CLAY: A SOUTHERN CENSUS 2025

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
-The Clay Center of New Orleans reserves the right to exclude any incomplete or incorrect submissions from the jury process.
-The Clay Center of New Orleans reserves the right to exclude from exhibition any works that arrive at the venue in unstable or damaged condition, or that differ from the submitted entry images or information.
-Entry fees are non-refundable.
-Accepted artwork may not be withdrawn prior to the closing date of the exhibition.
-Artists agree to allow the Clay Center of New Orleans to use images of their artwork in promotional materials.
-Artwork left at the gallery for more than 90 days following the closing of the exhibition will become the property of the Clay Center. Artist will be provided with a donation acknowledgement letter for their records.

SALES OF ARTWORK
-Artwork accepted for the exhibition must be for sale.
-If an artist’s work is sold, the Clay Center will receive a 50% commission of the retail price, which is to be set by the artist through their EntryThingy application.


SHIPPING AND DELIVERY
-Artists are responsible for the transportation or shipment of selected artworks to the exhibition venue, and for following the guidelines in the provided Exhibition and Artwork Information document.
-Artists are responsible for all shipping, delivery, and insurance costs for accepted artworks to and from the exhibition venue.
-All accepted entries must be in sturdy, reusable boxes, even those that are hand-delivered. We can no longer accept pieces shipped in wood crates.
-Artists must include a return shipment label with their artwork shipment. If a return label is created when the original outbound label is purchased online, payment is not usually required until the return label is used.
-The Clay Center is not liable for any damage or loss incurred in transit to or from our location.
-Any claims on shipping damage must be reported by the artist to the carrier upon receipt. Artists must retain all original packing materials for inspection by the carrier until the claim is resolved.
-Boxed works must be able to pass through a standard single doorway.
-Settlement for any artworks damaged in transit will be the responsibility of the artist and the carrier.
-All works must be shipped by the specified shipment deadline, or they may be excluded from the exhibition.
-Artists agree to coordinate any hand-delivery and/or hand-pickup of artworks with the exhibitions department of the Clay Center.