TERMS AND CONDITIONS relating to the submission of works of art to the 

2026 SUMMER EXHIBITION of the CHELSEA ART SOCIETY.

The Summer Exhibition of the Chelsea Art Society ("CAS") will be held at Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Road, London SW3 5EE between Tuesday 16 June and Sunday 21 June 2026.

Eligibility

Submissions of work are invited from fine artists, including painters, draughtsmen, sculptors and printmakers - no digital, video, sound, photography, needlework, beadwork, pressed flowers, mosaic or stained glass works will be accepted. We only accept original prints. We do not accept giclee or use of AI, nor digitised images that are not original to yourself. 
 

RESTRICTION

All entries must be less than 120cm in any one direction including the frame.

All 2D work must be CLEANLY framed or on a stretched 4cm deep canvas.  

No metal or clip frames will be accepted.

No work that is still wet will be accepted.

ANY WORK DELIVERED AND DEEMED TO BE POORLY FRAMED OR BADLY PRESENTED WILL BE REJECTED FOR HANGING REGARDLESS OF QUALITY OF WORK SUBMITTED. 

2D work must have D-Rings and picture cord/wire attached to the back of the picture, one third from the top.

Sculpture must be stable or securely fixed to a base with nothing that can harm a viewer or administrator. 

Sculptures must be able to be carried in and out of the exhibition with ease and must not cause any damage to the floors or walls. 

The lift is for disabled access only.

UNDER 35YRS - It is your responsibly to let the member of staff know you are eligible for the under 35yrs prize.

Image Uploads

Image files should be JPG or PNG and no more than 5MB large. Upload time will depend on your internet connection speed so please be patient. If you are having problems uploading your images please use image editing software to resize your image to approximately 1600 pixels wide and then save as a new file. Image file names should not be too long and should not contain any invalid characters such as ' " & % * ( ) < > / \ ~ # + =

 

Pricing and payment

All work selected for exhibition MUST be for sale, and the sale price must be stated. 

40% commission for Non-Members and Friends of CAS is charged by CAS.  Exception being Bronze Sculpture at 35% due to the high fixed cost of casting. 

30% commission for Artist Members of CAS is charged by CAS. 

The sale price must include the cost of any frame, our commission and VAT. 

VAT and its administration is the artist's own responsibility. If a VAT receipt is required by the purchaser this is the responsibility of the Artist, not CAS. 

Please allow for these points when pricing your work.

No changes can be made to the submitted price or details of the artwork. 

We will need to edit and correct details for the cataloguing process. CAS takes no responsibility for errors in our catalogue or the necessary edits. We encourage short distinct titles. No post-nominals are included in our catalogue, other than "CAS".

We do not have the capacity to inform artists if their work has been sold. Therefore you must come to Chelsea Old Town Hall on collection day regardless. 

If a buyer requests to purchase an edition for a print or sculpture we always contact the artist to confirm the work is available. The delivery cost is the responsibility of the Artist. 

If your work sells, it may take up to 1 month to receive your money once the exhibition has closed. It is your responsibility to supply CAS with your bank details once you know your work has been sold. An email will be sent to you requesting your bank details. 

If you have any financial questions please contact: treasurer.chelseaartsociety@gmail.com

We do not refund entries.

It is NOT possible to make a refund of any entry payment. It is your responsibility to read the terms and conditions and be certain your work fits the criteria.
 

Communications

It is your responsibility to check the OESS website for results. CAS takes no responsibility for any errors. 

Selection

THERE WILL BE A ONE PHASE SELECTION PROCESS :- 

ART WORKS WILL BE SELECTED AND JUDGED ONLINE. RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED 7 MAY 2026 from NOON onwards.

It is your responsibility to check on the OESS platform as to whether your work has been selected. 

The decision by the Selectors on all matters is final and decision process is confidential - no correspondence will be entered into.

The Selectors will consider only correctly completed submissions.

Insurance

Artists are responsible for insuring their own work. All works, both displayed and unhung, are submitted entirely at the artists' risk. Neither CAS nor the Venue will accept liability for any loss, theft or damage occurring during the exhibition.
 

Delivery and Collection

NB:  Should your artwork differ greatly from the online submission image, or is damaged, or is dirty; we the reserve the right not to exhibit it even having been selected. 

It is up to the discretion of the Chelsea Art Society to allow buyers to take their purchase during the exhibition. 
 

Artists are responsible for the delivery and collection of their work at Chelsea Old Town Hall. Works can be delivered to either the front or the rear of the building. 

The only delivery company we deal with is ART MOVES OF CHELSEA (telephone 020 7352 7492). This is not a last minute service so please forward plan your delivery with them. Art Moves of Chelsea offer this service but it is at their discretion if they choose not to provide a delivery service in any particular case. 

We do not deal with any other courier services or removal of your packaging.

Delivery - Sunday 14th June, 10am-3.30pm. Please allow a minimum of 40 minutes to deliver work.  This will involve unpacking and registering your work. Please take your packaging away with you. 

OESS labels must be attached to the back/base of the artwork. Two print-outs of the OESS form must be presented at hand in.

Collection details:

Collection of unsold hung work - Sunday 21 June, 3.30pm - 5.30pm

Please Note - due to take down of the show no work can be collected before 3.30pm on the 21 June.

If the buyer of a work does not collect it within one month following the end of the exhibition, the work will be returned to the artist who should make the necessary arrangements for collection with the buyer.

We do not share the details of the purchaser with the Artist. 

We do not deal with couriers or work from overseas.

Work not collected at the stated times will be subject to a charge of £20 plus £20 per week thereafter at Art Moves of Chelsea, and will be disposed of after four weeks (up until 31 July 2026) at artist's own cost. 

Prize Winners Conditions for Winning:

The prize winners must be available to be awarded their prize on the evening of 17 and 18 June 2026 at the private view. If  you are unavailable sadly we can not award you the prize and will award it to someone else. 

The Winner of the Chelsea Society Award will need to display their winning work at their AGM of Chelsea Society in November and have their prize money at that point. 

Green and Stone Prize is a voucher for art materials but can not be redeemed against art work. 

Additional Terms

By submitting your work to the exhibition you are deemed to accept and agree to the following:

CAS bears no liability for any loss or damage to submitted work as you the Artist are responsible for your own insurance.

CAS reserves the right to make such changes to the exhibition arrangements and to these Terms & Conditions as it may deem necessary.

CAS may process, store and utilise the data in any submission, and images of work selected for exhibition can be freely used by CAS and its sponsors for promotional and publicity purposes.

All information provided by you must be true and accurate, and the work submitted must be wholly of your own creation. 

Any claim or complaint by a third party arising from any material submitted by the artist in relation to the subject matter of the artwork or the artist's personal details will be referred to the artist who will indemnify CAS in respect of any such claim or complaint.
By submitting this application you confirm that you have read and understood these terms and conditions, and that you accept them and agree to observe them.

This agreement contains all the terms and conditions relating to the submission of artwork for the exhibition. Any oral statement shall not be binding upon CAS.

Name:    Susanna MacInnes                      Signature:      Susanna MacInnes                                       Date: 27/01/2026

Please Note: The above terms and conditions are provided by the exhibition organisers.

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