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OPEN CALL 2027
Open Call for Exhibitions in A-Galerii’s VAULT and WINDOWS
A-Galerii, the most important local exhibition space for contemporary jewellery and blacksmithing art, announces an open call for its 2027 program for VAULT and WINDOWS. We welcome exhibition proposals from jewellery artists as well as projects that boldly experiment and combine jewellery and blacksmithing art with other artistic disciplines. The open call runs from 13th of april until 01.06.2026.
EXHIBITION SPACES
VAULT is A-Galerii’s exhibition space primarily dedicated to showcasing new work by professional jewellery artists and blacksmiths. It also serves as a historical reference point, connecting the original function of the building as a goldsmith’s shop with its current role as the key local exhibition space for contemporary jewellery and blacksmithing art.
VAULT welcomes artists, writers, and researchers whose work stems from contemporary jewellery, craft practices, and their broader connections to visual culture.
VAULT’s height is 315 cm, with a floor area of 5.2 m². Works can be displayed using cables and magnets. Painting or drilling into the walls is not allowed. Exhibitions in VAULT typically run for about 5 weeks.
WINDOWS were originally created in 1891 as display windows for a goldsmith’s shop. Since 2019, they have become a significant exhibition platform for A-Gallery, offering contemporary jewellery artists the opportunity to present new or rediscovered work in a compact format and to extend the gallery space into the public urban environment.
WINDOWS are equally made for looking in and out. Therefore, they also welcome creations that take jewellery art as a starting point but are created in collaboration with other creative fields—such as sound, video, painting, design, literature, fashion, visual and performing arts, or architecture. Both group and solo projects that address contemporary jewellery and craft practices within the context of visual culture are welcome.
Curator-led projects are especially encouraged, particularly those that bring together several artists to create a unified and thoughtfully developed window exhibition. Proposals based on ideas still in development are also welcome—A-Gallery can collaborate in combining artists’ ideas into a coherent exhibition. Submitting artists do not need to plan to fill all windows.
There are five windows:
Two on Hobusepea Street:
One large (220 x 300 x 85 cm)
One small (220 x 140 x 48 cm)
Three on Pikk Street:
All three are 220 x 140 x 48 cm
The windows have ceiling hooks for hanging, lighting, and electrical sockets.
Exhibitions in the WINDOWS typically last around 10 weeks.
Costs related to the installation, deinstallation, production, and opening of the exhibition are covered by the artist.
A-Gallery can issue a confirmation letter to support funding applications.
Due to complex customs procedures, artists applying from outside the European Union should note that they are responsible for bringing in and later removing all exhibition works and materials (backgrounds, bases, etc.).
TO APPLY
Please submit the following materials (either work-in-progress or finalized):
Project title
Description of the project and works (2,000–2,500 characters)
Visual material related to the project (sketches, photos and/or drawings of the planned installation)
Technical equipment and/or special conditions required for exhibiting the work
Preferred exhibition time (month/quarter) and preferred exhibition space (SEIF / WINDOWS)
Also include:
Participating artist(s) and contact information
CV(s) and portfolio(s) of the participant(s)
Application deadline: Monday, June 1, 2026
Send applications to info@agalerii.ee either as a zipped folder attachment or a Google Drive link.
Please name your files clearly to reflect their content and the author’s name.
An application is considered submitted if it is sent on time and includes all the required information and materials.
The A-Galerii’s board, composed of jewellery artists, and exhibition coordinator Sille Luiga will evaluate and confirm the SEIF and WINDOWS program selections.
Applicants will be notified of the results in July 2026.
More information:
Sille Luiga
📧 info@agalerii.ee
📞 +372 51 05 036
NATURE’S UPRISING: Insects and Flowers in Jewellery Art
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*a moment before the end of silence*
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And beauty is born. In the midst of brown mud, slush and mire: a hum, a tremor, germination, multiplication, flourishing. This is the force of nature, lower than the grass, taking root in dark depths, reaching toward the tender warmth of light to bloom. And it cannot be held back, and spring awakens, and summer bends in abundance… once, and always, and forever.
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The NATURE’S UPRISING exhibition can be visited from March 20 in the A-Gallery showroom and will remain open until June 30, 2026.
Participating artists:
Anneli Tammik, Ene Valter, Erle Nemvalts, Ester Faiman, Guntis Lauders, Harry Tensing, Henry Mardisalu, Hyrv, Katrin Kosenkranius, Keesi Kapsta, Keiu Koppel, Kertu Tuberg, Krista Laos, Krista Lehari, Liisbeth Kirss, Lisa Kröber, Margit Paulin, Mari Pärtelpoeg, Merike Balod, Michael Schoorl, Robert Idvani, Riin Somelar, Tanel Veenre, Urve Küttner, Viktorija Lillemets, Ülle Voosalu
Curator: Sille Luiga
Graphic design: Rasmus Lukas
Supported by the Estonian Cultural Endowment
Jewellery can also be found in our e-store under the NEW JEWELLERY or EXHIBITION WORKS categories.
A-Galerii has chosen the best vault exhibition of the 2025
Estonian jewellery artists have selected the best A-Galerii safe exhibition of 2025.
At the A-Galerii VAULT, the most important exhibition space for local jewellery art, ten exhibitions took place last year. The best of these was selected as COMPOST by Kertu Tuberg.
Kertu Tuberg graduated from Tartu Art School in 1999 with a degree in graphic design and in 2008 she obtained a master’s degree in jewellery and blacksmithing from the Estonian Academy of Arts. She works in Tartu, in the studio Cirrus, which she founded with her colleagues in 2018. Tuberg has repeatedly improved her skills abroad and has been active in her profession for over 15 years. She has taught professional subjects at the Estonian Academy of Arts, Viljandi Culture Academy and Pallas University of Applied Sciences. She has participated in international exhibitions since 2001. Her work can be found in the collection of the Estonian Museum of Applied Arts and Design and in private collections.
The best safe exhibition has been selected at A-Galerii since 2007, with the aim of recognising artists’ mastery in their creative work. A-Galerii is a jewellery gallery representing the work of professional metal artists and organising exhibitions. The SAFE (SEIF) is a historical link between the building constructed in 1891 as the goldsmith workshop of jeweller Joseph Kopf and the exhibition space. Exhibition activities in the SAFE have been taking place since 2005.
You can view previous acclaimed exhibitions here.
A-Galerii has chosen the best vault exhibition of the 2024
Estonian jewellery artists have selected the best A-Galerii safe exhibition of 2024.
At the A-Galerii SAFE (SEIF), the most important exhibition space for local jewellery art, nine exhibitions took place last year. The best of these was selected as MOURNING CLOAK BUTTERFLY. by Ülle Voosalu. Congratulations!
Ülle Voosalu graduated from the Estonian Academy of Arts in metalwork in 1980 and began her exhibition activities in 1981. She has worked as an artist at Tartu ARS and as a lecturer at the Tartu Higher Art School Pallas. Since 2001, she has been working as a freelance jewellery artist. Voosalu is a member of the Estonian Artists’ Association
The artist creates jewellery using a distinctive personal technique, combining silver wire and gemstones. Her pieces embody joy of life and a love of nature. She crafts her jewellery with the best wishes for the wearer.
The best safe exhibition has been selected at A-Galerii since 2007, with the aim of recognising artists’ mastery in their creative work. A-Galerii is a jewellery gallery representing the work of professional metal artists and organising exhibitions. The SAFE (SEIF) is a historical link between the building constructed in 1891 as the goldsmith workshop of jeweller Joseph Kopf and the exhibition space. Exhibition activities in the SAFE have been taking place since 2005.
You can view previous acclaimed exhibitions here.
BUNNIES, EGGS AND OTHER CUTIES in the Showroom
Watch the VIDEO INTRODUCTION (in Estonian language)!
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and BOOP!
Well what do we have here?
A SURPRISE!
As a continuation of last year’s “Surprise Egg Exhibition”, A-Gallery is once again hosting an Easter-themed pop-up exhibition: BUNNIES, EGGS, AND OTHER CUTIES. For this occasion, we invite you to wake up from winter’s slumber – it’s time to rise and hop on over to us! At the exhibition, you can acquire your very own “MARCH HARE”, “EASTER BUNNY,” or “BRAVE RABBIT.” Each cutie that finds a new owner will help bring spring faster!
Participating artists:
Anne Reinberg, Caius Kull, Edgar Volkov, Ene Valter, Erle Nemvalts, Henry Mardisalu, Kadi Kübarsepp, Katariina Kriipsalu, Katrin Kosenkranius, Keesi Kapsta, Kertu Vellerind, Krista Lehari, Liina Lelov, Liisu Saar, Mari Pärtelpoeg, Merike Balod, Viktorija Lillemets, Ülle Mesikäpp, Pilvi Tammoja, Ülle Voosalu
Poster design by Rasmus Lukas
Curated by Sille Luiga
The bunny exhibition can be visited from March 17th in the A-Galerii showroom and will remain open until April 30th, 2025. We are grateful for your help in spreading the word!
The bunnies and other new jewellery are easiest to find in our e-shop under the NEW JEWELLERY category.
SURPRISE EGG EXHIBITION
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These are the sounds of hatching.
SURPRISE!
A flash SURPRISE EGG EXHIBITION is taking place at A-Galerii. We kindly ask you not to lay around at home but to come immediately here to see the spherical creations of our artists. From the exhibition, you can purchase both an IRON EGG, a SILVER EGG, and a GOLDEN EGG. Some of the artworks guarantee a first-place finish in an home egg-knocking competition, while others serve as talismans, bestowing the tranquility of inner peace upon life.
Participating artists:
Adolfas Šaulys, Ane Raunam, Caius Kull, Edgar Volkov, Ene Valter, Henry Mardisalu, Ivar Kaasik, Ive Maria Köögard, Kadi Kübarsepp, Kalle Kotselainen, Katrin Kosenkranius, Katrin Veegen, Keesi Kapsta, Krista Laos, Liina Lelov, Mari Pärtelpoeg, Merike Balod, Raili Vinn, Sille Luiga, Sven Tali, Ülle Mesikäpp, Ülle Voosalu, Vello Lillemets ja Viktorija Lillemets.
Curated by Sille Luiga
The SURPRISE EGG EXHIBITION can be visited from March 11 in the showroom of A-Galerii and the exhibition will remain open until April 30, 2024. We are grateful for spreading the word!
Eggs can also be found in our e-shop under the EGG category.
A-Galerii has chosen the best vault exhibition of the 2023
The best VAULT exhibition of A-Galerii in 2023 is memorial exhibition TOUCHED BY FINE LINE for Lia Tüür
Estonian jewellery artists have chosen the best A-Galerii VAULT exhibition of 2023. As the principal local exhibition space for artjewellery, the A-Galerii VAULT has focused for many years on introducing new works by professional jewellery artists and blacksmiths. Last year the vault hosted 9 various exhibitions, of which Lia Tüür’s (1944-2022) memorial exhibition TOUCHED BY A LINE was chosen as the best.
The organizer and curator of the exhibition was Ketli Tiitsar with the help of the A-Galerii.
The memorial exhibition provides for the first time an overview of the artist’s creative path, which began in the 1960s, using family archive materials and photos, designs and works from the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, the History Museum, the Tallinn City Museum and the Estonian Artists’ Association as well as private collections.
When looking back at Lia Tüür’s work, the first thing that comes to mind is her extremely masterful drawing skills and gentle graphic surface handling, regardless of the material she was working with. Lia Tüür’s greatest passion was time-consuming and complex engraving technique.
Back in 1993 Lia Tüür had an idea of a gallery focused on Estonian art jewellery. In cooperation with a group of colleagues, the idea was implemented on Hobusepea Street and A-Galerii was opened in 1994.
Since 2007, the A-Galerii has been selecting the best vault exhibition every year. The aim of the competition is to appreciate the outstanding achievements of artists in their work. You can view previous acclaimed exhibitions here.
Who knows how the iron casting works?
Here is a video of the workshop of the EKA jewellery and blacksmithing department, where iron was cast under the guidance of Nils Hint and David Snoo Wilson. During this process, jewellery artist Liina Lelov made beautiful holiday eggs, which you can come to explore and touch in the A-Galerii.
Filmed and edited by Valdek Laur.
The best VAULT exhibition of A-Galerii in 2022 is FINDINGS by Irene Jürna
Estonian jewellery artists have chosen the best A-Gallery VAULT exhibition of 2022. As the principal local exhibition space for jewellery, the A-Gallery VAULT has focused for many years on introducing new works by professional jewellery artists and blacksmiths. Last year the vault hosted 11 various exhibitions, of which Irene Jürna’s FINDINGS was chosen as the best.
The exhibition showed familiar and worn patterns, torn and breaking surfaces and edges – crochet lace in metal. Random thoughts found by chance in the interaction of lace fabric and metal. Irene Jürna (1952) is an Estonian jewellery artist. In 1976, she graduated from the Estonian Art Academy in metalwork. She has participated in exhibitions in Tallinn and elsewhere since 1974. She has had several personal exhibitions in A-Gallery.
Since 2007, the A-Gallery has been selecting the best vault exhibition every year. The aim of the competition is to appreciate the outstanding achievements of artists in their work. A-Gallery represents works by professional jewelry artists and among other activities also holds exhibitions in the historical VAULT space. The VAULT acts as a historic touching point between the building’s original function, that was built by Joseph Kopf for his goldsmith’s shop in the 1920’s and the exhibition space. Exhibitions in the VAULT began in 2005.