Open Call: Enjoia't Awards 2018

OPEN CALL ENJOIA’T is an international open call addressed to students and professional jewelers.
Each author can present either one piece or a collection. In case of being selected, the organiza- tion will decide the extension of the collection in its exhibition. All documents presented at the registration firm will be considered for the selection.


REGISTRATION

More than one registration per person will not be permitted. The jewel presented must not have been created before 8th of June 2016 or it must not have won any national or international prize. Materials, size and concept are open.
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Last day to fill the registration form: 22th of July 2018
In order to participate at ENJOIA’T 2018 Awards participants should accept these guidelines.


INSCRIPTION FEE
  Bank transfer: I.B.A.N. SE35 0081 0140 8100 0146 5851 / BIC: BSABESBB
Each participant must pay transfer commissions and shipping costs of the parcel.

CALL PHASES

First Phase:
The Jury will select the pieces that will be included in the ENJOIA’T exhibition from all of the information received from the participants. The exhibition will take place from the 13th of September to the 5th of October 2018 in the hall of the Design HUB building, Barcelona, floor 0.

Selected participants should deliver their jewelry before the 20th of August:
– Directly to the office by previous appointment, in person at the A-FAD office (Plaza de las Glorias Catalanas, 37-38, 08018 Barcelona Floor -1. (info@a-fad.org, T. 93 25 66 776/ 93 25 66 777)
– Shipping to: “A- FAD, Artistas y Artesanos del FAD” to the address Plaza de las Glorias Catalanas, 37-38, 08018 Barcelona. From 9am to 6pm.

Second Phase:
Selected participants will have 5 minutes to present and defend their jewel to the jury the 6th of October in the Boardroom located on -1 floor of the Design HUB Barcelona Building in the schedule that will be established later on.
Each selected participant will have to bring the piece (himself or another person) and will have 5 minutes to present it to the jury. The technical aspects and inno- vation of the same piece will be valued.
At the end of the celebration, the jury will make their decision pub- lic and hand out certificates to the winners and finalists the 6th of October. Selected participants will exhibit their jewel among the public assistant so that they can choose the winner of the Opinion Award.


CATEGORIES AND PRIZES

Professional Award
There will be only one winner and a maximum of two finalists.
The winner will be crowned with a piece made by Agustina Ros, winner of the ENJOIA’T Profes- sional Award 2017, and will be given the responsibility to make the crown for the following year. This crown will join the ENJOIA’T Crown Collection.
The prize is of a booth at JOYA, Barcelona Contemporary Jewelry Fair 2019, valued 800 euros and accomodation for 5 days in Bar- celona for jewellers coming from outside Barcelona. The awarded piece will become a part of the Design Museum of Barcelona collection, optionally if the win- ner agrees.


Student Award
There will be only one winner and a maximum of two finalists.
The winner will be crowned with a piece made by Elena Moreno, winner of the ENJOIA’T Student Award 2017, and will be given the responsibility to make the crown for the following year.
The prize is of a booth at JOYA, Barcelona Contemporary Jewelry Fair 2019, valued 800 euros and accomodation for 5 days in Bar- celona for jewellers coming from outside Barcelona.


Opinion Award
There will be only one winner among all the candidates. The result will be decided according to the votes obtained from the public attending the awards the 6th of Ocober. The winner will be crowned by a jewel designed by a student from the Llotja School.
Winners and finalists of each cat- egory will receive a certificate.


MISUI Award
This year we are collaborating with MISUI brand that offers a new category to ENJOIA’T 2018 call. The brand from Barcelona MISUI is an jewellers editorial that works with its artists in order to develop innovative projects.
ENJOIA’T participants can op- tionally opt to MISUI award at the registration form.

MISUI does not award a piece or a collection specifically but a particular language. Information required at the ENJOIA’T registra- tion form will be used to evaluate the winner for this category.

One winner will be decided from the selected by ENJOIA’T awards. MISUI reserves the right to de- clare the prize null. The prize is the acomplishment of a jewel with the creative direc- tion of the brand with the support of MISUI technicians and special- ists. From the assignment non-re- munerated, the awarded designer will have the freedom to create and imagine enjoying the materi- als and tools so the jewel can be shaped with the maximum qual- ity. Production costs (materials, tools and travels) will be assumed by MISUI. The resultant piece will be exposed during October 2019 at MISUI showroom space.
Winner will recieve a special recognition trophy by MISUI .