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Designer Jewellery Competition - Entry Form -  17th   July, 2010

*This competition is open to designers and metalsmiths. 
*The DESIGN must be original and created within the preceding twelve months by the entrant.
*The metalsmithing may or may not be the work of the entrant.
*All entrants must use solid natural Yowah Opal material, which includes opal centred Yowah Nut, Matrix Nut Opal or Opalized Wood and be non-enhansed.
*All material must be provided by the entrant.
*Designs which have won awards in other competitions prior to July 17th 2010 are not eligible.
*A designer may submit no more than 2 entries per category
*All materials and stones must be identified.
*Any treatment or enhancements on any ACCENT stone must be identified.
*All entries are to remain anonymous to the judges until after all judging has been completed.
*All entries must be delivered to the Designer Jewellery Competition Committee free of any and all outstanding delivery charges. (postage, freight, insurance etc.).  All return costs are to be paid by the contestants.  All entries will be posted back within four weeks of the Opal Festival.   All  entrants are totally responsible for delivery to and from Yowah and all costs involved.
*The completed and signed entry form, entry fee, return postage and the ACTUAL ENTRY PIECE must be received in Yowah no later than the day of judging 17th     July 2010. 8.30a.m.
*All judges decisions are final.
*We reserve the right to use photographs of the Prize winners in articles and brochures (with designer credits) used to promote Yowah Opal.  The winning pieces will be on display during the Opal festival and may also be shown at the Lightning Ridge Opal Expo the following week before being returned.
*There will be a AU$1,000 (retail) Yowah opal stone award for each first prize winner in each category.  There are three categories.  The three categories are defined by the retail value of the finished piece in Australian dollars.  The categories are as follows:

International entries welcome.  .  Extra details for international entries

Direct All Entries  to:

Yowah Festival
Attention:  BOB AUSBURN
PMB 847
YOWAH, via CUNNAMULLA, QLD,  4490
Australia.

PH: 0438 554791 or 07 5607 1020

International Phone:
Ph:  Bob Ausburn :  +61 7 5607 1020       opalhutinfo@gmail.com

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*Please note, there are only two mail days a week to Yowah, please keep this in mind when posting your parcel