Who May Enter
Any artist living anywhere in the world may enter. All work must be original, conceived and executed solely by the artist, and completed within the past 18 months, without instructional assistance.
All media except reproductions, film and video are eligible for exhibition. Work cannot exceed 60in (152cm) in any direction (inclusive of packing if coming from abroad) or 32kg in weight. There will be no provision for work requiring electricity or special installation.
There is a maximum of six entries per artist and there is an entry fee of £18 for per work for online entries, £20 per work to submit manually by post (£12 per work for Young Artists under 22).
The competition has a two-stage judging procedure.
Stage 1 - submission by image
Selection in the first instance will be made from photographs or jpg images. All entries must reach the exhibition office by 12th June 2010. Any entries received after this will be invalid.
Only one image per work may be submitted unless the work is a freestanding sculpture in which case two images from different angles may be submitted. Entries must represent actual work(s) to be exhibited. The image of the work must not be manipulated in any way and must be of the work entered. The work shown on the image must be available, if shortlisted, for stage 2 of the competition and the exhibition itself.The judging panel will view all images entered during stage 1. This process is anonymous: jurors are not given the names of the artists but have access to information such as title, size and medium. There is no pre-selection stage prior to the stage 1 judging.
As a result of this process, the jury will shortlist approximately 150 works that are to progress through to stage 2.
If shortlisted, the artist agrees to the reproduction of their work (at no fee) in association with the exhibition (including publicity, press, website and catalogue).
Stage 2 - final judging
Works that are shortlisted must be delivered either directly to the gallery in London or to our transport partner, Sterling Art Services. See below for transportation options.
In stage 2 the judges will view and discuss each work individually to select approximately 100 works for the final exhibition. With the exception of the Visitor's Choice Award, they will also make the decision about prize-winners at this time.
Cork Street Open Exhibition and the jurors reserve the right to accept or reject any piece for inclusion in the show. The organizers of Cork Street Open Exhibition reserve the right to refuse to exhibit any work it deems unacceptable due to poor craftsmanship or significant departure from photograph or digital representation.
Transportation Options
Option 1 - Delivery & Collection to the Gallery
Delivery in person or by courier to the gallery must be on either Sunday, August 1st or Monday August 2nd 2010, between 11-4pm ONLY. Artists are responsible for all expenses relating to the delivery of their works to and from the gallery whether delivered in person or by courier. Any work to be collected from the gallery by courier rather than by the artist will incur a £15 packing fee which must be paid to The Cork Street Open Exhibition before the work will be released to the courier.
Option 2 - International & Courier Submissions via our Transport Partner
If you are unable to arrange delivery to the gallery on the dates above you have one further option:
You can deliver your work in person or by courier to our transport partner, Sterling Art Services, between
The Cork Street Open Exhibition will bear the cost of transporting any works from the transport partner to the Gallery and back, should the works not be hung or sold.
If you plan to use delivery Option 2 you must contact Sterling Art Services once your work has been shortlisted to arrange and pay for transportation. If you wish to alter transport arrangements you must notify Sterling Art Services in writing.
Please note any work that has not been collected from the Gallery by
If shortlisted for stage 2 and the exhibition, all work(s) are entered at the artist’s risk. The organizers will not be liable for any loss or damage however caused, either in transit to and from the exhibition, or during any period of storage, packing or unpacking, or in any period in which the work may be on their premises or in their keeping. It is strongly advised that artists take out their own commercial insurance to cover their work in transit (two-way), throughout the judging period and, if selected, during the exhibition itself.
All work shortlisted but not selected for the exhibition must be collected from the Cork Street Gallery between
It is strongly advised that artists take out their own commercial insurance to cover their work in transit (two-way), throughout the judging period and, if selected, during the exhibition itself.
All works must be for sale at the exhibition, prices set by the artist, and Cork Street Open Exhibition will retain 35% of the selling price which will be passed onto the selected charity after deduction of agreed expenses. All sales of exhibited work must be undertaken by Cork Street Open Exhibition during the exhibition period.Payment for all work sold during the exhibition will be issued to Artists less the 35% commission no later than Monday, 6 September 2010.
All work shortlisted but not selected for the exhibition must be collected from the Cork Street Gallery between 10am and 5pm, August 5-13, 2010 or have collection by courier arranged and paid for prior to August 14th, 2010. All exhibitors will be required to collect any unsold work from the gallery at Cork Street, London between 10am-2pm on Saturday, 14 August 2010 or must have made arrangements in writing with our transport partner. (See Transportation Options Above)
The judge’s names and details will be posted on the website as they are confirmed.
