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General Information
The exhibition will be held at Ulster Museum, Stranmillis, Belfast and will be open to the public from 13 October 2023 to 1st January 2024

Eligibility
Submissions of work are invited from visual artists working in any medium. 
Anyone over the age of 18 can submit work.  There is no maximum age limit. 
No member of the Selection Committee may enter work for selection for the Annual Exhibition.
Work entered to the exhibition must have been created between 2021 and 2023. 
Work previously exhibited in Northern Ireland will not be accepted. The RUA reserves the right to reject work that they believe may be in breach of copyright. 

Restrictions
All entries must be less than 2 meters in any one direction including frame. There is no minimum size limit. The maximum size of artwork in its largest dimension including framing is 200cm. The overall size of diptychs, triptychs, etc. must adhere to this maximum size limit. 

Hangings, Fixings & Attachments
The Ulster Museum has its own hanging system therefore ALL HANGINGS, FIXINGS AND ATTACHMENTS MUST BE REMOVED BEFORE DELIVERY OF SHORTLISTED WORK 

Image Uploads
Image files should be JPG or PNG and no more than 5MB large. Upload time will depend on your internet connection speed so please be patient. If you are having problems uploading your images please use image editing software to resize your image to approximately 1600 pixels wide and then save as a new file. Image file names should not be too long and should not contain any invalid characters such as ' " & % * ( ) < > / ~ # + =

Pricing
Work selected for exhibition will be for sale. 30% Commission is charged by the RUA. It will be assumed that the sale price includes the cost of any frame and our commission. Please allow for these points when pricing your work. Prices should include VAT if applicable. If you are VAT registered please provide a VAT number in the box provided. 

Communications
All communication will be by email. Successful applicants will be notified by email and must respond within one week to confirm participation. Failure to do so could result in work being withdrawn From the exhibition. 

Selection
The Selection Committee will select the works for the exhibition. The Selectors will consider all correctly completed submissions. The decision of the Selectors on all matters is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Insurance
Artists are responsible for insuring their own work. All works accepted for exhibition will be displayed entirely at the artists' risk and organisers and the gallery will not accept liability for loss or damage occurring during the exhibition.

Delivery and Collection
Artists are responsible for the delivery and collection of their work at the Gallery. 
All packaging materials must be removed after delivery (no storage space is available for this) and brought back at collection. If you are applying from overseas please consider how you will get your work to and from the exhibition at the required times.
Work not collected at the stated times will be subject to a weekly charge of £5. 

Online Selling
If 'Online Selling' is used and artworks are not delivered to the gallery, artists will be responsible for the safe delivery of artworks should an artwork be sold via the online gallery.
If a buyer makes a purchase via the online gallery the organisers will contact the artist and buyer to determine if there are additional postage and handling charges that need to be charged to the buyer.

Agreement
By submitting to the exhibition you are deemed to accept and agree to the following:
The decision of the Selectors on all matters Is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
I understand that The Organisers reserves the right to make such changes to the exhibition arrangements and these Terms & Conditions as may be deemed necessary by circumstances.
I authorise The Organisers To process, store, and utilise the data in my submission and agree that, if selected for exhibition, images of my work can be freely used by The Organisers, The Gallery and associated organisations for promotional and publicity purposes.
All information provided by me is true and accurate and that the work submitted is wholly of my own creation.
I have read and understood these terms and conditions and by submitting this application I accept and agree to observe all the Terms And Conditions therein.

 

Please Note: The above terms and conditions are provided by the exhibition organisers.

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