CONCOURS – COMPETITION – CONCORSI – CONCURSOS

International Design Competitions
Concorsi internazionali di disegno del gioiello
Concursos Internacionales de diseño de joyería

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Sponsor	Frequency	Eligibility	Contact
Antwerp Diamond Council Awards  Antwerp’s HRD	Bi-annual	Open to all professional and non-professional jewellery designers	Jennie Baeten T:+32/ (0)3/222-05-40 [e-mail] Gaelle Schmid: +32/ (0)3/222-05-42 [e-mail] www.hrd.be
Australian Jewellery Design Awards  Jewellers’ Association of Australia	Bi-annual	Designers and manufacturers from Australia	Jewellers’ Association of Australia [e-mail] T: 61 2 9437 4522
Bench Jewelers Passion Award Design Competition BW Simon International	Annual	Open to all professional Bench Jewelry Artist and Designers.	www.bwsimon.com/DesignContest/
AGTA Spectrum Awards ( AGTA Cutting Edge Awards, PGI Platinum Honors, Manufacturing Honors and Fashion Forward Awards) American Gem Trade Association	Annual	Open to everyone living in North America	P.O. Box 420643,  Dallas, TX 75342-0643 T: 214-742-4367 or 800-972-1162 F: 214-742-7334 [e-mail] www.agta.org/consumer/spectrum/index.htm
Celebration of Life Tanzanite Foundation	Bi-annual	Individual designers, fashion designers, brands, manufacturers and students	4 Princes Street, 4th Floor, London, W1B 2LE [e-mail] T: [phone] www.tanzanitefoundation.com
Create Your Style Swarovski	Annual	Please contact them for information about eligibility and competitions dates	Swarovski T: 1-800-388-8842 [e-mail] http://www.create-your-style.com
Diamond Trading Company Botswana Shining Light Awards DTC Botswana	Please contact them  about competitions dates	Jewellers (retail, wholesale or manufacturing), jewellery designers and/or persons actively involved in the design and manufacture of jewellery, including fashion design, textile design, the arts etc., living in South Africa	DTC Botswana Shining Light Awards Competition Oscar Motsumi Private Bag 0074, Gaborone, Botswana www.shininglightawards.co.za/html/bots.html
Diva Design Competition (WJA) Women’s Jewelry Association	Annual	Female and resident in the  U.S.A	Women’s Jewelry Association DIVA Design Competition 7000 W. Southwest Highway, Suite 202 Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 T: 708-361-6266 F: 708-361-6166 www.womensjewelry.org/awards/diva_awards.htm
GEOMETRICHEMOZIONI TrissinoOro	Please contact them for information about competitions dates	Open to designers, jewellers and artists	PREMIO DESIGN 2006 “GEOMETRICHEMOZIONI” TrissinoOro – Municipio di Trissino, Piazza XXV Aprile, 9,  36070 Trissino (VI), Italy www.trissinooro.it
DTC Shining Light Awards  Diamond Trading Company	Bi-annual	Jewellers (retail, wholesale or manufacturing), jewellery designers and/or persons actively involved in the design and manufacture of jewellery, including fashion design, textile design, the arts etc., living in South Africa	DTC Shining Light Awards Competition c/o Marketing Department, Private Bag X 01, Southdale, 2135, South Africa www.shininglightawards.co.za/html/sa
JCK Jewelers Choice Awards JCK	Annual	Open to everyone working in the design and manufacture of jewelry for retail distribution	JCK Magazine Attn: JCK Jewelers Choice Awards 360 Park Avenue South, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10010 www.jckonline.com
Halstead Bead Jewelry Business Development Grant Halstead Bead, Inc.	Annual	Open to  jewelry designers who began within the last three years	6650 Intercal Way, Prescott, AZ 86301 T: 928-778-6776 F: 928-776-1158 [e-mail] www.halsteadbead.com/grant
International Pearl Design Contest Japan Pearl Promotion Society	Contact us for information about the competitions	Open to everyone	Tele-Press Associates 321 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022 T: 212-688-5580 Germany: Otto H. Ruthenkolk, GmbH Schone Aussicht 3 D-21227, Bendestorf, Germany T: 04183-6836 France: LeCentre Japonais du Commerce Exterieur 2, place du Palais-Royal 75044, Paris CEDEX01 T: (1) 42612727 Japan: Japan Cultured Pearl Retailers Association The Secretariat for the Pearl Design contest ASATSU-DK, Inc 1-13-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 104-8172 T: [phone] F: [phone]
Kayman Award British Jewellers’ Association	Annual	Open to all jewelry designers and jewelry companies  operating in the U.K.	BJA, Federation House 10 Vyse Street, Birmingham B18 6LT www.bja.org.uk
Saint-Petersburg International Competition of Young Jewelry Designers Museum of Ethnography		Open to artists under 40 years of age	Russia, Saint – Petersburg, 197101, Street Bolshaya Pushkarskaya, house 46, fl.18 Tel/fax [phone] [e-mail] www.imageandform.ru
Lapidary Journal Jewelry Arts Awards Jewelry Artist	Annual	Open to all designer and jewelry makers	Jewelry Arts Awards Entries 300 Chesterfield Parkway,  Suite 100, Malvern, PA 19355 www.lapidaryjournal.com/contest/
MJSA Vision Awards Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America, Inc.	Annual	Professional and Student	MJSA Vision Award 45 Royal Little Drive, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 02904 T: 401-274-3840, 800-444-6572 F: 401-274-0265 [e-mail] www.mjsainc.com/about_ava.php
Namibia Diamond Trading Company Shining Lights Awards Namibia Diamond Trading Company		Jewellers (retail, wholesale or manufacturing), jewellery designers and  persons  involved in the design and manufacture of jewellery, including fashion design, textile design etc., living in South Africa	NDTC Shining Light Awards Competition Ujama Mushimba PO Box 23316 Windhoek, Namibia www.shininglightawards.co.za/html/nam.html
Saul Bell Emerging Artist Competition Rio Grande	Annual	Students 18 years of age and younger	Rio Grande 7500 Bluewater Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87121-1962 T: 800-396-9896 (Ext. 13265) [e-mail] www.saulbellaward.com/emerging.html
Tahitian Pearl Trophy (TPT) GIE, Perles de Tahiti	Please contact them for information about competions dates	Open to manufacturers, designers, students and retail jewelers	www.tahitianpearltrophy.net
Signity Watch Design Contest Signity	Please contact them for information about competions dates	Open to everyone	www.signity-watch-design-contest.com
South Sea Pearl Jewellery Design Competition South Sea Pearl Consortium HK Trade Development Council	Please contact them for information about competions dates	Open to students	17/F Hong Kong Diamond Exchange Building, 8-10 Duddell Street, Central, Hong Kong T: [phone] F: [phone] [e-mail]