OPEN CALL 4 SMCK ON REEL 2023 – ROJW Special Editions 

SMCK ON REEL 2023 – ROJW Special Editions:  Timisoara/ European Capital of Culture, 30 June – 2 July Romania – Chisinau, Moldova Republic,17 – 31 August  Bucharest – 4 – 8 October 2023 This year SMCK ON REEL, the first video festival inspired by jewelry and applied art. is titled „Civilization Rebooted“.  Participants are requested to elaborate […]

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EXPERTS TALK

Photo credit: Sigurd Bronger. Contemporary jewelry as a genre or art discipline must open up to the broader public. This is a task for individual artists, but it also requires a collective effort. Before professionals join forces, they should be aware that the lack of communication between the different agents and sectors of the contemporary […]

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Rejected/Approved

SMCK Magazine No.8 Rejected / Approved  Capitalism is the economic system dominating Western societies for the last four centuries. It has shown remarkable resilience, though not necessarily fairness. Nevertheless, this school of thought produces wealth. Being ‘anti-capitalist’ as a jewelry artist – the latest trend – is like shooting yourself in the foot.  The explosion […]

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CRAFT AS POLITICAL ART

Την προσεχή Τεταρτη 14 Δεκεμβρίου κανω μια διωρη, διαδικτυακή, παρουσιαση (μαλλον, παρα διαλεξη) στα αγγλικά, ανοικτή στο κοινο. Η προσκληση εχει ως εξης: ΔΗΜΟΚΡΙΤΕΙΟ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΘΡΑΚΗΣ ΤΜΗΜΑ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΕΘΝΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ ΕΡΓΑΣΤΗΡΙΟ ΛΑΟΓΡΑΦΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΗΣ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ Το Εργαστήριο Λαογραφίας και Κοινωνικής Ανθρωπολογίας σας προσκαλεί στο Α ́ Κύκλο Διαδικτυακών Διαλέξεων, με τίτλο «Crafts», σε επιστημονική επιμέλεια […]

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SMCK ON REEL – THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL VIDEO FESTIVAL INSPIRED BY JEWELRY.

SMCK On Reel takes place 7-10 July 2022 in Galerie Weltraum and Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein during Munich’s international jewelry week “Schmuck” and 20-23 October 2022 during Grassimesse at the Grassi Museum, Leipzig. SMCK On Reel, the first international video festival inspired by jewelry and wearable art, presents video works in the context of rapidly changing social […]

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