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A-Galerii Annual Exhibition “Dreams About Meanings”

On December 6th from 6 pm A-Galerii will open its annual exhibition of Estonian contemporary jewellery, abstract objects and applied art that leaves plenty of room for interpretation. The materials used in the pieces range from various metals, textiles, and glass to organic materials. The exhibition concept embeds people and social practices addressing what kind of role and meanings given to ...
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Jewellery and Blacksmithing Artists Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the specialty with “Blackout”

This year, the Jewellery and Blacksmithing Department of the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a representative international exhibition "Blackout", from October 26 to December 1, at the Narva Art Residency. Although both the university and the specialty have changed their names several times in the last hundred years, the fact remains that metal art has ...
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BLACKOUT – Jewellery and Blacksmithing 100

We are pleased to invite you to participate in BLACKOUT, an event organised by the Jewellery and Blacksmithing Department of the Estonian Academy of Arts, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the beginning of professional metal art education in Estonia. Although the name of the university and the department has changed several times over the last hundred years, the fact remains that we ...
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Madlen Hirtentreu at Çanakkale Biennial

EKA Jewelry and Blacksmithing student Madlen Hirtentreu represents Estonia at a Eurasian art festival. 9. Çanakkale Biennial, ‘Let Time Run Its Course’ 04.10.2024-09.11.2024 The new work is a site-specific sculpture consisting of a ceramic head, the body structure is created from a combination of steel and used car parts found on site. "It is about a ghostly figure appearing in the future who ...
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Creations of EKA alumni and students at the fashion show of the Cumulus Association conference in Antwerp

City of Fashion let international fashion institutions present their students’ creations at the closing night of the Cumulus Association conference organized by the University of Antwerp. From the EKA Student Works Fund EKA Jewellery and Blacksmithing alumni Bruno Lillemets' bracelets and Anni Voll's earrings and a necklace were exhibited at the Cumulus conference along with Liisa Torsus‘ ...
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EKA designers at World Design Capital Valencia 2022 exhibition

The exhibition of Estonian sustainable design "Second Chance", organized by the Estonian Association of Designers and the Estonian Academy of Arts, will be opened in Palacio de Colomina in Valencia, on May 9th, featuring innovative sustainable design solutions from more than 20 Estonian designers. The curator of the exhibition is the President of the Estonian Association of Designers, Ilona ...
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“Threshold” group exhibition

Department of Jewellery and Blacksmithing opens “Threshold” on Friday, September 4, at 18.00, The group exhibition features works by six young artists who are currently studying in the Department of Jewellery and Blacksmithing at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Each seeks to delineate the physical boundaries and conceptual possibilities of thresholds or their inherent potential for ...
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Estonian artist´s in Hangzhou Contemporary International Jewelry and Metal Art Triennial

21 Grams, 2018 Hangzhou Contemporary International Jewelry and Metal Art Triennial Under the title 21 grams Ruudt Peters has organized a jewelry exhibition where a large number of artists where asked to make a jewel with the weight and content of the soul 21 grams, to develop specifically for this exhibition. There will be an equal number of western and eastern artists invited to take part at ...
  • Our Jewellery and Blacksmithing department is really strong in the field of contemporary jewellery. I learned not only technical or artistic approaches, but also the philosophy of jewellery art. In addition to being remarkable artists and teachers, Kadri Mälk and Tanel Veenre also give great business advice, like artist-gallery etiquette, image development, professionalism, etc.
    Sofia Hallik
    MA Jewellery and Blacksmithing '15
    Current PhD student