With a chance to be awarded one of three prizes – the Major Prize ($20,000), First Peoples Prize ($15,000) and the Emerging Prize ($8,000) – jewellers are invited to provide a creative submission.
Each prize awarded covers the commission of the proposed piece and its acquisition into the State of Victoria Gold Jewellery Collection.
“While the collection focuses on the Victorian context, applications are welcomed from jewellers and creative practitioners from across Australia, where the extraction and use of gold has been similarly impactful,” a statement explains.
“Applications are not necessarily required to incorporate material gold but must critically engage with the gold story’s key themes.”
Entries opened on 6 May and submissions close on 30 June.
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