"Face a Face: An Exhibition of Canadian Contemporary Jewellery", is MaDe Collective's first major project. The exhibition will be taking place during Parcours Bijoux, is an event dedicated to jewellery held in Paris, France in the fall of 2017. The aim of the festival is to showcase both French and international contemporary jewellery, and to promote and encourage conversation between artists, gal
leries, museums, buyers and collectors. "Face à Face: An Exhibition of Canadian Contemporary Jewellery" will be curated by Melanie Egan (Director of Craft and Design, Harbourfront Centre) and Paul McClure (Canadian jewellery artist and designer). A group of Canadian jewellery artists have been carefully selected to represent new avenues in Canadian contemporary jewellery:
Micah Adams
Marie-Eve G. Castonguay
Alex Kinsley
Amir Sheikhvand
Jan Smith
Kye-Yeon Son
Devon Thom
Lawrence Woodford
Alice Yujing Yan
Patricja Zwierzynska
Marking the 150th anniversary of Canada, 2017 is a great year to promote Canadian artists within our country and on an international scale.
