Gioielli in Fermento Award 2019 9th edition

The Jury
The Gioielli in Fermento Awards will be assigned by the Jury Committee invited by Eliana Negroni, director of the project:  

- Renzo Pasquale  artist and teacher, Padova (Italy)
- Agita Putāne  gallerist and collector Art Gallery Putti, Riga (Latvia)
- Julia Wild  essayist and teacher, Hochschule Trier, Idar-Oberstein (Germany)
- Students sections: with the advice of AGC and GiF boards coordinated by  Eliana Negroni, jewellery industry designer, contemporary jewellery collector and curator.


Awards
_Gioielli in Fermento 2019 Award.
Participation to JOYA Barcelona Art Jewellery & Objects in October 2019.
The awarded artist will be reported in all communication concerning her/his participation in Joya Barcelona as "Gioielli in Fermento 2019 awarded artist."
The awarded work will be acquired by a private collection.
Further exhibiting opportunities.
 _Gioielli in Fermento 2019 Award - Emerging Artist.
The online publishing of the artist profile on Klimt02.net network. Further exhibiting opportunities.
_Gioielli in Fermento 2019 Special Mentions.
Special mentions might be assigned to the most interesting works. Further exhibiting opportunities.
_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 2018 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 application 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 Young May 2019 in Florence (train-route in Italy or partial grant to low-cost European flight).
- Official mentions to the institutions with a number of applications and selected students.


Exhibition Opening and Award Ceremony:
Exhibition opening and the Award ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 12th at 4 pm at Villa Braghieri Albesani, Castel San Giovanni (Piacenza, Italy).

- A catalogue of all the selected works will be published, as part of the Gioielli in Fermento #gallery books collection. The project has the official recognition of the City of Castel San Giovanni, the Province of Piacenza and the Region of Emilia Romagna Institutions. 
- Suitable promotion of the project will be provided with the collaboration of Joya Art Jewellery Fair Barcelona, Klimt02 International Art Jewellery online network and AJF Art Jewelry Forum. 
- A list of displayed pieces and values will be made available for public view, and reservations to buy will be communicated to the requested artists and settled by them directly at the end of the exhibition project.
- The travelling exhibition program of Gioielli in Fermento #gallery will involve the selected artists who wish to take part in the project and will be published online during the year on www.gioiellinfermento.com - www.agc-it.org - www.klimt02.net  and advertised as much as possible in the field and news media.


Gioielli in Fermento 2019 in collaboration with:
Comune di Castel San Giovanni - Provincia di Piacenza, Italy. AGC Associazione Gioiello Contemporaneo. Le Arti Orafe Jewellery School Florence, Italy. JOYA International Art Jewellery Fair Barcelona, Spain. Klimt02 Art Jewellery Online Platform. Charon Kransen Arts New York, US.

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

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