COMPETITION RULES

GENERAL RULES FOR ALL COMPETITIONS

1     Works presented must be original and created in the previous 12 months.

2     If a painting is indebted to the work of another artist, suitable credit must be given and

       there should be sufficient evidence of creativity in the new work for it to be judged in its

       own right as an original.  A Photograph owned by the artist or used with permission of 

       its owner, may legitimately be used in the preparation of the work.

3     Paintings and Drawings and other art works may be in any media approved by the

       committee.

4     Oil paintings on board or canvas need not be framed 

5     Watercolour must be mounted, but need not be framed

Hugh Murdoch Annual Competition 2013

1     This year the theme for the Competition is “On a Sunday”

2     Members may enter up to 4 paintings

3     They should not exceed 60 cm. by 40. cm in size (excluding the mount and or the frame)

4     The works of art will judged in house, by the members according to the usual procedure.

The Annual Drawing Competition

1     The purpose of this competition is to encourage members to draw rather than paint.

2     Originally only a graphite pencil was to be used, however the rules for 2013 are as

        follows:

3     The drawing must be rendered in monochrome on a suitable monochrome background.

        It may be done in graphite pencil, pen, calligraphy pen, or ballpoint.

4     Up to 4 drawings may be entered; they should not be larger than 42 cm. by 30 cm.

5     Any subject may be drawn.

The Rules of the Alma Byng Trophy Competition

1     The annual trophy with its cash prize is awarded to the artist deemed by the judges

        to have produced the best individual art work on show.

2     The award may not be given to the same artist for a second or third consecutive year.

3     Previous winners may enter paintings in categories other than the one in which they 

       won their prize.

4     It is customary for the Committee to award certificates to the exhibitor of the work

       deemed to be the best in each category other than the category from which the 

       trophy winner was chosen.

5     The painting may be entered in any category of the member’s choice.  

       This is made known to the hanging committee on entry

6     The name of the artist must be suitably obscured.  It may be displayed after 

        the awards have been made.

7     All artwork is to be submitted to the hanging committee members between 

       4.00 and 5.30 p.m. on the day of the exhibition. No late entries will be accepted.

8     Viewing of the exhibits commences at 7pm.

The categories are:

A     Landscape

B     Townscape or buildings

C     People portraits life studies and groups

D     Seascapes, boats and harbours

E     Interiors

F     Still life, flowers and botanical studies

G    Animal life, Wild Life

H    Abstract and experimental

I      Miniatures

J     Sculpture    (3-D sculpture in the round or in the flat, in any suitable medium.)

K     Digital           

             

NOTE

Miniatures:  The Miniature Society of South Africa gives the following guidelines:

The dimensions of the work including the frame or mount must be no more than 170mm x170mm.

The subject must be no more than one sixth of life size (A human head would be 38 mm or less).

The “spirit” of a miniature should be intimate and delicate with fine brush strokes. The colour may be intense and vibrant. The signature should be neat and very small.

Digital Works:   This category covers original works which show artistic skill and creativity and are produced by the use of computers. Works in this category may be awarded the Best Digital Work Certificate but are not eligible for the Alma Byng trophy, as this art form was not envisaged in the Bequest.