Every other year the PMC conference hosts an important international exhibition of preeminent work made using metal clay. In the summer of 2010 this exhibition will be on display in the gallery at Purdue University.

This juried exhibition is open to all Guild members and will receive national coverage. It will celebrate the many and varied forms of symbolic expression from ancient to contemporary times. You may submit up to five (5) images of functional, non-functional, and/or jewelry pieces for consideration.

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From the website:  If you’d like to share your inspiration and detailed how-to instruction for creating beautiful jewelry with readers, we want to hear from you. Belle Armoire Jewelry covers a broad range of mediums, from art clay to polymer clay to found object to fiber to wire to beads and much, much more. Whether you are a creator of necklaces, bracelets, earrings, brooches, pendants, rings or other jewelry, we welcome you to submit your artwork for consideration of publication.

Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: Belle Armoire · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653

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Design Excellence, for designs that exhibit exceptional creativity, craftsmanship, and marketability.

Visionary Technical Solution, for designs in which specific technical challenges-such as combining two non-complementary metals-were overcome to take the piece from concept to completion.

Laser Distinction, for entries in which the design relied upon the use of a laser (sponsored by LaserStar Technologies).

Gold Distinction, for entries that include a minimum of 75 percent of a karat gold alloy in the design (sponsored by Hoover and Strong).

In addition, students in any jewelry-related program may submit rendered designs for the Future of the Industry Award, which recognizes exceptional design achievement and potential.

Award winners will receive up to $1,000 and will be honored on March 16, 2009, at the annual MJSA Expo New York show. In addition, winners will receive recognition in MJSA Journal, as well as other trade publications, and on MJSA Online.

Entries must be postmarked by Jan. 15, 2010. For submission guidelines and further information, or to request an entry form, contact MJSA Vision Awards at 1-800-444-6572, e-mail info@mjsa.org, or visit mjsa.org.

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Art Clay®, Metal Beads, Wirework & Chain
Be the next Grand Prize Winner and Internationally Published Designer-Artist in the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Art Clay®, Metal Beads, Wirework & Chain Contest. Push the design envelope with metal creations, including Art Clay®, jumprings, metal beads, wirework and chain.

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Deadline for artwork to be received: December 15, 2009. Please read submission guidelines before sending your submissions to: Stampington & Company · C/O: Altered Couture · 22992 Mill Creek, Suite B · Laguna Hills, CA 92653

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The Saul Bell Emerging Artist competition is open to artists who are 18 years of age and younger.  Now in its third year, this design competition focuses on the creativity of young designers.  Pieces will be jusded on innovation and uniqueness of the design, and the quality of the workmanship.  Registration can be done online or through the mail.

Last year’s first place winner, Kelsey Oswald

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Lark Books seeks images to publish in a juried collection of international studio jewelry. Each piece must prominently feature silver. 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. We wish to showcase a wide range of techniques, textures, and finishes. All jewelry forms, such as rings, earrings, bracelets, brooches, necklaces, and pendants, will be considered, and all design styles are welcome. There is no entry fee.

Download an entry form here.

Image credit: Allyson Bone

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Stringing winter challenge, Inspired by Art: deadline 11/06/09
Challenge yourself by creating a piece using stringing or simple wirework techniques based on a title provided by the editors of Stringing. All entries will be posted on the website, and readers will have a chance to vote on their favorites.

Fabrications Six, a jewelry and textile exhibition: deadline 11/14/09
Crossings is calling all textile, fiber and jewelry artists for submissions to the annual juried December exhibition “Fabrications”. Entries can include artwork such as contemporary gallery pieces, wall hangings, 3-dimensional fiber sculpture, wearable art of all types, handcrafted jewelry, and holiday ornaments.

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Deadline: November 20, 2009

Rules and submission information

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How do you carry it? That’s the question Somerset Studio would like to help answer through their special publication titled Haute Handbags. Whether we use purses, clutches, totes, portfolios, sacks, bags, or attachés, there are many styles made with an astounding array of materials emerging from all corners of the creative world – all vying to be carried and used with style. You are welcome to construct a bag from scratch, or to purchase one that you embellish and alter with paints, beads, rubber stamps, ribbons, buttons, transparencies, and more. No medium or material is ruled out so use your imagination to make bags of leather, wool, fabric, paper, plastic, wood, glass, or any other materials that you love. Deadline for artwork to be received: Bi-annually every November 15th, and May 15th.

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