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Entry Instructions

Eligibility/Requirements
  1. The competition is open to artists, professional or amateur, who reside in North or South Carolina.
  2. Artists must be over the age of eighteen.
  3. Up to three (3) pieces of original artwork may be submitted on the entry form below.
  4. Digital images in JPEG format are preferred. An acknowledgement of receipt of image(s) will be sent via email only. As of August 28th we have had an overwhelming response of entries and we are behind in our acknowledgements of receipt. We are working diligently to respond and are thankful for such a positive response.
  5. Original paintings of any media, drawings, monoprints, or other one-of-a-kind prints which may include photographic elements, completed within the past two years, and free-standing sculpture will be eligible. Compositions from published or copyrighted reference materials are not eligible. No pottery, glassware or other delicate work will be accepted.
  6. Size limitations: no wall-hung pieces over 72" x 72" in dimensions; sculpture must not exceed 6 feet x 3 feet x 3 feet and must be installed by the artist.
  7. All accepted work must be properly framed or gallery wrapped (canvas stretches around the stretcher frame to create a clean, professional appearance), and wired for hanging. No exceptions will be made! Failure to present work in this fashion can mean disqualification.
  8. All work must be available for sale and a 35% commission fee will be taken on all work sold during the exhibition.
  9. Accepted artwork must have the following info attached directly to the artwork:  Title, Medium, Artist Name, address, phone, email address, and retail price.
  10. After completing the entry form please submit images as attachments to an email to info@carolinasgotart.com or mail a CD with images to Carolina's Got Art! c/oElder Gallery, 1427 South Boulevard, Charlotte, NC  28203. CDs will not be returned.
  11. An entry fee of $30.00 is required at time of submission. Payment can be made via check or money order (to Carolina's Got Art)or approved credit card using PayPal.  After you have submitted your artwork and decide to pay via credit card simply come back to this page and click on the "Pay Now" button below. You will be taken to PayPal's website where you will enter your credit card info and submit your payment.
  12. Entry fee must be paid at time of submitting work. If paying by check, make payable to Carolina's Got Art within 48 hours.
  13. Elder Gallery reserves the right to refuse any submission that it deems unacceptable for the exhibition.
  14. Artists must accept terms of an Agreement for Exhibition document shown below. Your submission into the competition will indicate your automatic agreement to the terms.
  15. Acceptance/rejection notification will be sent via email to all entrants by September 15, 2009.

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Agreement for Exhibition Form
By submitting the Entry Form,  Artist grants Elder Gallery the right to include artwork listed on the Entry Form into,Carolina's Got Art!,and agrees to abide by the terms and conditions contained in the "Entry Instructions" section of the exhibition's website. Artist warrants full ownership of submitted artwork and allows Elder Gallery full rights to use images of work in promotion of the exhibition. Acceptance of terms does not guarantee selection into the exhibition. All professional efforts will be given to ensure the safety and well-being of all artwork accepted into the exhibition. Elder Gallery accepts no responsibility for damage and/or loss of artwork and reserves the right to cancel event if sufficient entries are not received. In case of cancellation all entry fees will be refunded.

Elder Gallery  1427 South Boulevard  Charlotte, NC 28203  Phone: (704) 370-6337