Terms and Conditions - MAP Portrait Prize

  1. Mudgee Arts Precinct and the judging panel reserves the right to select works for exhibition and to decline to exhibit any work. We do ask that entrants submit a digital copy of their work via email to map@midwestern.nsw.gov.au before the online closing date on 18 November. This will enable us to evaluate the quantity of entries along with the calibre of works before delivery. In the event that the selection panel makes the decision not to accept a work, the entrant will be notified via the email provided on their entry form between the 18 and 22 November - ie before the delivery date on 30 November. The panel’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.  

    Overall we hope to include as many entries as possible in the final exhibition however, we hope people will understand that this is a competition and that it may not always be possible.

  2. Works must be your original work and created within the last 24 months prior to the MAP Portrait Prize Exhibition.

  3. A sales commission of 25% from each work sold will be retained by Mid-Western Regional Council to cover the cost of hosting and installing this exhibition. The balance of works sold will be paid to the artist upon the provision of an invoice made to:

    Mid-Western Regional Council
     PO Box 156
     Mudgee  NSW 2850
     ABN: 96 149 391 332
     Email: map@midwestern.nsw.gov.au

     It is the responsibility of the artist to pay any GST liability to the Australian Taxation Office.

  4. All works submitted are to be labelled on the back with artist name, artwork title, medium and price.

  5. All works must be appropriately mounted for hanging.  Framed works must include D rings and wire or cord, no more than 5 cm from top edge. 3D works will be displayed on plinths or as the curatorial staff best see fit.

  6. Artists are limited to submitting five artworks for exhibition.

  7. All artworks must be dry and exhibition-ready on delivery to Mudgee Arts Precinct.

  8. All reasonable care will be taken when handling the works submitted. However, no liability will be accepted by Mudgee Arts Precinct for loss, theft or damage of works before, during or after the exhibition.

  9. All transport and insurance costs are the responsibility of the artist.

  10. The artist agrees to deliver and collect works during the times specified in this form.

  11. Artworks are to be delivered to: Mudgee Arts Precinct, 90 Market Street, Mudgee NSW 2850 on Wednesday 30 November 2022 between 9am and 5pm. Please park off the street and head to the loading dock. No late artwork will be considered.

  12. Artworks, sold or unsold, may not be removed from the art prize until Monday 13 March  2023 between 9am and 5pm It is the responsibility of the artist to organise and/or cover any delivery arrangements and/or costs for the delivery or return of purchased or unpurchased works after the exhibition. 

  13. Mudgee Arts Precinct may reproduce exhibited works or any part of the work for the purposes of publicity, education material, the creation of an archive, catalogue or for any use they see fit. The artist warrants that the artist is the owner of all copyright in the work and has obtained all necessary permissions in the work.

  14. The recipient prizes may have their artwork featured in the following years’ promotional material.

  15. The prizes will be judged by an independent panel of individuals. Therefore these prizes will be open to all members of the public, including Mid-Western Regional Council staff.
  16. The Young/Emerging Portrait Prize is available to any exhibiting artist who is not commercially represented. The artist has the option to undertake a studio residency of up to 4 weeks at the Mudgee Arts Precinct Cultural Workshop in consultation with the Mudgee Arts Precinct Cultural Team, with a subsequent exhibition to take place at Mudgee Arts Precinct at a mutually agreed date. If the prize is awarded outside the Mid-Western Region, the artist will need to organise their own transport and accommodation for the duration of the residency.

  17. Portraits are to be of human subjects only.

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