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Open Call for Sparkle. An exhibition by Alliages at Cagnes Week in 2026

Open call  /  26 Jan 2026  -  22 Mar 2026
Published: 26.01.2026
Open Call for Sparkle. An exhibition by Alliages at Cagnes Week in 2026.

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Intro
DESTINATION BIJOU (Contemporary Art Jewellery week of Cagnes-sur-mer, France) is launching an exhibition to be held in the Contemporary Jewellery Museum Espace Solidor from June 4th to September 20th, 2026.

The exhibition theme is "Sparkle/Eclat" and each artist may submit their own vision of this multifaceted subject.
Often associated with brilliance, glamour, or the gleam of precious stones, sparkle can also be subtle, conceptual, emotional, or metaphorical. We encourage artists to push beyond the obvious and investigate every possible resonance of the word, visible or invisible, literal or symbolic.
 
Artists working in Contemporary Art Jewellery at any level (students, newly graduated & established) can apply for this exhibition with 1 finished piece. All propositions must be a one-of-a-kind artworks done in the last 5 years, never shown in previous Jewellery 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 data sent is wrong or incomplete, the application will be discarded.

How to apply?
Go to the Alliages website to find all the information and conditions.

Deadline Submission: Sunday, March 22nd, 2026, midnight. Applications sent after the deadline will not be accepted. Only one application per artist will be accepted (first application sent).


3 STEPS :
1. Read the Terms and Conditions (Section 1)
2. Pay the application fee (Section 2)
3. Send the application (Section 3)


Application fee:
A fee of 35 € (thirty-five Euros) will be requested for the application. To have a valid application, the payment must be made on the same date as the application (payment and application must have the same date). The application fee paid is not reimbursed for any reason.
The money collected during the call will be used to buy some of the pieces shown during the exhibition and donated to the Espace Solidor Museum for their permanent collection.

Selection:
All applicants will be notified via email before mid-April 2026 if they have been selected.
The list of selected artists will be published on the DESTINATION BIJOU social media accounts and website. The exhibition is juried and curated by Isabelle Busnel, Sébastien Carré and Juan Riusech.   

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, and never shown in previous Jewellery Weeks events. You may submit 1 completed piece, and it can be for sale or just for exhibition (not for sale). 

Text Guideline: 
Please include a description of the work you are applying with, referring to the subject of the exhibition (statement). We ask that it be no more than 1.200 characters (including spaces and punctuation) and written in English.

Key dates:
Application: March 22nd, 2026
Short list: Mid April 2026
Reception of the works: May 10th, 2026


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