Open Exhibitions
Pastel Society
Pre-Selection Procedures
This year the PS offers a facility which will allow a selected group of artists to submit their paintings for consideration through a Pre-Selection process. The intention is to help artists reduce their costs both in time and money by allowing them to submit a single photographic image of each painting via a CD-Rom. This will avoid unnecessary journeys to London should their paintings unfortunately not be considered suitable for the PS Exhibition.
The conditions which govern who may submit their work for Pre-Selection are as follows:
Only paintings which exceed 70cms X 70cms total AREA will be eligible. Send one image of each work on a CD in .jpg format, together with your entry form and payment of £10 (payable to 'Federation of British Artists') for each submitted work to arrive at the FBA not later than Friday, 8 January 2010. NO PRINTED PHOTOGRAPHS OR TRANSPARENCIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. YOU MUST ENCLOSE THE APPROPRIATE PAYMENT WITH YOUR CD. Do not hand in the original work. A pre-selection will be made by members of the Council on the basis of your image(s).
PRE-SELECTION DOES NOT IMPLY YOUR WORK HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THE EXHIBITION. Notification of pre-selected work will be given no later than Monday, 1 February by post. All pre-selected work must be brought to the administrative offices of the Mall Galleries on the 'hand-in' days which are either Friday, 5 February or Saturday, 6 February 2010. The paintings will then be subject to the normal selection process. CDs will not be returned. This facility only applies to 'non-members'.
Should any clarification on this new procedure be required 'ring' either one of the following telephone numbers for assistance; 014 2860 5089 or 020 8642 7783.
If you have no received notification by the 1 February 2010 please contact one of the numbers listed above.
Receiving Days
Friday 5 and Saturday 6 February 2010, 10am-5pm
Select this link for information on regional handing-in points.
Collection of unaccepted work
Saturday 13t or Wednesday 17 February, 10am-5pm
Collection of unsold exhibition work
Thursday 22n April, 10am-5pm
Exhibition dates 2010
Private View: Tuesday 6 April
Opens to public: Wednesday 7 April, 10am-5pm including weekends
Closes: Saturday 17 April at 3pm
Conditions
Maximum of six works submitted. Maximum of four works selected.
Acceptable media: Pastels, including Oil Pastels, Charcoal, Pencil, Conté, Sanguine, or any dry media. All works must be framed. Metal frames are inadmissible. We cannot receive pictures taller than 2.4m (8ft), please call in advance if your work exceeds this.
All works must be for sale. Minimum price: £300.
Awards/Prizes
Daler Rowney Art Materials Awards, Bill Patterson Memorial Award, Brian Sinfield Fine Arts Award, Linda Blackstone Gallery ‘Debra Manifold Memorial Award’, £200 Annie Longley Award, Cross Gate Gallery Prize Kentucky USA, Frank Herring Awards, The Arts Club Award, Unison Pastels Materials Award, Anthony J. Lester Art Critic Award, Purcell Papers Award, The Ranelagh Press Award.
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