Preziosa Young Design Competition 2021

Thanks to the seriousness of intent, to the visibility and promotion deals to selected artists, and to the high profile of the jury, PYOUNG has become a prestigious worldwide event. Every year we select a small number of artists by assessing the material that the candidates submit to us: a concise presentation of their research and images of their work. The jury doesn’t know the participants’ names, countries of origin or the schools they have attended, and have to choose the winners on the basis of the originality of their research, the formal quality of the jewellery, and the coherence between concept and objects.

PREZIOSA is a cultural project, the first annual exhibition dedicated to Contemporary Jewellery in Italy. Every year the artistic approach to the complex subject of jewellery is explored through a specific concept and with the selection of artists from the international scene. The project, imagined, managed and coordinated by LAO started in 2005 and has quickly become the most important Italian event devoted to contemporary jewellery.
PREZIOSA can be considered as an explorative path always in motion

Preziosa Young Competition is open to worldwide artists, goldsmiths, silversmiths, designers, and professionals, to present projects that illustrate the work in which they are currently involved.

For each edition, an international jury composed of curators, artists, and critics selects a small number of young artists from all those who have submitted their candidature.
Selected artists will be exhibited in specially designed exhibition spaces at PREZIOSA Exhibition,Florence Jewellery Week (www.preziosa.org). A high-quality catalogue will be published, introduce the selected artists with a short biography, full colour images, and a description of the work.

Prizes and Recognition:
The participants in the competition do not pay an entry fee and the winners do not receive any financial prize. LAO produces a catalogue and the works are exhibited at the PREZIOSA event, during which many other artists are present. In this way, the young artists have the opportunity to present their research in an international-level artistic environment.

Thanks to a collaboration agreement between LAO and the Inhorgenta fair, one of the selected artists are awarded free exhibition space there during the following edition of the fair.
LAO offers one of the winners a three-month stay in Florence as “artist in residence”.

Awards:
1. PREZIOSA prize.
The works of the selected participants will be presented in May-June 2019, in Florence, in conjunction with FLORENCE JEWELLERY WEEK, and a full colour catalogue will be published.
2. LAO special prize.
One of the selected artists is invited to Florence for a period of one to three months, as Artist in residence.
3. Inhorgenta prize.
One of the selected artists is awarded a free space for participation as an exhibitor to the following edition of the fair.

Exhibition:
The PREZIOSA YOUNG exhibition will take place in Florence, in conjunction with the international exhibition/conference Preziosa, Florence Jewellery Week. The organizers could also plan other exhibitions throughout the year. By entering the competition, candidates automatically accept the obligation, if selected, to deliver their works to all the scheduled events. The winners of the competition must send a congruous number of objects for the scheduled exhibitions, according to the indications by the organizers. These pieces must be the same (or similar) to those submitted for the selection. A full colour catalogue will be published, with CV and statement of the winners.


>> Complete information to apply. Deadline 15 /11 / 2021