Traditions and experiments in contemporary jewelry art education

The article examines the methodology for training future jewelry artists, which is based on artistic-technological experimental research activities. The relevance of the study is due to the need to combine traditional hand techniques of artistic metalworking with the experimental application of new materials, technologies and design-engineering solutions. The methodology is presented through the example of students developing a collection of jewelry based on the artistic heritage of the Maya civilization. The research-exploratory, design-experimental, practical and control stages of the work are revealed. The content of student activities and pedagogical support at each stage are characterized, including the study of cultural and historical sources, analysis of materials and technologies, replication of samples, development of sketches and mock-ups, execution of technological tests, creation of original pieces and evaluation of results. Research, compositional-artistic and technological criteria for evaluating student works are defined. The result of implementing the methodology was a collection of original jewelry pieces, which was presented at an international exhibition in Paris.