Exhibition Information for The First Australian International Multicultural Art Exhibition:

Exhibition Subject: Nature and Women’s Emotions

Exhibition Dates: 19 February 2025 to 16 March 2025

Exhibition Venue: Dockland Library Gallery

Exhibition Features

The theme for the 2025 exhibition is Nature and Female Emotions.

The selected works will include a total of:

  • 80 paintings
  • 20 sculptures and handicrafts
  • 10 floral arrangements

Important Dates

  • Submission Start Date: 15 July 2024
  • Submission End Date: 5 November 2024
  • Announcement of Selected Works: 10 November 2024
  • Mailing Start Date: 15 November 2024
  • Mailing Arrival Deadline: Before 18 February 2025
  • Exhibition Dates: 19 February 2025 to 16 March 2025

Mailing Address and Contact Details

Submission Requirements

  • Eligibility: Open to artists from around the globe, 18 years old and up.
  • Original Work: Artworks for this exhibition must be hand-painted/handmade by the artist. Any AI-generated or plagiarised works will result in disqualification from the exhibition.
  • Political Sensitivity: The works must not contain any sensitive content such as war or politics. If found, the works will be disqualified from the exhibition.

Sculptures and Handicrafts: Must be submitted by one month before the exhibition (before 19 January 2025) to allow curatorial staff to budget, design, and plan the space.

Floral Arrangements: Please deliver on the day of the exhibition setup (18 February 2025) or the day before to the above address.

Paintings: Paintings can use any physical medium (not just watercolour). Each artist can have only one painting selected, and the size should be A2 (420x594mm) or A3 (297x420mm). Artworks outside these sizes may be accepted on a case-by-case basis but may be subject to additional framing fees.

Exhibition Fee

Selected works will be subject to an entry fee:

  • International artists
    • First artwork per artist: AUD $145.
    • Additional artworks: AUD $65.
  • Australian artists
    • AUD $65 per artwork.

These fees cover the cost of return postage, exhibition venue fees, and framing labour costs.

There may be additional fees for the return of large or fragile sculptures and handicrafts.

Insurance and Liability

Artists are responsible for insuring their own artworks. The organisers are not liable for any loss or damage.

Sales and Commission

If artists agree to sell their artworks in the exhibition, the organisers will assist in selling the works. A commission of 30% will be taken from the sale price of any sold artworks (after deducting any applicable transaction fees or Australian taxes). The remaining amount will be paid to the artist.

Charity Donations

Artists are encouraged to voluntarily choose for their artworks to be sold with proceeds being donated to a selected charity.

Authorisation for Use of Artwork in Promotional Materials

  1. Grant of Rights: By participating in the exhibition, each artist grants the organisers of the International Watercolor Society (IWS) Australian Women’s Art a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide licence to use, reproduce, and display their submitted artwork for the purposes of promoting the exhibition. This includes, but is not limited to, the use of the artwork in promotional materials such as flyers, posters, social media posts, and press releases.

  2. Artist Catalogue: The artist further authorises the organisers to include images of their artwork in an artist catalogue related to the exhibition. This catalogue may be distributed in both digital and print formats and may be made available to the public and used in marketing efforts to promote the exhibition and the participating artists.

  3. Attribution: Wherever the artwork is used, the organisers will ensure that the artist is credited appropriately. The artist’s name will accompany any reproduction of their artwork used in promotional materials and the artist catalogue.

  4. Duration of Use: The licence granted herein shall commence upon the mutual agreement that the artist’s work will be part of the exhibition and shall continue for as long as the promotional materials and artist catalogue are in use, including any future use for archival purposes or for promoting similar events organised by IWS.

  5. Withdrawal of Consent: Artists may withdraw their consent for the use of their artwork in future promotional materials by providing written notice to the organisers. Such withdrawal will not affect any materials already produced or distributed.

  6. Indemnification: The artist agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the organisers from any claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses arising from the use of the artwork in accordance with the terms of this authorisation.

Co-organisers

  • City of Melbourne
  • Australian Women’s Charity Organisation
  • Australian Healing Association

Submission Form

Please fill out the submission form to participate in the exhibition.