Program 2026
EXHIBITIONS
IZOLA 17 March–11 April 2026
International guest exhibition SERENITY – SPOKOJNOST
DRAT Gallery
Exhibition viewing: March 17–April 11, 2026, Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. or anytime by appointment, call +386 41 952 918
LJUBLJANA 26 March–18 April 2026
SIJW 2026 Main Exhibition – SUBSTANCE / REIMAGINED
Center Rog
Exhibition viewing: 26 March–18 April 2026, Monday to Saturday, 10am–6pm
SLOVENJ GRADEC March 26–May 3, 2026
FIVE YEARS OF BRILIANCE: retrospective exhibition of award-winning authors of Slovenian Jewelry Week
Carinthian Regional Museum
Exhibition viewing: March 26–May 3, 2026, Tuesday to Friday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
MAIN EXHIBITIONS OPENINGS
Thursday, March 26, 2026
18.00 | FIVE YEARS OF SHINING
Slovenj Gradec, Koroška Regional Museum
Friday, March 27, 2026
19.00 | SIJW 2026 – SUBSTANCE / REIMAGINED
Ljubljana, Center Rog
Saturday, March 28, 2026
11.00 | SERENITY – SPOKOJNOST
Izola, DRAT Gallery
CHRONOLOGICAL PROGRAM SIJW 2026
March 26 – April 18, 2026
Thursday, March 26, 2026
12.00 | SIJW 2026 Press Conference (Ljubljana, Center Rog)
Start of exhibition: JEWELRY DESIGN FROM SKETCH TO FINISHED PRODUCT: LENCIA by Zlatarne Celje (Ljubljana, Rog Center)
18.00 | Exhibition Opening: FIVE YEARS OF SHINING (Slovenj Gradec, Koroška Regional Museum)
18.00 | Exhibition Opening: IDentity– NTF Students (Textile and Clothing Design) (Slovenj Gradec, Koroška Regional Museum)
19.00 | Exhibition Opening: SPRING JEWELRY IN KOROŠKA (Slovenj Gradec, D.tajl Concept Store)
Friday, March 27, 2026
17.00 | Workshop: Open Studio – Creating with Polymer Clay (Vrhnika, Vila Melyn)
19.00 | Exhibition Opening: SIJW 2026 – SUBSTANCE / REIMAGINED (Ljubljana, Center Rog)
Saturday, March 28, 2026
All day | International Fair: MINERALFEST MARIBOR (Maribor, Festival Hall Lent)
11.00 | Exhibition Opening: SERENITY – SPOKOJNOST (Izola, DRAT Gallery)
11.00 | Workshop: Open Studio – Creating with Polymer Clay (Vrhnika, Vila Melyn)
18.00 | Exhibition Opening: NTF PRESENTS: FIRED AND PRINTED JEWELRY (Izola, Salsaverde Gallery)
Sunday, March 29, 2026
All day | International Fair: MINERALFEST MARIBOR (Maribor, Festival Hall Lent)
Monday, March 30, 2026
18.00 | Pop-up Sales Exhibition with Mini Workshop on Embroidered Jewelry (Slovenska Bistrica, Creative Academy Association)
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
19.00 | Exhibition Opening: PEI WU V EHO (Ljubljana, EHO Studio)
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
All day | Start of the Exhibition: CREATIVE JEWELRY (Slovenska Bistrica, Josip Vošnjak Library)
Thursday, April 2, 2026
18.00 | Exhibition Opening: DIMENSIONS OF JEWELRY IN THE ROG POP-UP STORE (Ljubljana, Center Rog)
19.00 | Lecture: THE ART OF CREATING MACRAMÉ JEWELRY WITH CRYSTALS, KATJA BUBNIČ (Ljubljana, Rudnik Library)
Friday, April 3, 2026
18.00 | Presentation: RETROSPECTIVE – 10 – VESNA PLAVEC (Slovenska Bistrica, CDUO)
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
16.00 – 17.30 | Workshop: DESIGNING GLASS JEWELRY (Rogaška Slatina, School Center Rogaška Slatina)
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Exhibition Opening: ARATA FUCHI – BETWEEN JAPAN AND ITALY (Ljubljana, Martina Lončar Jewellery)
16.00 – 17.30 | Workshop: DESIGNING JEWELRY IN GLASS (Rogaška Slatina, School Center Rogaška Slatina)
18.00 | SIJW MUSEUM EVENING: CONVERSATION WITH HUBERTO ŠIROKA AND CHRISTOPH STEIDL PORENTA (Slovenj Gradec, Koroški pokrajinski muzej)
Saturday, April 11, 2026
10.00 – 14.00 | Research Workshop: Mokume Gane Technique (Ljubljana, Pot k ribniku 20)
11.00 | Lecture: NICHKA MAROBIN – MIGRATION OF FORMS (Ljubljana, Center Rog)
14.00 – 18.00 | Workshop: COPPER RING, NATAŠA DRUŠKOVIČ (Kranj, Gorenjska Museum)
Monday, April 13, 2026
16.00 | Book Presentation & Round Table: HUBERTO ŠIROKA (Ljubljana, Center Rog)
17.30 | Expert Guided Tour of the SIJW 2026 Main Exhibition (Ljubljana, Center Rog)
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
16.00 – 17.00 | Presentation: BILJANA KLEKACHKOSKA AND THE ART OF FILIGRANE (Ljubljana, Center Rog)
17.30 – 19.00 | Live Workshop: MACRAMÉ BRACELET WITH A CRYSTAL, KATJA BUBNIČ (Ljubljana, Rudnik Library)
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
16.00 | Lecture: ARATA FUCHI – THE ORGANIC POWER OF METAL (Ljubljana, Center Rog)
17.30 | Online Workshop: MACRAMÉ BRACELET WITH A CRYSTAL, KATJA BUBNIČ www.katjabubnic.com
18.00 | Closing in the Presence of the Artist: ARATA FUCHI (Ljubljana, Martina Lončar Jewellery)
18.30 – 19.30 | Presentation of the Chasing Technique:MASTER CHRISTOPH STEIDL PORENTA (Ljubljana, Center Rog)
Thursday, April 16, 2026
19.00 | CLOSING CEREMONY WITH AWARDS PRESENTATION (Ljubljana, Grand Plaza Hotel)
Other exhibitions that are open throughout or for most of the festival:
IDentity– NTF Students, Textile and Clothing Desig (Slovenj Gradec, Koroški pokrajinski muzej) – from March 26 to May 3, 2026
SPRING JEWELRY IN KOROŠKA (Slovenj Gradec, Main Square, D.tajl Concept Store) – from March 26 to April 18, 2025
NTF OTO: FIRED AND PRINTED JEWELRY (Izola, Salsaverde Gallery) – from March 28 to April 18, 2026
GLASS REFLECTIONS (Rogaška Slatina, Rogaška Slatina School Center) – from March 26 to April 18, 2026
AURELIAN (Miren, Oskar Kogoj Gallery) – from March 26 to April 18, 2026
PEI WU V EHO (Ljubljana, EHO studio) – from March 26 to April 18, 2026
ARATA FUCHI (Ljubljana, Martina Lončar Jewellery) – from April 9 to April 15, 2026
DIMENSIONS OF JEWELRY IN THE ROG POP-UP STORE (Ljubljana, Center Rog) – from April 1 to April 30, 2026
JEWELRY DESIGN FROM SKETCH TO FINISHED PRODUCT: LENCIA by Zlatarne Celje (Ljubljana, Center Rog) – from March 26 to April 18, 2026
COLORFUL ARTISTIC JEWELRY (Ljubljana, Vila Melyn & Poligilda) – from March 30 to April 24, 2026
CREATIVE JEWELRY (Slovenska Bistrica, Josip Vošnjak Library) – from April 1 to April 30, 2026
SUBSTANCE / REIMAGINED, exhibition by students of Visual Arts and Design at the University of Primorska Faculty of Education (Izola, Insula Gallery) – May 30 to June 20, 2026
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