Open Call for Curated by. by Charles Simmonds

The Second Edition of our series of Artist curated jewellery exhibitions. Merging the worlds of Fashion, Jewellery & Art we invite you to experience the collaboration between these different worlds.

Curated by London born, Berlin based, Charles Simmonds; a multidisciplinary artist specialising in painting, drawing, photography & writing.

Opening reception: Wednesday 17.06.2020, 6 - 9 pm.
Drinks Served.

Concept Call-out
My collection of paintings for this show draws directly from the metaphysical & imagination, being that they are an intuitive fantastical representation of the ethereal, - bold in their playful freeness, but still possessing both emotional depth & structure.
Thus, for this curation I call for firstly ethereal pieces, think absolute beauty, delicate & potentially surreal, different from the status quo, in whatever form, shape or style that may be, I am thinking light, bright, intricate & cosmic!
An abundance or lack of vibrate colour is your choice but I wish to stay away from earthy colours & lean more towards, pastel tones, shinning silvers & golds, - think sunlight, starlight & light that collides with precious gems, but by no means is this to exclude more experimental & innovative materials & methods, weird & wondrous is welcome, but lite & light is preferable over heavy & dark tones & pieces.
/ Charles Simmonds

Submission details:

• Submissions can be a single work or series of up to 3 works that present together, the work will be exhibited during the period at AA-COLLECTED in the district of Kreuzberg, Berlin.
• Submission fee is €60 (netto), jewellers will receive prompt reply if you have been selected or not, along with details on payment & shipping your items.
• Materials and size of work is open, but innovative/unusual materials and practices will be favoured.
• Previously produced works or detailed sketches of work to be made both accepted, concept explained in mission statement should link to brief.
• Please send email with 1-3 images of the work(s) or detailed technical drawing with material and execution outlined alongside a mission statement about the work approximately 200 words.
• Works will be for sale during the period with 30% commission taken on netto sales price.

Key Dates:
29.05 - Application Deadline
01.06 - Final Participants announcement
01.06 - 29.08.20 - Exhibition Dates
15.06 - Deadline for receiving work
17.06 - Opening Reception
31.08 - Exhibition Ends
Please send applications to info@aa-collected.com


Selected jewellers receive:

• Opportunity to showcase and sell in our retail showroom and online platform.
• Feature in Event post on Klimt02.
• High-resolution images of your work in our event photos.
• Inclusion in exhibition Opening Reception event mid-June with drinks and event photographer.
• Promotion across our social network platforms.

About Charles Simmonds
Born in 1989 London, Charles Simmonds is a multidisciplinary artist specialising in painting, drawing, photography & writing. Now based in Berlin the artist channels all aspects of what interests him & what pulls at his soul strings into his work. From ancient philosophy, science, history, astronomy, deep space, the human form, inner & outer interactions, to emotional everything's, flowing poetic prose & humorous observations on the outer & inner worlds. A solitary insanity in the awareness of all things being obscurely painful & beautiful is at the centre of the artists work.