Artists for Birds 2019

Best of the Show 2018- Artwork by Sreelatha P

Details about the show is as below

Please send in your details by last week of April 2019

Details to be sent

• Artist bio-data
• 4-5 previous artworks on birds 

Venue: Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore, India.

All artworks must be of Indian Birds

Avian: Artworks on Indian Birds only

Show Dates: 13th July 2019 to 17th July 2019 (Saturday to Wednesday)

It would be 5 days show! This will be a Gallery show

Avian- Artworks with Indian Birds

• Native wild Birds are accepted subjects

• Please mention Birds names and reference( Source of the image from which the artwork was done)

• Entries without proper names and reference will be rejected

1 Once selected, please submit 5-6 works which will be displayed at the show for curation

2 Minimum size of your original artwork without frame should be 11x14 inches and maximum size not more than 4x4 feet

3 Cost of the show will be shared by all participating artists

4 Which includes Gallery rent, transportation charges if borne  by AWN from their studio to gallery, any other charges borne  by AWN in running the show(Posters, advertisement, show invites, media etc)

5 Cost sharing doesn't include, courier charges borne by the participating artists to and fro. Any personal charges borne  by the artists

6 The artwork must not have won any prize in any other competition anywhere in the world, or been previously published

7 The artwork must have been created within last three years and be your own original work

8 Artist must be the sole author and owner of the copyright of all artwork entered, OR if your work is copied from a photograph(s) that is/are not your own, you must have sole permission in writing from the copyright owner to use his/her work. Copies of published photographs or paintings are not eligible. Source material or proof of permission to use must be made available on request by the judges. AWN does not accept any liability in the publication of unlawfully reproduced art

9 We might ask for reference images from which the artworks were made if your artworks get short listed

10 All artworks must feature wild natural subjects: domestic, captive and feral birds will not be accepted. Wild birds are acceptable subjects

11 Shipping cost to be borne by artist on selected artworks from artist location to venue and from venue to artist location is artist responsibly

12 Selected artworks need to reach us by end of June 30th 2019

14 Please ensure that each painting entry is clearly marked with:
- Full Artist name
- Full postal address
- Telephone number
- Title of painting
- Medium (e.g. Watercolour, acrylic, etc)
- Category
- Size including frame in inches

15 Incomplete entries will be disqualified. Only entries sent to the below email id will be considered for the show. Please avoid sending entries on facebook, whatsapp and other media platforms. All entries and artwork must be submitted online to artistsforwildlifenature@gmail.com .Original paintings cannot be accepted during selection

16 Malpractice in making art, if found during the course of submission of artworks, example digital manipulation and painting over photographs, etc. No explanation will be provided and that artist would be banned from submitting artworks for a year in of AWN art shows

17 Kindly adhere to the sizes provided, any variation in sizes will led to rejection

18 Jury's decision about selected artworks is final, no further questions about selection process is encouraged


For any further queries, please write to artistsforwildlifenature@gmail.com