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  MYARTSPACE MIAMI 2009 Competition Official Rules and Guidelines  
 

Contents:

HOW TO APPLY

1. Become a myartspace.com member

2. Create a gallery of work to submit *(Art on MYARTSPACE cannot be copied in any useful resolution.)

3. Submit gallery into competition

 
OVERVIEW

50 finalists, 3 winners, work represented at AquaArt Miami Fair December 3-6, 2009 at the same time as Art Basel Miami Beach Art Fair.

MyArtspace is sponsoring a juried  art competition. The jury panel will select 50 finalists from those registered for the competition that have submitted their work for review.  Out of 50 finalists, three winners will be selected to have two pieces of their work represented at the Aqua Art Miami Art Fair.  Additionally, 50 finalists will have 2 pieces of their work displayed digitally at the Fair.

 

 
THE GRAND PRIZE
  • The work of 3 Winners will be represented by myartspace at the AquaArt Miami Fair.
  • MyArtspace will ship winners art to and from the show up to $1000 of total expenses.
  • major internet announcement and mailed notifications to raise visibility.
  • art critics and members of the press invited to visit the show, review the work.
  • an electronic catalog will be distributed at the exhibit in Miami.
  • Transportation cost provided to ship winning artist's work to and from exhibit.
 
FINALISTS

50 finalists will be selected by the jury. These finalists will all receive mention in the electronic show catalog.

 
GUIDELINES FOR APPLICATION
  • must be a member of, and submit work through myartspace.com.  Membership to myartspace is free. 
  • deadline for submission is  November 15th, 2009, 12:00pm PST
  • we recommend at least 5 hi-Res JPEG images. A good minimum size should be at least 2000 pixels in either height or width or 2MB in size. For standard members maximum image size is 10MB. Premium Members maximum image size is 75MB (HiRes TIFF or Uncompressed JPEG Recommended)
  • a maximum of 20 images in a myartspace gallery format should be submitted.
  • myartspace offers 200MB of free storage with standard membership and 20,000MB (20GB) of storage for premium members.
  • Winning artists are seperately asked to upload several of their images for display purposes at Aqua Art Miami
  • each work must be titled, dated, and include dimensions.
  • myartspace creates a separate low res image for screen display and the high res is stored for the jury process and potential print only.
  • work submitted must be available for showing in Miami.
  • a brief statement about each image is advisable.
  • all submissions are final and non-refundable.
  • all registration fees are NON-REFUNDABLE.
  • all submissions are subject to the myartspace Terms of Use agreement

 
REGISTRATION FEE
  • The registration fee is $25 to submit work for consideration. Paid Premium services members can submit their work for free to the competition.
  • To sign up for premium services, go to www.myartspace.com/premium/learnmore
  • Registration must be completed before submitting work to competition. A myartspace gallery must be submitted to the jury through the registration process before the deadline to be considered.
  • All payments must be in USD by Paypal or credit/debt card. Daily conversion rates apply to international transactions.
 
SUBMISSION DEADLINE

All pieces must be submitted for jury decision by 12:00pm, Pacific Standard Time, 15 November 2009. Previewing may occur on a rolling basis by jurors beginning 15 October 2009.  Registered entrants can revise their gallery submission up until the deadline date of November 15th, 2009. 

  • November 15: deadline for contest submission
  • November 27: Announcement of winners; work arranged for transportation to Miami.
  • December 3 - Dec 6: Show dates

 

 
JURORS

Juror Panel:

  • The JURY PANEL has been made public as of October 15th, 2009.
 
JUDGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
All traditional and contemporary styles will be considered.



 
NOTIFICATION PROCESS

Winners will be notified November 27, 2009 via email and/or phone.   Work submitted for consideration must be available for immediate shipping.  No substitutions will be permitted without consent and approval by CatMacArt Corporation.
 
 
TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. Artists retain all ownership rights to their submitted images. However, myartspace reserves the right to use the images of all applicants for promotional purposes involving the website or competition for up to 2 years. CatMacArt and MYARTSPACE are not liable for breaches of copyright by the entrants.

2. CatMacArt Corporation will pay up to $1000 each to 3 winning artists to transport art to and from Miami for the show.  Artists are responsible for coordination of all shipping from the show location in the event the art is unsold and returned.   The selection of the shipping carrier will be at the discretion of CatMacArt Corporation.

3. Works exhibited must be available for sale. Myartspace.com will assist in accurate pricing of your art. The financial relationship for art sales will be from the retail price for the art sales: 60% artist, 40% myartspace.com. Payment from sales will be issued within 3 weeks of sale.

4. Myartspace.com will unpack and repack work, although the utmost care will be taken during this time. Myartspace.com is not responsible for any damage to your work or portfolio. Artists are responsible for insuring their work through the duration of the shipping and exhibition period.

5. We strongly recommend that the artist send framed work for exhibition. Framed work is more likely to sell, and given show time constraints, a better framing solution is best to be provided by the artists. Myartspace.com reserves the right to hang and display art at our own discretion.

6. Winners will have up to 24 hours to confirm their participation in the exhibition and 3 days to coordinate with the shipping company provided by CatMacArt Corporation to get their work to the exhibition location.

7. International artists are responsible for all customs’ duties and customs’ fees regarding shipping and handling of your art work to and from the exhibition location.  It should be noted that shipping from overseas to the United States may exceed the $1000 allocation provided by CatMacArt Corporation.   Charges in excess of the allocation are to be paid by the artists.

8. CatMacArt Corporation maintains an online store called the NewYork Art Exchange, (www.nyaxe.com). CatMacArt Corporation has the right to list and sell all submitted work of winning artists and finalist at the Miami Exhibit and though its online store. All sales of original work represented by NYAXE Gallery through NYAXE.com will be at 50% commission.

9. CatMacArt Corporation has the right to create reproducible prints of work submitted and have available for sale both online and in the physical Gallery. Prices for the reproduced work will be determined by CatMacArt Corporation and in-line with market prices for similar art. The commission for reproduction art sales will be from the retail price: 50% artist, 50% CatMacArt Corporation.

Rule Changes:

CatMacArt Corporation is the owner of online social network "myartspace" and its affiliates. CatMacArt Corporation reserves the right to modify the contest rules at any time. Contestants should read these rules carefully and revisit the terms and guidelines page as myartspace continues its growth. Any modifications go into effect the day they are posted and apply to all persons registered for the competition. 

CatMacArt Corporation

CatMacArt Corporation is a privately held US Corporation legally incorporated in the State of New York and maintains its headquarters in Palo Alto, California USA. For further information regarding CatMacArt Corporation, please refer to the website: http://www.catmacart.com.

Last Updated: 11 November, 2009

 
 

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MYARTSPACE.com is the premier online venue for the contemporary art world and it's free. MYARTSPACE has over 60,000 members in its community from over 116 countries. MYARTSPACE hosts numerous competitions including its annual Student Art Scholarship Program where it awards $16,000 of cash scholarships to undergraduate and graduate college students. MYARTSPACE provides the first 24-hour streaming contemtporary art channel, MYARTSPACE.TV. MYARTSPACE allows upload of art/photography, music and video. For more information about MYARTSPACE, see www.myartspace.com

Aqua Art Miami is a contemporary art fair that takes place in Miami concurrent with Art Basel Miami Beach. Aqua started in 2005 as an experimental project at the Aqua Hotel in South Beach near Art Basel, and eventually expanded to include a larger booth-style fair called Aqua Wynwood. This year the fair will focus on just the Aqua Wynwood location, consolidating the best of both fairs into one exceptional event. Aqua Wynwood opens with a VIP Preview Brunch on Thursday morning, December 3, and the exhibition continues through Sunday, December 6.

Based in Seattle, Aqua's organizers have made it their mission to promote innovative programming from the west coast as well as the greater USA and abroad, with a particular interest in young dealers and galleries with strong emerging artist programs. A number of new dealers have made their debut at Aqua, as well as other exhibitors and artists who have never shown at an art fair before. For more information on Aqua Art Fair, please see their website at: www.aquaartmiami.com