Tenth Anniversary Exhibition Opportunity at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery – Application deadline extended until Wednesday 7th October.

Brilliantly Birmingham – International Contemporary Jewellery Festival will this year, be celebrating its tenth anniversary in the prestigious surroundings of Birmingham Museum and Art gallery.  Since 1999, it has grown from an informal group of local designer makers who gathered together to market themselves under a single brand to an international contemporary jewellery festival attracting designer makers from across the globe.

Birmingham and the West Midlands region are rich in contemporary jewellery talent and Birmingham’s historic yet thriving Jewellery Quarter is unique in the world. Brilliantly Birmingham’s aim is to celebrate and promote this distinctive character of the city/region under a brand that stands for innovation, quality and style.

FLUX, A BRILLIANTLY BIRMINGHAM exhibition, now in its fourth year, will create exposure for the best of contemporary jewellery design through a highly visible and high profile public selling event at the prestigious Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery located in Birmingham’s city centre. A dynamic and ambitious exhibition of new and emerging designer makers will promote challenging and diverse new work, create a marketplace and contribute to the city as a visitor attraction. 

The BRILLIANTLY BIRMINGHAM festival will take place at a variety of venues across the city and region from 21st November 2009 – 28th February 2010.  FLUX is open to new and emerging designer makers, having no longer than five years graduated from their specialist area of study and based in the UK.  Participation in FLUX is by open submission and a selection panel process.  Please note that due to the postal strike the deadline for submission of application forms has been extended until Wednesday 7th October 2009.

If you are a professional designer maker based in the UK download a FLUX application pack from www.brilliantlybirmingham.com or email prim.currie@birmingham.gov.uk or mcnally.susan@gmail.com.  For general enquiries please telephone Prim Currie on 0121 464 1187.

For more information, please visit our website at www.brilliantlybirmingham.com