SCHMUCK 2011

[Brigitte Martin]

Schmuck ‘2011 52nd Special Jewellery Show 63rd International Trade Fair Munich

16th until 22nd March 2011

Within this letter we want to invite you for the entry to Schmuck 2011. Please apply online on www.hwk-expo.de until 1st October 2010. If you cannot apply online we accept your submission as follows:

1. Up to 10 quality colour photos 1 photograph of each piece that you have in mind for the exhibi- tion. A sufficient margin should be left between the motif and the edge of the photo. This will enable us to do magnifications. Your application should consist in total of not more than 10 photographs. Pictures ought to be well lit, should have a good depth of focus, and need to have a high resolution. We accept slides, colour prints, digital pictures in .jpg format with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi of a normal size photo (width c. 16 cm). At least 1890 x 1890 Pixel.

2. Please enclose print outs and a list of the objects and please make sure that each photograph is labeled with the indication of material, year of creation and measurements in mm (very im- portant!)

3. In addition send us your curriculum vitae with your address and

4. artists statement if necessary The submission should not be older than 2 years and we only exhibit wearable jewellery (no pack-

age, text, photographs or installations). Please send your application to

Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern, Eva Sarnowski, Max-Joseph-Str. 4, 80333 Munich

The decision about the entry to Schmuck’2011 will be a personal selection of one known specialist. The information about your participation will be reaching you asap. In the case of selection we will forward at the same time the conditions of participation. Please note that we will not send back any application material.

What you should know by now:

This special exhibition is the eldest exhibition of contemporary jewellery work in the world. It takes place since 1959 every year during the International Trade Fair in March. Except the transport cost until Munich the participation in the special show is free of charge for you. Three contributions of Schmuck 2011 will be awarded with the Herbert Hofmann Prize. The prize commemorates Dr. Her- bert Hofmann, the founder of the special show in 1959. In addition the jury of the Bavarian States Prize will look at the works in the special show. The Bavarian States Prize is awarded to 10 contri- bution of applied art within all contribution of the International Trade Fair. This prize is awarded with 5.000. €

We are looking forward to your submission.

If you need further information please contact us Tel.++49 89 5119248 [e-mail]

[Brigitte Martin]

Thanks Hratch :-)

They do not want anyone to submit electronically. ALL submissions have to be via snail mail. I asked them specifically about that and this is the response. I think they get a lot of submissions and image files tend to be rather large that it bogs down their system too much...

Good luck with your submission entry !!

[Hratch Babikian]

Hi Brigitte
just read your post of your closing the gallery, sorry to hear but I guess it is way too much for one person to undertake. I am writting at this posting since i tried to log in at the Schmuck 2011 and could not get anywhere with the pages , was there any where else i could apply to this exhibit on line or shall i do it via snail mail, what do you suggest ?
regards and thank you
Hratch

[Harriete Estel Berman]

Brigitte, Thanks for posting this information.
Schmuck is a fabulous and prestigious show.


While sending your work into any show is a "wild card" fabulous photos are a must.

Submit your materials (images and information) by mail well in advance of the deadline. Otherwise, you will end up paying for the premium mailing services like Next Day Air to Germany.This gets really expensive and wastes a lot of money.

Everyone should know that the artist is responsible for shipping your work to German...which can cost a pretty penny.

Read the TOP TEN TIPS for Getting Into a Juried Exhibition, Show, Book or Ma... on my web site.

ASK Harriete also has many helpful tips on entering juried opportunities.
http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/TOPTEN.html

Harriete