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Terms and Conditions for Online Exhibitions

Terms and conditions, and complete instructions for entry may be presented in the Call for Entries for each exhibition. If so, this page provides only  general requirements. The Call for Entries will prevail in any cases of discrepancy between ISEA communications published in any email, website, social media account, or hard copy publication. Please review the Call for Entries very carefully!

TERMS and CONDITIONS

All artists agree to the following:

Eligibility

  • An ISEA Member with dues paid for the current year. (Not a Member? Join or Renew Here.)
  • One original experimental work completed within the last three years may be submitted.
  • All media acceptable, except dangerous materials.
  • Work may not have been accepted in any prior ISEA exhibit.
  • Works completed in a workshop are not eligible for entry in any ISEA exhibition.
  • Expect to provide a written statement about the experimental nature of the work submitted. It should be 1000 characters (including spaces) or less.  
Signature Status

Acceptance into Utterly Profound, a juried exhibition, may be counted towards Signature, Nautilus Fellow and Master Fellow status, but ONLY if the artist is a member of ISEA prior to acceptance.

Entries into the All-Members Online Exhibition Making Our Marks, which is not juried, may not be counted towards Signature, Nautilus Fellow and Master Fellow status.

Eligibility for other shows

Work accepted into an ISEA Online Exhibition is not eligible for entry in any other ISEA exhibition.

Prize Winning Works

All prizes will be provided to the winning artists prior to thirty (30) days after the close of the exhibition.

Special requirements for ISEA exhibitions

Within the submission process, a written statement about the experimental aspects of the work is required. These statements are used to further ISEA aims of educating the public about the nature of experimental art, and enhancing how experimental artists are valued in their communities.  (in 1000 characters, including spaces, or less) 

ISEA asks our jurors to read this information and it is posted along with all accepted images on our social media and SmugMug images site.

Naming and formatting your Submission

2D works:

  • Images must be saved in jpg format.
  • Image must be 1200 pixels or more on the longest side.
  • File size for image must be not greater than 5 MB.
  • Naming:

LastName_FirstName_YourTitle.jpg

e.g. VanGogh_Vincent_StarryNight.jpg

3D works: 

  • Refer to 2D works for image format for 3D works.
  • Upload two views of your work - View A and View B

  • Naming:

LastName_FirstName_Yourtitle_View.jpg

e.g. VanGogh_Vincent_StarryNight_A.jpg

VanGogh_Vincent_StarryNight_B.jpg

View is either A or B

Film/Video format: 

  • ISEA attempts to include film/video artworks in its exhibitions, but may be limited by the capabilities of the venue and funding.
  • Please review the specific prospectus carefully for eligibility and submission requirements for film/video artwork.
  • Images must be submitted in one of the following formats: MP4, AVI
  • Media submissions only. Linked media not accepted (e.g. You Tube, Vimeo). Embedding audio or video links or code is not supported.
  • Video may not be longer than 10 minutes.
  • File size for the video must be less than 100MB.

  • Naming:

LastName_FirstName_Title.xxx

e.g. Lamorisse_Albert_TheRedBalloon.

All Film and Video accepted pieces will need to be sent directly to the International Society of Experimental Artists. Invited artists will be notified via email and told where to upload their work.

Digital Submissions: 

  •  ISEA attempts to include digital artworks in its exhibitions, but may be limited by the capabilities of the venue and funding.
  •  Please review the specific prospectus carefully for eligibility and submission requirements for digital artwork.

Not-for-sale Artwork:

  •  When submitting your piece indicate your price as: 0.00

Quick Tip Exhibit Entry Videos in our YouTube Channel

Each video is about five minutes or less to help with:

  • Entering Invitational Exhibitions
  • Writing "Why Your Artwork is Experimental for You"
  • Exhibition Jurying Process and Recommendations on What to Enter from Mark Mehaffey

See the full Exhibition Tips Playlist here


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