ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS - IMAB 2012

Entry form available at :
http://biam.augustinchenier.net/document/inscription-an.pdf

NEW : ZOOM ON THE ANDES
Artists from Andean countries can register for free (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile).

1. PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS
The exhibition is open to professional visual art artists who meet the following eligibility requirements:
• Declare himself or herself as a professional artist;
• Produce piece of work on his own behalf;
• Have had his or her work exhibited, produced, published and presented to the public or marketed by a promoter;
• Have been recognized by his peers as a professional artist by way of an honourable mention, an award, a prize, a scholarship, an appointment to a jury or an invitation to participate in a specialty show or by any other mean of the same nature.

2. EXHIBITION CATEGORIES
• Painting
• Drawing
• Printing (traditional process)
• Digital print (including photography)
• Sculpture and embossment

3. DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
Two dimensional pieces: maximum 3 X 4 in. (7.5 X 10 cm);
maximum support size: 6 X 8 in. (15 X 20 cm).
Three dimensional pieces: maximum 3 X 3 X 4 in. (7.5 X 7.5 X 10
cm), including base or support.
Maximum weight: 350 grams.

4. PRESENTATION
Each piece of artwork must:
• Be signed;
• Have a title and an arrow on the back must indicate the right
direction of the piece;
• Be unframed;
• Indicate the selling price in Canadian dollars. A minimum selling price of CAN$40 is established by IMAB; all pieces will be insured for a maximum of $1000.

5. REGIST RATION FEES
An artiste may submit 1 or 2 pieces of work. First piece : $25 ; second piece : $15. Artists from Andean countries can register for free (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile).
Registration fees are payable in Canadian OR US dollar OR by mean of a bank transfer.

Beneficiary’s Bank: Caisse centrale Desjardins, Montréal, Canada
SWIFT: CCDQCAMM
Beneficiary’s Branch ID: CC081530050
Beneficiary’s Account Number: 815 30050 006966 6
Beneficiary’s Complete Name: Corporation Augustin-Chénier
Beneficiary’s Complete Address: 42, rue Ste-Anne Ville-Marie (Québec) CANADA J9V 2B7

6. JURY
The jury is made up of three prominent individuals from the visual art domain. The members of the jury will select a winning artwork in each category. The decisions of the jury are final and without appeal.

7. PRIZES
• 1 Prize of honour: $1000
• 5 Award of Excellence: $500 per category
• 1 Regional prize: $500
• 1 Public choice award: $500
• 1 Zoom Price : $500

8. SELLING COMMISSION
Each and every pieces submitted for the exhibition are automatically for sale. IMAB will keep a 40% commission on the selling price specified by the artist on the registration form for every pieces sold through IMAB.

9. REPRODUCTION RIGHT
The artist grants IMAB a non-exclusive and transferable licence to copy, publish and communicate in any communication products designed to promote the event any representation of the pieces submitted for the exhibition. This Licence does not include a time limit, nor a geographic limit.

10. INSURANCE
IMAB bears liability for any lost or damaged piece of work while on Gallery premises up to but not exceeding $1000. The Corporation can not be held accountable for any damages occurring in transit to or from its premises.

11. RETURN
All non-selected or unsold pieces of work will be returned to the artist within three months after the end of the exhibition.

12. PUBLICATION
IMAB will publish an exhibition catalogue containing the name of the jury members, reproductions of the pieces of work and a short biography of prize-winning artists.

13. EXHIBITION DATE
June 2nd to September 30, 2012.

14. VENUE
Salle Augustin-Chénier, Ville-Marie (Quebec).

15. SHIPMENT
Each shipment must contain:
• Registration form duly completed;
• Pieces of work submitted for the exhibition/contest;
• Registration and handling fees;
• Resume of a maximum of two page including past training,
exhibitions and achievements;
• One-page written presentation of the piece of work.

16. CLOSING DATE
March 1st, 2012.

17. TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
A travelling exhibition of selected and award-winning pieces of work will be presented between October 2012 to March 2013.

18. CONFIRMATION
A confirmation of receipt and a notice of registration will be sent by email upon receipt of the pieces of work. A list containing the name of all the registered artists and all participating artists will be posted on-line over the whole process.

The IMAB is made possible by the support of the Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine du Québec and the City of Ville-Marie.