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Last updated 18-Mar-2007

Triennial Lace Award

The winner of the Triennial Award for 2006 is Margaret Jagger with her bobbin lace work La mer.

The theme for the 2009 award is "The Rainforest".

History of the Award

In 1984, Gabrielle de Mestre Pond urged the National Administrative Committee to hold a competition for lace designed with an Australian theme. She also donated the prize, an antique Brussels lace bertha collar. The winner was voted by the members after publication of the entries. In 1989 the competition was redefined, introducing a judging panel and different lace categories and so the Triennial Lace Award was born.

The competition is designed to further the aims and objectives of the Australian Lace Guild. The awards are held once during each three year term of the NAC, resulting in the awards rotating from state to state each time.

Themes

Past themes have been:

SA1989Nature
Qld1991Australiana
NSW 1994 Lace to Wear
Vic 1997 Victoriana
Tas 2000 Heirlooms - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
SA 2003 Framed
WA 2006 The Sea
Qld 2009 The Rainforest

Entry forms

Entry forms will be posted here when available.

Conditions of entry:

  1. The competition is open to all financial members of the Australian Lace Guild.
  2. Entries can be
    • of original design
    • adapted from traditional patterns
    • copied from published work
  3. One entry only may be submitted by each entrant in each category
  4. Entries should not be mounted under glass
  5. Entry fee is $10.00 per entrant/group entry
  6. Two or more independent and qualified judges will be invited to judge the entries
  7. The judges' decision is final
  8. Each entry will be judged on its own merit
  9. Results will be announced at the 2009 AGM and published in the following Australian Lace
    10. magazine.
  10. Entries will be on show during the 2009 AGM.
  11. The ALG reserves the right to publish, in print or electronically, pictures and details of lace pieces and entrants at the discretion of the NAC.
  12. Entries may be forwarded in two ways:
    • by receipted certified mail to the Awards Coordinator (date to be advised). If the entry is to be returned by certified mail, the entrant must pre-pay the cost.
    • delivered in person by prior arrangement to the Awards Coordinator at the 2009 AGM venue (date to be advised)
    • While every care is taken of exhibits, the ALG will not be responsible for any loss or damage
    • It is the responsibility of the entrant to insure entries while in transit and for the duration of the AGM week.
Theme: The Rainforesr

Categories:

  • Group entry - any technique
  • Bobbin lace
  • Needle lace
  • Tatted lace
  • Crochet
  • Knitted lace
  • Embroidered lace
  • Contemporary lace (mixed and innovative

A Most Outstanding Piece will also be awarded. This piece may be of any lace technique.

Copyright: Australian Lace Guild 2005