The Open Exhibition at Thoresby Gallery is now in its’ 14th year. Each year the number
of exhibitors has increased attracting both professional and amateur artists of exceptional
ability producing a quality exhibition.
The Thoresby September Open Exhibition is one of the few remaining competitions that still
accepts the original work, rather than digital images for selection. The selection committee
consists of 4 art professionals and changes annually.
How to enter:
Artists are invited to submit up to three framed, two-dimensional wall hung works:
paintings, drawings, original prints, photographs and mixed media.
The work must be your own original work and not a copy of work by another artist or a reproduction
of your own work.
Deliver your pictures to Thoresby Gallery on Sunday 22nd or Monday 23rd August
between 11.00am & 4.00pm. Work will not be received before or after the sending-in days.
(Exceptions may be made in special circumstances, with prior arrangement at the Gallery.)
The entry fee for submission is £7 (incl VAT) per picture. The fee, payable in cash or cheque
covers all handling and administrative costs and is non refundable. There are no further
hanging fees. Cheques should be made payable to Thoresby Gallery.
Contact Thoresby Gallery for an entry form and for full terms and conditions:
01623 822009 or gallery@thoresby.com
Provide a Stamped Address Envelope for return of results.
Results:
Selection will take place on Wednesday 1st September. Artists will be notified by post of their
result by Wednesday 8th September. Any artist who has not been notified by last post on this
date should contact Thoresby Gallery.
Over £650 worth of prizes sponsored by:
Barclays Bank plc
Tony Wilkinson
Thoresby Gallery
SAA (Society for All Artists)
The Contemporary Art Award
sponsored by the East Midlands Contemporary Arts Society
THE SMALL PRINT
RESTRICTIONS
All pictures:
• Are restricted to a maximum of 3ft x 4ft. including frame.
• Must be framed and able to hang on the wall with a maximum depth of 15cm.
• Metal frames and box canvases accepted. Clip frames are not accepted.
• Must not carry screw eyes or any other projections.
• Must have properly secured D-rings attached and hanging cord. D-rings must be
taped over to prevent damage to other pictures.
SALE OF WORK
All work must be for sale. All sales of, and payment for, exhibited work will be handled by
Thoresby Gallery. A commission of 40% including VAT will be charged. Your selling price
should include the commission. The balance will be remitted to the artist within four weeks
of the end of the exhibition.
COLLECTION OF WORK
All artists are responsible for the collection of any unsold work at the end of the exhibition.
The official receipt for the pictures must be presented on collection. All work must be
collected in person, the Gallery will not send work by any other means. Work not selected
for exhibition must be collected between Wednesday 8th and Friday 10th September.
LIABILITY
The artists are entirely responsible for their pictures during transit. No works submitted for
selection will be insured until they are selected for inclusion in the exhibition. Insurance is
therefore the responsibility of the applicant until such time as s/he receives notification of
the inclusion of their work in the exhibition. Insurance for works not selected for exhibition
is likewise the responsibility of the applicant. All works selected for exhibition will be covered
by the Gallery insurance policy from 1 September – 7h October inclusive.
Insurance claims will be limited in the first instance to the cost of repair and replacement of
damaged items or elements of a work rather than the full market value of the piece in the
event of damage being sustained to a work included in the Open Exhibition. In the event of
total destruction of a submitted work, evidence to support the selling price set by the artist
at the time of the work’s submission must be provided before compensation to the amount
of the full market value can be considered.
Thoresby Gallery is not liable to refund submission fees for any reason.
The Selection Committee reserves the right to use their discretion in all matters concerning
work submitted. Their decisions in all matters relating to the exhibition will be final and
no correspondence can be entered into concerning selection of work. All artists submitting
work must accept the above conditions.
For any exhibition enquiries please contact;
Thoresby Gallery,
Thoresby Park, near Ollerton,
Newark, Notts NG22 9EP
Tel: 01623 822009.
e: gallery@thoresby.com
w: www.thoresby.com
If you would like to be sent an application for the 14th Open Exhibition held in September 2010, please forward your email address to gallery@thoresby.com
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