Tauranga Art Gallery - Toi Tauranga

THE MILES ART AWARD - Wed 28th Jul 2010 - Fri 19th Nov 2010

Entries are sought for the inaugural Miles Art Award. This award is in memory of the late Venetta Miles, and is sponsored by The Venetta Jessie Miles Trust.

The Miles Art Award carries the following prizes:

The award is open to artists over the age of 18 years, who reside in the Bay of Plenty. Any original work in any medium completed in the last twelve (12) months, may be submitted. Only one work per artist can be submitted.

All works submitted will be subject to selection by the Curators / Judges. The Curators / Judges panel consists of:

Those selected, and the place-getters, will be displayed in the Miles Art Award Exhibition, held at the Gallery from Saturday, 18 December 2010 until Sunday, 27 February 2011.

Entry fee per artist: $30 payable on submission of work. Cash, EFTPOS or Visa accepted. No cheques please.

Works can be sold with 20% of all sales going to the Tauranga Art Gallery Trust Collection Acquisition Fund.


Click here to download conditions of entry.

Click here to download entry form.

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CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

ELIGIBLE WORK
Any original work in any medium completed in the last twelve (12) months, by any artist living and working in the Bay of Plenty region. Proof of Bay of Plenty residency must be provided with the entry form. Works should not exceed 1500mm x 1500mm.

ENTRIES
One work per artist may be submitted.
Staff employed by Tauranga Art Gallery Trust are not eligible for entry.

ACCEPTANCE OF WORKS

ENTRY FEE
$30 per entry payable on submission of work. Cash, EFTPOS or Visa accepted. No cheques please.

LABELLING
Work must be clearly identified with the artist's NAME and ADDRESS; TITLE, MEDIUM AND DATE of work.

PRESENTATION
Entries must be presented in a manner that facilitates straightforward presentation, ie. framed where appropriate and with display or hanging devices. If there are specific hanging instructions please include this information on the reverse of your entry form.

A current safety certificate from a certified electrician must accompany all works with an electrical component. Where there is concern as to safety, security, size or exhibition issues with a specific work, this will be discussed with the artist and if the work needs to be withdrawn the artist will be refunded their entry fee. Because of potential spatial constraints large installations may not be accepted.

COPYRIGHT / IMAGES
While every endeavour will be made to protect copyright, work is submitted at the artist's own risk. Any work received into the exhibition may be used for promotional purposes by Tauranga Art Gallery.

INSURANCE
Work requires a value for insurance purposes. Proof of this assigned value may need to be provided by an independent valuer.

RECEIVING DATE AND LOCATION
Work must be delivered to Tauranga Art Gallery, 108 Willow Street, Tauranga, on either Thursday 18 or Friday, 19 November 2010, between 10.30am and 4.00pm. NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED.

NOTIFICATION
Entrants will be advised as to the outcome of the selection process on Tuesday, 7 December 2010. Email or phone will be used where possible; otherwise notification will be posted.

COLLECTION OF WORKS
Work not selected for the exhibition must be collected from Tauranga Art Gallery on Thursday 9 or Friday, 10 December 2010 and between the hours of 10.30am and 4.00pm.

At the conclusion of the exhibition work must be collected on Tuesday 1 or Wednesday, 2 March 2011 between the hours of 10.30am and 4.00pm. Unless otherwise arranged with Tauranga Art Gallery staff, work that is not collected on the above dates may, due to lack of storage space, be held off-site. Uplifting it from off-site storage will incur a charge.

Collection of work by anyone other than the artist must be authorised in writing by the artist.


RESPONSIBILITY
While in the Tauranga Art Gallery all works are covered by the Gallery's insurance policy. Insurance for works in transit to and from the Gallery is the responsibility of the owner.

EXHIBITION OPENING
The opening for the exhibition is Friday, 17 December at 5.00pm. Invitations will be sent to all entrants to the address supplied on the entry form.

CONDITIONS OF SALE OF WORK
Works for sale will be identified in the exhibition catalogue. All sales will be handled by Tauranga Art Gallery. Twenty percent (20%) of all sales go to the Tauranga Art Gallery Trust Collection Acquisitions Fund. Artists will be paid at closure of the exhibition.

KEY DATES

Thursday 18 and Friday, 19 November 2010 10.30am - 4.00pm	Work submitted to Tauranga Art Gallery for selection
Tuesday, 7 December 2010	Entrants will be advised as to the outcome of the selection process
Thursday 9 and Friday, 10 December 2010 10.30am - 4.00pm	Unselected work to be collected from Tauranga Art Gallery
Friday, 17 December 2010 5.00pm	Exhibition Opening and Awards announced at Tauranga Art Gallery
Saturday, 18 December 2010 until Sunday, 27 February 2011 10.00am - 4.30pm	The Miles Art Award Exhibition on show at Tauranga Art Gallery
Sunday, 27 February 2011	Final day of exhibition
Tuesday 1 and Wednesday, 2 March 2011 10.30am - 4.00pm	Collection of work from Tauranga Art Gallery

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VENETTA MILES

Venetta Miles was an original donor to the Tauranga Art Gallery.

Venetta (Netta) and Herbie Miles farmed near Cambridge Road, Bethlehem for fifty years. Miles Lane was named for them. After Herbie's death, Venetta subdivided and sold the farm. The timing of the subdivision in about 1985, was good and the sale of the sections was the basis of the generous donation of over $1 million Venetta bequeathed to the Tauranga Art Gallery Trust.

Venetta was always interested in art, gardens and horticulture. She was an original member of the Tauranga Sketch Club and a prolific amateur painter. With no surviving children but a great appreciation for art, Venetta, on her death in 1992 aged 79, left the bulk of her estate for the purchase of a public art gallery for Tauranga.

Venetta's generosity and foresight will be remembered through this newly established biennial exhibition and award. This is the inaugural showcasing of the Miles Art Award.



Image caption: V.J. Miles (1913 - 92), Skiers. Watercolour / collage. Tauranga Art Gallery Collection