Open Call for Shining Despair

We all suffer. The texture, characteristics, and significance of our suffering are more or less known to us, we try to get rid of them. Always with limited success. Some sort of pain and suffering are too overwhelming and cause a feeling of helplessness and a state of mind that we can either transform or accept as it is.

But we artists have a unique opportunity; with our craftsmanship and its requirements and the various materials and substances that are in front of us, we can take out the texture of our despair and transform it, following the call for life and creating luminous objects, – giving birth to a shining jewelry piece, with all its beauty and grace, a silent witness to our despair.

Theme:
Alliages (Contemporary Art Jewelry collective, non-profit organization) organizes an exhibition to be held during Schmuck 2025 event in Munich (March 12th-16th, 2025) and more destinations afterwards (May to November 2025). The exhibition theme is Shining Despair and each artist may submit their own vision of the subject.

Application:
Artists working in Contemporary Art Jewelry at any level (students, newly graduated & established) can apply for this exhibition with a maximum of 2 finished pieces. All propositions must be one-of-a-kind artworks done in the last 5 years, never shown with Alliages and preferably not shown in previous Jewelry Weeks events. Applications must imperatively be sent via the dedicated form on the Alliages website and must contain all requested data. Any other form of application will not be accepted or taken into consideration. If the data sent is wrong or incomplete, the application will automatically be cancelled.

How to apply?

1. Go to the Alliages website and apply via the online form (link on home page).
2. Read the Terms and Conditions in Section 1.
3. To be eligible for selection, you must first pay the application fee in section 2 and use the confirmation payment code emailed to you by PayPal once paid in your application. Your submission will NOT be accepted until your payment has been received
4. Read the Image tips to be sure that your photos are in the required format and size.
5. Once the application fee is paid, you can send the application in section 3.
6. If you have any questions please read the « FAQ & Tips » section. If you do not find the answer to your question, send us a message (use the form below or via a DM in Facebook or Instagram)

Application fee:
A fee of 20 € (twenty) will be requested for the application when the application is sent by October 13th, 2024. A fee of 25 € (twenty-five) will be requested if the application is sent as of October 14th, 2024. To have a valid application, the payment must have to be done on the same date as the application (payment and application must have the same date)

Selection:
All applicants will be notified before the end of November 2024 of the curator’s choice via email as to whether their application has been successful or not. The list of selected artists will be published on the ALLIAGES social media accounts and website. The selected pieces will be displayed at Schmuck event 2025 and further destinations until November 2025 (**). The exhibition is curated by Juan Riusech, contemporary art jeweler, curator and founder of Alliages.

Entry criteria:
Each artist may freely present their vision of the theme with a free choice of media, materials and size. Works presented must be original and one-of-a-kind. You may submit up to 2 completed pieces and they can be for sell or just for exhibition (not for sale).

Key dates:
Application: October 27th, 2024 midnight
Shortlist: End of November 2024

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