Introducing Exhibition Projects

Exhibition Projects, in collaboration with the M101 Organisation, is dedicated to fostering development and innovation within the field of jewellery media. These initiatives bring together diverse groups of artists from Aotearoa, celebrating their creative ingenuity and pursuit of artistic excellence.

These projects provide valuable insights into the creative processes and innovative works that contribute to the vibrancy of the artistic community.

2nd Jewellery Triennial at Waikato Museum, Hamilton

The second Aotearoa Jewellery Triennial, He momo, nā te whānau—it’s a family trait, travelled to Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery, Hamilton 20th March 2026 - 19th July 202610am - 5pm In this exhibition, artists from across Aotearoa explore jewellery as a...

Unmapping & Remarking exhibition

Unmapping & Remarking In response to the 25th Sydney Biennial’s theme Rememory, nine New Zealand artists explore how jewellery can locate us, displace us, or carry traces of the personal, ancestral, and collective. It reflects on how memory is held, mapped, or...

Aotearoa Exchange

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 wearable works by twenty Handshake Project alumni. Six performers moved through the space,...

Aotearoa Jewellery Triennial II

He momo nā te whānau—it’s a family trait  Building on the success of the first presentation at The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson, He momo nā te whānau — it’s a family trait, the second chapter of this travelling exhibition is now being introduced. Artists from across...

Aotearoa Jewellery: Unmapping & Remarking

Aotearoa Jewellery: Unmapping & Remarking brings together a group of NZ artists whose practices traverse the conceptual and wearable dimensions of jewellery. Positioned on the periphery of the 25th Sydney Biennial, the exhibition offers a poetic counterpoint—one...

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