The prestigious Australian Opal Awards are fast approaching, providing a platform for talented jewellers and carvers to gain national recognition for excellence in opal jewellery design and carving.
With just one month left to enter, now is the time to submit your finest work and compete for a share of the AUD $35,000 prize pool, including a $15,000 first prize in the Open Prestige Jewellery category.
Entry Deadline:
Competition Categories
· Open Prestige Jewellery – Featuring any shaped Australian opal, including cabochon, freeform, and undulating opals.
· Freeform Prestige Jewellery – Highlighting freeform or undulating Australian opals.
· Designer Menswear Jewellery – Showcasing innovative designs for men’s opal jewellery.
· Freeform Carving – Emphasizing artistic carvings of freeform opals.
· Figurative Carving – Focusing on representational opal carvings.
· Digital Jewellery Entry – Allowing remote submissions of opal jewellery designs.
· Jewellery Hand Sketches – Celebrating hand-drawn opal jewellery designs.
· People’s Choice – Selected by public vote during the exhibition.
Key Dates
· Entry Deadline: 5pm, Friday, 4 July 2025
· Judging: 7 July 2025
· Opal Exhibition: 23–26 July 2025
Awards Gala Night: Friday 25th July 2025, Lightning Ridge, NSW
👉 Tap here – Tickets available Award Gala Night – Australian Opal Awards
Don’t miss this opportunity to have your work
featured at the Australian Opal Exhibition and the Gala and Awards Night.
For more information and to submit your entry,
visit the Jewellery Competition – Australian Opal Awards
We look forward to celebrating the international talent and interest
in Australian opals at the 2025 Australian Opal Awards.
