Call for Entries - The Lavaliere 2011

Submission deadline November 18, 2011

The Lavaliere - A celebration of adornment for the neck

LEDE Gallery is accepting submissions from jewelers, metalsmiths, and painters for its annual exhibition entitled The Lavaliere in 2011.

The Lavaliere explores and celebrates adornment for the neck - pendants, lockets, amulets, talismans, necklaces, neckpieces. The term "lavaliere" refers to the type of pendant popularized by the Duchesse de la Valliere, a mistress of King Louis XIV of France. For the purposes of this show, LEDE will feature all types of neck adornment, primarily in jewelry but also in narrative paintings. 

The 2011 exhibit runs from December 7, 2011, until February 4, 2012. The opening reception is Friday, December 9, 2011, from 6-9 pm.

Please submit:

  • three to five portfolio images
  • artist statement
  • artist bio
  • paragraph interpreting your artist's response to The Lavaliere

Work accepted into The Lavaliere show must be available for purchase. Send submissions to ginger (at) ledestudio (dot) com by November 18, 2011.


General Representation

Lede Studio & Gallery seeks to honor and preserve story through narrative art and jewelry. If you are an artist interested either in a short-term exhibition in the gallery or in becoming a LEDE-represented artist, we welcome your submission of the following:

  • Biographical profile
  • Artist's statement
  • Five to eight digital images of recent work
Send your information to ginger (at) ledestudio (dot) com.