by admin | May 2, 2024 | Curation, Curation Stanley Street, Exhibition, HS alumnus, News
April 10 – May 4, 2024 The jewellery artists featured in this NZ exhibition contemplate themes of discovery, origins, integration, and conflict. Becky Bliss Nadene Carr Alpha Cheesman Nina van Duijnhoven Neke Moa Mia Straka Caroline Thomas Sarah Walker-Holt Raewyn...
by Peter Deckers | Mar 16, 2024 | Curation, Curation Stanley Street, Exhibition, HS alumnus, News
NEW EXHIBITION at Stanley Street Gallery, Sydney 67206 Days, 2276 Full Moons April 10 – May 4, 2024 Becky Bliss, Nadene Carr, Aphra Cheesman, Nina van Duijnhoven, Neke Moa, Mia Straka, Caroline Thomas, Sarah Walker-Holt and Raewyn Walsh The NZ jewellery artists...
by Fiona Frew | Dec 4, 2023 | Collaboration, Exhibition, Fiona Few, Handshake8
A few years ago I felt the necessity and had the privilege of time to study and to develop a framework for my practice. With many thanks, especially to Johanna Zellmer, my MFA supervisor, the Dunedin Art School community and my family, clarity around my practice...
by Lisa van Hulst | Nov 20, 2023 | Exhibition, Handshake8, Lisa van Hulst
Putting it out there – talking about it. What to exhibit in an exhibition that marks the halfway point in this two year handshake project? In a public process show how resolved should that process be? Does it need to be jewellery, to be wearable? So many...
by admin | Oct 31, 2023 | Exhibition, Handshake8, News
Proof of Concept HS8 group exhibition at DEPOT ArtSpace, Auckland 4 November – 20 December, opening Saturday 4 Nov, 2 pm ‘Proof of Concept’ is an exhibition that marks the halfway point in the journey of HANDSHAKE 8’s two-year professional development...
by admin | Oct 9, 2023 | Exhibition, Handshake8, News
4 November – 21 December, opening Saturday 4 Nov, 2 pm ‘Proof of Concept’ is an exhibition at DEPOT Artspace , Devenport, Auckland that marks the halfway point in the journey of HANDSHAKE 8; a two-year professional development programme for 11 contemporary jewellers....
by admin | Apr 8, 2023 | Collaboration, Exhibition
In the HSDCTC co-lab collaboration three art jewellery groups from NZ, UK, and AU joined forces to collectively explore ‘Containment/Uncontained’, reflected by the relationships between jewellery objects and themes of freedoms and restrictions. This exhibition...
by Kristin D'Agostino | Feb 7, 2023 | Exhibition, Handshake7, Kristin D'Agostino
DECISION TIME: At the end of the Estela Saez workshop I had two very strong desires: one was to continue to make a family of rings. The other idea was to revisit my plastic take-away brooches. Leftover, found and gifted metal, had been the material I landed on at the...
by Mia Straka | Jan 24, 2023 | Exhibition, Handshake7
The Exhibition Climbing up the industrial iron staircase to our final Handshake7 exhibition on the second floor of Gallery Marzee in the Netherlands, I am greeted by a narrow gallery with twelve rectangular tables. Standing to attention in a linear row, they are...
by Mia Straka | Dec 23, 2022 | Exhibition, Handshake7, Mia Straka
*Oliver Burkeman, Sam Harris podcast #289 Time management for mortals approx 22:29 minutes I’m interested in how we experience, value and record time. As a social medium adornment has the potential to act as catalyst, conduit and communicator in this realm. I invited...
by Mia Straka | Nov 5, 2022 | Exhibition, Handshake6, Mia Straka
During our two and a half years together as HandShake6 from January 2020-mid 2022, the world has undergone tremendous upheaval. This has affected us all and as artists can be seen reflected in our work. We chose Morph as our collective title and theme...
by admin | Oct 22, 2022 | Curation, Exhibition, HS alumnus, News
‘Whānui’ is an exhibition by ten innovative Aotearoa artists that have participated in former HANDSHAKE projects. The HANDSHAKE project has been for the last 10 years instrumental in supporting early career and emerging jewellery artists, allowing them in...
