2015 Call for Entries

St. Lukes Quakertown Hospital ExhibitLocation: 1021 Park Avenue, Quakertown PA 18951

Exhibit Dates: August 1st- November 30th

ELIGIBLITY RULES:

Entries are open to all artists working on canvas or photography.

All entries must be acceptable to St. Lukes, in its sole discretion.

All artwork must be two-dimensional -No installation/ statues/ free standing work/ or 3 dimensional pieces accepted.

No artwork displaying Nudity or other inappropriate or offensive subject matter will be accepted.

Prints must be roughly 20x30 in size, slightly larger or smaller pieces will be considered. Work must be wired and ready for wall-mounting. All work must be completed and ready for display. No wet or fragile pieces will be accepted.

Wrapped canvases will be accepted as long the edges are painted & finished professionally.

Artwork must be PRE APPROVED by digital submission with Stephanie Lesavoy of St. Lukes Quakertown Hospital. To make an appointment please contact Stephanie Lesavoy Director of Community Outreach 215.538.4505 Stephanie.lesavoy@sluhn.org. Upon approval, artwork must be hand delivered to St. Lukes Quakertown Hospital to Stephanie Lesavoy no later than July 20th 2015 and picked up no later than December 14th 2015. An appointments will be necessary for drop off. GENERAL RULES:

All artwork will be hung by St. Lukes maintenance department.

St. Lukes reserves the right to reject any pieces deemed too heavy or not able to be hung safely.

All work must remain on display for the duration of the Exhibit Dates provided above and may not be removed early unless sold. If artwork is sold during the Exhibit Dates it will be the sole responsibility of the Artist to replace the work within 5 business days from the time notified of sale by St. Lukes. At the conclusion of the Exhibit, the Artist will be required to pick up all entries not sold, under the supervision of St. Lukes maintenance department by appointment only.

All accepted work must match the digital entries submitted. No substitutions can be made after July 20th.

The attached Agreement to Exhibit must be signed by the Artist and St. Lukes prior to the Exhibit or entries will not be accepted.

AGREEMENT TO EXHIBIT

This Agreement to Exhibit between St. Lukes Quakertown Hospital (Hospital) and the artist named below (the Artist), sets forth the terms under which Artist will exhibit certain of Artists work at the Hospital. The parties agree to the following:A. WORK. The Artist promises that the work submitted to the Hospital (the Works) for display at the Hospital from August 1, 2015 through November 30, 2015 (the Exhibition) are original works of the Artist and do not infringe the intellectual property rights of any person or entity. The Artist understands and agrees that during the Exhibition, the Hospital reserves the right to reject or remove any Works at any time for any reason. Any Works delivered to the Hospital for the Exhibition may be deemed by the Hospital, in its sole discretion, to be unsuitable or unsafe for display and such Works shall be picked up promptly by the Artist. The Artist understands and agrees to the Eligibility Rules and the General Rules stated in the 2015 Call for Entries for the Exhibition.

B. INSURANCE AND LIABILITY: Reasonable care will be taken by the Hospital to protect the Works, however, the Artist agrees that he/she maintains adequate and appropriate property/fine arts insurance protecting the Work for its full value, which shall remain in effect during the Exhibition. Neither the Hospital nor the Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County will be held liable for any damage, theft or accidental destruction of any Works submitted or displayed. Neither the Hospital nor Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County will be responsible for any Work remaining at the Hospital after Artists specified pick-up date. C. SALES: All Works must be for sale, with a reasonable price stated on each Works. Sales tax will be due and collected on all sales and any other proceeds from Work sold during the Exhibition will be collected by the Hospital and paid directly to the Artist by the Hospital, less the following: (a) donation by the Artist of ten percent (10%) of the proceeds as a charitable contribution to the Hospital to be used for any purpose deemed appropriate by the Hospital; and (b) commission payable by the Artist of ten percent (10%) of the proceeds to the Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County. The remaining proceeds will be forwarded to the Artist by the Hospital within thirty (30) days of collection by the Hospital. D. INDEMNIFICATION. The Artists agrees to indemnify and hold the Hospital and its employees harmless from and against all claims, actions, losses, damages or liabilities (collectively Liability) arising from the Artists submission and display of Works, or failure of the Artist to comply with any of the Artists obligations under this Agreement, unless the Liability arises solely and directly from the negligence or misconduct of the Hospital or its employees. ARTIST

ST. LUKES QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL_______________________________

BY: ________________________________

Print Name:

Thomas P. LichtenwalnerAn Adult Individual

Senior Vice President, Finance

DATE: __________________________

DATE: ______________________________