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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