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Awards and Acquisitions Announcement | Contemporary Wearables 21
From: | Friday 03 September 2021 |
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To: | Friday 03 September 2021 |
Time: | 5:30pm - 06:30pm Friday 03 September 2021 |
Location: | Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, 531 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba, QLD 4350 Australia |
FREE ADMISSION | GALLERY OPEN: Tuesday to Saturday 10.30am – 3.30pm | Sunday 1pm – 4pm | Monday 13 & 20 September 10.30am – 3.30pm
Closed Other Mondays & Public Holidays
Contemporary Wearables Biennial Jewellery Award and Exhibition is the focus of Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery's contribution to promoting excellence in contemporary adornment. Acquisitions from the Award have made a significant contribution to building one Australia’s leading contemporary jewellery collections housed at Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery.
Awards and acquisitions for 2021 will be announced Friday 3 September at 5.30pm via a live-stream on the Toowoomba Region Youtube channel. Click on the following link to join us Awards and Acquisitions Announcement.
2021 awards include:
Award winner $6,000
Runner-up $3,500
Student award $1,500
$15,000 available for acquisitions
Award winners will be selected by Barbara Heath, one of Australia’s leading contemporary jewellers and the appointed judge for 2021.
All works selected for exhibition are eligible for awards and acquisition for the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery - Toowoomba City Collection. For the full list of selected artists see our webpage www.tr.qld.gov.au/trag
The award exhibition for 2021 was juried by:
Dr Elizabeth Shaw, Contemporary Jeweller and Senior Lecturer, Head of Jewellery and Small Objects Department, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
Marian Hosking, Contemporary Jeweller and former Head of Gold and Silversmithing Departments at both RMIT and Monash University
Dr Nicholas Bastin, Contemporary Jeweller and Lecturer Gold and Silversmithing, School of Art, RMIT University
Contemporary Wearables is proudly supported by Toowoomba Regional Council.
Exhibition on display 4 September - 31 October 2021
Image: 2019 Award Winner Melissa CAMERON / Corporate entity / corporeal entity 2017 / Neckpiece: stainless steel, vitreous enamel, titanium / 10.5 x 10.5 x 1.0cm; 76.0cm chain / Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery – Toowoomba City Collection 2339 / Purchased 2019 with funds donated by Toowoomba Gallery Society Inc., 2018 / © Melissa Cameron
531 Ruthven Street
Toowoomba
QLD
4350
Australia
Entry charges - Adult | Free |
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Entry charges - Child | Free |
Entry charges - Concession | Free |
Entry charges - Family | Free |
Entry charges - Group | Free |
Entry charges - Student | Free |
Contact phone | (07) 4688 6652 |
Booking information | Watch the live-stream on the Toowoomba Region Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/toowoombaregion |
Event website | www.tr.qld.gov.au/trag |
Contact organisation | Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery |
Is food and drink available? | No |
Are toilets available? | Yes |
Is there disabled access? | Yes |