David Shepherd's Wild Fauna Creative Mortal Of The Twelvemonth 2014 - Deadline Extended To Fifth February

The deadline for entries for David Shepherd's Wildlife Artist of the Year 2014 (First prize £10,000)

WAS Mon 20th January
BUT is right away midnight on Wednesday fifth Feb 2014

Below you lot tin notice the data most this really pop fine art contest for wildlife artists.

There are two novel categories for 2014:

Wildlife inwards Monochrome - specially suitable for those who locomote inwards fine fine art prints, graphite or charcoal
Silver Artist - for the Over 60s - which I mean value is a neat idea!

The Wildlife Artist of the Year Exhibition will hold upwards held at the Mall Galleries, London Tuesday third to Sabbatum seventh June 2014, 10am to 5pm (closes 4pm on concluding day).

The Private View volition hold upwards held on 29th May 6-9pm. The Private View for this has an splendid attendance alongside lots of enthusiastic individual collectors of wildlife fine art in addition to lots of sales. If you're a collector in addition to desire an invite I propose you lot brand it direct on alongside the Foundation.

The David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year website page

Call for Entries Summary

Full details are available on the Wildlife Artist of the Year - Terms & Conditions page on the DS website. They too create got a Wildlife Artist of the Year - Frequently asked questions page

Prizes

The Overall Winner wins £10,000 cash prize in addition to championship 'David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year 2014'. In addition:

Overall Runner-Up £1,000 cash prize.
Remaining Category Winners £500 each.

Deadlines for entries

The (extended) closing engagement is 5 Feb 2014. No entries volition hold upwards considered after the closing date.

Who tin submit

This is an international opened upwards competition. It regularly attracts entries from overseas. Entry is opened upwards to eligible submissions from:

both amateur in addition to professional person artists. No distinction is made inwards the judging for the relative status of the artist.
artists aged 17 years or over (ie 17 years of historic menstruum past times the closing engagement – 21st Jan 2014).

What you lot tin submit

work completed inside the in conclusion 5 years past times the entrant
your ain original work

(My Comment in addition to interpretation: i.e. any creative individual making an EXACT re-create of the locomote of some other professional person creative individual or lensman risks having their locomote rejected.i.e. derivative locomote cannot hit copyright status)

The Artist must hold upwards the sole writer in addition to possessor of the copyright of all artwork entered, or if locomote is copied from a photograph or other picture that is non the Artist’s own, The Artist must create got permission inwards writing from the copyright possessor to exercise his or her work. Source textile in addition to proof of permission to exercise must hold upwards made available on asking past times the judges.

multiple entries - upwards to 5
any medium except photography, celluloid in addition to digital
unsold artwork alone (ie the exercise of the exhibition is to heighten funds for conservation in addition to in that place is no infinite for artwork which cannot generate funds)

You CANNOT submit:

Work completed earlier 21st Jan 2009 is ineligible
Work which is non master copy to the artist
photographs, video or digital images - they volition all hold upwards disqualified
work which has been sold - either earlier entry or earlier the exhibition. The whole exercise of the exhibition is to heighten fund to assistance protect endangered wildlife

Categories for entries

All entries must check to i of the seven categories:

Endangered Wildlife - whatever wildlife or constitute that is threatened or endangered nationally or internationally
Wild Life - whatever wild animals including birds in addition to plants inwards United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland or anywhere some the world including wild landscapes
Wildlife inwards 3D - sculpture inwards whatever medium
Wildlife inwards Action- whatever wildlife jumping, fighting, flight or whatever other interesting behaviour

Wildlife inwards Monochrome – whatever wildlife or landscape drawn inwards tones of whatever i colour

Young & Wild - opened upwards to 17-25 twelvemonth olds roofing all 6 categories

Silver Artist – opened upwards to over sixty twelvemonth olds roofing all 6 categories

What it costs to submit an entry

£10 per entry: for DSWF members, Young & Wild in addition to Silver category entrants
£25 per entry for non-members of the DSWF. Click this link to become a Friend of the DWSF www.davidshepherd.org

Other of import damage in addition to conditions

Sale toll volition hold upwards negotiated alongside the creative individual exactly the concluding determination volition hold upwards made past times DSWF. (see in conclusion year's weblog post for why I mean value I mean value this is a really sensible provision) .
Proceeds to the creative individual for works sold

in the exhibition are separate 50:50 alongside the creative individual during the exhibition in addition to for i calendar month afterwards
not exhibition exactly promoted via the website are separate 70% creative individual in addition to 30% DSWF for equally long equally that advertisement continues.(Note that the website store is however promoting 2013 Wildlife Artist of the Year (139 items) and 2013 Wildlife Artist of the Year - Selected Not Hung (32 items)

with all the details of the toll in addition to how to purchase - they are really serious most selling your art!)

Copyright: By entering WAY you lot concord to grant DSWF

a non-exclusive license to reproduce the artwork for whatever exercise inwards connectedness alongside the contest including publicity, marketing, fundraising in addition to exhibitions.
the correct to unwrap a express edition impress of the locomote past times understanding alongside the creative individual upwards until the halt of 2014. This does non use to sculpture.

Digital Entry

digital entry is recommended

online: recommended picture size 2560 x 1920 pixels; file size no larger than 6MB plus a clearly identifiable file name + credit/debit bill of fare to pay fee
by post: jpeg picture on CD plus completed in addition to signed entry shape plus cheque

No allowance volition hold upwards made for pitiable digital images or bad character photographs. Which I accept to hateful if they cannot encounter an splendid picture of your locomote it's a waste matter of fourth dimension submitting it no thing how expert the locomote mightiness hold upwards inwards reality.
Delivery, collection, transportation costs in addition to insurance is the responsibleness of the artist.

Selected artists

Those chosen to demo their locomote volition hold upwards selected past times an independent panel of judges, to include artists in addition to conservationists chosen past times the contest organisers.

Previous weblog posts most this contest in addition to exhibition

Wildlife Ar tist of the Year 2013 - David Shepherd ... 06 Jun 2013 Wildlife Artist of the Year 2013: Review of the prizewinners in addition to exhibition at the Mall Galleries.
Wildlife Artist of the Year 2013 - Call for Entries #1: David Shepherd ... 24 October 2012 Overview of telephone telephone for entries for The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation Wildlife Artist of the Year 2013 Competition.
Wildlife Artist of the Year - Karen Laurence-Rowe 28 May 2012
Wildlife Artist of the Year 2012 - Call for Entries (x2) sixteen December 2011
Two opportunities to hold upwards Wildlife Artist of the Year ... 25 Jan 2011
Art competition: Wildlife Artist of the Year 28 Jan 2010
Adam Binder wins Wildlife Artist of the Year 2010 25 May 2010
Exhibition review: Wildlife Artist of the Year 2009 02 Jun 2009

Wildlife Art - Resources for Artists

For to a greater extent than most Wildlife Art - encounter my website Wildlife in addition to Natural History Art - Resources for Artists. This is a compendium of links to data in addition to resources for artists who portray natural history, nature in addition to wildlife.