The Gosford Art Prize is the premier art prize of the Central Coast region, with local and national artists engaged in friendly competition for over $25,000 in total prizes. Artists from around Australia are eligible to enter with artworks of any medium produced in the last 12 months. The Gosford Ceramics Prize runs concurrently to the Gosford Art Prize with a $2,000 prize specifically for ceramic works.

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UPDATE: Gosford Art Prize extension

Gosford Regional Gallery is pleased to announce that we have extended the deadline for online submissions to the Gosford Art Prize by two weeks until Monday 6 September 2021.

The Gosford Art Prize has been a mainstay of the Central Coast for over 50 years and we are committed to ensuring the best outcome for the competition. In response to uncertainty that the current lockdown has caused, we have extended the deadline to ensure that all artists have the opportunity to enter.

As soon as we are able to re-open the Gallery, we plan for the Gosford Art prize to be the first exhibition in the program.

All online entries need to be finalised by 11:59pm on Monday 6 September 2021. The announcement of shortlisted finalists will be made on Tuesday 14 September 2021.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

KEY DATES

Online entries open: 1 July 2021
Online Entries close: 6 September 2021, 11:59 PM
Finalists announced: 14 September 2021
Delivery of finalists deadline: TBA
Prizes announced: TBA
Exhibition dates: TBA

ENTRY FEE

Gosford Art Prize entry fee is $30 per entry (max. two entries per artist)
Gosford Ceramics Prize entry fee is $20 per entry (max. two entries per artist)

PRIZES

First Prize $15,000
Second Prize $5,000
Aboriginal Artist Prize $2,500
Gosford Ceramics Prize $2,000
Highly Commended (two prizes) $1,000
Viewer’s Choice Award $500 gift voucher

ARTWORK

The Gosford Art Prize is open to artworks in all mediums. The Gosford Ceramics Prize is limited to works that are predominately ceramic mediums. All artwork must have been produced within the last 12 months. Work must not exceed two (2) metres in any one direction and should be easily lifted by two people. Work must be presented ready for exhibition with appropriate display fixtures. The artist’s name, address, telephone number, title of work and retail price (or not for sale “NFS”) must be noted on the back (or bottom) of each work.

ELIGIBILITY

The Prize is open to all artists who reside in Australia, with the exception of employees of Central Coast Council.
All artwork must have been produced within the last 12 months.
The Aboriginal Artist Prize is only awarded to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander entrants.
Selected finalists must be able to deliver the selected artwork to Gosford Regional Gallery by 10 September 2021 or the work will not be eligible for prizes.

ENTRY PROCEDURE

All entries must be submitted online via the website www.judgify.me/gosfordartprize2021
For an entry to be valid it must:
- be correctly filled out and submitted by 11.59PM on 6 September 2021
- include at least one uploaded image of the entered artwork
- have appropriate entry fee paid

ENTRY FEE

Gosford Art Prize entry fee is $30 per entry (max. two entries per artist)
Gosford Ceramics Prize entry fee is $20 per entry (max. 2 entries per artist)
Entry fees are non-refundable and only works with paid entry fees are eligible for prizes and for selection for exhibition inclusion.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

A panel of judges including staff from the Gosford Regional Gallery will select finalists from the entries submitted online.
Finalists will be contacted and invited to deliver their entries to the Gallery for the exhibition.
The names of the finalists included in the exhibition will be posted on the Gosford Regional Gallery website on 14 September 2021.
An external judge or panel of judges will be selected by Gallery Management to allocate prizes. The judge(s) will view the work of the selected finalists in person at Gosford Regional Gallery before allocating prizes.
In the event of a dispute arising regarding the rules and conditions of entry, a decision made by Gosford Regional Gallery Management shall be final.

EXHIBITION

Only finalists will be invited to deliver work for the exhibition. Delivery may be in person or via a courier service. Finalists are responsible for all costs associated with packing and delivery.
The exhibition of finalists will be held at the Gosford Regional Gallery (dates pending).
All works selected for exhibition must remain on show for the full duration of the exhibition.
Finalists are responsible for the collection of their work at the close of the exhibition unless the work is sold.

SALE OF WORK

All works exhibited can be for sale.
Artist must indicate on the online entry form whether the work will be for sale.
The Gallery will take a 35 percent commission (inc. GST) and this must be included in the sale price indicated by the artist.
Artists who sell work will be required to register as a Supplier of Central Coast Council.
Sales will be paid approximately three weeks after the conclusion of the exhibition.

COPYRIGHT

By entering the Gosford Art Prize the entrant agrees to grant Gosford Regional Gallery a non-exclusive licence to photograph the artwork and publish images of the artwork, or a detail of the artwork, for the purpose of documentation and the promotion of the Gosford Art Prize and/or Gosford Regional Gallery.

PRIVACY

Information provided on the Gosford Art Prize online entry form will be used solely for the purpose of running this competition, unless the entrant elects to receive further promotional material.

The details of selected finalists including name, artwork title, medium, size, price and artist statement will be used to create a catalogue of the selected finalists, exhibition signage and an archive of Gosford Art Prize finalists.

INSURANCE

Work on exhibition will be insured against fire, theft and vandalism.

COLLECTION OF WORK

Any artwork not collected within two months of the close of the exhibition will be disposed of unless arrangements have been made with Gallery staff.
The Gallery will endeavour to contact artists prior to this.

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