Saturday 23 - Sunday 24 November 10am - 4pm
We will again hold the highly anticipated and wildly successful Spring Salon group exhibition of current members’ artwork, and would like to invite you to participate.
The HAS Spring Salon Exhibition 2024 will be held in the Studio and Performance Spaces in the Basement of the Hawthorn Arts Centre, and will have a strictly limited run over the weekend of Friday 22, Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 November.
Opening Night Friday 22 Novermber 6 - 9pm
The Gala Opening Night will be held in the Studio from 6pm on Friday 22 November, to which all HAS members, family and friends are welcome.
Call for entries
Extended to midnight Sunday 27 October, 2024
If you’ve used the HAS Studios this year and have produced interesting art in that time, whether in the Studio or at home, please consider submitting up to four pieces for inclusion in the exhibition. We anticipate a popular exhibition of around 300 works and hope it will represent the full diversity of HAS Members’ 2024 art, including but not limited to lifedrawing and portraiture, abstract and landscape painting, printing, ceramics and sculpture.Your Entry Form can be found below.
Your entry must be completed and submitted before midnight Sunday 27 October, 2024.
Terms and Conditions apply, however, so please make sure you read and follow them or your submission may not make it into the exhibition.
We hope you can join us and look forward to celebrating our HAS art together!
Terms and Conditions
By submitting artwork and participating in this exhibition, you agree to the following terms and conditions.
You must be a current HAS member to enter. Your membership number will be requested in the Entry Form. Become a new member, or pay your current membership HERE
The following submission and collection dates must be adhered to. Artwork received after this time may not be included in the exhibition:
Your Entry Form and digital imagery must be submitted before 6:00pm Friday 25 October 2024.
Your artwork must be delivered to the HAS Studio between 10:00am and 4:00pm Friday 08 November 2024, or by prior arrangement.
Your unsold artwork must be collected from the HAS Studio by 6:00pm Monday 25 November 2024.All digital images submitted on the Entry Form must be supplied in .jpg, .png or .pdf format, maximum 2MB size.
All unsold artwork not collected by the nominated time may be disposed of.
Submit up to 4 pieces of two-dimensional artwork. It is possible not all submissions will be accepted, if the total number of submissions exceeds available space. If this occurs, the number accepted per artist will be reduced.
HAS reserves the right to reproduce and publish (in print and online) images of your artworks, together with your social media username and/ or website URL submitted in the Entry Form. This information will be used as part of the exhibition information (catalogue and related HAS media) and may also be used for general HAS marketing purposes.
HAS respects the privacy of all of our members. All other personal information supplied on the Entry Form is collected only for purposes associated with this exhibition, and will not be disclosed to external parties without your prior consent.
HAS will curate the exhibition as deemed appropriate. No correspondence will be entered into on final locations or lighting of your artwork.
While all care will be taken, HAS and our volunteers take no responsibility for damage to artwork that may occur during hanging or storage. It is your responsibility to insure your artwork against such damage or loss.
We are accepting works on paper and framed artwork. Works on paper will be hung using a magnet system that will not mark or damage paper. Framed pieces must have D rings, or D rings and cord/wire. Framed art without this feature cannot be hung.
All artwork must be appropriately packaged for storage when dropped in at the studio. Bubble wrap or cardboard packaging for canvases and similar artworks. A sturdy folio such as cardboard or plastic for unframed works on paper. All artwork must be named on the back and must be signed in. Artwork that is left in the studio and not signed-in, may not make it into the exhibition.
If your application is successful, you will receive a confirmation email containing further information on hanging requirements and labelling. Each artwork delivered to the Studio must comply with our hanging requirements and must be accompanied by an Artwork Label, with your contact details clearly identified.
All sales will be managed by HAS and will incur a commission of 10% to cover handing and finance costs. Please allow for this in your sale price. HAS encourages members to donate part or all income from some sales to HAS to help support similar events in future.
Artwork Delivery
Please print off the attached label sheet. It contains labelling information to be cut out and securely attached to the back of each of your artwork pieces plus the information needs to be on the front of the packaged artwork. If you are submitting works on paper you may write the details lightly in pencil on the back if you are worried it will show through.
Your artwork needs to be packaged securely for storage. We have over 250 works coming in and whilst we will make every attempt to protect your work, you can make it much easier for us by properly protecting your own work.
Framed works, works on canvas etc should be wrapped in sturdy paper, card or preferably in bubble wrap. We have a small amount in the stock room if you need some. Please make sure D-rings and wires are attached. Works without fittings may not be able to be accommodated in the exhibition.
Works on paper need to be delivered in a folio. You can use a pre-made one or make your own from card stock. As your folio will have your name on it we will endeavour to return it to you.
All artwork must be submitted to the HAS studio preferably between 10am and 5pm on Friday 15th of November. If you are unable to deliver between these times, we will accept artwork delivered during your normal studio sessions prior, if that artwork is placed on the designated shelves in the storage room. You must sign (and date) your artwork in the sign-in book in the storage room near the entrance to the change room. Please take pity on the poor volunteers who waste inordinate amounts of time trying to chase up missing artwork only to find out it has actually been delivered.
Please be very careful when putting your artwork on the shelves or in the large artwork storage area. Each artwork is precious to someone. Do not damage other artists’ work. If you can’t find a space for your artwork please leave it on the central table rather than risk damaging anyone else’s work.
Non-compliant artwork or artwork received after this time may not be included in the exhibition.
After the exhibition, all unsold artwork must be collected from the HAS studio by 5pm Monday th 25th of November 2024, unless prior arrangements are made. Artwork not collected by this time may be disposed of or given to the abstract painters to paint over.
Sold work will be packaged and the buyers will be contacted for collection from the studio.
Terms and conditions:
By submitting your artwork and participating in this exhibit option your agreed to the following terms and conditions:
All framed artwork must have D-rings and hanging wire attached;
All painted works must be dry;
All charcoal, graphite and pastel drawings must have fixative applied;
While all care will be taken, HAS and our volunteers take no responsibility for any damage to or loss of artwork that may occur during hanging or storage. It is your responsibility to wrap your artwork and insure it against such damage or loss;
All other terms and conditions previously advised also apply.
Thanks again and see you soon!
Kind Regards,
Kirsten Tarry-Smith