Graz looks back on a vibrant tradition of jewellery art. Since the 1980s, artists such as Werner Schmeiser, Wolfgang Rahs and many others have shaped the development of contemporary jewellery in the city. SCH:MUR 2026 is now the first festival to draw on this history whilst also opening up new perspectives.
Under this year’s theme, ‘Copy:Paste’, the festival explores fundamental questions of artistic practice: where does quotation end and plagiarism begin? When does an homage become a distinct artistic stance? And how is our understanding of originality changing in an age where not only people but also machines reproduce images and ideas?
At the heart of the event is an extraordinary exhibition: 32 jewellery artists were each assigned, by lot, the work of another participating artist. Taking this as their starting point, they developed an independent artistic response. The result is a network of 64 jewellery pieces that brings to light exchange, references and creative development.
Alongside the main exhibition, SCH:MUR is hosting numerous events in Graz – including opening receptions, guided tours, a symposium, an excursion and the presentation of a kind of residency. The festival fosters encounters between artists, students and an interested public, bringing the diversity of contemporary jewellery art to life.
Organisation and Curation: Stephie Morawetz and Lis Gort – Graphics: Veresa Eybl
Programme:
07.07. | 7pm Opening Copy:Paste: Am_Glacis_Kunst- & Kulturverein, Glacisstraße 61a/Hinterhof, 1. Stock, Graz
08.07. | 7pm Opening Schmuckklasse stellt aus: Schmuckkolleg der KunstModeDesign Herbststrasse Wien Plattform Schmuckkunst, Mariahilferplatz 3
09.07. | 5pm Exhibition Tour Schmelzpunkt: Meisterklasse Schmuck und Metallgestaltung der Ortweinschule Kunst.Wirt.Schaft, Elisabethstraße 14
09.07. | 7pm Opening copy paste im noi – Event: Schillernde Stimmen – Queer-feministischer Karaokeabend noi, Mariahilferstraße 11
12.07. | 10am Eckursion Basaltsteinbruch mit Dr. Bernd Moser Basaltsteinbruch Weitendorf
13.07. | from 11am Symposium Copy:Paste with Schmuckstammtisch Wien: Am_Glacis_Kunst- & Kulturverein, Glacisstraße 61a/Hinterhof, 1. Stock, Graz
17.07. | 7pm Finissage Copy:Paste + Art Residency Herbststraße:Ortwein: Am_Glacis_Kunst- & Kulturverein, Glacisstraße 61a/Hinterhof, 1. Stock, Graz
18.07. | 7pm Opening Art Residency Herbststraße:Ortwein: nano noi, Mariahilferstraße 11
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