Rules and Guidelines

THE PROCEDURE

• Works will be subject to two stages: short-listing for exhibition by the selection committee, and subsequent judging by the public visiting Canvas and Cream.
• Shortlisted artists will be notified by mid November, and the remaining applicants will be notified soon after.
• SAEs must be completed for return of all postal entries, or arrangements made for them to be picked up from the gallery.
• On the opening of Canvas & Cream all visitors to the dining rooms and exhibition will be encouraged to vote for their favourite piece.
• The winner will be offered a solo show later on in 2012.
• There will be 30% commission levied on sales generated throughout the exhibition.
• While we endeavour to take the best possible care, neither the curator nor the gallery can be held responsible for loss or damage to work.
• Canvas & Cream will provide publicity in the café, on their website and mail out to their 1500+ mail list (including press and local organisations and galleries).
• The exhibitor will appreciate that Canvas & Cream is a working studio environment for visual artists and a café for the public and so must avoid unnecessary disruption in terms of noise or other disturbance.
• Occasionally the Gallery is used during the run of an exhibition, for talks and discussions, training sessions, workshops and art classes.
• Private Views are held on Fridays 7-9pm to coincide with the South London Maps Last-Fridays, so set-up days must be Thursday and Friday, and get-out day is Wed, to allow for the following show to set up.

THE PRIZE

Along with the prestige and media coverage of being the winner of the first Canvas & Cream prize, the winner will also receive a Solo Exhibition in 2012. The winner will also be given patron status of Canvas & Cream giving them, amongst other benefits, access to 10% discount on further hire of the gallery and 10% discount of community/workshop room hire. They will also have the opportunity to become a judge in the Canvas & Cream competition 2012.

THE LOCATION

Canvas & Cream:18 London Road, Forest Hill,London,SE23 2RW
(Please do NOT send competition applications there)

THE KEY DATES

• Application deadline: 1^st November 2011
• Notification of shortlisted artists will begin mid-November 2011
• Delivery of artworks required 1^st December
• Opening and Public Voting: December (from 18th February 2012)
• Prize announced: (TBC, approx 6 weeks from opening date)

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