ENTRY TO THE
2025 EXHIBITION
NOW CLOSED

​GENERAL 
  • ​Competition open to any visual artist over the age of 18 
  • All submitted work must be for sale
  • Artwork may be of any subject
  • All works must be original works, prints of original works are not accepted
  • Maximum size of an artwork is 1m x 1m
  • If you sell a piece of submitted artwork before the exhibition opens, you are expected to pay 20% of the value to the exhibition 
  • All submitted works that comply with the hanging requirements will be exhibited 
  • Works that do not comply with the hanging requirements will not be accepted and no refunds will be offered 
  • DEADLINE for entries - Thursday 18th September 2025
  • Please keep in mind that this exhibition is run exclusively by volunteers
  • Artists are responsible for remembering what artwork they have entered into exhibition - please take a note of your entered artwork. As we are volunteers we will not have capacity to respond to large volumes of emails with queries of what you have entered into exhibition 
  • Strictly no refunds  for entries
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JUDGE
The Judge for this year's exhibition is Jemma Derbyshire

ENTRY 
  • Entry fee is £5 per work 
  • Maximum three framed, three unframed (mounted) works and  three works of other types
  • Works will be received at the Community Hall in East Linton on Monday 6th October 4.30 - 6.30pm
  • Fee payment needs to be made before 21st September. Please note we cannot accept payment on the day of submission 

​Direct Bank payments to:
East Linton & District Community Association
Sort Code: 83-22-25
Account Number: 00168701
Please use your full name as on the entry form as the reference.

You will be asked to complete an electronic form to enter your art works. The link to the online form is at the foot of this page. Completing the form will be the only method to enter your art works in to East Linton Art Exhibition. This year, in order to improve our payment process, we will be asking for your address - please ensure this is the correct address as this will be used to post cheques for any sales. 

SPONSORS
The Sponsors for this years's exhibition are
Eve's Foundation
Torness Motors
Rock & Bird

PRIZES
1st prize - £500
5 x commendations - £100 each 

CONDITIONS 
Works are at all times submitted at the owner's risk and insurance, if required, must be arranged by the artist. Transport to and from the exhibition will be at the artist's expense and risk. 

All works must be clearly labelled on the rear with artist's name, artwork title, medium and price. 

All works for hanging must have D-rings and cord securely attached ready to be hung.
 
By submitting artwork, the artist agrees to abide by the rules & regulations of the Competition and to allow photographs of the work to appear in the press and social media if required.

SALES AND COMMISSION

A commission of 20% on catalogue price will be charged on all works sold during the exhibition, whether through East Linton Community Association or otherwise. The Association must be informed of any private sales, as a sale made by the Association will take precedence. 

REMOVAL
  • No work will be removed from the exhibition before the closing date
  • All works must be removed on: 
             Sunday 12th October between 5.15 and 6.30pm

Each artist shall be deemed to have accepted the above condition as a binding agreement whereby the ownership of the work is relinquished by the artist and transferred to the East Linton Community Association if it is not collected within the noted times. 
​If you have any questions or queries please email us at  [email protected]