Jewelry That Makes You Think.
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INTERVIEW
Juror for the 2022 AJF Young Artist Award

"I came into contact with jewelry when I was a little girl. When I was two months old, my grandfather gave me golden bracelets and earrings. In Suriname, it is important to give your child jewelry between the age of two months and one year. This keeps the child safe. My gifts had garnets to keep me safe. The gold honored the spirits. These pieces were my first encounter with jewelry and its meanings. When I found out about contemporary jewelry, I knew I wanted to explore it and connect it to my stories as a child and to my cultural heritage."

The 2022 Young Artist Award offers a prize of US$7,500 for the winner and US$1,000 for each of the four finalists, as well as an exhibition at Schmuck in March 2022. If you’re a jewelry artist age 35 and under, you should apply for this biennial competition. Past winners all say receiving the award took their careers to the next level! The deadline is coming up fast. Apply here by January 9, 2022.

Caption: Chequita Nahar, Switi Watra, 2018, necklace, wood, silver, cotton, 360.5 x 230 x 65 mm, photo: artist
 
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