Gosford Art Prize 2023

Entries close Monday 24 July 2023, 4pm

The annual Gosford Art Prize has been a feature of the Gosford Regional Gallery program since the early 1970s and is a cultural highlight of our region.

Open to practicing artists from across Australia, the prize presents the selected winner with a first prize of $15,000 with a second prize of $5,000. Other prizes include the Aboriginal Artist Prize, Gosford Ceramics Prize, Highly Commended and Viewer’s Choice Award, with a prize pool of over $28,000 to be won.

All works can be for sale and show a breadth of excellence in practices over a range of artistic mediums.

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

Exhibition dates 9 September – 5 November 2023

Prior to entry:
Please have your image available for your artwork smaller than 5 MB and ensure the file is either a jpg, png, tif, pdf. For IPad and IPhone users, please ensure your file has been converted from an HEIC file to the correct file type, or take your image without the 'live' function.

PLEASE READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY TO GOSFORD ART PRIZE 2023

Finalists announced 7 August 2023
Delivery of finalist artworks to Gosford Regional Gallery deadline 4pm, 27 August 2023
Exhibition opening and award announcement Friday 8 September 2023 from 6pm

ARTWORK
Gosford Art Prize is open to artworks in all mediums, 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.

ENTRY PROCEDURE
All entries must be submitted online via the website, entries will open 5 June 2023
For an entry to be valid it must:
- be correctly filled out and submitted by 4:00PM on 24 July 2023
- 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)
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 will be promoted on 7 August 2023.
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.
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 up 30 days 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. Gosford Regional Gallery will not be held liable for minor accidental damage that may occur to artwork during the storage or judging of the Art Prize or deterioration due to inherent vice.

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.

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 and/or Torres Strait Islander entrants.
Selected finalists must be able to deliver the selected artwork to Gosford Regional Gallery or the work will not be eligible for prizes.

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