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Brilliantly Birmingham International Jewellery Festival 2005

Brilliantly Birmingham International Jewellery Festival 2005

Brilliantly Birmingham

Brilliantly Birmingham International Jewellery Festival 2005

17 November - 24 December 2005


The sixth festival of contemporary jewellery takes place this November and December in Birmingham and across the West Midlands.

Brilliantly Birmingham showcases the work of local, national and international designers through a full programme of exhibitions, fairs, workshops and special events.

All exhibitions and fairs are free of charge and the festival promises to be a fascinating insight into jewellery-making today.

You’ll be able to see an extraordinary range of distinctive designs – often one-off, inspirational pieces – as well as meet the designers and buy or commission work.

You’ll find Brilliantly Birmingham at

Centrepiece@Symphonyhall l
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
UCE School of Jewellery in the Jewellery Quarter
The RBSA at St. Paul’s Square
The MAC
Bilston Craft Gallery
Desire Jewellery in Stourbridge
Shire Hall in Stafford
The Mailbox

Workshops for children and adults are being held at the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, RBSA Gallery and Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
To find out more visit www.brilliantlybirmingham.com for detailed listings and information about events, venues and designers.

Making Links
3rd October – 18th November 2005

Designer Maker Fair
Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 November

Contemporary Craft Fairs
13, 20, 27 November and 4, 11, 18 December

HEAT
15th November till 20th December

Creation
14 November – 24 December

Magic Lanterns & the Moving Image
Tuesday to Saturday

Gorgeous Gifts
12 November – 31 December 2005

Young Silversmith of the Year
October 14 – February 2006

Self
12 November – 8 January 2006

Contemporary Metalwork
Tuesday 25th October to 15 January 2006

Students’ Showcase
14 November – 27 January

Centrepiece @ Symphony Hall 2005
18th November – 22nd December 2005

Transformations in Iron and Silver
18th November – 15th January 2006

Mapping Impermanence
Saturday 19th November – 5th Feb 2006

Losing The Thread
Saturday 19th November – 5th Feb 2006

The Cassel Collection
November 19th – 26th March 2006

Dorothy Hogg Talk
Tuesday 22nd November

Crystal Christmas
22nd November, repeated on the 29th & 6th December

The Brilliantly Birmingham Jewellery Award
17 November – 24 December 2005

Brilliantly Birmingham at Bilston Craft Gallery
22 November 2005 – 7 January 2006

Walks in the Quarter: Streets Paved with Gold
Saturday 26 November

Jazzy Jewellery with Rachel Saice
Saturday November 26th and Sunday December 11th

Walks in the Quarter: Burglars and Burials
Saturday 3 December

Family Friendly Workshop
Saturday 10th December

Walks in the Quarter: Back-to-Backs and Beerhouses
Saturday 10 December

Glittering Mosaics
15th & repeated, 16th December

Walks in the Quarter: Pen Nibs and Pencil Cases
Saturday 17 December

Silver Jewellery Weekend Workshop
Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 December 2005

Chroma
9 January – 27 January