Nature through Art 2015 - Call for Artists
Castle Espie Gallery Nature through Art Exhibition Call for artists – An invitation for submissions. Exhibition to be held from Saturday 14 February – Sunday 22 March 2015
The Castle Espie Gallery at WWT Castle Espie Wetland Centre is a well respected exhibition space for a variety of high quality artistic endeavours. One of the aims of the gallery is to encourage fresh talent and bring new work to the fore. To this end, the Gallery is inviting submissions on the theme of “Nature through Art” for an exhibition February/March, 2015. Submission details are as follows:
- All submissions should reflect the exhibition’s theme of “Nature through Art”
- A maximum of three pieces may be submitted for assessment
- £7 charge for each piece submitted, payable by cheque (made out to WWT Trading) or by telephone using a debit card
- Submissions can be in a variety of media e.g. paintings, woodwork, sculpture, photography, textiles etc
- The largest dimension of each piece should not exceed 60cms (this includes the frame in the case of paintings)
- All submissions must have a maximum selling price of £300
- Submission payment must be received before the submission deadline of 9 January 2015 for inclusion
To submit your artworks please send the following to castleespiegallery@wwt.org.uk for assessment by the Gallery Committee.
- The artist’s name, address and contact telephone number
- A good quality jpeg image (with a maximum size of 1mb) of each piece. Alternatively you can post a copy of your image on a disc for the attention of Kathryn Cochrane.
- The title of each piece
- The size/dimensions of each piece in centimetres (including the frame where appropriate)
- The medium of each piece
- The price of each piece
The submission deadline is Friday 9 January, 2015 at 12 noon. Each applicant will receive a response by e-mail by Friday 23 January 2015.
All selected pieces will be received at the Castle Espie Gallery, Wildfowl & Wetlands Centre, 78 Ballydrain Road, Comber, BT23 6EA on Saturday 7 February from 10am - 4pm only. There will be a photo opportunity for exhibiting artists at 2pm on Saturday 14 February. To be included please report to reception on arrival.
The Castle Espie Gallery will take 20% commission (plus VAT on the commission at the current rate) on any sales which will be donated into the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust.
Nature through Art will run from Saturday 14 February to Sunday 22 March, 2015. All pieces must be collected by Tuesday 24 March between 10am and 4pm. From Saturday 7 February to Tuesday 24 March, 2015 your pieces will be covered by WWT insurance.
Castle Espie Gallery cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage that may occur after the closing date of the exhibition (although care is taken to preserve and protect artists’ material).
WWT Castle Espie, 78 Ballydrain Rd, Comber, Co Down, BT23 6EA, T: 028 9187 4146, follow us on Facebook and Twitter @wwtcastleespie.
Featured image from 2014 exhibition - Gannets at Saltee Island (batik on cotton), Sue Bamford.
