Terms and Conditions for Open Call for Wow Art Magazine Vol.I
The competition is open to all living artists without limits of age, sex, nationality, or culture.
Submission Requirements:
Wow Art Magazine accepts ONLY digital images/files of works in format of:
ORIGINAL WORKS ONLY.
Video or performances are NOT accepted.
All work must be entered by uploading JPEG or PNG images through Wow Magazine Website. We do NOT accept submissions by email.
Make sure to name each file as follows: FIRST NAME_LAST NAME_TITLE (Example: YULIA_STRUINA_FOREST)
Make sure to include the specifications of each piece (dimensions in cm and materials) and the price.
Artists also must provide a short biography that must not contain more than 100 words. In the case of selection, if your artist biography exceeds more than 100 words, it will be cut to 100 words WITHOUT editing.
Fees:
Entry fees are not refundable. It means that they cannot be returned whether your works are rejected or selected.
Early bird application (till March 10th, 2023): 25$ for up to three works, 35$ for up to six works
General application (March 11th till March 31st, 2023): 50$ for up to three works, 70$ for up to six works
This is a juried exhibit and your submissions will either be accepted or rejected by the judge(s). Payment does not guarantee entry into the Wow Art Magazine.
Judging Process:
All eligible entries will be judged.
The jury selects finalists. All Finalists are invited to get published in Wow Art Magazine Vol.I and be listed for sales and promotion through our networks. The competition criteria are:
Image use / copyright:
Wow Art Magazine will retain the submitted images of accepted artwork and reserves the right to use the images in publications, social media promotions and magazine publicity. Beyond such use, the artist retains full copyright of the submitted work.
You agree to your images being used by Wow Art Magazine for promotional, marketing and display purposes.
You agree to Wow Art Magazine archiving your artwork images as part of the website archive. This might be available for public viewing.
Commission charges if artist’s works are sold by Wow Art Magazine:
The main purpose of Wow Art Magazine is to help artists sell their works on UAE-market and to help designers find the appropriate art pieces that suit the interior design, that is why all works in the magazine must be for sale, or the artist must be able to commission very similar works to the one represented in the magazine.
Wow Art Magazine will charge an additional commission on all sales. This commission will be added to the sell price determined by the artist. The added commission will vary according to the artwork cost and attractiveness to buyers.
After Selection:
If selected, the artist's short bio and works are featured in Wow Art Magazine Vol.I. All the works in the magazine are priced. This magazine is distributed among interior designers, architects in the UAE.
If the interior designer or any other person likes your work, the designer contacts our sales department with the intention of buying your work.
We contact you, check for availability, and supply you with the shipping address.
The artist has to pack the work, ship it, and when the buyer receives an artwork, the artist receives a payment in 10 working days.
As Wow Art Magazine adds its commission on the price determined by the artist, so the payment made by Wow Art Magazine will equal the price determined by the artist. Nevertheless, some platforms can charge a transaction fee for receiving transactions; these fees are paid by the artists.
The shipping of the works to the buyer is the full responsibility of the artist, which includes, but is not limited to, shipping costs, any applicable fees, and insurance costs. Works may also be dropped directly at the office of Wow Art Magazine in Dubai.
The art work can be returned by the buyer if it arrives damaged, has different sizes than stated, or significantly differs from its digital image. The shipping of the returned works from the buyer is the full responsibility of the artist, which includes, but is not limited to, shipping costs, any applicable fees, and insurance costs.
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