Inflow 2024. 

THEME: ‘PERSONAL NARRATIVE SPACES’

Exhibition Brief:

“Our past determines the present, and that history is key to our future. The genre of narrative jewelry is a perfect vehicle to explore topics of personal interest, whether profound or novel, creating new perspectives and approaches.

The challenge for participants is to communicate their past or current experiences, their journeys and research, and generate wearable objects, which provoke, surprise and/or entertain the viewer.”
(Prof. Dr. Jack Cunningham)

The artists of the exhibition were selected by an international Jury from 386 submitted works from 27 countries. The Inflow 2024 exhibitions showcased 165 pieces by 65 artists from 22 countries.

What Do the Numbers Show?

  • The exhibition ran for 6 weeks across 3 venues in Szentendre and Budapest.
  • Nearly 1,000 visitors attended.
  • Over 2,600 website visitors.
  • 3 opening events and a finissage, accompanied by various programs included:
    • Awarding Night, Jazz Night,
    • Fashion Performance,
    • Meet the Artists,
    • A musical guided tour with Eszter Vámos’ songs,
    • Curatorial guided tours etc …
  • The Opening and Award Gala were live-streamed internationally.
  • Conference: “Intersections of Identity and Modernity”.
    • 95% participation rate.
    • It was live-streamed 
  • A Design Workshop was led by the international jury
  • Extensive media coverage.
  • Jury members personally attended 
  • 30% of international exhibitors attended the event in person.
Art pieces by Tong Wu

VENUES: August 30 – October 11, 2024.

1. ArtMill, Szentendre
2. Old Artists' Colony, Szentendre
3. Hybridart Space Gallery, Budapest
ArtMill
ArtMill

Jury

The international Jury members select the artworks to be featured in the exhibition and award prizes to jewelry pieces across three competition categories.

The call is open to all contemporary jewelry designers and artists, collectives, schools, and galleries from Hungary and abroad, regardless of age, education, and experience.

Jury Members:

Dr. Jack Cunningham, emeritus proessor, Carlo Lucidi, artist, curator, Carlo Lucidi Gallery Rome, Magdaléna Vélez Salinas, president AdOc, Madrid, Katalin Jermakov, Noémi Ferenczy awarded jewelry designer, István Simonyi, art historian, writer, collector, Balázs Bajcsi-Nagy, jewelry designer, member of the Board NEKSZOE

Gallery

Vernissage

Conference

“Intersections of Identity and Modernity” Conference
with domestic and international invited speakers.

The conference explores the new directions of creative arts and the unique intersection of our individual thoughts. Its goal is to provide a comprehensive overview of contemporary design perspectives, current scientific discoveries, and the possible connections between the arts, while showcasing the creative processes that give meaning to this centuries-old dialogue.

 

LECTURES:

  1. Knowledge management tools for creative work and knowledge transfer
    Dr. Ferenc Kiss, President, MTA GB Knowledge Management Working Committee
  2. The role of future virtual
    technologies in the arts
    Prof. Péter Baranyi, Professor, PhD, Research Professor, Budapest Corvinus University
  1. International Synergies in contemporary narrative jewellery 

    Roundtable discussion

  2. ‘The Noisy Narrative of the Inanimate Object’. Contemporary narrative jewelry through context and personal practice.
    Dr Jack Cunningham, Emeritus Professor, jeweller, academic, curator. 
  1. Design Thinking
    Katalin Jermakov, Noémi Ferenczy award-winning jewelry designer, MANA Design Studio
  1. VIII Contemporary Goldsmithing Exhibition: experiences on international exhibitionsand the current creative trends found within.
    Magdalena Vélez Salinas, President, Co-Founder AdOC Association (Contemporary Goldsmith and Jewelers Association), Madrid
  1. Nexus, connections of material and message in contemporary jewelry
    Carlo Lucidi, artist, curator, gallerist, Rome, Carlo Lucidi Gallery 
  1. “Not lost, just transformed”, reflections on contemporary jewelry through jewelry history analogies
    Andrea Alt jewellery expert

 

 

The photos of the Conference

  1. Magdaléna Vélez Salinas
  2. Professor Péter Baranyi
  3. Emeritus Professor dr. Jack Cunningham


Photos: Krisztián Benyó, Leader of the Technical Crew

Artists’ Designing Teamwork

As part of the Inflow Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition and Conference, we offer a unique professional program titled Creative Designing Teamwork. 

This program involves the exhibitors and some of the international jury members, focusing on community-based professional work and deepening relationships.

During the workshop, the exhibited jewelry pieces will serve as inspiration for developing a new, shared object concept, offering participants a unique opportunity for creativity, collaboration, and professional dialogue.

Dr. Jack Cunningham, Teamwork

We Are Proud Of, what they said about us:

“In the last scorching weekend of August 2024, the InFlow exhibition in Szentendre made an explosive entry into the domestic artistic jewelry scene. Its impact was so powerful that it surprised both the participants and the wider profession… The event’s massive domestic and international success calls for a continuation, and we hope it becomes a tradition!”
(Hungarian Applied Arts, István Simonyi)

“An exceptionally high-quality, well-organized series of events, with attention to every small detail. It was an honor to participate in the exhibition!” (Sz.L.)

“Professionally outstanding, very professional.” (L.V.)

“It was an exciting and uplifting experience to be part of the exhibition and workshop. The atmosphere and organization were fantastic, and it was truly inspiring for me.” (N.E.)

“I was glad that the events were so well organized. We greatly appreciated the exhibition being held at multiple venues.” (N.M.)

“This was such an inspiring experience! I am so grateful that you provide such wonderful opportunities for artists to connect with each other through their art.” (I.C.)

“At the Inflow exhibition, I saw the works of many excellent designers from different countries for the first time, which gave me a lot of inspiration. The conference also highlighted that, as long as everyone shares the same goal, even strangers can create strong teamwork.” (H.Z.)

“The Inflow exhibition team is very dedicated and responsible. I sincerely hope we will have the opportunity to collaborate with you again.” (T.W.)

 

Awarded artists with Jury

On the photo: Ahlam Qaissi, Huimin Zhang, Amal Al Ismaili, Dr. Jack Cunningham, Magdaléna Vélez Salinas, Balázs Bajcsi-Nagy, Dr. Györgyi Mátyók, Katalin Jermakov.

Photo: Krisztián Benyó, Leader of the Technical Crew

Competition categories, award winners:

  1. Creative Jewelry: Most Interesting Realization: Huimin Zhang
  2. Innovative Jewelry: Ahlam Qaissi
  3. Audience Award: Amal Al Ismaili
  4. Collector’s Special Award: László Szlávics
  5. Young Talent: The Special Award of the AdOc Association of Madrid

Our Media Appearances:

M2 Petőfi TV: Esti Kornél 05.17.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRoGD6Xgx5k

Klasszik Rádió: Intermezzo 05.24.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7hKQcG59bXB4LvXQAZdMu8?si=FzG8D_YTQ7ebDOQeSwHvCQ&nd=1&dlsi=152d8032a87b4f94

Sláger FM: Sláger Kult 05.22.

Manna FM: Kanapé 05.19.
https://soundcloud.com/mannafm/matyok-gyorgyi-otvos-inflow-ekszerkiallitas-kanape-putz-attilaval-2024-05-19

Hír TV: Radar 09.17.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVRDDJOg2hA

Duna TV: Nyár 24 07.27. (39:49-46:29)
https://mediaklikk.hu/video/nyar-24-2024-07-27-i-adas/

Sláger FM: Sláger KULT 09.25.
Visszahallgatható a Sláger FM alkalmazásban!

Petőfi Rádió: Kultúrfitnesz 07.18.
https://soundcloud.com/petofi-radio/kulturfitnesz-matyok-gyorgyi-ekszerkeszito-20240718?in=petofi-radio%2Fsets%2Fkulturfitnesz-szani-rolanddal

Jazzy: Business Class 07.17.
https://jazzy.hu/adasok/inflow-kortars-ekszer-kiallitas-es-konferencia-a-szentendre-ejjel-nappal-fesztivalon-matyok-gyorgyi-ekszertervezo-az-inflow-kortars-ekszer-kiallitas-es-konferencia-foszervezoje

Manna FM: Kanapé 07.14.
https://soundcloud.com/mannafm/inflow-ekszer-kiallitas-matyok-gyorgyi-kanape-putz-attilaval-2024-07-14

ONLINE
Kultúra 08.22.
https://kultura.hu/matyok-gyorgyi-inflow-ekszermuveszet/

Hungarian Applied Arts online:

https://magyar-iparmuveszet.hu/az-inflow-kiallitasok-margojara-20241025?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2shEKc3LgfZGbEsJCLRwYh4EWx4bmc4Jqc0ihjeCQIIQ4_g45KTD29nR4_aem_AwvO9SRffjGgmlHXwwGXEg

Printed Press:
Hungarian Applied Arts 2024. október 25.