Report by Giedymin Jablonski
Chairmen of jewellery art contest „For you”

 For the second time already we succeeded in inspiring artists to focus their attention around the theme of the International Baltic jewellery show “Amber Trip” contest. 71 participants from 13 countries: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Ireland, Austria, Netherlands, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Finland answered to our invitation. The jury members had a real pleasure to see the works entered in the competition and then a serious problem to award prizes as their number was unfortunately strictly limited.

Fine arts, an element of every culture/civilisation of importance difficult to overvalue, are like blossom, beautiful but delicate. To develop and flourish they need to be cultivated.

This artistic contest is at first sight like a flower adorning the Amber Trip Show, but it is not its only role. It is also an important lodestar for designers and producers and above all a rich source of human philosophical reflection so necessary for all of us. Therefore I must express my deep satisfaction and gratitude to the organisers who understood the meaning and decided to make effort of sponsoring of the project.

The whole jury agreed that the level of this year competition was very high and the collection of chosen entries is of special artistic value.

The jury composed of: Giedymin Jablonski (Poland) – chairman, Eeva Wornell (Finland), Jurgita Ludaviciene (Lithuania), Mona Wallstrom (Sweden), Mila Kalnitskaya & Misha Maslennikov (Russia), Michael Petry (United Kingdom), Michael Zobel (Germany) awarded the following prizes:

First Prize – Ulla Ahola (Finland),

 Two Second Prizes - Nathalie Perneel (Belgium), Adam Grinovich (Sweden)

2nd place winner       Adam Grinowich	2nd place winner    Nathalie Perneel

The jury decided to award Honorary Amber Prize for best use of amber to Iris Bodemer (Germany)

The jury awarded ten honourable mentions to: Kristina Boneva (Germany), Leonor Hipolito (Portugal), Cintya Hobo (Portugal), Peter Hoogenboom (Netherlands), Maria Nuutinen (Finland), Inni Parnanen (Finland), Egle Vengalyte (Lithuania), Fabrizio Tridenti (Italy), Ingeborg Vandamme (Netherlands), Andrzej Adamski (Poland).

Kristina Boneva                                    Leonor Hipolito                                Peter Hoogeboom                              Cintya Hobo      

Maria Nuutinen                               Inni Parnanen                                Fabrizio Tridenti                             Egle Vengalyte

Andrzej Adamski                             Ingeborg Vandamme

Most interesting works of art May - June was exhibited in Legnica Festival of Silver 2009. These authors: Ulla Ahola (Finland), Nathalie Perneel (Belgium), Adam Grinovich (Sweden), Iris Bodemer (Germany), Egle Vengalyte (Lithuania), Andrzej Adamski (Poland), Kristina Boneva (Germany), Leonor Hipolito (Portugal), Cintya Hobo (Portugal), Peter Hoogenboom (Netherlands), Maria Nuutinen (Finland), Inni Parnanen (Finland), Fabrizio Tridenti (Italy), Ingeborg Vandamme (Netherlands), Jan Wiszniewski (Poland), Mindaugas Juodis (Lithuania), Vita Pukstaite-Bruze (Lithuania), Tuija Hietanen (Finland), Inni Parnanen (Finland), Oksana Cepeliuk (Lithuania), Beata Zdramyte-Sietinsiene (Lithuania), Mirva Inkila (Finland).

We kindly invite and hope to see you and your jewellery art works next year in the other jewellery art contest, where jewellery designers will present their interpretations of a new theme. We want to thank you for your participating with your beautiful works in the jewellery art contest.