Terms & Conditions

HOW TO ENTER AND SUBMIT WORK

This open call is for girls and women only, please refer to the Brief.
The youngest participating artist must be 11 years of age.
All styles and media are welcome.
There are no educational requirements.
Acceptance of work will be at the discretion of 'The Art Fringe' curators on a case by case basis.
The artist will be informed by email by 21st February 2025 whether submission/s have been accepted
Registration is free. If your submission is approved you will be required to pay a £10.00 submission fee is to be paid by each artist, once an email of confirmation has been sent out. Artists may submit up to three pieces in total. In the case of multiple entries, the submission fee for the initial piece will be £10.00, with the fee for each subsequent piece being £5.00 (e.g. if you submit 2 pieces of work, the fee will be £10.00 for submission overall and £5.00 for an additional piece totalling £15.00). A submission form MUST be completed for each individual piece of artwork.
We will email to confirm whether we have accepted your submission/s which will include BACS details for payment. We are a volunteer organisation and these fees help to cover the costs of building the exhibition, it's promotion and the running of it.

Complete registration and submission form/s by deadline: Saturday 8th February 2025 1pm.
ALL WORK MUST BE LABELLED. All work must have a label on the back (glue/tape acceptable) with Lastname_ArtworkTitle_Number (eg 1 of 3) and a copy of your submission form.
Delivery of artwork (responsibility of the artist) should be between the dates of: Friday 28th February - Saturday 1st March 2025. Alternative arrangements can be made with and at the discretion of the organisers theartfringe@gmail.com.
Artwork can be collected at the venue from Sunday 16th March 2025 12.30 - 2pm once the exhibition has closed. Alternative arrangements can be made with and at the discretion of the organisers theartfringe@gmail.com.

Maximum size of artwork: must fit through a single doorway (850mm x 2040mm)
No naked flames, excrement, or perishable material like soil, mud or mould. Please let us know in advance if your artwork has any unique display requirements that could potentially be hazardous to people or the building. We reserve the right to determine if it is suitable for this exhibition.
Work must be presented ready for display. e.g. ready to be hung. If a plinth is required or a screen/monitor let us know and all reasonable efforts will be made to meet your requirements as the venue and resourcing allows.
Please create artwork that is safe to the public, doesn't include dangerous liquid, gas, objects or dangerously sharp elements. We will not accept work that decays, unless it is contained in an air-tight display case supplied by the artist.
No more than three individual submissions may be made by an artist.
The artist submitting the work must understand that inclusion is not guaranteed. We reserve the right to decline and not display specific artwork for reasons such as: does not fulfil the brief, discriminatory or incitement to hatred.
We have a large exhibition area, but we cannot guarantee that all artwork will be displayed.

Every effort will be made to protect and keep your artwork safe, but sadly we can not guarantee this and we will not accept liability for any damages.
Artists are responsible to drop and pick up their artwork promptly and safely.
Monmouth Baptist Church has a data protection policy and public liability insurance available on request.

‘Meninadança’ is our chosen charity for this event. Please price your artwork at your discretion, understanding that 30% of sales will go to the charity.
You are welcome to sell products connected with your work during the exhibition. Please label and price your work appropriately. 20% of sales will go to support the charity 'Meninadanca'.

Any questions or queries should be sent to theartfringe@gmail.com