by admin | Feb 6, 2026 | Curation, HS alumnus, News
Aotearoa Exchange group performed a unique presentation that opened SCHMUCKmuenchen 2026 at the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, on Friday, 6 March. The project brought together more than forty wearable works by twenty Handshake Project alumni artists. Six performers...
by admin | Jan 15, 2026 | Collaboration, Curation, HS alumnus, News
Aotearoa Exchange is presented and performed by Mia Straka, Jessica Winchcombe, Grace Yu Piper, Hilda Gascard, Lisa van Hulst, and Peter Deckers on Fr 06 March 2026, at the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich. The project brings more than forty wearable works by HANDSHAKE...
by admin | Nov 28, 2025 | News
A Journey of Innovation and Community (2011–April 2025) – By Peter Deckers Looking back on my time leading the Handshake Project (HS)—from its modest beginnings in 2010 to its conclusion in April 2025—I see a journey defined by transformation. What started...
by admin | Nov 25, 2024 | Collaboration, Exhibition, Handshake6, News
ex HS6 artists presented their group exhibition MINUMENTAL at Brunswick Street Gallery in Melbourne as part of the Radiant Pavilion Contemporary Jewellery and Object Biennale 2024. Following its debut at Nelson Jewellery Week (Aotearoa) in 2023, this second iteration...
by admin | Oct 29, 2024 | Collaboration, Exhibition, Handshake8, News
MATERIALISE: HANDSHAKE 8 Pah Homestead, Auckland, Aotearoa NZ 8 November 2024 – 16 February 2025 Denise Callan, Fiona Frew, Fran Carter, Genie Lee, Grace Yu Piper, Lisa van Hulst, Louise Hill, Nellie Peoples, Rachel Chapman, Rose Pickernell, Tūī Diprose...
by admin | Aug 20, 2024 | Curation, News
The second Aotearoa Jewellery Triennial (2025-26) The second Aotearoa Jewellery Triennial, curated by Sian van Dyk will take place at: The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson (8 March – 8 June 2025) and Te Manawa Museum, Palmerston North (23 August 2025 – 1 March 2026) Moniek...
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 admin | Apr 10, 2024 | Curation, HS alumnus, News
Please join us for the opening Saturday 13 April 3-at 5 pm of 67206 days, 2276 full moons, these numbers mark the time since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi…so who’s counting? Nine New Zealand artists from the Handshake Project with the support of Creative...
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 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 | Feb 16, 2023 | Handshake8, News
Welcome to HandShake 8, 2023-24 HS8 is a 2-year programme that encourages experimentation, feedback, development, and exhibiting. Twelve emerging artists selected by Estela Saez Vilanova (Barcelona) start off with a series of masterclasses in which depth and content...
