The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has announced The Artisan Jewellery Design Awards 2019 competition is now open for entries. The last day for receiving sketches has been set as December 20, 2018.

“The Artisan Awards celebrate the highest levels of art, creativity and innovation by honouring the best talent in jewellery design and elevating designers to their rightful status of artists,” the website dedicated to the Awards says, defining the aim of the competition.

The theme for the second edition of The Artisan Awards is “Enchanted Cosmos”. The Competition organisers have invited designers to explore various related subjects saying: “Explore the mysteries of galaxies and universes known and unknown. Delve into the majestic auras of stars, moons, planets and suns. Revel in the magic of blazing meteors and comets; of sparkling constellations. Surrender to the mysticism of astronomy, runes, wizardry and more.”

Nominations have been invited in the following three categories: Rings or Pendants; Brooches and Pins; Earrings or Bracelets.

For designers, the awards present a unique opportunity to be rewarded in multiple ways. Winners of this competition receive much publicity and instant recognition in the industry and amongst buyers. There is also a prestigious internship and cash prize awaiting the brightest and the best stars of the designers’ galaxy.

The Jury for this edition of The Artisan Awards is expected to be announced soon. The Jury for the first edition of the awards included weighty celebrity names drawn from the fashion and jewellery world like Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Farah Khan Ali, Priya Tanna,  Payal Singhal, Ashiesh Shah, Shimul Mehta Vyas, and Usha Balakrishnan amongst others.

The awards will be distributed at a special glittering function.

For further information
 visit www.theartisanawards.com