CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN SILVER & METALWORk AWARD ...

Contemporary
Australian Silver &
Metalwork Award 2013
29 June – 28 July 2013
Post Office Gallery, a satellite space of
Bendigo Art Gallery
Judges
Tim Fisher,
Senior Curator, Arts Centre Melbourne
Emma Goodsir,
Director, e.g.etal, Melbourne
Daniel McOwan,
Director, Hamilton Art Gallery
Clare Needham,
Curator, Bendigo Art Gallery
Professor Ray Stebbins,
Former Head of Gold & Silversmithing
RMIT University
Award Categories
Professional Silversmiths
The Leviny Commemorative Award
Sponsored by A&E Metal Merchants and
BUDA Historic Home and Garden
$1000 cash and materials to the value of
$1000*
Arts Centre Melbourne
Silver Award (Acquisitive)
Sponsored by the Maxwell and Merle
Carroll Fund and the Victorian Arts Centre
Trust
$8000 cash**
Students & Recent Graduates
Gold & Silversmiths’ Guild
of Australia Award
For excellence in jewellery design and
craftsmanship
$750 cash
e.g.etal Design and Development Award
For work that could be developed for sale
for the e.g.etal Gallery Melbourne
$650 cash, mentoring and display in e.g.etal
P.J Williams & Associates Award
For innovative design and craftsmanship in
gold and silversmithing, holloware, flatware
or sculpture***
$500 cash
Visit bendigoartgallery.com.au for further
details about award categories
Important dates
Applications to be received at
Bendigo Art Gallery by
4pm Friday 1 February 2013
Artists advised of selection by
Friday 1 March 2013
Final delivery of artworks
Thursday 28 March 2013
Announcement and opening
Saturday 29 June 2013
Exhibition dates
29 June – 28 July 2013
The Australian Decorative & Fine Arts
Societies of Melbourne, Yarra & Central
Victoria Emerging Artist Award^
$1500 cash*
* Entries to be in silver, gold or non precious metal. Some subordinate use of complementary
materials can be used
**Entries to be predominantly silver. Some subordinate use of complementary materials can be used
***Entries to be predominantly precious metal. Some subordinate use of complimentary materials can be used.
^ Artists with up to five years experience in the profession (post training)