Craft Council of BC presents The Earring Show exhibition from May 4 to 18
Annual event will feature jewellery design full of culture, craftsmanship, and expression
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The Earring Show.
The Craft Council of British Columbia presents The Earring Show, an annual exhibition that highlights contemporary jewellery design, which will be available for viewing from May 4 to 18 online and in person. An opening reception will be held at 7 pm on May 4 at the CCBC Gallery on Granville Island, where the winner of each category will be announced.
The Earring Show sheds light on the timeless connection between craft and culture, and how they influence each other. It is an event that provides a novel opportunity for the general public to engage with wearable art.
The exhibition serves as a unique space that presents earrings as a snapshot of contemporary high-level craftsmanship. Over the past 7,000 years, earrings have acted as a window into cultural practices.
At times, earrings have been used to introduce new norms into society; in other moments, elements of culture have been expressed through the pieces of jewellery. The exhibition recognizes the importance of earrings throughout history in their various roles—from adornment and status markers, to protests and statements.
This year, The Earring Show will see over 200 handmade earring submissions from around the world, crafted using an extensive variety of mediums. These earrings are anything but neutral; they express a passion for art, design, technique, a societal concern, a cultural statement, or simply the physical expression of the artist’s craft.
Earrings designed by artist Rho Tang, which will be featured at the exhibition.