Call for applications: Schmuck 2018

Schmuck is organized since 1959 at the international trade fair. It is the eldest special jewelry show in the world. Both young talents and experienced artists working in the applied arts and technology will have the opportunity to show their work in the international competition.

Deadline for all applications will be the 6th October 2017

The competition is being organised by the Munich and Upper Bavarian Chamber of Skilled Trades and jointly sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy and the Bavarian State Ministry for Economics and Media, Energy and Technology. „Schmuck“ takes place every year as a special exhibition during the Munich International Skilled Trades Fair in March.

Projects by around 60+ participants from ca. 30 countries are exhibited in specially designed exhibition spaces over around 600 m2. At the start of the fair, we publish a high-quality catalogue to introduce the participants, together with a short biography and a description of the work. During the fair, an international jury nominates the winner of the Herbert Hofmann Prize The prize is nominal. The prize winners are mentioned again in the catalogue the following year.

The contributions should reflect the development of the artist or technician while illustrating the type of work and the topics that s/he is currently involved in. The work may not be more than two year old. The selection panel considers the applications and selects the entrants for the competition. The entrants’ contributions are then exhibited at the „Schmuck“ exhibition, which takes place during the International Skilled Trades Fair. They are appraised here by an international jury. Either individual items or a group of works can be considered. Depending on the size, no more than eight works should be presented.

A catalogue will be published for the special exhibition: Each artist will be presented with a colour photograph. We will take the photographs from your application documents. If the quality of the photographs is not sufficient, we will contact you. Please note that your photographs can be used for advertising purposes: The exhibitors agree that any photographs they send to us can be used for exhibition and press purposes.

Please note that we will not send back any application material.

The competition is publicly funded. This covers the space on the fair itself, the catalogue entry and part of the transport of the objects to and from Munich.
 
We are grafetul to the Bavarian State Ministry of Commerce and Media, Energy and Technology for the support they have lent this special show, to the Danner Foundation for their sponsorship, and to the Association of Trades Fairs as organizer of the Crafts and Trades Fair Munich.
 


Place and Time
“Schmuck 2018“ is a special jewellery show during the 70th International Trade Fair Munich (IHM) in hall B1 at the fair ground Munich.

Costs
Entry in the “Schmuck 2018” exhibition is free of charge apart from the costs for transporting your jewellery items to Munich and for the transport insurance.

Exhibits
Unless alternative arrangements have been made, please send us a group of 3-5 objects. We reserve the right to decide the presentation of your work and thus the final selection of objects to be displayed. We regret that we cannot exhibit installations, packing, texts or photographs. Assembly up the display cabinets will be organised by the goldsmith artist Alexandra Bahlmann.

Catalogue
A catalogue will be published for the special exhibition ”Schmuck 2018”. Each artist will be presented with a colour photograph (with information about the year of creation, material, size and title). We will take the photographs from your application documents. If the quality of the photographs is not sufficient, we will contact you. Please note that your photographs can be used for advertising purposes. The exhibitors agree that any photographs they send to us can be used for exhibition and press purposes. A limited amount of space is available for the curriculum vitae. Please provide us with details about your professional career, together with prizes and awards. It may be necessary to use abbreviations in some cases.

Packing and Insurance
Please ensure the exhibits are packed in such a way that the packing can also be used to return them after the exhibition. We can provide no insurance cover for exhibits that are delivered in a damaged state here in Munich on account of insufficient packing. Your exhibits are not insured by the organiser until they arrive at Spedition Schenker (the forwarding agent). The insurance cover expires as soon as the exhibits are delivered back to you.

Labelling
The details that you enter in the insurance lists are binding both for the insurance and for the labelling of the exhibits. Please make exact entries about the title, material, technique, size and year of creation. Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern · Max-Joseph-Straße 4 · 80333 München Eva Sarnowski, Telefon 0049(0)89 5119-248, Fax 0049(0)89 5119-245, eva.sarnowski@hwk-muenchen.de

Delivery
If you wish to deliver the exhibits in person, please contact Eva Sarnowski.(+49 89 5119 248) To complete customs formalities, it is important that an insurance list is enclosed with the delivery as a pro forma invoice. A note must be made on the documents stating that the exhibits are being imported for the purposes of temporary exhibition and please deliver your contribution to the exhibition to us ( Please note that we cannot guarantee inclusion of items that do not arrive in Munich on time) arriving until 17 th February 2017 to Schenker Deutschland AG Fairs/Special Transports, Paul-Henri-Spaak-Str. 8 (Gate 21) 81829 München, Germany, Phone +49 89 949 24 327 Fax +49 89 949 24 339

Return Delivery
On the insurance lists, please inform us whether you want the exhibits to be returned by forwarding agent or by post, and please inform us of the exact address for the return delivery. When the exhibits are delivered to you, you must check them immediately for damage. If any damage is detected, you need to take photographs of it. If the return transport is made by a forwarding agent, the forwarding agent must report the damage immediately on the bill of consignment. Damages arising during postal delivery are to be reported at the relevant post office. The damage report that you send to us must be accompanied by photographs of the damage, a damage report, a damage bill and – if applicable - the bill of consignment. All cases of damage must be reported to us within four weeks of receipt. If the damage is not reported until later, the insurance company can decline cover. This is in accordance with normal international insurance conditions.

Sale
Items of jewellery can be – but do not have to be - offered for sale. Please enter the sale price including VAT in the insurance list. Please discuss the prices in advance with your gallerist. We do not earn any sales commission. Please do not forget to enter your bank details in the insurance lists. Any costs arising from transfers are borne by the exhibitor.


Schedule:
6th October 2017
Close of application period

End of October 2017
You will be informed by us whether you have been selected for „Schmuck“ 2018.

15th December 2017
Deadline for the insurance information. These information counts as binding exhibition information (labelling) and must contain details of materials and sizes..

Middle of January to 19th February 2018
Timeframe for delivery of exhibits to Spedition Schenker or to the trade fair in Munich. If you wish to bring your exhibits to Schenker in person, please contact Mr. Tobias Wörmann beforehand at +49 89 949 24 327.

7th to 13th March 2018
Special exhibition „Schmuck“ at the International Skilled Trades Fair.
Thursday 18:00 VIP evening at the fair.
Presentation of prizes on Saturday, 17:00 on the stage in hall B1 and meeting of the jewellers and the participants of the other special exhibitions in the city center.

13th March 2018, 18.00 - 22.00 h
Disassembly of the exhibition. Deadline for self-assemblers and exhibitors collecting their works themselves. Note for drivers: until 8:00 p.m., the entries to the halls will be blocked by trucks. It will not be possible to collect by car until late in the evening or the following morning.

14th March 2018
Packing of exhibits for return by the exhibition team in the unpacking room. Deadline for exhibitors collecting their works themselves.

15th March 2018, 2:00 h
Handing over of objects to Schenker/Munich Trade Fair. After this, objects can only be collected by exhibitors wishing to collect their exhibits themselves directly from Schenker/Munich Trade Fair.

From 19th March 2018 Return of objects by Schenker.
Any damage incurred during transport must be documented photographically upon arrival and shown to the driver (forwarding agent or post). Damage to be reported to the „Talente“ organisation as soon as possible, at latest within four weeks.

End of April 2018 Expiry of insurance cover.

31st May 2018 Deadline for final invoices.
For legal reasons, any invoices arriving after this deadline cannot be given consideration.