We are pleased to announce that 268 artists from 42 countries took part in the 33rd International Jewellery Competition "WOW Effect!". Thank you for your submissions! On February 13-14, 2025, the Jury selected works by 44 artists from 22 countries which will make up the post-competition exhibition.
Post-competition exhibition will be presented in the frame of the Legnica Jewellery Festival SILVER in the Gallery of Art in Legnica from April to July 2025.
The Grand Opening of the Legnica Jewellery Festival SILVER and the announcement of the winners will take place on May 9-10, 2025. Until then, information about the awards remains secret.
List of participants qualified for the exhibition:
- Justyna Anioł – Poland
- Miriam Arentz – Germany
- Michael Berger – Germany
- Isabelle Busnel – France
- Xinyi Chen – China/UK
- Elvira Cibotti – Argentina
- Ewa Cieniak – Poland
- Elsa De Graef – Belgium
- Arianaz Dehghan – Iran/Germany
- Elisabeth Drude – Germany
- Donald Friedlich – USA
- Martyna Golińska – Poland
- Julia Groos – Germany
- Maja Houtman – The Netherlands
- Marcin Janta – Poland
- Christina Karababa – Greece / Germany
- Eszter Sara Kocsor – Hungary
- Sergiusz Kuchczyński – Poland
- Malene Kastalje – Denmark
- Ji Young Kim – South Korea
- Karolina & Beata Legierskie – Poland
- Carolina Lutz – Germany
- Fanni Nagy – Hungary
- Into Niilo – Belgium
- Michalina Owczarek-Siwak – Poland
- Neringa Poškutė – Lithuania
- Konstanze Prechtl – Austria
- Helena Sandström – Sweden
- Nora Sarlak – Spain
- Rudolf M. Scheffold – Germany
- Yegyu Shin – South Korea
- Luca Sonnentag – Germany
- Stanisław Sulik – Poland
- Ludmila Šikolova – Czech Republic
- Rho Tang – USA
- Katharina Anna Thomas – The Netherlands
- Youjin Um – South Korea
- Klára Valušková – Slovakia
- Dariusz Wojdyga – Poland/Norway
- Daria Wollman – Poland
- Emilia Wyra – Poland
- Jiayang Xie – China
- Antal Zilahi – Hungary
The works rejected by the jury will be traditionally presented at the Holownia exhibition during the Festival in the Old City Hall in Legnica, so that the audience has the opportunity to compare their own opinions with the jury's verdict. Artists can resign from participating in the Holownia exhibition.
Daria Wollman – Poland
Sugar Rush rings, sculpted polymer clay, 60x30 mm; 40x35 mm; 60x30 mm; 40x35 mm; 40x35 mm; 40x35 mm, 2024
Xinyi Chen – China/United Kingdom
Compressed choker, reclaimed e-waste, PVD, coated silver, 500 mm, 2024
Youjin Um – Republic of Korea
Memory of object_I brooch, sterling silver, hand sawing, 50x44x163 mm, 2020
Michalina Owczarek-Siwak – Poland
VIVI pendant, synthetic material, white brass, control module, batteries, 75x55x30 mm, 2025
Beata i Karolina Legierskie – Poland
Dance of the Celestial Spheres, object/pendant, silk thread (200), silver links, technique: Koniaków lace, 130x105 mm, 2025
