Selection panel Expand John Enwtistle OBE John is President of Friends of the Lake District, Emeritus Trustee of the Royal Academy Development Trust and former Chairman of Patrons of the RA Schools. He is a supporter of the Cumbrian arts including the Lakes Arts Society and Lakeland Arts. An amateur landscape artist he is also a keen collector of contemporary art. Harriet Fraser Poet and landscape artist Harriet is Patron of Friends of the Lake District and along, with partner Rob Fraser, forms somewhere-nowhere a creative partnership using photography, poetry, art, walking and research focused on sensitive environments and cultures. Her work has been exhibited in many locations, including Grizedale Forest, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, ONCA, Great North Museum, Royal Geographical Society, Royal College of Art and Wordsworth Museum. Philip Cropper Philip is currently Chair of Art Fund Cumbria, Friends of the Lake District Trustee and wildlife film-maker. Sarah Jane Campbell
Terms Expand Westmorland Dales: Land of Legends is open to anyone living or working in Cumbria. The closing date for entry is 1 August 2021. You agree to the sale of your work and agree to a donation of 50% of the final sale price to Friends of the Lake District (registered charity no. 1100759). There will be no other costs or commissions to pay. You agree to the reproducing of your image where necessary for catalogue, press, PR, marketing etc across all mediums including digital, social media and print. You accept that the selection panel’s decision is final. You may enter up to 3 pieces of work. All works must be available for sale during the exhibition. We will select work for the opening auction with your permission. The minimum sales value is to be £500 (there is no maximum limit). This may be the sales value of one work or a series of works. If your work is selected, you take responsibility by way of insurance to ensure your artwork is fully insured and packaged whilst in transit to and from the Gaddum Gallery. The organisers are not responsible for any loss, damage or otherwise spoiled work whilst the artwork is in transit. If your artwork is not sold by the Gaddum Gallery, it is your responsibility to collect the work after 10 October and by 17 October 2021. You accept that if selected, your artwork must arrive at the Gaddum Gallery no later than 2 September 2021 and will stay in the gallery on display throughout the entire exhibition. All works must be received in a ready-to-hang condition (details will be supplied to the selected artists by The Gaddum Gallery curator). All works will remain on exhibition at the gallery for the period of the exhibition. You agree that should you be selected that you will not liaise with the press or post on social media until Friends of the Lake District has announced all the selected artists. (All selected artists will receive a final copy of the announcement press release). Image A minimum of two digital images (jpgs) of your artwork must be supplied at the application stage via the website and We Transfer, one of the works itself and another of it in-situ (i.e. on a wall or easel). Please ensure the image quality is good. The image must not have been manipulated in any way. Please do not watermark the images. The image remains the copyright of the artist but may be reproduced in any publicity material, and on the Friends of the Lake District website. The Artwork You can submit, via the website, either a painting, drawing or mixed-media work. Your subject matter is Westmorland Dales: Land of Legends. You can interpret this in any way appropriate to your style or subject selection. This video of the history and key landscapes may be useful. Please supply a brief paragraph as to how your work relates to this theme. This may be simply the location, but please expand on the work's title. By entering your artwork you agree to all the above terms and conditions.
Contact Expand Contact If you have any questions or queries about the exhibition or terms and conditions please contact Jeanette Edgar: [email protected] If you have any problems with the application form or have any questions about Friends of the Lake District and its work please contact [email protected]. If you would like to learn more about the Westmorland Dales and the Heritage Lottery funded scheme then this is a useful resource: https://www.friendsofthelakedistrict.org.uk/westmorland-dales-hidden-landscapes-partnership. This map also gives you a general idea of the area known as the Westmorland Dales.
Key Details Expand The exhibition will take place from 10 September 2021 - 10 October 2021 at the Gaddum gallery at Brockhole, Windermere. Entry is free. The exhbition is open for all artists living or working in Cumbria. The closing date for entry is 1 August 2021. You can submit, via the website, either a painting, drawing or mixed-media work. Your work is to be inspired by Westmorland Dales: Land of Legends. You may enter up to 3 pieces of work. At least two high resolution images must be provided, one of the works itself and one “in-situ” to indicate scale. All works must be available for sale during the exhibition. We will select work for he opening auction with your permission. The minimum sales value of any work of series of works is to be £500 (there is no maximum limit). 50% of the sale value will be donated to Friends of the Lake District (registered charity no. 1100759). There will be no other costs or commission payment required. All works will remain on exhibition at the gallery for the period of the exhibition.
Friends of the Lake District Expand Friends of the Lake District We are an independent charity and the only membership organisation dedicated to protecting and enhancing Cumbria's landscapes. We believe that Cumbria offers some of the most spectacular and precious landscapes in the UK. We take action to protect and conserve the natural beauty of these landscapes for the benefit of visitors, local communities, wildlife and habitats. We run projects and events to celebrate the landscape and offer opporunities for everyone to engage with all the landscape has to offer. We work to secure a landscape that is: Beautiful, diverse, locally distinctive, tranquil and environmentally healthy; Conserved and enhanced; Accessible and enjoyed by all. We work to ensure that people: Are inspired by the beauty and diversity of the landscape; Have an understanding of how the landscape has been shaped; Care for and help look after the landscape, both for its own sake and for the benefits it brings to people’s lives.
Entry Expand Entry is free and open to everyone living and working in Cumbria. Full terms and conditions are available on this website.