Radical Jewelry Makeover (RJM) presents, The Rejewelry Competition! We invite you to apply to this first-ever RJM juried jewelry competition and exhibition! Top prizes include a solo exhibition at Alma’s Gallery in Richmond, VA, and an invitation to join the RJM Artist Project. Radical Jewelry Makeover's mission is to raise awareness of the connection between mining, metalsmithing, activism, collaboration, and art. RJM involves volunteer "miners," "smelters," "refiners," jewelers, and metalsmiths working together to create a new and transparent supply chain. As an extension of this mission, we want to invite newcomers into our RJM community and welcome back past participants to utilize this circular supply chain of materials. We take donations of broken, unwanted, or out-of-date jewelry and redistribute it into the hands of makers. This competition is a creative challenge for those looking to engage in the tangible redistribution of already-mined persistent raw materials full of creative potential! Join our movement! Join our mission and be a part of the action in service of shifting our collective relationship to mining practices in the jewelry industry!
HOW IT WORKS:
The application fee is $15USD. In the application, we ask for a resume, artist statement, and 5 images of current works. After the call for entry period has ended the applications will be juried by artist and project lead, Sarah Parker and artist and gallery owner, Sarah Mizer of Alma’s. Selected applicants will then purchase RJM donation materials to create a suite of jewelry (3+ works per artist). A breakdown of materials and costs is listed below on this page. The works by all selected applicants will travel to NYC during November of 2023 for a group RJM Exhibition. Following the NYC exhibition of works, Alma’s will host a December pop-up of the Rejewelry Competition works in Richmond, VA. The competition award winner will receive a solo exhibition opportunity at Alma’s and will be invited into the RJM Artist Project as an ongoing participant in RJM Artist Project’s further related opportunities.
*All competition works will be available for purchase during the exhibition and pop-up. Artists will receive the standard 50% of any sales made during these two events.
AWARDS:
The competition winner receives a solo exhibition at Alma's in Richmond, VA, as well as, an invitation to join the RJM Artist Project, which has ongoing exhibition opportunities. The competition winner and owner of Alma's, Sarah Mizer, will work together to schedule a solo exhibition at Alma’s. This solo exhibition is slotted for January 2025.
SUBMISSION DEADLINES & IMPORTANT COMPETITION DATES:
Call for entry deadline: June 1
Email notification of acceptance: June 15
Accepted artists can purchase RJM materials between June 15- September 1
*Purchased materials will be mailed out 5 business days from purchase
Deadline for receiving suite of works: October 15
Exhibition dates: November 13-19
Competition winner will be announced: At exhibition opening; date TBD
2023 Alma's Popup dates: Early December, exact dates TBD