths’ art… Read on
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Gesellschaft für Goldschmiedekunst e.V.
Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau
Altstädter Markt 6
63450 Hanau
Germany
- +49 (0)6181 256556
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