AUSTRALIAN OPAL AWARDS
LIGHTNING RIDGE AUSTRALIA
OPAL SHOW: 26 JULY- 29 JULY 2023
"THE BRAND NEW AUSTRALIAN OPAL AWARDS WILL LAUNCH IN 2024! THERE ARE SEVEN JEWELLERY AWARD CATEGORIES AND PEOPLE’S CHOICE AND OVER AUD$35,000 IN CASH AND PRIZES. AN ENTRY FORM AND JUDGING CRITERIA IS COMING SOON.
THE AUSTRALIAN OPAL AWARDS IS THE AWARD SECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL OPAL JEWELLERY DESIGN AWARDS ASSOCIATION (IOJDAA). THE ASSOCIATION IS A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATION FOUNDED IN 2000 TO PROMOTE FREEFORM AND OR UNDULATING OPAL. IT IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE OPAL INDUSTRY AND THE LIGHTNING RIDGE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
AUSTRALIAN OPAL AWARDS – CATEGORIES
* Open Prestige Jewellery – featuring any shaped Australian opal
* Freeform Prestige Jewellery – featuring freeform/undulating Australian opal
* Masterpiece Australian opal carving
* Freestyle Australian opal carving
* Designer Wear for Men – featuring freeform/undulating Australian opal
* Digital Jewellery Entry – featuring freeform/undulating Australian opal
* Jewellery Hand Sketches
^ People’s Choice
Selected entries will be on display during the Lightning Ridge Opal Festival – 24-27 July 2024."
https://iojdaa.com.au/
