THE TOWN
MILL
LYME REGIS
Dorset, England
2012 OPEN ART
COMPETITION AND
EXHIBITION
23 June - 22 July
Cash Prizes for the three best entries
With Thanks
About The Open Art Competition
To our Sponsors:
West Country Artists are invited to submit work for inclusion in the
5th Lyme Regis Open Art Competition and Exhibition
at the Town Mill Malthouse, Lyme Regis.
Image Art, Gillingham, Dorset
Sponsors of the
People's Choice Prize
The Competition Prize Winners will be announced at the opening of the exhibition – 12 noon on Saturday 23rd June 2012 in the Malthouse.
Submission instructions for competition entries are detailed below.
Mags Osborn, the
Competition Coordinator, can be contacted on 01297
443579.
Onni Frames and Fashion Boutique, Lyme Regis
Open Art Competition Prizes:
The Winner will receive £250
Axminster Printing,
Printers of the
Open Art Brochure
Second Prize - £100
Third Prize £50
Martin Diplock, Estate Agents Lyme Regis
Mariners Hotel
Lyme Regis
The 2012 Open Art Competition Judges
The Trust is delighted to welcome back Vivienne Light and Anna Powell as our competition judges.
Tesco Express
Lyme Regis
Vivienne Light was born in West Dorset and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She is also a writer and very experienced art exhibition organiser. In 2000 she established Canterton Press, an independent arts press.
Anna Powell lives in Dorset. Since 2006 she has been the curator and director of Sladers Yard in West Bay, a gallery showing contemporary British art, furniture and craft. Before that, she and her husband had a gallery in Pimlico Road, London.
Entry Fee.
The
entry fee for the Open Art Competition is £10 and all exhibits must be original.
Work can be on any subject matter (*please see note at
the end of
this information section re suitability), and can include paintings, textile work,
sculpture and pottery but not Photography (Please contact the
Town Mill if you are in any doubt that the type of work you are wishing
to submit will be suitable). Works should not exceed 75 cm x 75 cm –
anything bigger will not be accepted. Please note that we are
not accepting cards for sale for this exhibition
Entry Form.
You can find a pdf copy of the Entry Form here.
The
first part of the entry form must be sent to the Town Mill
prior to the handing in day and must be received by the Town
Mill no later than Friday 8th June 2012 (please do not
send your entry fee with the form - this should be handed in when you
bring your work in – only cash or cheques made payable to the Town Mill
Trust will be accepted).
Any entry forms received after 8th June will
not be accepted. Unfortunately there is only limited space
for showing work in the Malthouse and work will be considered on a first
come first served basis only (based on when the entry form is received).
Click here to read
or download the
ENTRY FORM
in PDF format
(If you experience any difficulty
displaying the entry form, try opening and minimizing the PDF
reader program (such as Adobe Reader) on your computer before clicking the
link above.)
Or you can request an entry form by e-mail to
info@townmill.org.uk
Reserve Work.
If your work sells you will be contacted and invited to hang another of
a similar size in its place – there will be no extra entry
charge for this. (Please do not bring your reserve work
with you on handing in day as we have nowhere to store it).
· Submission Dates.
Your work and entry fee should be brought to the Town Mill Malt house
(not gallery) on either Sunday 17th between 1pm and 7pm or
Monday 18th June 2012 between 1pm and 7pm.
Hanging and Labelling Instructions.
To help us hang your work successfully, please follow these
instructions: Use medium to large ‘D’ rings placed on the sides at the
back of your work; use tightly stretched hanging cord made of a material
other than nylon; your work must have a sticky label on the back with
your Name and Title of Work. In addition, there must be a
luggage sized label with your name, address and phone number on which
must hang below your work. This will only be visible
during hanging for cataloguing purposes.
Insurance.
The Town Mill is not responsible for any loss or damage that may occur
to any work whilst it is on the mill premises, though all reasonable
care will be taken. Exhibitors are advised to arrange their own
insurance to cover any potential loss or damage.
Stewarding The Exhibitions.
We have a small band of regular volunteer stewards and we ask exhibitors
to share stewarding when possible. When you bring your work in there
will be the opportunity for you to fill in a sheet letting us know which
days and times you might be able to steward
Collection of unsold works.
Collection
will be from the Malthouse on Sunday 22nd July between 2pm
and 5pm and on Monday 23rd July between 1pm and 5pm. (Please
note that your work cannot be collected prior to these
times). If for any reason you are unable to pick your work up at the
times stated above please contact the Town Mill to arrange a suitable
time after the exhibition has ended. The Trust reserves the right to
dispose of any work that is not picked up by the 6th August
2012.
Commission.
If your work is sold during the exhibition The Town Mill Trust will take
a commission of 30% plus VAT. The Trust will make a payment to the
artist at the end of the exhibition. Please allow up to four weeks after
the end of the exhibition for payment to be made.
Parking.
Please note when dropping off and picking up your work – there are
unfortunately, no parking facilities at the Town Mill.
ARTWORK SUITABILITY. The Town Mill reserves the right to refuse any piece of work that it deems unsuitable for a family exhibition or for any other reason.
About the Open Art Exhibition
Works submitted by the competition entrants will be displayed at The Open Art Exhibition in the Malthouse Gallery at the Town Mill.
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners will be announced at the opening of the exhibition – 12 noon on Saturday 23rd June 2012 at the Town Mill Malthouse. The 'People's Choice' Prize will be determined at the end of the exhibition.
The
Malthouse Gallery will be open
Every Day
11:00am - 4:00pm
(The Exhibition closes at
1:30pm on 22 July)
The Exhibition runs from
23 June - 22 July 2012
Admission Free
The
Town Mill
Mill Lane, Lyme Regis, Dorset DT7 3PU, England
Tel:
01297 443579 e-mail
info@townmill.org.uk