Open Call for the X Contemporary Goldsmithing and Jewelry Curated Exhibition

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Key Dates:
Submission entry: Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
Notification of selected participants: Wednesday, October 15th, 2025
Entry fee: Wednesday, October 29th, 2025
Arrival of shipment: Wednesday, December 3th, 2025

All of the authors will be exhibited at the at the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas de Madrid, as well as in the Museo Cerralbo. Exhibition: Private CollectingꞏContemporary Goldsmithing

Several authors selected from the designers exhibited at those museums will also be selected to be exhibited, with no further fees, at one of the following museums:

MUSEO LÁZARO GALDIANO.
CASA MUSEO LOPE DE VEGA.
IMPRENTA MUNICIPAL - ARTES DEL LIBRO: Exhibition Creative process Goldsmithery drawings.
MUSEO DE ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO DE MADRID (previous Cuartel del Conde Duque).
MUSEO DE HISTORIA DE MADRID (former Real Hospicio de San Fernando) Exhibition: Madrid goldsmiths
MUSEO DE SAN ISIDRO (Los Orígenes de Madrid).
MUSEO EFÍMERO-MADRIDJOYA-IFEMA: Exhibition Contemporary space madOC.

Participants
The X CONTEMPORARY GOLDSMITHING EXHIBITION has an international nature, allowing contemporary goldsmiths and jewel designers from every nationality to participate.

Exhibition Coverage
- Exhibition of the selected artworks at Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas of Madrid and the other museums: February 11th – March 29th 2026.
- Exhibition labels and all artwork technical specifications including artist information.
- 2.500 printed triptychs will be handed out at academic, cultural and public institutions, and tourist and cultural centers.
- Contact details of the designers in exhibition spaces.
- 1.000 artwork catalogue copies with two pages per artist and contact details. Three copies will be handed out to each designer.
- Guided tours of the X Exhibitions by AdOC’s members.

Eligibility
Artists may submit up to 5 separate finished artworks (or a collection of pieces belonging to a set). The Jury will select a maximum of 3 pieces by each designer to be exhibited, corresponding to the categories of Contemporary Goldsmith and/or Jewelry. All pieces must be singular or limited series.
All materials are acceptable but at least 25% must be made or plated in fine metals.

Required Information:
- Registration Form (Annex).
- Max 3 photographs of each piece with white background, high resolution (min. 300 ppp), CMYK, JPG or TIFF format, for reproduction in a 16 x 16 cm brochure.
- All the required documentation must be sent via email or WeTransfer to asoc.adoc@gmail.com

Selection Criteria. Jurying Process & Jury
The Jury will be presided over by Mss. Lorena Martinez de Corral, who will act as curator.
The following selection criteria will be applied: Contemporaneity and design, Concept and investigation, technical execution and innovation and use of new materials.

Entry fee
Registration is free.
Enrollment fee: to be paid once the designer is notified of the selection: 350 €
- The fee is non-refundable.
- Bank details for payment will be sent to the selected participants, to carry out the payment according to the established dates.
- All shipping and return expenses will be paid by the designer. 
- The designer accepts all risks of loss or damage of the pieces during transport to and from the exhibition, as well as during the stay at the different exhibition spaces.

Conditions and General Rules
- The jury´s decisions on the selection of pieces are irrevocable. The organization reserves the right of revision of these terms and conditions without prior notice.
- Once selected, the designers accept the agreement made between both parties is valid and compromise to its fulfilment.
- The staging and dismantling of the exhibition are in charge of AdOC, who will take the greatest care during manipulation of the pieces, although it will not be responsible for any damages made during the process.
- The selected designers agree to the use and diffusion in media and publication by the organization of the provided images and photographs of the event.
- Designers may donate pieces to the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas

Addendum X Contemporary Goldsmithing Exhibition
Agreements between AdOC and various international fairs such as ROJW 2026, Inflow 2026, Cluster Contemporary Jewellery Fair 2026, and Venice Design Week 2026 will allow a selection of authors to participate for free in these exhibitions.


>> Check here the 2023 Exhibition Catalogue