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Postage Stamps and Postcards
The Exhibition
Deadline: Prior to August 17, 2008

Exhibition Dates: August 17 – September 6, 2008

Sponsored by Bill Helwig, the exhibition will be held as part of the W.W. Carpenter Enamel Foundation Conference at Carpenter Foundation Vitreous Enamel Center and Museum.

This is an exhibition concept. Excite your mind, try your skills, and design something new. The exhibition is about postcards and postage stamps, redefined. It is a cost-cutter for the participant and a mind-expanding challenge filled with the potential of thinking outside of the box.

There is no entry fee. There is no jury. The only cost is your concept and postage to and from the exhibition. There is no limit on the number of entries, but entry forms are required for each piece or set. All entries must conform in size and theme only. Please remember that both Postcards and Postage Stamps can have a front and a back, and that Postcards require a Postage Stamp. Consider the concept as a reprieve from the usual boredom for your art for arts sake and revise inventive creativity with concept beyond the mundane.

Postage Stamps must contain denomination and country of origin, and fit on a postcard. Postcards must be no larger than 6” x 4-1/4” or smaller than 5” x 3-1/2”, or thicker than 1/8”. Postage Stamps must resemble a stamp, and Postcards must resemble a postcard that could be sent through International mail, if created on paper.

Mail entries to:
W.W. Carpenter Enamel Foundation
Postage Stamps and Postcards, The Exhibition
650 Colfax Ave.
Bellevue, KY 41073
USA

Japan Enameling Artist Association
42^nd International Enamel Exhibition
Deadline: September 16, 2008

The Japan Enameling Artist Association’s 42^nd International Enamel Exhibition will be held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum from January 29 to February 4, 2009. The exhibition is co-sponsored by The Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Agency for Cultural Affairs, The Japan Mint, The Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Japan Craft Design Association and the Japan Jewellery Designers Association, Inc.

Any original work in the medium of enamel and not previously exhibited may be submitted. Each artist may submit a maximum of three pieces.  Works are classified in three divisions: flat, Cubic- three-dimensional or accessory. Jurors are eminent artists and directors of the sponsoring associations. Jurying will be done by photograph and all photos and documentation will be retained by the organizer. Entry fee is $50 USD. No artwork will be sold during the exhibition.

An opening reception for the exhibition will be held on January 29, 2009 at Ueno Seiyoken restaurant near the exhibition location. An Awards Ceremony will take place at the reception. Awards include the Chairman’s Award, the Award of Excellence and the Award for Artistic Work.

To receive an application with complete rules and regulations, contact:
The Japan Enameling Artist Association
6F-A Asakawa Bldg., 1-19-13
Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 169-0073
Japan

Telephone: 81-3-3367-3587
Fax: 81-3-3367-3557
Email

Expressions in Glass
Australian Enamel Symposium Exhibition
Deadline: September, 2008

This exhibition will run from October 4 – 31, 2008. 

The organizers are soliciting expressions of interest in participating in the exhibition.  Please contact Anna-Margot Collins, coordinator of the exhibition and symposium if you are interested.

Anna-Margot Collins
92 Arthur Tee
Red Hill, QLD 4059
Australia
Telephone: 07 3367-3266
Fax: 07 3367-3277
Email

Saul Bell Design Award Competition
Deadline: September 19, 2008

The ninth annual Saul Bell Design Award recognizes artists whose work challenges traditional perceptions of jewelry design.

Entry categories include enamel, gold/platinum, hollowware, PMC, silver and beads. Choose one of the categories as the foundation of the piece and integrate any stones and materials you wish into the design. Submitted pieces must be a wearable jewelry style (except hollowware) and must be comprised of at least 75% of the material specified in the chosen category. The piece must not have won an award in any other competition. Multiple entries permitted.

Pieces are judged on the innovation and uniqueness of the design; the successful incorporation of media into the design; and the quality of workmanship (for final judging). Winners will be formally announced to the public during JCK Las Vegas, 2009.

Complete information and entry form.
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Sienna Gallery
Emerging Artist Award 2008  
Deadline: August 31, 2008

EAone is given bi-annually to an emerging studio jewelry artist showing merit, skill, and innovation in their jewelry. All work considered must be one of a kind (to submit works that are in edition or multiples please apply for EAtwo). The recipient receives a solo exhibition at the gallery and a published monograph to accompany the exhibition. The artist will also receive different forms of support before the exhibition including a technical advisor and a concept advisor. The goal of this award is to give an emerging artist serious practical experience and the opportunity to be publicized, advertised and supported in as many ways possible at the beginning of their career. The jurors this year are past recipient, Anya Kivarkis, and Jane Adlin, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum.

Prospectus is on-line.

Centurion Emerging Designer Competition
Deadline: September 1, 2008

Winners of the first annual Centurion Emerging Designer Awards will be given a shared exhibit space to introduce themselves to their ideal retail audience at Centurion Tucson 2009, the premiere high-end jewelry buying show. Some 300 top retail stores and corporations attend this "by-invitation-only" show.

This competition is open to all designers, regardless of experience, formal training or background in jewelry design, as long as:
--You have never exhibited as a solo artist
--You have the ability to exhibit at a trade fair
--You have the ability to supply high-end retailers should they want to purchase your line.

Centurion 2009 will be held in Tucson, Arizona from January 31 – February 4, 2009.

Full Information & Prospectus is on-line.

Contemporary metalwork and jewelry inspired by historical ornamentation and decoration. Artists are encouraged to submit work that references historical decorative metalwork, jewelry, functional and non-functional objects, architecture, textile patterns, and/or processes.

The jurors will look for exquisitely crafted metalwork and/or jewelry which:

1. Successfully re-contextualizes the chosen historical decorative influence into thoughtful and contemporary art.
   
   
2. Illustrates research and knowledge of the decorative inspiration.

The exhibition will be held in the Rowan University Gallery in Glassboro, NJ and will coincide with the Society of North American Goldsmith's Conference entitled "Revolution", in Philadelphia, PA, May 20-23, 2009.

Jurors:
Jill Baker Gower
Jessica Calderwood

Prospectus is on-line or contact: Jill Baker Gower

The Adi Foundation seeks to nurture the work of artists exploring the nexus between art and Judaism. To that end, the Foundation's central project is a biennial international competition in the visual arts and design on a theme related to Jewish thought and tradition. This competition is open to artists, including students, from a wide variety of fields in the visual arts, including painting, sculpture, prints, drawings, photography, video, installation art, computer art and design (Judaica, industrial design, graphic design, jewelry, fashion, etc.).

The theme of the fourth Adi Prize (2008) is Rupture and Repair. Information on the theme, including a source book on the subject, is available on the Foundation’s web-site.

The winner of the competition, which will be judged by a distinguished panel of independent jurors, will be awarded The Adi Prize for Jewish Expression in Art and Design and a monetary award in the amount of N.I.S. 50,000. Works selected as finalists, will receive a monetary award of N.I.S. 2,000. The winning entry along with the finalists will be included in a book to be published by the Adi Foundation. An exhibition with the finalists' artworks will be held in Israel in spring 2010.

Prospectus is on-line or email for further information.