Terms & Conditions

Terms & Conditions

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

You must be a:

  • A professional artist
    • Professional artists are individuals who devote a major portion of their time to creating, practicing, performing, or teaching their chosen artform and receive some type of monetary support from this endeavor. 
  • Living in Ohio
  • Over 18 years of age
  • Not currently (or at the time of the exhibition) enrolled in a degree program

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

You must:

  • Submit between one (1) and three (3) artworks per artist.
    • Submit between one (1) and three (3) images per artwork.
  • Notes on submission:
    • Include detail images and varying points of view if you choose to submit more than one image for a single artwork.
    • Video submissions are also accepted.
    • Digital images must be saved as JPEG files.
    • Make sure the images are clear and well-lit.
    • If you need help resizing your image(s), review the video tutorial on the next page.
  • Additional parameters:
    • Artwork must have been created in the last three (3) years.
    • Artwork using any media will be accepted.
    • Artwork cannot be taller than 10 feet.
    • If your artwork is selected for the exhibition, it must be framed and/or equipped with hardware to display properly.
    • You must provide all audiovisual equipment if your artwork requires it.
    • Artwork must be original artwork—nothing borrowed or copied.
    • This is a blind jury—all artwork images, descriptions, and artist statements should exclude personally identifiable information.
    • Artistic excellence and artistic merit are the criteria by which artwork will be considered, taking into account suitability for a public space open to all ages and backgrounds with respect for the diverse beliefs and values of the people of Ohio.

CONDITIONS:

  • The Riffe Gallery ("the Gallery") will exercise the same care with respect to the work of art referred to in this contract ("the work") as it does in the safekeeping of comparable property of its own. 
  • The work will remain in the possession of the Gallery but may be withdrawn from the exhibition at any time by the Ohio Arts Council. The work will be returned only to the lender unless the Gallery is notified in writing to the contrary. If the legal ownership of the work shall change during the pendency of this loan, whether by reason of death, sale, insolvency, gift or otherwise, the new owner may, prior to its return, be required to establish their legal right to receive the work by proof satisfactory to the Gallery.
  • The gallery will provide blanket insurance coverage for works of art for the duration of the exhibition including installation, and de-installation.
  • If the lender chooses to maintain their own insurance, the Gallery must be supplied with a certificate of insurance naming the Gallery as an additional assured or waiving subrogation against the Gallery. If the lender shall fail to supply the gallery with such a certificate, this agreement shall constitute a release of the Gallery from any liability in connection with the work. The Gallery cannot accept responsibility for any error or deficiency in information furnished to the lender’s insurer or for any lapses in coverage.
  • It is understood that the Gallery will not clean, restore or otherwise alter the work without consent of the lender. The Gallery assumes the right, unless specifically denied by the lender, to examine the work by all photographic means available. Information thus gathered will remain confidential and will not be published without written consent of the lender.  
  • The Gallery’s right to return the work shall accrue absolutely at the termination of the loan. If the Gallery, after making all reasonable efforts and through no fault of its own, shall be unable to return the work within sixty days after such termination, then the Gallery shall have the absolute right to place the work in storage, to charge regular storage fees and cost of insurance therefore, and to have and enforce a lien for such fees and costs. If, after five years, the work shall not have been reclaimed, then, and in consideration for its storage, insurance, safeguarding during such period, the work shall be deemed an unrestricted gift to the Ohio Arts Council.
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