Eligibility
- Artist must be a financial Exhibiting Member of KAS.
- If an Awards exhibition, the artwork must not have been exhibited before in any other Exhibition.
- If not an Awards exhibition, the artwork must not have been exhibited during the previous 12 months in a KAS exhibition.
Entry Fee and Roster
- Entry fee is $20 per artwork, non-refundable.
- Entry fee for Miniatures is $10 per artwork, non-refundable.
- Each part of a diptych/triptych is counted as one work.
- All artists must do 2 roster shifts. Times must be booked prior to submission of entry form. Any changes must be arranged directly with other members.
If you are unable to attend your agreed roster duty and have not organised a replacement, you will be required to attend 3 roster duties when you next enter a KAS exhibition. Honouring your roster commitment is essential for the continued success of KAS.
Number and Size Limits
- If an Awards exhibition up to FOUR (4) artworks may be submitted.
- If not an Awards exhibition, up to SIX (6) artworks may be submitted.
- Total perimeter of framed artworks must be less than 8 metres.
- To calculate the perimeter of each work, measure around the outside edge including the frame. Add together all the perimeter measurements.
Presentation of Work
- Bare stretched canvases must be painted around all edges. If not, they must be framed.
- The sides of unframed canvases to be at least 30 mm thick.
- Artworks must have a cord ready for hanging with no projections. No screw eyes.
- D-rings must be taped over to prevent scratching other works.
- The back of the artwork must be taped with framing tape (e.g. Kikusui tape) (NOT masking tape) This is to ensure longevity of the work.
- The work should not invite controversy as it will be publicly displayed in a family environment that includes children.
- Artworks must be signed by the Artist.
Identification of Artwork
- A label indicating Name of artist, Title of work, Price, Medium or Awards Category, must be affixed to the back.
Delivery and Collection
- Artwork must be delivered on the delivery date to St Ives shopping Village, near the post office, between 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm.
- Unsold artworks must be collected on the collection date at the same location between 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm.
- These times must be strictly adhered to.
- A $20 fee per day will be charged per artwork not collected at this time.
Selection
- Artworks will be selected for hanging based on quality of work and presentation.
- Overweight paintings, wet paintings, or works with poor quality frames will not be hung.
- Any artist whose artwork has not been selected will be telephoned or emailed after the selection process.
- Artworks not selected are required to be collected on the next day between 9:00 am and 11:00 am as there is no space to store uncollected paintings.
- Artworks must be signed out before collection.
- The selection panel’s decision is final.
Sales
- All artworks must be for sale.
- The price of any artwork must not be less than $200.
- Payments for sold paintings, less commission, will be paid by direct deposit
- All sales are subject to 25% commission.
- GST: It is the personal responsibility of the artist to send the appropriate contribution to the Australian Tax Office if required on the sale of an artwork.
Originality
- Artworks must be the original unaided work of the artist. Not copied from other work. No photo-reproductions or giclee prints.
Loss or damage
- At all times, the risk of damage, loss or theft remains with the artist and the artist will have no claim against the Ku-ring-gai Art Society in respect of such loss or damage regardless of whether such loss or damages is caused by the breach of any duty of the Ku-ring-gai Art Society.
Promotion
- The artist agrees to the reproduction of images for promotional purposes or display, or for use by the media.
Sections (Awards Exhibition)
- Artworks to have been completed in the previous 24 months.
- Artworks must be entered into the appropriate Awards Section. (9 Categories)
- Miniatures: the definition of a miniature work for our Society is that the work must be 2-dimensional and the perimeter of the actual work must not exceed 40 cms : e.g. 10 cm x 10 cm or any variation of this size, e.g.12cm x 8cm. All works must embrace “the spirit of miniaturisation”.
- Drawings: would generally have more emphasis on linear elements.
- Printmaking: an artwork that has been manually printed by the artist after creating an image on block, stone, plate or screen.
- Printmaking is not a reproduction.