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“Wasted Light”

On Thursday, May 15th at 5:30 pm jewellery and blacksmithing students of the Estonian Academy of Arts will open the group exhibition “Wasted Light” on two floors at Roosikrantsi 8b. The exhibition features contemporary jewellery and metal works that explore wear and tear as a slow but constant process through time and change. The exhibition connects the past and present day, offering a ...
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Jewellery Exhibition „Mets sosistab / Metsä kuiskaa“

The Forest Whispers is a unique jewellery exhibition that brings Estonian jewellery to Finland for the first time. The exhibition of contemporary Estonian jewellery, Forest Whispers, tells the story of the relationship with nature, the forest and its meanings for Estonians. The jewellery opens up the relationship with the forest and nature from different perspectives: through mythology, the ...
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“Feast. Shared Moments” in Müchen

FEAST. Shared moments.  Piret Hirv, Eve Margus, Erle Nemvalts, Taavi Teevet Between the done and the undone, between the cooling forge and the warming skin, we gather—not as revellers, not as mourners, but as those who wait, as those who celebrate the passing of time. The feast is not yet consumed, yet neither is it untouched. Hands have shaped these fragments of time, folded process into ...
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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 ...
  • 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