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Brand New!! Ukcps Opened Upwards International Exhibition 2014: Telephone Telephone For Entries

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The deadline for entries to the 13th Annual International Exhibition of the UK Coloured Pencil Society is 5th Feb 2014.

The exhibition volition hold out held betwixt 28th Apr - tenth May 2014 at the RBSA Gallery, 4 Brook Street, Birmingham, B3 1SA.


The rules changed in conclusion twelvemonth - alongside honour to the nature of the piece of occupation that tin sack hold out entered - and I'm non certain everyone is aware of that.

Here's a summary of what yous demand to know in addition to practise to enter.

Who tin sack enter


This exhibition is opened upward to all living artists who tin sack demonstrate compositional in addition to drawing skills in addition to the might to run coloured pencil..

That means:

What yous tin sack enter


Words enclosed inward quotation marks are quotations from the Call For Entries document.  I've reorganised the content to align content alongside my comments.

No. of entries

  • Full fellow member of the Society tin sack movement into a maximum of iv pictures (1st entry free; entry fee for 1-3 additional entries: £6 each)
  • non-members tin sack movement into a maximum of 2 pictures  (entry fee: £17.50 each)
  • one entry tin sack hold out "not for sale"; all other entries must hold out for sale

Reference Materials

  • "All piece of occupation must hold out master copy inward concept, pattern in addition to execution"
  • "Any photographic reference used for the entire (missing word?) or equally the primary source must hold out taken past times the artist"
  • "Subject to United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland in addition to International copyright laws, reference images may hold out used to contribute in addition to construct upward a in conclusion composition provided the in conclusion piece of occupation does non resemble whatsoever reference source inward a recognizable way"
See my weblog post CPSA in addition to UKCPS: originality inward concept, pattern in addition to execution for a previous fence inward 2008 on the important of master copy artwork.

Basically the liability lies alongside the creative somebody to recognise in addition to ensure that their run of whatsoever reference images MUST comply alongside all relevant United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland copyright law. Artists should too keep evidentiary proof of photographs they created.

(Note for UKCPS: International police push clitoris is totally irrelevant inward the United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland unless it has been incorporated into in addition to formally recognised inside United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland legislation - at which call for it becomes United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland legislation! IMO it would hold out to a greater extent than appropriate to state that the contest must hold out compliant alongside all relevant United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland legislation including that relating to copyright)

Art Media

"Each piece of occupation submitted MUST comprise at to the lowest degree 50% dry out coloured pencil (ie wood-cased, wax or stone oil based coloured pencil, including watercolour pencil if used dry) ""The remaining 50% of the piece of occupation MAY if preferred, contain less than 50% of whatsoever other medium"
  • The base of operations of back upward media tin sack include manufactured supports (eg paper, board etc) in addition to surfaces hand-prepared past times the creative somebody eg a gesso base.
That agency the minute 50% tin sack include
  • artwork which includes non-wood cased pencils eg Caran d'Ache Neopastels
  • artwork which includes media created when yous used water, solvent or oestrus to dissolve coloured pencils
  • watercolour, acrylic or stone oil paints
  • oil pastels
  • graphite pencil
  • charcoal
Bottom business the artwork MUST include - in addition to hold out seen to include - 50% created from dry out wood-cased coloured pencils.

Note there's no requirement to run fine art media of archival standards.

What yous cannot enter

  • Artwork shown inward whatsoever previous UKCPS exhibition

What volition non hold out exhibited

  • Artwork non upward to entry submission standard 
  • Pictures non suitably framed.

How to enter


UKCPS encourages online entries. Entry is online in addition to involves the submission of a digital file, the completion of the entry form in addition to the payment of the fee.  The telephone telephone for entries provides details of how to submit a postal entry - which has an before deadline.

Information required to compete the form

  • title of the artwork
  • size of the epitome unframed (height x width inward centimetres)
  • price for sale inward £sterling. This should allow for 35% committee if sold.
  • category of prize the piece of occupation is eligible for

Image requirements

  • jpg format
  • 300 dpi
  • maximum size 5MB
  • filename should include your surname in addition to the championship of the artwork

Payment of fees

Payment options are:
  • by lucifer mailed to UKCPS
  •  via Paypal to e-mail address detailed inward the Call for Entries

How entries are judged

An independent Jury of 3 people volition hold out asked to select plant to make a varied exhibition showing the total make of capabilities of the coloured pencil medium. The conclusion of the judges is final.

Jurors review anonymous images - the exclusively data they get got is championship in addition to motion-picture demo size.

I don't know whether this agency whatsoever signature is removed from the digital epitome prior to the jury process.

Responsibilities of the artist


The next are wholly the responsibleness of the artist
  • compliance alongside the terms in addition to weather condition of the competition
  • all transportation to in addition to from the submission in addition to collection points
  • all insurance - given that the UKCPS, RBSA in addition to their representatives are non liable for whatsoever harm or loss of plant including frames.

Previous weblog posts most this exhibition


These include images of prizewinners in addition to piece of occupation inward past times exhibitions

2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007

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