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Edinburgh meets Munich
Group Exhibition, Panel Discussion, Party/Celebration
Ruffinihaus, Sendlinger Str. 1, 80331 München-Altstadt-Lehel, GermanyOpening event: 12.03, Wed 18.00–21.00,
‘Research meets Practise’ event: 13.03, Thu 17.00-18.00
Event duration: 13-15.03.2025, Thu-Sat 10:00-19:00
The Jewellery & Silversmithing department, Edinburgh College of Art will show work by staff and students.
‘Edinburgh Meets Munich’ is an interdisciplinary contemporary jewellery exhibition by staff and students at Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland celebrating the 70th anniversary of two ‘twinned cities’.
The Jewellery & Silversmithing course at Edinburgh College of Art is unique in the UK as it has always valued both research & studio practise in equal measure. This philosophy of course structure allows for the development of creative practice that is both original, lively and unique.
Staff and students have been invited to present examples of their work responding to the question of how research underpins their own studio practise.
Jewellery and Silversmithing is fundamentally concerned with instilling knowledge of materials and making practices. We use materials experimentally. We express ideas through materials and seek out new ways to apply them.
We balance old and new approaches to traditional craft techniques with innovation, exploration and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Our objective is to design critically informed work that integrates ‘thought’ and ‘practice’ to contribute towards the ever-evolving creative industries, both within and outside of our discipline.
Our philosophy encourages a wide range of approaches, from the traditional gold and silversmiths’ trade to the contemporary influences of art, craft, design, technology and science.
Artists: Jennifer Gray, Susan Cross, Brigitte Bezold, Dr. Maria Maclennan, Heather Woof, Mirka Janeckova, Hiu Tung Yip, Qiwei Liu, Mihaela Coman, Dong Ding, Isobel Coles, Emelia Santaella Barreto, Carmen Alexander, Rosina Payan-Pecorelli, Lewis Gibson & Eleanor Scott