The Jerwood Charity has agreed to support the Crafts Council in a third cycle of the Jerwood Applied Arts Prize, the world’s most prestigious prize in the decorative and applied arts.  The beginning of the new cycle introduces a sixth discipline, Metal, and sees the prize money double from £15,000 to £30,000 from 2005.

Presented in collaboration with the Crafts Council, the Jerwood Applied Arts Prize will now cover the following creative disciplines over a six-year period: Metal, Jewellery, Ceramics, Textiles, Glass and Furniture.

Roanne Dods, Director of the Jerwood Charity said:  'Over the last ten years, the Jerwood Applied Arts Prize has grown from strength to strength.  We are delighted that our relationship with the Crafts Council will continue and the increased prize value and introduction of metal into the cycle celebrates the importance of this prize in the creative world.’

The Jerwood Applied Arts Prize is an open submission competition and call for entries for the metal prize will be issued in early November.

The shortlist, selected by an independent panel of judges, will be announced in February 2005 with a major exhibition of their work going on show at the Crafts Council Gallery from 8 September to 20 November 2005. 

The Jerwood Applied Arts Prize for Metal covers all aspects of metalwork practice including silversmithing, goldsmithing, external architectural structures and smaller-scale sculptural pieces.

This year's Jerwood Applied Arts Prize for Furniture was awarded to design duo BarberOsgerby last month.  Their work can be seen at the Crafts Council Gallery until 31 October before touring nationally.

To coincide with the Jerwood Applied Arts Prize 2005: Metal, the Crafts Council's exhibition of work from its national collection, Making it Yours, will launch a metal showcase on 29 June 2005.

Find out more about applying in Opportunities and Training on this website or visit http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/Exhib/jerwood2005/index.htm