Contemporary Wearables '25 Biennial Jewellery Award & Exhibition

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• Email: contemporarywearables@tr.qld.gov.au

• Telephone: (07) 4688 6652, Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm

• Street address: 531 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba QLD 4350

• Postal address: PO Box 3021, Toowoomba QLD 4350

Eligibility requirements

• The applicant must be a permanent resident of Australia.

• The entry must be made in the past two years, including student entries, and must be the sole work in design and craftsmanship of the artist or collaborating artists.

• The entry must adhere to the terms and conditions on our website.

Entry requirements

• Artist entry fee of $35.00 (incl. GST) – includes up to 2 (two) separate works. To be paid via credit card over the phone

• Payment is required before submitting this entry form. 

• The entry form will require the following details:

  • artist statement – 200 words maximum

  • description of work – 200 words maximum

  • high resolution images – up to four images per work entered. Works can be a piece, set, or series and include multimedia or installation components if intrinsic to the work

  • a letter on institutional letterhead confirming student status (if applicable).
    

• The completed entry must be submitted no later than Friday 2 May 2025.
  

Payment is required before submitting this entry form. To pay your $35 entry fee, please call: 

 Toowoomba Regional Council Customer Service Centre 131 872 

• Monday to Friday 8.30am – 5pm, Australian Eastern Standard Time. 

• Visa and MasterCard payments will attract a 0.33% surcharge. 

  Quote payment reference 'RC code 8551'.

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 Contemporary Wearables '25 Biennial Jewellery Award & Exhibition

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 Contemporary Wearables '25 Biennial Jewellery Award & Exhibition

You can submit up to four (4) individual images of two (2) entries which will be considered for selection. Please submit high resolution images for each artwork (no larger than 2MB at 300dpi).

Make sure your file name is in the following format: 

Artist Name_Title_Year_Medium _ Dimensions _ Value

• Dimensions - Height x Width x Depth

• Value (for insurance purposes)

• Photographer credit (if applicable)
  

Submit high resolution images for each artwork (no larger than 2MB at 300dpi).

Submit high resolution images for each artwork (no larger than 2MB at 300dpi).

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 Contemporary Wearables '25 Biennial Jewellery Award & Exhibition

Entries:

• Artists must be permanent residents of Australia

• Entered works must have been made in the past two years (including student entries) and must be the sole work in design and craftsmanship of the artist or the collaborating artists

• All entries must be available for acquisition. The acquisition price must include the amount the artist wishes to receive plus any GST and/or agent fees payable by the artist

• All works must be available for the full exhibition period

• Artists are eligible to enter up to 2 (two) separate works. Works can be a piece, set or series and include multimedia or installation components if intrinsic to the work

• Multiple jewellery pieces entered as one work/set/series will be accepted at the discretion of the Gallery

• Only one entry fee per artist applies

• The entry fee is payable by credit card over the phone prior to filling in the online entry form. Visa and MasterCard payments will attract a 0.33% surcharge

• Call Toowoomba Customer Service Centre - From Australia 131 872, Monday to Friday 8.30am– 5pm Australian Eastern Standard Time to pay the entry fee

• Applications must be submitted no later than 5pm Friday 2 May 2025

• Late entries cannot be accepted

• Entries without a $35.00 entry fee cannot be accepted

• No refunds on entry fees will be made under any circumstances

• Completed submission of entry indicates the artist’s consent to the full terms and conditions

• Images supplied should visually describe the entry and should showcase detailed areas of fashioning and construction integral to the work

• Works must be photographed against a plain background

• Maximum of 4 images per work submitted

• Images must be digital, high resolution, resolved to at least 300 dpi, no more than 2MB each and must be suitable for print reproduction

• Images must be submitted electronically via email. Image file MUST be named using your name and artwork title

• A description of the work including materials and techniques used must be supplied electronically with the entry – 200 words max

• Artist statements must be supplied with the entry and must describe the areas, themes or concerns that inform the entrant’s practice and address the rationale for the work – 200 words max

• To be eligible for the Student Award, the entrant must have completed the work entered while enrolled in a relevant arts course. A letter on an institutional letterhead confirming this status must be supplied by the course examiner and included with the entry

• Entries will be assessed by a jury panel of arts professionals appointed by Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery including jewellers, educators, curators and gallery representatives

• Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery reserves the right to cancel any aspect of the award and exhibition, change dates or restrict entry due to legislative obligations.

Selected artists:

• Selected artists will be notified and emailed an ‘acceptance form’ by Friday 6 June 2025

• All decisions are final, and no correspondence will be entered into

• Selected artists must confirm their participation by returning the completed ‘acceptance form’ [itemising acquisition price, insurance value, artist contact details and GST status] by 22 June 2025

• Only the selected work as illustrated in entry images will be exhibited. No variation in size, sets or series will be considered

Publicity & promotion:

• Selected participants give Toowoomba Regional Council permission to reproduce photographs of any entries with participant’s acknowledgement for promotional, archival, catalogue and educational support material purposes related to the exhibition and the Gallery’s collections and services prior to, during and after the exhibition period without fee. The signed entry form acknowledges this permission

Packaging:

• A completed delivery form (supplied) must accompany each work

• Works must be securely packed in an appropriate Australia Post container or equivalent to ensure undamaged delivery

• Packaging must be easily reusable for the return of works. Works will be unpacked and re-packed according to artist’s instructions

• Pre-paid, self-addressed return packaging must be enclosed for the return of work

• Any work without pre-paid, self-addressed return packaging will not be returned to the artist and the work(s) disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 2009

• It is the artist’s responsibility to notify the Gallery of any change of address and contact details during the duration of the project

Delivery of works:

• Selected participants are responsible for all transit costs. Works must arrive to the Gallery and return to the artist free of charge

• Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery will accept no liability for loss/damage during transit

• Works must be delivered to the Gallery once the selected artist has returned their completed ‘acceptance form’ and NO LATER than 5pm Friday 18 July 2025

• Works received later than 18 July 2025 will not be accepted

Insurance:

• Selected artists are responsible for the insurance of their work during transit to and from the Gallery

• Works will be insured by the Gallery during the exhibition from the time of receipt at the Gallery until the time of dispatch back to the artist on agreement of insurance value

Exhibition:

• The exhibition will be on display at Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery from Saturday 30 August until Sunday 23 November 2025

• The Gallery will not facilitate sales and works will not be for sale to the public during the exhibition

• Selected artists may request their supplied contact details be provided to interested patrons for sales opportunities

• Under no circumstance will any works selected for exhibition be removed prior to the end of the exhibition by the artist or their representative

Awards & acquisitions:

• The Judge will be appointed by Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery. The Judge’s decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into

• The Judge will make recommendations for acquisitions

• The Gallery reserves the right to not acquire

• The date of the official opening with announcement of awards and acquisitions is Friday 29 August 2025.

• Award winners and artists of acquired works will be notified by phone

• All artists will be advised of Award winners and acquisitions by Monday 1 September 2025

• Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery reserves the right to limit entry, amend rules or substitute prizes if considered necessary without notice

Return of works:

• Any work not acquired for the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery – Toowoomba City Collection will be dispatched to the artist by end of November 2025

• Works will be returned using prepaid postage as supplied by the artist

• Works will be returned to last known address. It is the responsibility of the artist to notify the Gallery in writing of any change in address and contact details as soon as possible after these become known.

I understand and acknowledge that:

• I have read and accepted the terms and conditions of entry.

• I have paid my entry fee.

• I have included images of my artwork/s and provided a description of work and artist statement with my entry.

• I have included a letter on institutional letterhead confirming my student status (if applicable)
  

• I certify that the entered pieces are my original works and belong to me. I acknowledge that if my entry does not meet the conditions of entry, it will be ineligible.

• I agree to the published conditions of entry. Should any dispute arise for which no specific ruling has been laid down, the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery’s decision shall be final.

• The information provided in this application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.

• Council may refuse this application if it becomes evident that any information or supporting documents provided are incomplete or false.

• I approve of the information that has been provided in this application.

• I acknowledge Queensland State Laws will accept this communication as containing my signature within the meaning of the  Electronic Transactions (Queensland) Act 2001.

Submission of entry will be acknowledged with a confirmation email including additional information, a copy of this form and a copy of the terms and conditions of entry.

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