| Congratulations to Bernadette Denoux. her necklace was selected for The Art and Design of Metal Clay Jewelry 2010 Calendar, published by Holly Gage of Gage Designs. Her piece will be featured with work from today's most innovative Art Clay and PMC jewelry artists. The calendar is available for pre-order. The calendar also includes over 37 jewelry conferences and highlights competition deadlines to encourage jewelry artists to enhance their education and step out and show what the metal clay community has accomplished in their short 10+ year history. |
There is a limited printing of the calendar, so order yours today, $22 + shipping. www.hollygage.com Calendar submissions for 2011: June 15, 2010 through August 15, 2010 |
Contests – Competitions – Juried Exhibitions
Contest Name/Sponsor: "500 Silver Jewelry Designs" - Lark Books
Contest deadline: December 4, 2009
Prize: Lark Books seeks images to publish in a juried collection of international studio jewelry.
Other Information: Materials other than silver, such as stones, other metals, or alternative materials, may be included, but silver must be the focus and should occupy roughly 80% of the piece.
Submission info: Lark Books competitions
Contest Name/Sponsor: "KGI Worldwide Design Contest 2010" - K. Gottfried Inc.
Contest deadline: December 16, 2009
Prizes: K. Gottfried Gift Certificate towards website purchases
1st Place - $500 GC, 1-year subscription to BEADWORK magazine, a book of your choice: 101 Wire Earrings, Chain Style, Contemporary Copper Jewelry, Enchanted Adornments, Encyclopedia of Contemporary Jewelry Making Techniques, or Seed-Bead Fusion.
2nd Place - $400 G.C., 1 year subscription to Beadwork Magazine
3rd Place - $300 G.C., 1 year subscription to Beadwork Magazine
4th Place & 5th Place - 1 year subscription to Beadwork Magazine
All Semi-Finalists receive The International Magazine for Crystallized(TM) Swarovski Elements
Submission info: http://www.kgottfriedinc.com/
Contest Name/Sponsor: Fire Mountain Gems
Contest deadline: Ongoing, see below
Prizes: $1,000, $750, $500, $100, $75 & $50 gift certificates
Other information: Six contests a year:
1. Art Clay, Metal Beads, Wirework & Chain: now open - closes 1/12/2010
2. Seed Beads: opens 1/12/2010 - closes 3/9/2010
3. Glass: opens 1/12/2010 - closes 3/9/2010
4. Gemstones: opens 3/10/2010 - closes 5/3/2010
5. Pearls, Organic Beads, Ferido(TM) & Kato Polyclay(TM): opens 5/4/2010 - closes 7/1/2010
6. Swarovski Elements: now closed, check website in July for 2010 dates
Submission info: http://www.firemountaingems.com/beading-contests/default.asp
Contest Name/Sponsor: "Small Expressions 2010" - HGA Convergence 2010
Albuquerque
Contest deadline: February 8, 2010
Prize: First, second and third place awards will be given.
Other information: Small Expressions is an annual international, juried exhibit featuring high quality, contemporary small-scale works. Sponsored by the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc., to showcase fiber art of a small scale not to exceed 15 inches (38 cm) in any direction. (Note: Although the website states this is a competition of "fiber art", I attended the conference last year and there were many beadweaving and kumihimo with bead entries.)
Submission info: HGA Convergence Small Expressions
Contest Name/Sponsor: "Your Designs Rock" - Rings & Things
Contest deadline: Entries for 2010 accepted January 1 - February 28, 2010.
Prize: Rings & Things gift certificates: Grand Prize: $750, First-Place Prizes: $250, Honorable Mentions: $75
Other information: Contest of creations made from Rings & Things Products
Submission info: http://www.rings-things.com/contest/2010/index.htm
Contest Name/Sponsor: "The Ugly Necklace Contest 2010" - Land of Odds
Contest deadline: March 15, 2010
Prize: Online shopping spree 1st place: $992.93, Runner up: $399.07
Other information: Submissions must be original, visit web site for all other info
Submission info: http://www.landofodds.com/store/uglynecklace.htm
Contest Name/Sponsor: "Nature By Design: New Directions in Fiber and Jewelry" - The Larson Gallery
Contest deadline: TBA
Prize: $3000 in prize money will be awarded
Other information: New biennial national juried exhibition in partnership with Allied Arts. Opening reception April 9, 2010, workshops are planned.
Submission info: www.larsongallery.org
Contest Name/Sponsor: "Bead Dreams" - Bead & Button Show
Contest deadline: April 5, 2010, annual contest
Prize: Finalists will be on display at the Bead & Button Show, June 9-13, 2010, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and ribbons are awarded in nine categories. The outstanding piece among category winners receives a Best in Show trophy. For the first time in 2009, Bead Dreams were published as a downloadable booklet available free to Bead & Button magazine subscribers and for $5.95 to non-subscribers.
Other information: 9 Categories: 1. Handmade Buttons or Beads, 2. Wirework, 3. Lampwork - Glass, 4. Polymer Clay, 5. Beaded Objects or Accessories, 6. Seed Bead Jewelry, 7. Crystal Jewelry, 8. Finished Jewelry & 9. Metal Clay.
Submission info: Entry fee of $30 covers up to 2 submissions. Entries must have been produced between May 2009 and April 2010. Entries may be the work of a single person or collaboration.
http://www.beadandbuttonshow.com/bnbshow/default.aspx?c=ss&id=30
Contest Name/Sponsor: "METAL Inclinations2, International Online Jewelry Exhibition" - The Society for Midwest Metalsmiths
Contest deadline: June 30, 2010
Prize: $4000 in awards
Other information: 50 pieces were selected for 2009 from metalsmiths from all over the world, seven received cash awards. A gallery of all selections is on the website.
Submission info: http://www.metalinclinations.org/enter.htm
Contest Name/Sponsor: Ganoksin & Rio Grande
Contest deadline: ?
Prize: With each purchase of an the entire e-book ($70) or an e-book chapter ($35), Cheap Thrills in the Tools Shop by Charles Lewton Brain, you get one entry into a random draw for one of 2 gift vouchers of $5,000 from Rio Grande.
Submission info:
can be found here on the Ganoskin website
Contest: "Jewelry Arts Award 2010" - Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist Magazine
Contest deadline: Web site is being revised, please revisit at a later date.
Submission info: http://www.lapidaryjournal.com/contest/
Contest Name/Sponsor: "Niche Awards" - American Craft
Contest deadline: 2010 deadline has expired-revisit for 2011 entries.
Submission info: http://www.americancraft.com