National Contemporary Jewellery Award

National Contemporary Jewellery Award NCJA attracts Australia’s leading contemporary object artists and expands the boundaries of the art of human adornment.

Established in 1992 by the Griffith Regional Art Gallery in South Western New South Wales, the National Contemporary Jewellery Award (NCJA) is a biennial award that brings together contemporary applied arts, visual arts and design practice. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, NCJA attracts Australia’s leading contemporary object artists and expands the boundaries of the art of human adornment.

Design Excellence Award of NCJA 2024: Susan Buchanan, "Crack Flower #4", Mild steel, vitreous-fired enamel. Image court...
08/11/2024

Design Excellence Award of NCJA 2024: Susan Buchanan, "Crack Flower #4", Mild steel, vitreous-fired enamel. Image courtesy of Chris Bowes.

Congratulations Susan!

Check out this and all the rest of the incredible finalists from NCJA 2024 at Griffith Regional Art Gallery before 22 December 2024.

HIGHLY COMMENDED NCJA 2024: Melinda Young.'Tracelines Series (Reflections on Guynah) - Quench & Night Ripple Neckpieces....
08/11/2024

HIGHLY COMMENDED NCJA 2024: Melinda Young.
'Tracelines Series (Reflections on Guynah) - Quench & Night Ripple Neckpieces. Made of copper (embossed, rolled, patinated) and hand spun jute cord. Image courtesy of the Artist.

Congratulations Melinda!

Check out this incredible piece and the other finalists at Griffith Regional Art Gallery before 22 December 2024.

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY AWARD 2024:Juanita McLaughlan, "Dhurrin / green unripe", Woollen blanket b...
08/11/2024

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY AWARD 2024:
Juanita McLaughlan, "Dhurrin / green unripe", Woollen blanket bush dyed, possum fur/skin, cotton thread. Image courtesy of the Artist.

Congratulations Juanita!

Exhibition on display until 22 December at Griffith Regional Art Gallery

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Congratulations to Juanita who won the National Contemporary Jewellery Award for 2024!!
08/11/2024

Congratulations to Juanita who won the National Contemporary Jewellery Award for 2024!!

A huge congratulations to our 2024 winner of the biennial National Contemporary Jewellery Award, Juanita McLauchlan. Her beautiful winning entry was called Dhurrin / green unripe.

A special picture here of Juanita with her family in front of her work.

These pieces will be on display during our 2024 National Contemporary Jewellery Award exhibition at Griffith Regional Ar...
18/10/2024

These pieces will be on display during our 2024 National Contemporary Jewellery Award exhibition at Griffith Regional Art Gallery from 8th November 2024.

A dazzling display of almost 40 pieces of Australian contemporary jewellery from the National Gallery will travel to Visit Griffith at Griffith Regional Art Gallery as part of the Sharing the National Collection initiative. 💍

The pieces – including brooches, rings, necklaces, pendants, bracelets and more – were created by Australian artists from the 1970s to the 2010s.

Catch the display alongside the opening of the National Contemporary Jewellery Awards on 8 November 2024.

Credit: Catherine Truman, Fish neckpiece number 2, 1987, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased from Gallery admission charges 1988 © Catherine Truman

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And the 2024 NCJA finalists are....

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