Call For Entries: Guild Of Wild Fauna Artists Annual Exhibition 2019

Entries from non-members are straightaway welcome for the 56th annual OPEN exhibition of the Society of Wildlife Artists.

You remove maintain until 12 noon on Fri 26 July 2019 to larn your digital entry create too upload it too consummate your submission online.

The Selection Committee of the SWLA seeks to encourage all forms of 3 too two-dimensional artwork (see 'Acceptable media' below) that is based on representing the world’s wildlife. The Committee is peculiarly bully to encourage all artists amongst fresh visions to submit operate to the Annual Exhibition that shows imagination, artistic ability, originality too genuine creativity.

The exhibition includes wonderful prints too drawings equally good equally drawings too paintings

Why wild fauna fine art is of import too the purpose of the wild fauna artist

The wild fauna creative soul has never been to a greater extent than important in:

highlighting the diverseness of wild fauna inwards the United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland too abroad
recording all those species which are nether threat
helping conservationists brand the wider world aware of the threat to both species too ecosystems - too consequently humanity - caused yesteryear the failure to stalk the practices which are leading to a massive decline inwards species.

Earlier this week, a summary of a report - due to move published inwards half dozen volumes afterwards this twelvemonth - was published which is the nearly comprehensive assessment of its kind. It indicates

the charge per unit of measurement of extinction is increasing
some 1,000,000 species are nether threat from the activities of human being too climate change.

Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented inwards human history — too the charge per unit of measurement of species extinctions is accelerating, amongst grave impacts on people to a greater extent than or less the earth straightaway likely, warns a landmark novel study from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity too Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the summary of which was approved at the seventh session of the IPBES Plenary, coming together in conclusion calendar week (29 Apr – four May) inwards Paris.

and

To growth the policy-relevance of the Report, the assessment’s authors remove maintain ranked, for the commencement fourth dimension at this scale too based on a thorough analysis of the available evidence, the 5 straight drivers of alter inwards nature amongst the largest relative global impacts too thence far. These culprits are, inwards descending order:

changes inwards province too bounding main use;

direct exploitation of organisms;

climate change;

pollution too

invasive alien species.

Pangolin - "the nearly trafficked creature you've never heard of"

Call for Entries: 56th annual exhibition of SWLA

View of the 2018 Exhibition inwards the Main Gallery

The SWLA telephone phone for entries is administered yesteryear the Federation of British Artists at the Mall Galleries and yous tin honor to a greater extent than information below too on their website

For full terms too conditions, click here.

You should too depository fiscal establishment complaint a comment from my Review: Society of Wildlife Artists 55th Annual Exhibition inwards 2018 (my bold)

the 2018 annual exhibition of the Society of Wildlife Artists at the Mall Galleries is emphatically non an exhibition of photorealistic artwork.

You tin consider images from previous exhibitions inwards all review weblog posts listed at the end.

Prizes & Awards (subject to concluding confirmation)

There are many prizes too awards available to win, including:

The Terravesta Prize: £2,000 for the best operate exhibited
Birdwatch Artist of the Year Award: £1,000 addition Swarovski equipment
RSPB Award: £500
Birdscapes Gallery 'Conservation through Art' Award: £700 carve upwardly betwixt the creative soul too a conservation charity of their choice
Mascot Media 'Nature inwards Print' Award: For the nearly original, odd or effective interpretation of the natural earth using traditional printmaking techniques. The winning creative soul volition have £200 too their selection of 10 electrical flow Mascot Media books
Dry Red Press Award: The winning operate reproduced equally a greetings card

Eligible artists

Any creative soul over eighteen may submit.

Eligible artwork

The artwork must move of wildlife.

Work should move based on representing the world’s wildlife.

Wildlife includes whatsoever non-domestic creature such equally birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, crustaceans too insects.

In summary, the SWLA Selection Committee is looking for:

two too 3 dimensional artwork inspired yesteryear the natural world

work that displays a deep cognition too agreement of the bailiwick matter, based on ‘in the field’ observation

work that reflects a personal, original, too creative response

work that displays a high degree of technical skill

work that showcases interesting approaches too emerging novel talent

see the post I did in conclusion year The Natural Eye - the sort of wild fauna fine art that gets selected

Works probable to move rejected include:

Works depicting domestic animals or purely botanical subjects are non permissible.
Works depicting wild fauna divorced from its environs or without place, setting or context are rejected inwards many cases.
Biological or scientific illustrations are inwards nearly cases non permissible.

see further advisory exceptional re submissions

If you've non submitted earlier the best thing to arrive at is

visit the demonstrate first.

SWLA 2018 Catalogue Cover

The next best thing is to review

the online catalogues - which includes photos of members' artwork
my weblog posts reviewing yesteryear exhibitions (see end) which provides images of artwork selected for the demonstrate from the opened upwardly entry equally good equally artwork yesteryear members

Number too size of artwork

Maximum of half dozen plant submitted. Maximum of half dozen plant selected
Works should non move larger than 2.4m along the longest dimension.

Pricing

All operate must move for sale.
The toll of plant must include committee of 45%+VAT
However if foundry fees are applicable, the committee is 33.3%+VAT) .
Minimum price: £200 (except for prints: framed £120, unframed £95).

Ineligible work

Work volition non move accepted IF it meets i or to a greater extent than of the next criteria

NOT for sale
NOT completely dry
NOT completed inside the in conclusion 3 years
larger than 2.4m along the longest dimension
previously exhibited inwards London
a botanical bailiwick
portrayal of pets and/or domestic animals,
decorative wares (such equally vessels or tiles),
work inwards metallic frames, poorly framed or badly presented.
Photographic reproductions or mechanical prints, giclée prints of master artwork etc., (i.e. COPIES which are oft promoted equally ‘limited edition prints’ are non acceptable).

Eligible media

In improver to the park fine art media of painting, sculpture too master prints (if prints, delight exceptional edition too how many are available) the SWLA is bully to comprehend novel too innovative medium.

SWLA volition convey computer-generated images equally ‘original prints’ simply ONLY if the digital impress exclusively exists equally an master impress too was created yesteryear the creative soul to move realised specifically equally a print.

How to submit an entry

This is the detailed telephone phone for entries.

To move into an exhibition yous quest to login or register equally a novel artist.

Advice on photographing

It is real hard to assess operate from miserable photographs. When submitting operate for pre-selection, delight ensure that the photographs are accurate too demonstrate the operate at its best. It is worth noting that sometimes operate is permit downwardly yesteryear real miserable photography including reflections on the glass, out of focus images or images that are angled from beingness propped against a wall when photographed. The lack of attention reflects badly on the creative soul too does non assist the trouble of selecting work. Sculptors inwards exceptional should work patently backgrounds too brand the nearly of the alternative to add together to a greater extent than views of the submission.

Advice on framing

Artists are encouraged to select elementary patently frames too mounts that volition conform the exhibition too non detract from the operate itself or interfere amongst side yesteryear side plant when exhibited inwards the galleries.

Cost of entry

Submission fee: £18 per operate (£12 per operate for artists aged 35 or under).

Timetable

12 noon on Friday 26 July 2019: Deadline for digital entries: Upload images of operate (in JPEG format / nether 5MB) at http://mallgalleries.oess.uk
Friday 2 August, from 12 noon: Check http://mallgalleries.oess.uk to consider if your operate has been pre-selected
Saturday 31 August, 10am to 5pm: Deliver your operate to Mall Galleries, 17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5BD
Tuesday 3 September, 12 noon: Check mallgalleries.org.uk on , to consider if your operate has been accepted to the exhibition. Please depository fiscal establishment complaint that selectors' decisions are concluding too no feedback is offered - other than full general comments
Thursday 5 September, 10am - 5pm: If non selected for exhibition, collect your operate from Mall Galleries, 17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5BD
Thursday 24 October, 10am: Exhibition opens
Sunday 3 November, 1pm: Exhibition closes
Thursday seven November, 10am - 5pm: Collect unsold work

Note: some dates remove maintain been updated since publication.

If yous arrive at NOT alive inwards the UK

INTERNATIONAL Artists, who are non resident inwards the United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland simply are resident inwards the European Union or elsewhere inwards the earth are welcome to submit work. However yous MUST read too brand a careful depository fiscal establishment complaint of the instructions on the website

International Entrants

Artists who are non resident inwards the United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland simply are resident inwards the European Union or elsewhere are welcome to submit work. If your operate is sold at the exhibition yous remove maintain a responsibleness to register too trouble concern human relationship for United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland VAT amongst H.M. Revenue & Customs.

Artists without a United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland residence (known equally 'NETPs' - non-established taxable persons) tin honor farther details on 'NETP' status too how to register for VAT at
www.hmrc.gov.uk, (HM Revenue & Customs Reference: Notice 700/1, Mar 2014) nether the heading 'Should I move registered for VAT?' Please note: the registration procedure tin convey upwardly to four weeks. Please address whatsoever questions yous may remove maintain to the VAT Helpline on tel. no. 0300 200 3700 or Outside UK: +44 2920 501 261.

Artists sending operate from abroad should work a motion-picture demonstrate carrier. Many artists work Picture Post Art equally they offering a packing too delivery service for our exhibitions (we arrive at non convey whatsoever liability for their services). Picture Post Art - Tel: 0044 (0)1302 711011 / Mobile: 07833 450788 / Email: info@picturepostcompany.co.uk

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