Call for Submissions: Art Comp 2023 at 100 Kellogg Lane

ART COMP
Create | Connect | Challenge

We’re thrilled to announce our second annual art competition here at 100 Kellogg Lane hosted by Courtyard Events called Art Comp. We’re doing an open call to invite all artists globally to submit their work.

Art Comp is a competition open to all local, national and international artists, both professional and amateur. One hundred artists will be chosen to have their art displayed throughout the property at 100 Kellogg Lane from May to September 2023. 100 Kellogg Lane is here to inspire the community and generate conversation through global art. We want to challenge creators to think and explore outside of everyday life. This competition is open to all ages and local, national, and global artists.

Link to submit artwork: SUBMIT HERE

Prizes
Panel’s Choice- $100,000
People’s Choice-
1st Prize: $50,000
2nd Prize: $30,000
3rd Prize: $20,000

Fees
1 submission = $25
2 submissions = $35
3 submissions = $45
(plus HST + processing fees)
Non-refundable

Important Dates
February 8, 2023 – Submissions open.
February 28, 2023 @11:59pm EST – Application submission deadline.
March 14, 2023 – Artists’ notification if selected.
May 12, 2023 – Artwork must be on the premises.
May 25, 2023 – Meet & Mingle/Easel & Eats event.
May 28, 2023 – Exhibition opens to the public. Voting opens.
September 3, 2023 – Voting closes.
September 7, 2023 – Closing award night.
September 8-18, 2023 – Local artwork pick-up.
September 18, 2023 – Mailed artwork shipped.

Rules & Regulations
The following terms shall be one and the same. “100 Kellogg Lane”, “Courtyard Events,” and “Art Comp”:

Open to all ages and local, national, and global artists.
A panel of professionals and aficionados will select the Panel’s Choice Award using online software.
The public will vote for the People’s Choice Award using online software.
The public can vote for the duration of the exhibition.
The panel will vote during the exhibition dates.
Selected artworks cannot be withdrawn from the competition during the exhibition dates.
Selected artworks will be included in a full-color guide, with reproductions of their works, their names, and a short description of their artwork. Each artist is entitled to one free guide.
Artists have the option of selling their artwork on closing award night. Courtyard Events will retain a 15% commission on all sales.
First-prize winners of each category understand that by winning, their original piece becomes the property of 100 Kellogg Lane.

Prohibited Activities
Art Comp may disqualify or withdraw any awarded prize and deny an artist from participating if Art Comp determines at its sole discretion that a prize was awarded in exchange for compensation or other consideration or if an artist is attempting to sabotage the legitimate operation of Art Comp, including by cheating, hacking, deception, or further unfair participation.

The Process / Submitting Artwork

Open theme.
All art mediums will be considered, and there will be both indoor and outdoor installations.
Video art, film, performance art, jewelry, and crafts are not eligible.
No size limitations.
Artists can submit up to three pieces.
Submissions must include one JPEG image of each artwork, at least 300 DPI.
When submitting a rendering, it must accurately represent the artwork to be presented.
All artwork must be original.
Artwork can be up to three years old.
The pieces submitted must have yet to win an award.
Previous artists who have won Art Comp are not eligible to enter.
All work must arrive ready to install, including any instructions for hanging.
Work received must be accurately represented by images submitted online.
Members of the panel are not eligible to submit artwork.
Artists are responsible for insurance of their artwork if they choose.
Artists are responsible for the cost of shipping the artwork to and from 100 Kellogg Lane.
First-prize winners of each category understand that by winning, their original piece becomes property of 100 Kellogg Lane.

Voting

The public will vote for the People’s Choice Award using online software.
The public can vote for the duration of the exhibition.
The panel will vote during the exhibition dates.
The voting platform allows one vote per person.

Panel Judging
Panel Judging is based on the following:

Originality
Quality of artistic composition and design.
Creativity in expression.
Overall presentation.

The following are not acceptable:

Paying for votes, click farming, contesting for votes.
It is prohibited from obtaining votes for any submission by any fraudulent or inappropriate means, including, without limitation, offering prizes or other inducements to members of the public, vote farming, or any other activity that artificially inflates votes as determined by Art Comp in its sole discretion.
Art Comp reserves the right to determine in their sole discretion if votes have been artificially inflated.
We reserve the right to disqualify any entrant that we suspect of vote rigging, vote buying, or click farming.
We reserve the right to disqualify an artist and/or revoke a prize awarded if the artist has violated any rules or regulations at the sole discretion of the Art Comp organizers.
If the artist/entrant does not understand the rules and regulations, contact the organizers of Art Comp for clarification at angela.rivard@100kellogglane.com.

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100 Kellogg Lane
100 Kellogg Ln, London, ON N5W 0B4
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Contact
Angela Rivard
angela.rivard@100kellogglane.com
519-636-3628