General Information
The exhibition will be held at the Memorial Hall, Kings School, Bruton, BA10 0ED from the 22nd - 29th August 2026 
 

Eligibility 

Submissions of work are invited from visual artists who are Members of the Bruton Art Society working in any medium, excluding photography, video, digitally manipulated imagery, light installations, tapestry/embroidery and crafts. 

Submission Details
Submission is by online entry only. The submission fee cannot be refunded.
Maximum of 5 works can be submitted, framed work or sculptures (please note restrictions on submission numbers due to size, as outlined below ).
Clip-frames are unacceptable.
Framed works should be fitted with 'D' rings one third of the way down from the top of the work with picture cord attached ready for hanging.
All hanging work must be framed except deep box canvases which should have a minimum depth of 4cm (3.8cm allowed due to commercial type).
Giclee prints are not acceptable.
Tapestry/embroidery & craft work is not acceptable.
All work must be for sale & must be well presented.
The committee reserves the right to reject any inadequately presented work on delivery, particularly if the framing is sub standard.
If an artwork has been shown before at any of the Society’s exhibitions in Bruton it is not eligible for future exhibitions. 

Submission sizes and Restrictions

All entries must be less than 120cm in any one direction including the frame. NOTE: If any one piece of work is over 70cm in any one direction including the frame, please reduce your submission by 1 (i.e.from 5 to 4). Likewise for any further pieces over 70cm.  

Unframed (box) canvasses must have a minimum depth of 4cm ( 3.8cm allowed due to commercial type )   

The committee reserve the right to refuse a piece of work which differs from the online submission.

Image Uploads
Image files should be JPG or PNG and no larger than 5MB. Upload time will depend on your internet connection speed so please be patient. If you are having problems uploading your images please use image editing software to resize your image to approximately 1600 pixels wide and then save as a new file. Image file names should not be too long and should not contain any invalid characters such as ' " & % * ( ) < > / ~ # + =

Pricing
Work selected for exhibition will be expected to be for sale. Commission is charged at 25% by the Society. It will be assumed that the sale price includes the cost of any frame and our commission. Please allow for these points when pricing your work.  

Communications
All communication will be by email. 

Selection
The Selection Panel will select the works for the exhibition. The Selectors will consider all correctly completed submissions. The decision of the Selectors on all matters is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Insurance
Artists are responsible for insuring their own work. All works accepted for exhibition will be displayed entirely at the artists' risk and the Society will not accept liability for loss or damage occurring during the exhibition.

Delivery and Collection 

Artists are responsible for the delivery to and collection from the Memorial Hall. All packaging materials must be removed after delivery (no storage is available for this) and brought back at collection. If you are applying from overseas please consider how you will get your work to and from the exhibition at the required times.
Work not collected at the stated times will be subject to a daily charge of £10 and will be disposed of after one week  

Agreement
By submitting to the exhibition you are deemed to accept and agree to the following:
The decision of the Selectors on all matters Is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
I understand that The Organisers reserve the right to make such changes to the exhibition arrangements and these Terms & Conditions as may be deemed necessary by circumstances.
 

I authorise The Organisers to process, store, and utilise the data in my submission and agree that, if selected for exhibition, images of my work can be freely used by The Society for promotional and publicity purposes.
All information provided by me is true and accurate and that the work submitted is wholly of my own creation.
I have read and understood these terms and conditions and by submitting this application I accept and agree to observe all the Terms And Conditions therein.

 

Please Note: The above terms and conditions are provided by the exhibition organisers.

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