INSIDE OUTSIDE - Voices from Johannesburg

Three South African artists explore the concept of walls in South Africa. These walls are made by the whites in the suburbs to keep the black people out, they are the walls of credible security promised by gold and diamond jewellery, and they are the walls that are self imposed by tribal heritage. Expo till 15 Aug 2009

Info:www.artstolife.com

Near and Far expo in Helsinki Finland

The Near and Far exhibition arose out of a group of Finnish and international jewelry artists experiencing the Museum of Cultures’ permanent exhibition. The jewelry exhibition was built around 21 items of interest from the Fetched from Afar exhibition, and 20 jewelry artists from Finland and abroad were invited to contribute to it. Expo till 11 Nov 2009

Info:www.kulttuurienmuseo.fi.

An exhibition of French contemporary jewelry

The selection for this touring show focused on the work of 17 contemporary jewelrers - French, or working in France - who together make a convincing case for the vitality of this rather under-exposed part of the European contemporary jewelry community. Expo till 25 April 2009

Info:www.flowgallery.co.uk

Needlework jewelries

Knitted clocks and vases, embroidered cups, crochet-worked jewelies and much much more. The crazier the more hand-made! Expo till 11 April 2009

Info:www.craft2eu.com

Jillian Moore: Tributaries

Jillian Moore's anthropomorphic forms exhibit a kind of body language that is specific to their strange breed, and yet recognizable enough to allow them to serve as a proxy for more familiar, human forms of emotion. 27 Feb - 11 Apr 2009

Info:www.metalmuseum.org

SILENCE IS SO LOUD - Swedish Jewelry

These artists are capitalizing on jewelry’s inherent role as a social catalyst and allowing for difficult conversations to be bridged in ways that would otherwise not occur person to person. Expo till 22nd Feb 2009

Info:www.galleryloupe.com

Equilibrium: Body as Site

Art that engages the body as site and alters sensorial experience will be the focus of the exhibition entitled Equilibrium. Expo till 21st March 2009

Info:www.academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=56274

CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER new British graduates

An exhibition of intriguing collections from the UK’s best new jewellery talent. Expo till 30 Jan 2009

Info:www.kathlibbertjewellery.co.uk

Jewelry At Large: Contemporary Art Jewelry

This exhibition presents objects that challenge the traditional notion of jewelry and adornment. The artists selected redefine wearability and body decoration through unusual materials, scale and traditional and non-traditional techniques of assemblage. Expo 9 Jan - 22 Feb 2009

Info:www.craftalliance.org

GIVE GIFTS Crafts expo in Germany

Again an invitation to track down those particularly selected and outstanding gifts for your dearest. Especially in preparation for the festive season. Expo 12th Nov till 6th Jan 2009

Info:www.craft2eu.com

Themes of identity and identification

Anna Fornari: with the use of sealing wax, packaging string, gold and silver, evocative of this important development in the costume and history of mankind. Expo till 29th Nov 2008

Info:www.alternatives.it

The Thinking Body @ San Francisco Museum

This exhibition will consist of a unique body of work created by contemporary American and European metalsmiths whose work considers the body in relation to its physical and intellectual environment. Expo till 4 Jan 2009

Info:www.melaniebilenker.com

Rebecca Hannon @ Washington DC

My new body of work and exhibition is called "Nest". I explore the strength and fragility of birds through their counterparts in jewelry-like material. A strong metal bird dives down into a delicate plastic blossom. Expo 7 - 28 Nov 2008

Info:www.jewelerswerk.com/08shows.html

Solo Exhibition of Yasuki Hiramatsu

Yasuki Hiramatsu (b. 1926) has been a pioneer of contemporary jewelry field in Japan over the past decades and has been acclaimed by international audience. Expo 10 - 26 Oct 2008 Tokyo Japan

Info:www.deuxpoissons.com/top.html

Choco Biscuit Necklace YUMMIE!

Are you a candy or chocolate addict, check out this delicious & hard to resist website. You won't have any weight gain - we promise!

Info:http://www.q-pot.jp

Suzanna Esser & Birgit Laken

SIGNS from NATURE - The fascination of the two artists by Nature is clear; one same source of inspiration, different forms of materialisation: pieces that surprise by their subtlety, simplicity and rigour. Expo till Oct 4th 2008

Info:www.reversodasbernardas.com/homeeng.html

GROUP SIX: CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY FROM POLAND

A stimulating exhibition of cutting edge contemporary Polish jewellery. 26 Sept - 25 Oct 2008

Info:www.lesleycrazegallery.co.uk

AIR – an exhibition of rings

Gallery Loupe presents "AIR" – an exhibition of rings created by art and design masters from the faculty of the Jewelry Design and Industrial Design Departments at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Tel Aviv, Israel. Expo till 21st Sept 2008

Info:www.galleryloupe.com

Elegant Armor: The Art of Jewelry

The Art of Jewelry presents innovative pieces of contemporary art jewelry from our permanent collection, dating from the 1940s to the present. Expo 27th Sept - 31st May 2009

Info:http://madmuseum.org

ANNA RIKKINEN in Finnish Bitches

"My fascinations lie in reflections from the past, nakedness and abundance of decoration. Image in a mirror, do you see yourself or do you want to be seen?" Expo till 21st Aug 2008

Info:www.louisesmit.nl

Chanel pieces at Salon des Antiquaires Paris

A round up of jewelry pieces from high jewelry houses on the Place Vendôme. With an evening of festivities at the Place Vendôme. 11-21 Sept 2008 Paris

Info:www.bdafrance.eu/

Shimara Carlow in Lesley Craze Gallery

New jewellery collections include "gum nut", neckpieces, rings and earrings constructed from both silver and real gum nuts - Shimara Carlow will show her works in Leslay Craze Gallery till 19th July 2008

Info:www.lesleycrazegallery.co.uk