Bead Dreams Competition and Exhibition 2011

Deadline: April 5, 2011 (ONLINE)

Bead Dreams Competition and Exhibition 2011
Bead&Button Magazine
Bead&Button Show
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
June 8-12, 2011


Each year, Bead&Button magazine sponsors Bead Dreams, a juried competition of exceptional bead artistry from around the world. We display the accepted pieces at the Bead&Button Show and award ribbons in nine categories.

The outstanding piece among category winners receives a Best in Show trophy and a $1,000 gift certificate from Fire Mountain Gems and Beads.

Entries for the 2011 Bead Dreams competition are being accepted online only.

The online application for Bead Dreams will be available in December 2010.

Categories

(We reserve the right to reclassify the category of an entry according to the rules stated below.)

1. Handmade Buttons or Beads: A unified collection of 4 or more buttons or beads in any media including but not limited to ceramic, raku, resin, bone, etc. (This excludes lampworked, glass, polymer clay, metal clay, and beaded beads.)

2. Wirework: This category will include jewelry, accessories, handmade beads, jewelry-related objects and sculptural objects that are made predominately with wire or in which the primary techniques used are wirework techniques.

3. Lampwork / Glass: This category will include beads, buttons, components, jewelry, or jewelry-related objects that are 85% or more glass made by the applicant. Entries that use someone else's glass beads or components should be entered in the Finished Jewelry category.

4. Polymer Clay: This category will include beads, buttons, components, jewelry, or jewelry-related objects that are 85% or more polymer clay.

5. Beaded Objects or Accessories: This category will include a non-jewelry item or accessory, including, but not limited to, purses, shoes, sculptures, or wall hangings.

6. Seed Bead Jewelry: This category will include beaded beads, a piece, or an ensemble of jewelry, that is predominantly seed beads or bugle beads, including, but not limited to, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings.

7. Crystal Jewelry: This category will include a piece, or an ensemble of jewelry, that is predominantly machine-cut crystals, including, but not limited to, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings. Jewelry made using fire-polished beads, or cathedral beads, should be entered in the Finished Jewelry category.

8. Finished Jewelry: This category will include a piece, or an ensemble of jewelry, that is made from materials such as, but not limited to, glass beads, crystals, semi-precious stones, wire, metal clay, seed beads (piece must be less than 50 percent seed beads), found objects, etc.

9. Metal Clay: This category will include beads, buttons, components, jewelry, or jewelry-related objects that are 85% or more metal clay.

Eligibility and Rules (truncated)

1. The competition is open to professional and amateur beaders from the U.S. and around the world. Bead&Button Show faculty and exhibitors may enter the competition. Kalmbach Publishing Co. employees and family members are not eligible.

2. All work entered in the competition must be original.

3. The entry fee of $30 covers up to two submissions.

4. You may not submit more than two entries in any one category. We reserve the right to reclassify the category of an entry.

5. Entries may be the work of a single person or a collaboration by several people.

6. Entries must have been produced between May 2010 and April 2011.

7. We reserve the right to exclude large pieces from the Bead Dreams exhibit at the Show, if space constraints and/or security concerns present an issue.

Judging and Awards

1. The editors of Bead&Button, BeadStyle, and Art Jewelry magazines will select the competition finalists.

2. Finalists will be on display at the Bead&Button Show, June 8-12, 2011, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

3. Before the start of the Bead&Button Show, a team of judges will select first, second, and third prize winners in each category. A panel of one judge from each category will choose the Best in Show winner and runner-up from the first-prize winners.

4. Artists retain ownership of their work and do not need to be present to win.

Visit website for complete competition and entry details: www.beadandbuttonshow.com