The entry fee is $75. If you are submitting multiple pieces, the entry fee will be charged for each piece.

We welcome all jewelry professionals working in the US to enter the competition. Student work is not eligible.

All of the entries must be designed and/or made independently by jewelry professionals.

AJDC members, their employees, and relatives of AJDC members are not eligible to enter the competition.

• Do not list your name, company name, logo, or other identifying information in your photographs.
• Provide a high-res image with a plain background. 
• Make sure your lighting is strong enough to show the detail in the piece.
• Do not use props, added design features, or models for your photograph. Pieces should  be shot individually.

Participants must be 21 years of age or older.

Yes, more than one work may be submitted, but each piece will require a full entry fee.

The work you submit must be created as a reflection on the design theme of Connection. It is difficult to imagine that a prior design was created with this theme in mind. In any case, any design that has previously won or made it to finals in any other design competition is not eligible.

Alternative materials can be used, but we encourage the use of traditional jewelry metals and gemstones.

A team design may be submitted. However, only one name will be used to represent the design.

Winners will be notified via email after juding is complete, in September 2022.

The judging will be anonymous. Judges will not know the identity of the designers until after the judging is completed and certified. This is why it is important to make sure your pieces and photographs do not include any mention of your brand or name.

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