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Powerhouse Museum International Lace Award The Award defines lace as an openwork structure whose pattern of spaces is as important as the solid areas. this image was part of my expression of interest for participating. theres $40000 of prize money! The selected entrants work will be exhibited in July 2011. more >

studio 20/17's Annual Winter Brooch exhibition 4.5.10 - 6.6.10 Participating artists:- Margaret West, Emma Fielden, Melinda Young, Michelle Miller, Dae Hoon Kang, Joungmee Do, Stephen Gallagher, Karen Thompson, Christian Hall, Lina Peterson, Natalia Milosz-Pierkaska, Sean O’Connell, Karin Jakobsson, Peter Deckers, Zoe Jay Veness, Mark Vaarwerk, Karin Findeis, Vernon Bowden, Carlier Makigawa, Anna Davern, Zoe Brand. more >

SKINT! a special collection of contemporary jewellery craft and design, on the theme of making do in the 21st century, in the museum of sydney shop. To coincide with the "SKINT! making do in the great depression" museum of sydney exhibition. Museum of Sydney Saturday 27 March — Sunday 25 July, 2010 Corner Phillip and Bridge Streets, Sydney, NSW 2000 more >

The Jewelled Antipodean 2010　3.15(mon) - 4.5(mon) オーストラリアコンテンポラリージュエリー５人展 クリスチャン・ホール ショーン・オコンネル ゾーイ・ジェイ・ヴェネッス マーク・ヴァーワーク 菊池ルイ christian hall rui kikuchi sean o'connell zoe jay veness mark vaarwerk Address: 〒650-0022　神戸市中央区元町通4丁目1-5　2F 2F 5-1-4 Motomachi-dori Chuo-ku Kobe Japan 650-0022 TEL/FAX　078-341-8810 more >

Sydney showing of homework opens Thursday 25 February 2010

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a magazine article on The Jewelled Antipodean exhibition published in Four Seasons of Jewellery (Hoseki no Shiki), No.208, Dec/Jan, 2010, Japan.

homework at gaffa 25 February - 25 March 2010 281 Clarence Street, Sydney CBD, NSW 2000 Monday-Friday: 11am-6pm Saturday: 11am-5pm Sunday and Public Holidays: Closed more >

Excessory: Contemporary Australian Jewellery A Museums & Galleries NSW touring exhibition. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. Excessory is a curated exhibition of six contemporary Australian jewellery artists Vernon Bowden, Jeanette James, Mark Vaarwerk, Emily Valentine, Zoe Jay Veness and Rebecca Ward, that explores the transformation of commonplace or ‘excess’ materials, including paper, discarded plastics, cans and animal materials into objects of aesthetic, cultural and commercial value. Itinerary: Manly Regional Gallery & Museum, NSW - 30 July 2010 to 29 August 2010 Rockhampton Art Gallery, Qld. - 10 December 2010 to 20 February 2011 Grafton Regional Gallery, NSW - 2 March 2011 to 10 April 2011 Goulburn Regional Gallery, NSW - 11 May 2011 to 21 June 2011 Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, VIC - 28 June 2011 to 9 August 2011 more >