2025 32nd Annual Exhibition
WELCOME TO THE INFORMATION PAGE FOR 2025 ANNUAL EXHIBITION AT NATURE IN ART
Saturday 24th MAY to Sunday 1st JUNE
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Handing In Days – Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd May.
Private View – at 6.30 on Friday 24th May 2024
Please note there is no download facility to enter the exhibition on this page please E-mail – Christine Dadd for further information. All members will receive their online entry forms via email from John Horton by February 2025 unless paper entry forms are requested. The exhibition is open to members of The Wildlife Art Society International only.
This is closed exhibition, un-juried and open to members of TWASI, the
forms are sent to members online around the end of January
Paper forms will be available on request please email for more details – twasiart@gmail.com
The exhibition is run by volunteers from the membership of the society for the members and if you wish to be involved in the setup of the exhibition, stewarding and demonstrating during the exhibition and on the final day of the exhibition please email twasiart@gmail.com and leave a message. You will be contacted at a later date by one of the exhibition team.
Exhibition Entries
You may enter as many categories as you wish, with a maximum of 4 entries per category
(Photographic max 8 entries, see Rules & Regulations, and below for details).
Entries should be listed in order of preference, in case the Exhibition is over-subscribed.
All work submitted must be the entrants own original work and should not be copies of other
artist’s work or photographs or published material that is not the property of the artist.
The use of other’s photographs as a reference source will only be permitted where the owner of
the copyright is acknowledged on the artwork.
Digital Enhancement of photographs is restricted to minor adjustments that replicate camera
settings.
Copyright remains the property of the artist.
The Exhibition Committee reserves the right to reject any work which they consider contravenes
any copyright law.
Any Entry that appears to be a photographic print on canvas which has been enhanced by any
medium must be labelled in the Medium field on the Entry form as ‘An Embellished Photograph’.
The Society will not be held responsible for any issues arising from the infringement of copyright.
The judges reserve the right NOT to award a prize if the required standards have not been met.
Photographic Entries – General and Lady Scott Photography entries will be expected to display
good technical qualities with regard to lighting, composition and point(s) of interest etc. These
technical elements will be judged alongside the artistic qualities of impact, creativity and
storytelling.
Miniatures – To comply with the definition ‘Miniatures’ the overall size of submissions, including
frame, should not exceed – Rectangles and Ovals: 4.5″ x 6″; Squares: 4.5″ x 4.5″; Rounds: 4.5″
diameter – Mounts should not be wider than 3/4″ top and sides, with 1″ at the bottom of 3/4″ all
round – Frames should not be wider than 1″ nor deeper than 3/4″
Digital Art – Each Member will be allowed to enter up to four works under the Digital category.
Entries will only be described as “Original Digital Art” and must be supported by a Certificate of
Authenticity, attached securely to the back of the frame and numbered 1/number in edition (eg
1/100) All must be the sole work/creation of the signed artist All work entered under this heading
must be digitally generated, and NOT copies or reproductions of original work in other media All
such entries will be eligible for the Digital Gold Award, but cannot be entered into the specialist Art Awards The composition of all work submitted for this category must adhere to the main principle of the Society rules, in that such work represents: WILD FAUNA, FLORA or WILDSCAPE They must also conform to all the appropriate Exhibition Regulations & Guidance Notes, particularly with relation to professional standards of framing, labelling, etc Members submitting ODA works will still have the option to enter their full allocation of up to four pieces in other categories.
Pricing and Commission
There is a minimum sale price of £150 per entry except Photographs and Original Print (incl
Linocuts & Digital Art) which have a minimum sale price of £75; and Miniatures which have a
minimum sales price of £100.
The Society’s commission on sales of all artworks and consumer items is 30%. Prices quoted on
your entry form should include the Society’s commission and, where relevant, VAT. For overseas
artists, the price should also include shipping costs.
The Society reserves the right to request 30% commission on any exhibit listed on the Entry Form
that is sold prior to the Exhibition, or where a later sale is as a direct result of the Exhibition
exposure.
Please tick the appropriate box on the entry form if you wish to give the Society the option to
negotiate a discount of up to 10% with buyers.
The artist can request to know who has purchased their work but this will only be provided with the agreement of the buyer, who may not wish to be contacted.
Framing and Hanging
Please ensure that all large pieces have suitable fixings to take their weight. If four paintings are
entered, they should fit within a 2.44m x 1.22m (8ft x 4ft) board. All entries must be suitably ready
for hanging, complete with D-rings and taut hanging picture cord (NOT string or wire) or for
standing on table/plinths, as appropriate. Mirror plates are not acceptable and any work with sharp unprotected edges will not be accepted. Unframed deep ‘box’ canvasses or boards must have edges neatly finished with paint.
Miniatures should have a flat hanging loop, D-ring, O-ring or triangular ring at the top centre.
Miniatures will be displayed in a locked glass table cabinet.
WORK WITHOUT APPROPRIATE FIXINGS WILL NOT BE HUNG
Labelling
All works must have two clearly written labels, each showing the Title, Medium, Price and Artists
Name (also show the Christopher Parsons Award category if the piece is entered for this) 1 An
adhesive label firmly attached to the back of each piece (or tied to a 3D exhibit) 2 A card label
securely attached to the piece by string, so that it hangs OVER the frame and is visible for those
hanging the exhibition If the nature of a 3D entry makes attaching a label impossible, include a
label showing a photo of the exhibit and all details.
Packaging It is the responsibility of members to ensure that their exhibits are adequately packed to avoid damage.
All packaging must be by Stiffy Bag (www.stiffybag.com) or equivalent There must be sufficient
“ease” to let the Hanging Team easily slip works out.
The outside of each bag must display a colour photo of the enclosed entry, its Title, and the Artist’s Name and Address.
Delivery and Collection
All works must arrive at Nature in Art between 10.00am and 5.00pm on Wednesday 21st May or
Thursday 22nd May 2025.
Unsold work must be signed for and collected between 4.00pm and 5.30pm on Sunday 1st June
2025 using a copy of your entry form as a receipt If work is being collected by a representative or
courier, this must be indicated on the entry form receipt and given to them.
If you need help delivering or collecting your work from the Exhibition, in exceptional circumstances, or to use a Courier, contact Christine Dadd 07863 56346/christinedadd@gmail.com
Security and Insurance
There will be a security system, including night-time guards, in place during the Exhibition.
Notwithstanding the above, all work is submitted at the artist’s own risk, and it is the artist’s sole
responsibility to insure their work against any damage, loss or theft.
Overseas Exhibitors
To avoid the expense of sending work to the Exhibition, there is the following option.
A professional display board of digital images will be mounted and hung in the Exhibition and work
will also be displayed on the Exhibition page of the website for the duration of the Exhibition.
Digital photos of the works should be unaltered and as large a file as possible sent to our printer
with a minimum size of 1MB and 300dpi. If a sale is made, the artist will be responsible for
arranging shipment to the buyer. All other Exhibition Regulations apply Publicity.
The artist agrees and accepts that all works in the Exhibition may be photographed and/or
reproduced for any catalogue (including on-line), press, promotion and advertising of the
Exhibition in all territories in perpetuity.
The Wildlife Art Society International AWARDS
The Society offers a number of awards. If you wish to submit your work for any particular award it
must fulfil the criteria for that award.
The judges reserve the right NOT to award a prize if the required standards have not been met.
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