Terms & Conditions

• Junior Category Artists can enter a maximum of two artworks.
• Entry via our online entry form must be received by 24 May 2024 5.00pm. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.
• Junior section is for persons 17 years and under. Entries open to junior artists residing in Australia only.
• Entry fee is $15 per artwork and is non-refundable.
• Junior entries will be preselected. Finalists will be notified by email and on the website. Please note that there is no refund on entry fees for artworks not hung. (Note: Preselection is highly unlikely for junior categories.)
• The event organiser reserves the right to hang the artwork as it sees fit, including not hanging or rotating artwork.
• After entry submission, the entry details provided by you will be used for the exhibition tag and digital/social channels. Details will not be edited by the organiser nor can they be resubmitted. Please make sure spelling of names, titles etc is correct. A receipt with your submission details will be emailed to you directly after your entry has been submitted.
• Details supplied with your entry will be used to contact you now and in the future, unless you inform us by email (info@thedoylesaward.com.au) not to do so.
• Artwork must be original two dimensional paintings or drawings in any traditional medium (no digital work). Artwork(s) must not breach any copyright – this includes copies of professional artist’s work done in workshop settings. (No Giclée prints).
• Artwork must have been completed within the last 12 months and must not have won a prize or be a finalist in any competition.
• Artwork must be framed and ready for hanging with cord or wire. Stretched canvas is considered framed. Artwork not meeting this criteria will not be accepted.
• Artwork must be clearly labelled on the back with Title, Artist’s Name, Category, and a Contact Number.
• Artwork not received on drop-off day, or before the freighted entry deadline, will be disqualified.
• Under no circumstances will wet paintings be accepted. This includes any area of the painting small or large, on the back, front or sides.
• The organisers reserve the right to refuse inappropriate material.
• The Judges decision is final. People’s Choice is decided by votes at the event.
• All artworks are to remain in place for the duration of the exhibition. The artist agrees to allow the organisers to have non-exclusive rights to use images of artwork for promotional purposes.
• Freighted artwork will be returned in the packaging it arrived in wherever possible.
• Expenses in conjunction with transit of artworks will be at the expense of the owner of the artwork (artist or guardian).
• All care will be taken by the organisers, but the organisers will not be held responsible for loss or damage of artwork at the exhibition or in transit.
• No responsibility is taken for uncollected artworks. Uncollected artworks will be deemed abandoned goods and disposed of accordingly.