Conditions of Entry: Apollo Bay Art Show

Please Read Before Submitting Artwork

  1. The 48th Art Show is for the display and sale of original and new artworks. Works can include painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, textile, 3D sculpture and photography.
    All artworks entered are to be for sale.
  2. Entry Fees:   $10.00 for each artwork. Max. size of work is 100cm x 100cm including frame.  Exhibitors may enter up to four (4) artworks. No work should exceed 10kg. Pairs / Dyptich will be considered as two works. Space is limited, so works larger than 100cm are at the discretion of the Committee and will be considered as two entries. Please discuss entry with Kelly Murphy 0449 803 865.  email:apollobayartshow@gmail.com 
  3. Entry fees are non-refundable.
  4. All artwork must be the artist’s original work and not replicate work previously entered at the Apollo Bay Art Show ie not reproductions of own or another artist’s work, or in breach of copyright. The work/s must be the product and property of the exhibitor. All work must be signed by the artist.
  5. ENTRIES CLOSE: 5pm on SUNDAY 16TH MARCH 2025 unless our maximum capacity is reached at an earlier date. In this case 24 hours notice will be given on social media of impending early close date.  Late entries will not be accepted. 
  6. All works (except sculpture) must have a FIRMLY attached horizontal line (strings or wire) strong enough to support the piece, fixed to the back of the artwork with D-Rings. Artwork will be deemed non-compliant and not hung if not secure as per this condition. 3D sculpture works need to be stable and freestanding.
  7. The back, or base, of each artwork must include: the title, artist’s name and price (as submitted on the entry form). If multiple works of one concept are submitted or multiple “untitled” works are submitted, each must be prefixed with a unique number. i.e. “1 Untitled”, “2 Untitled” / “1 Cape Patton”, “2 Cape Patton”.
  8. Artworks are exhibited at the artist’s own risk. The Apollo Bay Art Show Committee takes reasonable steps to protect the works in their care but accepts no responsibility for damage or loss of exhibited works. It is the artist’s responsibility to insure their own works if required.
  9. The Apollo Bay Art Show Committee reserves the right to hang or display a lesser number of works entered by any artist if space is limited. (unlikely and has never happened)
  10. The Apollo Bay Art Show Committee reserves the right to refuse work for exhibition. Wet entries will not be accepted. Reproductions will not be accepted. Any works that do not comply with the Conditions of Entry will not be exhibited. The decision of the committee is final.
  11. Sale of Exhibits: The Apollo Bay Art Show Committee will charge a 20% commission on the sale of each artwork. Please take this into account when setting your selling price. Sale prices will not be negotiated with buyers. Prices given at time of entry are final.
  12. No amendments will be made to entry information after the deadline Sunday 16 MARCH 2025
  13. When completing your on-line entry form please note that a red * denotes a mandatory field. Fields without this mark are filled at your discretion (i.e. artist statement and images for each submission).
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