ENTRY FORM:
Marrickville Contemporary Art Prize
2010
(MCAP'10)
ARTIST's
DETAILS:
Name:
Address:
Suburb:
Postcode:
Is this address your
HOME,
STUDIO
or
WORK
(please circle)
Phone:
Email:
ARTWORK
DETAILS:
Artwork Title:
Year:
Medium/s:
Dimensions (h/w/d or mins.):
Sale Price (or
NFS):
Number of Editions (if applicable):
I, the artist named above, have read and accept the conditions of
entry and declare that this entry hereby meets such conditions.
Print Name:
Signature:
Date:
Entry Forms due
5pm Sunday 22 August.
An entry fee of $25 must accompany each entry form.
(Please forward the above with you entry materials)
MCAP, now in
its fourth year, is an initiative of ATVP and is generously supported by
Marrickville Council and is an official event of the 2010 Sydney Fringe
Festival.
METHODS OF
PAYMENT:
- cash or EFTPOS - money order or cheque made payable to;
At The Vanishing Point - Contemporary Art Inc. - Credit Card
(Visa or Mastercard)
Card Name:
Card Number:
Expiry Date:
SUPPORT
MATERIALS TO SUBMIT WITH YOUR ENTRY FORM:
* Please attach your artistic CV (max.1 page)
* 50 - 100 word (max.) artist statement for your entry
* 1-4 images of your entry
(300dpi jpg files on CD/DVD or high quality photographic
documentation)
or a full-length DVD video.
NOTE: If you
would like your support materials returned please include a stamped
self-addressed envelope.
FORWARD ENTRY
FORM AND SUPPORT MATERIALS TO:
MCAP'10 c/- At The Vanishing Point
565 King Street Newtown NSW 2042
or email to; info@atthevanishingpoint.com.au
ENTRIES DUE 5pm
SUNDAY 22 AUGUST
MCAP'10 - IMPORTANT DATES:
* Entries Close (submitted to ATVP): 5pm Sunday 22 August.
* Notification of Exhibition Selections: Tuesday 24 August.
* Delivery of Artworks to Chrissie Cotter Gallery: Monday 30
August 10am-7pm.
* MCAP'10 Award Presentation + Launch: Friday 3 September 6-9pm.
* Artist Talks + People's Choice Presentation: Sunday 19 September
2-4pm.
* Collection of Artworks: Sunday 19 September 5-8pm or Monday 20
September 10am-12noon.
CONDITIONS OF
ENTRY:
ELIGIBILITY:
1.
Entrants must
reside or work (practice) within the Marrickville Local Government Area (LGA):
this includes Camperdown, Dulwich Hill, Enmore, Erskineville*, Lewisham,
Marrickville, Marrickville South,Newtown, Petersham, St.Peters, Stanmore,
Sydenham, and Tempe. For the purpose of this award, 'work' is defined in terms
of a demonstrable recent exhibiting history or a current studio practice within
the geographical area as outlined above.
2.
Artworks
submitted for entry can be of any medium, and should not exceed 2.5m (height) x
2.5m (width) x 2.5m (depth) in dimension. Entries can be singular, multiple,
modular or serial artworks. Entered artworks must be the original work of the
entrant and must have been created within the calendar years 2009 or 2010.
3.
Entrants can
submit more than one entry. An entry form and entry fee of $25 must accompany
each submission. However, a maximum of one entry can be short-listed (selected)
for exhibition per artist.
4.
Current
Directors of the organising organisation - At The Vanishing Point -
Contemporary Art Inc. (ATVP) - or staff of the funding and support partners
(Marrickville Council and Sydney Fringe), are ineligible to enter this award.
JUDGING PROCES:
1.
A
short-listing of entries will be selected for exhibition by the Board of
Directors of ATVP. All entrants will be notified by Tuessday 24 August 2010 as
to the outcome of the short-listed selections.
2.
A panel of
esteemed independent judges (consisting of a practicing artist, gallerist and
theorist/academic) will determine the Open Award recipient and any
commendations, upon viewing the exhibition of selected artworks at Chrissie
Cotter Gallery, prior to the exhibition launch.
3.
No
correspondence will be entered into regarding the results of the selection and
judging process.
4.
The People's
Choice Award will be voted by the attending audience. Each audience member is
permitted to enter one vote only. Any recognised or reasonably perceived
fraudulent activities in terms of this voting process may result in the
cancelation of this award.
EXHIBITION OBLIGATIONS FOR SELECTED ARTISTS:
1.
Short-listed
works for MCAP'10 are to be delivered to Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Pidcock
Street Camperdown (next to Camperdown Bowling Club) on Monday 30 August between
10am & 7pm.
2.
Any late
submissions will not be exhibited nor be eligible for awards.
3.
Entrants are
expected to arrange and cover all costs involved in the delivery of work to and
from the gallery. Any special installation requirements must be arranged and
supplied by the entrant.
4.
All artworks
may be for sale or not. A commission of 25%, payable to ATVP, applies to any
sales made during, or as a result of, the exhibition of the artworks in
MCAP'10.
5.
Whilst all
care will be taken handling artworks, all artworks shall at all times be at the
risk of the entrant. ATVP and its funding and supporting partners shall not be
liable for any losses or damage.
6.
ATVP and its
funding and supporting partners reserve the right to undertake photography and
filming of all artworks and public programs in, or associated with, the
exhibition, for publication in press and media, catalogues and websites in
relation to the promotion and documentation of the event and the organising
organisation. Acknowledgements of authorship will be duly and appropriately
made.
7.
Exhibited
artworks must be collected from the gallery from 5.00pm - 8.00pm on Sunday 19
September or 10.00am - 12.00noon on Monday 20 September 2010. Any artworks not
collected within these times may be discarded.
8.
ATVP reserves
the right to eliminate any work that turns up to Chrissie Cotter Gallery not
adequately presented or ready for exhibition, as deemed by the organisers. Any
entry found to be fraudulent at any time will immediately be disqualified.
Note:
*Erskineville, whilst not being within the borders of the Marrickville LGA, has
been included due to its proximity to the organising organisation and in
acknowledgement of its contribution to the cultural fabric of the Newtown
Precinct.
Further
Information;
info@atthevanishingpoint.com.au
www.atthevanishingpoint.com.au
(02) 9519
2340
/
0430 083 364
