Introducing the HANDSHAKE model 2011-2019

The HANDSHAKE model has been piloted since 2011 and has proved to be a unique performance package for emerging NZ jewellery artists. This multifaceted project has given numerous opportunities for the HS artists to tap into a wider international market. It connects mentoring feedback and professional development with an extensive exhibition programme. The development package has two stages: the first stage is with a mentor followed up with a programme without a mentor. In the second stage, the mentor becomes more of a collaborator. This allows the HS artist to turn into an independent artist. Handshake 3 is such a second stage and the programme reflects its ‘independence’.

All of the work developments and outcomes are shared via this dedicated blog. All the blog posts from all projects, the two HS books and numerous exhibition catalogues/pamphlets form together a solid archival package that has been noted around the world.

	Handshake 3 (2016-2017)
	HS3 artist	HS 3 collaborator	Jewelcamp/Masterclass 2016	Exhibitions
1	Amelia Pascoe	Ruudt Peters	Selection team HS3: Andrea Daley, Sian van Dyk and Sofia Björkman Sofia Björkman & Hilde de Decker	Objectspace, Auckland (collaboration)
2	Becky Bliss	Fabrizio Tridenti	Hilde de Decker (Masterclass)	Platina, Stockholm
3	Sharon Fitness	Lisa Walker	topic: Collaboration	Handwerksmesse, Munich 2017 & DCHS-collaboration
4	Neke Moa	Karl Fritsch		Dowse Art Museum, 2017
5	Sarah Read	Liesbeth den Besten
6	Kathryn Yeats	Ben Pearce
7	Debbie Adamson	Nicola Shanley
8	Nadene Carr	Fran Allison
9	Kelly McDonald	Kristen Haydon
10	Sarah Walker-Holt	Helen Britton
11	Raewyn Walsh	Henriette Schuster
12	Renee Bevan	Harrell Fletcher