Open Call for the Romanian Jewelry Week 2021

How to apply?
Terms and conditions for each of the three categories are mentioned in the designated area of REGISTRATIONS and in the application form on the online platform.

Jewelry designers worldwide, emerging or established, that activate in the field of contemporary jewelry: romanianjewelryweek.com/registration-designers
Collectives, institutions, and partner locations (galleries, museums, schools, event organizers, jewelry weeks, etc): romanianjewelryweek.com/collectives-and-institutions
Jewelry publications (books, albums, magazines, etc): romanianjewelryweek.com/publications
 
> Designers and collectives can apply with existing portfolios, but can also propose after the selection of new pieces for the exhibition.

 
Romanian Jewelry Week is an international event organized by Assamblage. The first edition was held in September 2020 and gathered over 150 designers, schools, and associations from all over the world, with exhibitions, guided tours, conferences, and book launchings in seven cultural locations, galleries, and museums in Bucharest. With an audience of over 2000 visitors, the event managed to adjust to the conditions and restrictions of the pandemic context while maintaining its purpose – to create a long-awaited meeting place and dialogue context between artists and the audience.
 
Over 150 contemporary jewelry designers presented their collections at Romanian Jewelry Week 2020: designers, collectives, schools, and associations of designers from Portugal, Italy, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Canada, Israel, China, South Korea, USA, Mexico, and many more, as well as guest partners like PIN Association, Krama Institute, Milano Jewelry Week, Budapest Art Jewelry Night.
 
The jury also designed the following awards of the first edition of the event:

The award for social message: Junnan Songxu (China) and Mihaela Coman (Romania).
The award for experimentation and innovation: Stefania Sioufa (Greece) and Ting Chun Chen (Taiwan).
The award for excellence in technique: Tanya Crane (USA) and Andreia Gabriela Popescu (Romania).
The Assamblage award: Alexandra Florea (Romania).
The emerging designer award: Gena Tudor (Romania).
The Grand award of Romanian Jewelry Week: Silvia Cruceru (Romania).
 
These 6 categories of awards will be maintained in the following editions, encouraging designers to experiment, innovate, rediscover traditional techniques and integrate them in contemporary jewelry and offer a meaningful view of the cultural and historical context through their works.