Gioielli in Fermento Award 20|21 10th Edition

Gioielli in Fermento was born 11 years ago, transforming over time the original theme of its Mediterranean background and atmospheres, but still keeping the ethical and geographic link. The collection chosen by the jury for 2020 appears in a globally suspended time. The pandemic that broke out in the first months of the year indelibly marks a dividing line in the activity of each one of us. ANTE and POST “corona”. The 2020 theme “evolution & refinement” requires reflection and suggests a new level of research. To emphasize this time of transition, we decided to record the path between what “was” until the explosion of the pandemic, the dangers of contagion, the paralysis of all activities and the confinement – called the ANTE – and what implied rethinking our lives, our reactions, our roles, from then on – called the POST –.
/ Gioielli in Fermento Award

The city of Castel San Giovanni (Piacenza) in collaboration with AGC Associazione Gioiello Contemporaneo, will host the 20 | 21 Edition of the contemporary jewellery competition linked to the cultural and artistic context of Val Tidone Valley. Getting inspiration from a typical landscape of the Emilia region, the curatorial project extends every year to its international audience of passionate and experts in the field of research in jewellery. The theme is a distinctive element for professional/emerging category, while student sections have free access with all kind of works, final course projects and jewellery prototypes.

Click here >> to check participation method (application deadline: 31 Jan, 2021).

The Jury
The Gioielli in Fermento Awards will be assigned by the Jury Committee invited annually:
- Alba Cappellieri, Milano (Italy), professor of Jewelry Design and Accessory at the Milan Polytechnic and director of the Museo del Gioiello of Vicenza.
- Renzo Pasquale, Padova (Italy) artist and teacher at the goldsmith department of P.Selvatico Art school in Padua.
- Olga Zobel, founder and director of Galerie Birò (Munich, Germany – Cagnes sur Mer, France).
- Students sections: with the advice of AGC and GiF boards coordinated by Eliana Negroni, jewellery industry designer, contemporary jewellery collector and director of Gioielli in Fermento.

Awards
_Gioielli in Fermento 2021 Awards for established and emerging artists

• Artistic co-work session with Gigi Mariani at the Archivio Negroni in Milano (Summer 2021).
• Participation in JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery & Objects in October 2021.
• Annual membership to AGC Association.
• Further exhibiting opportunities.

The jury will assign the prizes according to the ranking - More prizes can be assigned to winning competitors.
The awarded artists will be reported in all communication concerning her/his participation in Joya Barcelona, G.i.F. or AGC exhibits, as "Gioielli in Fermento 2021 awarded artist."

_Gioielli in Fermento 2021 Special Mentions.

• Special mentions might be assigned to the most interesting works.

_Premio Città di Castel San Giovanni - Student Sections.

• Allievi /Learning Section: for students attending secondary art schools, craft schools or first level in any course of studies of art, jewellery design, gold/metalsmith, or equivalent techniques - student attendance to be confirmed by teacher/school and sent with submission). Applicants must not have taken part in previous editions of Gioielli in Fermento - professional/emerging section. Entry can be a design dossier (sketches, drawings, cad, prototypes) and or a finished workpiece - interpretation free or inspired to the annual theme (according to an actual call for entries).
• Master Degree Section: for students who graduated not before 2020 or attending a course of studies or master in art, jewellery design, gold/ metalsmith, or equivalent techniques - student attendance to be confirmed by tutor/school and sent with submission). Applicants must not have taken part in previous editions of Gioielli in Fermento - professional/emerging section. Entry applications should have the same features, as for professional candidates (according to an actual call for entries).

The Student Awards will be assigned with the advice of AGC direction and the Jury committee, thanks to the City of Castel San Giovanni in collaboration with Le Arti Orafe Jewellery School in Florence and AGC Contemporary jewellery Italian association:
- A grant for a summer course at LAO-Florence.
- Free AGC membership with an online individual profile in the designer section.
- A guided day trip to Preziosa / Florence (train-route in Italy or short travel voucher).
- Official mentions to the institutions with a number of applications and selected students.


Gioielli in Fermento 2021 in collaboration with:
Comune di Castel San Giovanni - Provincia di Piacenza, Italy. AGC Associazione Gioiello Contemporaneo, Italy. 
Archivio Negroni - Tools for contemporary arts Milano, Italy. Le Arti Orafe Jewellery School Florence, Italy. 
JOYA International Art Jewellery Fair Barcelona, Spain.
Charon Kransen Arts New York, US.

Official recognitions:
Regione Emilia Romagna - Assessorato alla Cultura. Provincia di Piacenza. Comune di Piacenza. Comune di Castel San Giovanni - Assessorato alla Cultura. Comuni di Alta Val Tidone, Borgonovo Val Tidone, Sarmato, Ziano Piacentino. 
Associazione Donne del Vino - Emilia-Romagna .

Thanks to:
Allied Group - Castel San Giovanni e Alta Valtidone (Piacenza, Italy), SPV Litocartotecnica (Borgonovo PC Italy).