TERMS & CONDITIONS 2023
1. Eligibility
1.1 The Prize is open to all artists worldwide.
1.2 Any artist over 18 may submit an application.
1.3 Artists may submit up to 2 works per entry. Artists may submit more than one entry.
2. Artwork submission
2.1 Works must be recent (produced no earlier than October 2019).
2.2 Images should show the complete work being submitted. A second image may be added to show a reverse or detail view.
2.3 The first round of judging is completed digitally. It is therefore important that the photographs uploaded are of high quality and as clear as possible.
2.4 Works submitted must be available and for sale for the duration of the exhibition in October 2023, and for 6 months after the end of the exhibition (the sales period).
2.5 Works submitted must be available for sale. A sale price should be included when submitting. Young Masters takes a 50% commission from the sale price.
3. Application
3.1 Applications are to be submitted via CuratorSpace. Incomplete and/or unpaid for submissions will not be accepted.
3.2 The application fee of £38 per submission is non-refundable and used for the sole purpose of running the prize. You will not be refunded the fee if you later decide to withdraw your application from the prize, or if you are not shortlisted.
4. Intellectual property rights
4.1 You must be the owner of the artworks and must confirm that the pieces submitted are of your own origination. Works must not infringe the copyright or any other rights of any third party. You must hold all moral and intellectual property rights for all the artworks submitted for the prize. You agree to supply high resolution images suitable for print and online use as a condition of participating in the Prize.
4.2 By submitting your application for the Prize, you agree that Young Masters, or any other third party permitted by Young Masters, can:
· copy or reproduce your submitted artwork by taking images, shots or videos of whole or part of the artwork for archival, marketing, promotional, and educational use.
· use materials as listed above, including, but not limited to, the right to be broadcasted and/or reproduced by Young Masters (or its partners) on platforms including but not limited to: websites, in printed or digital catalogues, exhibition posters, prints, and printed or digital marketing material.
This permission shall be royalty-free, world-wide and in perpetuity.
4.3 Shortlisted artists may be required to take part in prize-related press coverage, and by entering the Prize all entrants are agreeing to do so.
4.4 Please note that, if shortlisted, members of the public may take photographs of your work only for personal, educational, and non-commercial use. Young Masters Art Award LLP/The Cynthia Corbett Gallery shall not be liable if images or content is used otherwise by the public and has no obligation to monitor this.
5. Liability
5.1 Artists are solely responsible for ensuring that their work has been successfully submitted to Young Masters Art Award LLP before the deadline and Young Masters Art Award LLP has no liability in this regard.
5.2 The artist is responsible for shipping work to and from the care of Young Masters Art Award LLP, including all associated costs, taxes and insurance.
5.3 Shortlisted artworks, once received into the care of Young Masters Art Award LLP will be covered by the insurance policy held by The Cynthia Corbett Gallery.
6. Prizes
6.1 The winners and runners up will be awarded a cash prize (or a prize in kind where offered) as outlined on the website. Prizes are not transferable and cannot be substituted for any other goods, cash or services. Prizes are payable only to the named artist and will not be paid to a third party.
6.2 Prize winners will be selected by a panel of judges to be announced in full on the www.young-masters.co.uk website. The judges' decision at all stages of the judging process is final.
6.3 The Prize is not open to: previous overall winners of the prize, or employees or family members of employees of: The Cynthia Corbett Gallery/Young Masters Art Award LLP, or any sponsors thereof.
6.4 We reserve right to revise, alter or amend the prize rules, or cancel the competition at any time if circumstances arise outside of our control. The current and up to date prize rules may be viewed on www.young-masters.co.uk during the period of the Prize.
7. Delivery & collection
7.1 The curators’ decision on works for the exhibition is final. Works must be exhibited for the duration of the exhibition and may not be removed from the exhibition location in either whole or in part before the end date of the exhibition.
7.2 All shortlisted works are required to be consigned to Young Masters Art Award LLP for up to 6 months after the end of the prize exhibition. Work may be further exhibited, or held in dedicated storage during this 6 month period.
7.3 Artworks must be delivered to London only if they have been requested by the exhibition curators. Successful artists will be notified via email with instructions for shipping or delivering their work to storage for the exhibition.
7.3 Artists sending works from abroad must cover any duty or customs charges incurred. Young Masters Art Award LLP and its agents will be able to advise on sending works from abroad.
7.4 Shortlisted artists are wholly responsible for the shipping, transportation and insurance of works to London for exhibition and return shipping if works remain unsold.
7.5 All artworks submitted must be ready to hang or install with suitable fixings as requested by the exhibition curators. Works on paper must be framed. Framing must be of gallery quality and not clip frames. Photographs must be framed or suitably mounted (e.g. on diasec). Artists working in new media, film, or video will be required to use their own equipment for the exhibition.
7.6 Unsold artworks can be collected from Young Masters’ dedicated storage after the 6 month consignment period has ended.
7.7 Artists will be asked to pay a contribution of £75 towards their storage costs in July 2023. This is a heavily subsided rate, and also includes costs for accepting and releasing the work from storage.
7.8 Any work uncollected during the period stated in 7.6 will be stored at a separate location and the artist will be charged a storage fee.
8. Sales
8.1 All works submitted to the Prize should be available for sale by Young Masters Art Award LLP; artworks that are not for sale should not be entered into the competition. If your work has been shortlisted or selected for the exhibition, it will be offered for sale for a period of time during the exhibition. In addition, all shortlisted works are required to be available for sale up to 6 months after the end of the exhibition.
8.2 The sale of consigned artworks will be subject to a 50% commission for Young Masters Art Award LLP.
8.3 The Cynthia Corbett Gallery is not under any obligation to offer artist representation or sell their work beyond the end of the 6 month sale period. Being shortlisted for the Young Masters Art Prize or Ceramics Prize is not an offer of gallery representation. Similarly artists are not obliged to be represented by The Cynthia Corbett Gallery.
9. Data
9.1 Applications to the Prize are processed in accordance with our privacy policy.