Originality and Prints

All entries must be original works.

Please be mindful of copyright infringements.

Copies and reproductions of original works of art, whether embellished or not, are not eligible for submission to exhibits. However, fine art prints such as photographs, lithographs, woodcuts, engravings, etchings, screen prints and digital works are acceptable as long as they are labeled as such and numbered as an edition.

 

Size

Maximum size for all artwork, is as follows:

Two- dimensional work, 2D,  measurements are 48″ in width and 48″ in height .
Three dimensional work, 3D, measurements are 36″ in circumference width 60″ in height.

Please notify the Gallery if your piece exceeds these measurements. Special circumstances will be considered.

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Two Dimensional Art and Framing

All works on paper, including photographs, must be framed. Glass and Plexiglas must be clean inside and out, unscratched and intact.

Works on canvas must be framed or gallery-wrapped.

A hanging wire must be firmly attached to the back with screw-eyes or D-rings, and the wire not exceeding the top of the frame.

Dust covers or other backing material must be clean and intact.

Artwork must be completely dry at time of arrival. Any pieces of artwork not in "ready to hang" condition may be excluded from showing entirely.

 

Three Dimensional Art

Gold Door Gallery provides pedestals. However, the artist must provide any necessary pedestals or equipment for special display. Please contact us directly with any questions.

Sculptures must be stable on a pedestal to withstand any accidental jostling while on display.

 

Review and Inclusion in Exhibition

All Entries will be reviewed at the time of submission to ensure adherence to the artwork condition rules and regulations of the exhibit.

Inclusion / Exclusion in the exhibit is at the sole discretion of the Gallery Committee. The Director of Artworks reviews artwork for adherence to Gold Door Gallery rules and regulations only and reserves the right to refuse submission based on the terms stated within.

The number of pieces included in the exhibit will depend upon the space available and the size of the artworks selected. On average, this will be between 10 - 25 pieces.

Gold Door Gallery reserves the right to turn away any submissions that it deems inappropriate (some example(s) but not limited to: anything depicting children or animals being harmed, racism, homophobia, heavy political views, and prejudice of any kind will not be accepted.)

 

Statement of Responsibility

All entries are left at the owner’s risk—Gold Door Gallery is not responsible for any loss or damage to submitted artwork by any means whatsoever. Any type of insurance for these works of art may be carried by the artist at their own discretion and cost. 

Gold Door Gallery employees, staff, and volunteers will take all necessary precaution in handling artwork.

 

Fees & Sales

As we build our gallery, there  are many showings that have NO FEE or a small flat fee in order to cover costs to the gallery. Many of these exhibitions have supplies provided by the gallery for themed group shows.

Each exhibition will differ and come with specific fees or lack there of. Please be sure to read each Call to Art carefully for more information.

All artwork sold in exhibitions at Gold Door Gallery are subject to a 10 % commission fee held by the gallery unless otherwise stated. Artist is responsible for shipping their artwork to the Purchasing Client. - for more info on this, please review your artist contract.

Please keep this commission fee in mind when pricing artwork.

Payments for artwork sold in any exhibition may take up to 25 days to process and deliver to the artist, after the closing date.

The Director of Gold Door Gallery will notify Artists of the sale of art by email. It is the responsibility of the Artists to notify the gallery of any contact information changes.

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Pick-Up of Artwork

Artwork pickup will be held the week following the end of an exhibit. There is an additional one week grace period for late pick-up. Anyone who has not picked up their work after the specified pick-up day is subject to an assessed storage fee.

Artwork that has not been picked up after 30 Days of the Exhibition Closure, becomes the property of Gold Door Gallery.

If you wish to have your artwork shipped back to you, the artist is responsible for covering the cost of the packing material as well as shipping cost. Gold Door Gallery is not responsible for any damage caused by shipping.

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Miscellaneous

The Director of Gold Door Gallery must review and approve in advance, any unconventional methods of display or hanging presentation.

Once an accepted piece of artwork is installed in a show, no requests for moving any art pieces, or to change the location of any art pieces, will be considered or accepted.

Placement and position of art in any Exhibit is up to the discretion of the Director and Staff of Gold Door Gallery to place and to hang artwork. If there are requests and directions, in regards to any piece of art entered to an Exhibition, please supply and furnish those requests upon the art submission and delivery.