National Contemporary Jewellery Award comes to the Southern Highlands. An exciting new collaboration between Sturt and Griffith Regional Art Gallery sees this important jewellery exhibition on tour for the very first time and Sturt is the exclusive venue to host it. The National Contemporary Jewellery Award 2010 exhibition features work by 33 contemporary Australian jewellery designers. The Award is sponsored by Griffith City Council, Charles Sturt University and Metalab and has been held biennially at Griffith Regional Art Gallery since 1988. The exhibition brings together contemporary applied arts, visual arts and design practice into one innovative exhibition. Sturt is a very appropriate venue for such an exhibition given Sturt’s role in nurturing and supporting the work of many of Australia’s best known jewellery and metalwork artists. The exhibition runs from 6th February to 13 March 2011. Web www.sturt.nsw.edu.au Sturt Gallery Cnr Range Rd and Waverley Pde, Mittagong 2575. Open seven days 10am – 5pm.