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The Goldsmiths' Guild is accepting applications from enamel artists for the XI International Biennial of Enamel Art Vilnius 2026, which is organized as a competition and will feature an exhibition in multiple galleries.
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Get matched →The XI International Biennial of Enamel Art Vilnius 2026 is organizing an open call for enamel artists. The biennial, initiated in 2005, has become a significant professional enamel art event in the Baltic States, showcasing artists from various countries. The event aims to provide a platform for creative dialogue and showcase the variety of contemporary enamel art, promoting the continuity of this complex and rare technique.
The XI biennial, taking place in 2026, will explore the theme of “Sensitive Zones”. This theme invites artists to view enamel as both a technique and a metaphor for fragility, resilience, and intimacy. The biennial will delve into themes relating to personal, social, and political tensions, subtle gestures, unspoken experiences, and sensitive territories of the contemporary world.
The biennial is organized as a competition, with participants selected by an international jury of art historians, jewelers, and metal art experts specializing in enamel art. Jury members include Núria López-Ribalta (Spain), Åsa Lockner (Sweden), and Adolfas Šaulys (Estonia). The organizers plan to select approximately 30–50 artists from Lithuania and abroad.
An exhibition featuring selected participants will be on display in October at the Meistre Hoovi Gallery in Tallinn. It will then move to the Kauno Langas gallery in Kaunas, before the closing exhibition takes place in November at the Meno Niša gallery in Vilnius. The printed biennial catalog will also be presented there.
The call for participation and application guidelines are available on the Goldsmiths’ Guild website at www.auksakaliugildija.lt
Every listing links to the organizer's official page. Always confirm deadlines, fees, and entry rules there before you apply.
The biennial is organized by the Goldsmiths’ Guild and sponsored by the Vilnius City Municipality. Partners include the galleries Meno Niša, Kauno Langas, and Meistre Hoovi.