Entries for the 2025 Members Awards are open now!
Submit your Art by the 25th of April
The Feilding and District Art Society are seeking submissions for the 2025 Members' Awards. A members’ only Exhibition showing and awarding the best work from our Members.
Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions before submitting your entry - use the contact form below if you have any questions.
Having issues with the online form? Pick up at hard copy at Feilding Art Centre.
Key Dates:
Friday 25th of April: Final date for the submission of artworks, entry forms and fees*. No further entries will be accepted after this date.
Thursday 1st of May: Judging to take place.
Friday 2nd of May at 5.30pm: Members’ Awards prize-giving and exhibition opening.
Saturday 31st of May: Closing date of Exhibition
Monday 2nd of June by 4pm: collection of unsold Artwork
By 20th of June: Payment will be received for sold Artwork
Key Criteria
1. Painting/Drawing
A. Oils and Acrylics
B. Watercolour and Ink
C. Other – printmaking, mixed media, drawing and dry media.
2. 3D Art
Paper tole, ceramics, glass art, sculpture, woodwork, porcelain painting, miniatures, and mosaic.
3. Textile Art
All fibre art, including needle craft and Harakeke weaving.
4. Photography and Digital Art
Must be printed on high quality paper/medium and presented framed behind glass or Perspex.
5. Outside the Square
Works that are ‘outside of the square’ by concept or for an artist’s practice.
*All works are considered for this award
If you have any questions, please contact us at info@feildingartsociety.com.
Full Terms and Conditions
All entrants must be current financial members of the Feilding and District Art Society.
A non-refundable entry fee of $15.00 (incl. GST) per artist applies. The fee must be paid upon registration.
A limit of two artworks may be submitted by any one artist.
All work must be for sale. Artworks will be sold exclusively through the Feilding and District Art Society. During the exhibition, these artworks cannot be available for sale elsewhere.
Each item must be clearly labelled with a swing tag stating Artist’s name, Title, medium, Category, Section and Price.
All works must be presented ready for display.
Hanging works must be framed or mounted, complete with D-rings and cord. D-rings should be positioned in the upper one-third of the frame. String should be tight enough that the hook can not be seen when it is hanging.
Freestanding artworks must be suitable for display on a plinth(s) (no floor-mounted work)
All work must be wholly original and adhere to copyright laws - Where an artist has used a reference image not their own, their source must be clearly labelled.
Works must have been completed within the last 12 months and not previously exhibited at the Feilding Art Centre.
Whilst all reasonable care will be taken of exhibits, it is the responsibility of the artist to insure their work. The Feilding and District Art Society takes no responsibility for damaged artwork.
The judges’ decision will be final, and no correspondence entered into.
Judges reserve the right not to award a prize in any given category or to award for any extra categories.
All work will remain on display for the duration of the exhibition.
A 30% commission will be charged on all sales.
Artwork sales will be communicated on the first business day following the closure of the exhibition and net sales proceeds debited into the artist’s bank account by the 20th of the following month.
In the case where a work is sold on layby, the artist will receive payment on the 20th of the month after the artwork is paid for in full.
All works not sold are to be uplifted or transferred to the Feilding Art Centre shop no later than 4.00pm, Monday the 2nd of June.
The Feilding and District Art Society reserves the right to exclude from display any artworks which:
Cannot be accommodated due to inadequate wall or floor space,
Display themes or images which it deems offensive.
Any artwork not compliant with the Terms and Conditions will be rejected with no refund issued.
Additional Conditions - 3D Art:
Any materials that have not been manufactured by exhibitor, must be acknowledged. A reminder that all work must be created by the artist and adhere to copyright laws.
Additional Conditions - Textile Art:
Knitted, crocheted and woollen articles must be made from homespun wool, and specified if not the work of the exhibitor with credit to be given to the source (this does not apply to weaving, where accent thread is allowed).
Work to be pressed and rolled, if possible, to prevent creasing.
Fibre work must have a care and content label attached – for clothing items, this label must be sewn into the garment.
Outside the Square:
Judges will consider all works for this award.
By completing the Entry Form (below) you are agreeing to these Terms and Conditions.
