Conditions of Exhibiting

Exhibitions are by invitation or application only.

 

Installation:

The delivery, hanging and removal of work should be carried out within the given hours (9.30-16:00) on the days statedin your agreement. However, should the removal day be inconvenient, please arrange for a representative to takedown your work on your behalf; providing details of your arrangements to the Centre Manager prior to take down.

There is an option for you to obtain a signed agreement from the Centre Manager, to take down your work a day early; but no work can be removed – even with an agreement before Saturday afternoon prior to the official removal date.

Exhibitors should never remove work from the walls without prior agreement. Group leaders should ensure that all their members comply with this.

It is the responsibility of the artist(s) to hang their exhibition in accordance with the agreement:

  1. Work should be presented to gallery
  2. Two dimensional exhibitions should be framed to acceptable exhibition Thin glassis not suitable for large pictures.
  • Box type canvas is acceptable unframed for The sides of the canvas must also be painted andfinished to an acceptable standard.
  1. Pictures should be hung with mirror plate brackets.
  2. Textile work on battens must be fixed with mirror
  3. Metal or clip frames are not
  • Exhibits must be an original work of Copyright remains the property of the artist, and the artist inresponsible for ensuring that there are no copyright infringements in the creation of the artwork.
  • If the exhibit is a copy of another artist, in part or whole, an acknowledgement to the original artist mustbe made, as in “Homage to Turner” or
  1. All work should be clearly labelled, stating artist, title, medium and The name of the artist and the title of the work should also be fixed to the back of the image. To avoid confusion over numbering and sales lists on walls, WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND that each piece of artwork has its own individuallabel. (Please use low tack adhesive labels on the walls or blue tac, drawing pins, please DO NOT USEwhite tac)
  2. Positioning of 3D works, and glass cabinets, should be authorised by the Centre Manager prior to final placement.
  3. There are limited cabinets and plinths available – please liaise with the Centre Manager - likewise if you wish to bring your own.
  • The Centre has drills/screwdrivers, spirit levels We also provide the screws, please do not use anyother screws. If it is a necessity to use other screws, please get advice from the Centre Manager. (This isdue to damage of the wall behind the board in the past)

If any exhibitors have any concerns or questions about hanging their work, please contact the Centre Manager.

Hire Fee

The hire charges for 2027 is as follows, for approximately six weeks.

 

2027
GALLERY DEPOSIT BALANCE HIRE FEE
Gallery 1 £185 £130 £315
Gallery 2 £105 £90 £195
Gallery 3 £135 £105 £240
Link £65 £55 £120
Foyer £45 £45 £90

 

The non-refundable deposit should be forwarded with your completed contract form, the balance being due 6 weeks prior to your exhibition.

Hire of Gallery 2 is at a reduced rate as there are times when this Gallery is closed to the public due to Life Drawingworkshops (primarily on occasional Saturdays).

 

Cheques should be made payable to “Castle Park Arts Centre”. Or please email for bank details. Sales:

A full list of works exhibited including any cards/prints or any other items must be provided to the Centre Manager prior toyour exhibition, at the latest, the day before the open evening of the exhibition. An Exhibition List of Works form forthis will be provided alongside the exhibition contract by the Centre Manager. All information should match the labelson the work exhibited. It is requested that all prints, cards or other items are also suitably labelled. This form alsorequests that you provide bank details for payment of sales direct to your bank account.

If a group exhibition it is advised that each artist exhibiting in the group completes a copy of the form if each artistrequires to be paid separately or by a representative of the group who is the primary contact for the group.

Most works on display should be for sale, and the arts centre will take a 30% commission from any sales made during theexhibition. Artists should price their work accordingly. Payment for sales can be made by cash, card, or cheque byvisitors.

Monies from sales will be paid to the artist within 30 days of the end of the exhibition, provided that full payment hasbeen received at this point.

In the event of any sales during the month following the exhibition, commission will be due to the centre.

 

Insurance:

The arts centre will insure the exhibits while on the premises, from the agreed delivery date up to and includingcollection date. The arts centre insurance covers individual art works up to a value of £1,000.00.

Any artwork with a higher insurance value will be exhibited at the artists’ own risk, under their own insurance.

Please note any work not collected within 6 months of the last day of the exhibition will be disposed of by the Arts Centre

Publicity

 

Castle Park Arts Centre will be promoting the exhibition, e.g. Our website, exhibitions programme, press releases andsocial media. Images must be Jpegs of at least 200kb each. There is an expectation that Artists also will undertaketheir own promotions and marketing for their exhibition. Any publicity that you wish to undertake for your exhibition,should display the Castle Park Arts Centre logo, the opening hours, address and phone number, stating that admissionis free. The arts centre reserves the right to use any images of your artwork for publicity purposes. Due to lead times onsome of the publications we use please can you send us your publicity 6 weeks before your exhibition, failure to do somay result in you missing out on certain publications.

Please note: Items sent via email should only be in the following formats .doc, .docx, or .pdf (for forms and documents)and .jpg for images sent as separate attachments (i.e. not embedded in Word or PDF documents). Other formats cannotbe accepted. Thank you.

 

Gallery Restrictions

 

Please remember that the arts centre is hired out to various user groups (predominantly art). On occasions, it maybe necessary for art works – particularly 3D, to be moved to facilitate meetings. This will be done with the utmost careand will be carried out by an arts centre employee. In our endeavour to be inclusive of all art forms at certain times of theyear Gallery 1 may have live music on in the morning this is to encourage people to come into the gallery and enjoy theart on the walls along with music in a warm and safe environment.

Gallery 2 is regularly used during the day for classes and groups. Most of these groups are comfortable with members ofthe public walking around the gallery. On Saturdays between September and July, life drawing classes take place. Onthese occasions, this gallery will be closed to the public until approximately 14:30.

Policy on Nudity: Please note that some of our galleries are frequently used by minors/children, hence the gallery/artscommittee reserve the right to allocate the most suitable gallery should your work contain nudity. THIS MUST BE STATED ON YOUR PROPOSAL form and provide suitable examples of the work that will be exhibited for further consideration with your proposal.

 

General

 

If you represent an art group, please ensure that all exhibitors are aware of, and comply with, these conditions.

Your Meet the Artist Open Evening is on a Friday, 7pm to 9pm, if you wish to have music in your gallery, please let the ArtsCentre Manager know.

Castle Park Arts Centre is open from Tuesday to Saturday between 10:00 and 16:00. These times may vary fromsummer to winter. Always check our website – www.castleparkarts.co.uk

Any adjustments to this contract must be agreed, in writing, between the exhibitor and Castle Park Arts Centre.

Under the new GDPR protection policy of May 2018 the Arts Centre will not give out any of your details to otherorganisations. We aim to keep your details see our website for our privacy policy, if after your exhibition you no longerwish to receive our What’s on, Exhibitions and Events please let the Centre Manager know, in writing i.e. email, andwe shall take you off our emailing list.