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Lynnwood Event Center Exhibition Prospectus

Exhibition Dates: June 30 - Dec 12, 2025

Deadline to enter: May 2, 2025

In Person at Lynwood Event Center

3711 196th Street S.W. Lynnwood, Washington 98036

All NWDC members are welcome to submit work to be selected by Mary Adams, curator at Lynnwood Event Center. 

All Artwork must have hardware to be wall-mounted. All Artworks will be installed using a vertical cable system. Artwork must be 50lbs/foot or less, based on the rail rating system. All Artworks hang against the wall. Some may tend to lean out about ½” at the top. Multiple small pieces less than 24" x 24" can be hung in a "cluster". No free-standing artworks or artwork requiring a pedestal will be accepted.  

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Specific Information:

• Paid- Up Artist Member.

• Media: clay, wood, glass, metal, fiber, and/or mixed media 

• Artwork must be for sale 

• Commission 40% Lynwood, 10%  NWDC, and 60% to the artist

• Open to members of NWDC who have paid 2025 membership dues. 

• Work must be original in design and created after Jan 1, 2015.

• Collaborative works are accepted. Artists submitting collaborative work may also submit individual work as a separate entry; but no artist may submit more than 3 entries total. 

• All Artwork must have hardware to be wall-mounted. Artworks will be installed using a vertical cable system. 50lbs/foot based on the rail rating system. All Artworks hang against the wall.  Some may tend to lean out about ½” at the top. Multiple small pieces less than 24" x 24" can be hung in a "cluster".

• Accepted artwork that differs significantly from the image in the online submission will be disqualified. Please note: all NWDC artists are NOT guaranteed participation in the exhibition. The final judgment on inclusion in the exhibition will be made by staff or other designers of the museum.

• Once work is submitted for jurying, it may not be withdrawn or sold outside of the exhibition until after the Dec 12, 2025 closing date.

• Accepted work must remain on display for the duration of the exhibition. No accepted entry may be withdrawn or sold outside of the exhibition prior to the closing date.

• Artist can submit two(2) artwork(s).  

• Artwork not previously shown at Lynnwood Event Center or on NWDC Online  and made in 2015 or later is permitted. 

• Lynwood Event Center will facilitate the sale.

• Work must remain on display for the duration of the exhibition.  With entry of artwork, artist agrees to not withdraw the entry or sell the piece outside the exhibition prior to the closing date.

• Lynnwood Event Center provides insurance for the work for its retail value while on the premises after it has been determined that sent work arrived unharmed.

• Artists are financially responsible for the cost of shipping to the Lynnwood Event Center and for return shipping. Artists are responsible for all in-transit insurance.

• Lynnwood Event Center is not responsible for loss or damage of work in transit to or from the Lynnwood Event Center.

• In the event of damage in transit, the artist is responsible for settling all claims directly with the shipping carrier.

• Artist name, artwork title, date, dimensions, materials, retail price, and photo credit submitted on entry form.

• Artists must complete a consignment agreement and include with the art by Monday, June 30, 2025, more information will be provided after jurying.

• Artist agrees to promote the exhibition via email, social media, websites, and so forth.

• Artist agrees to sale of piece through the entire time of the exhibition

• Artist agrees to make necessary arrangements with gallery representation if needed; any funds expected by galleries must come from the artist’s 60% share.

• Artist agrees to delivery of artwork to the Lynwood Event Center by Monday, June 30, 2025, and pick up unsold work by December 16 & 17, 2025.

• Gallery Open times: Monday — Friday 9 AM - 4 PM

Image Specifications

• Up to three images, per entry, per artwork, full and detailed/alternate.

• Before you apply, please prepare your upload ready JPG files of professional quality images to the following specifications:

• File format: JPEG or JPG only

• Photos with 300 DPI and a width of at least 2,000  pixels on the shortest side displays optimally on the online web show, which is a 4:5 aspect ratio.  Photos outside this range may be cropped to fit.  See instructions for adjusting photo images in Window and Mac Photos at Members Only tab on NWDC website.

• File Size: 5 MB or less

• Label each image file with your last name, first name, title of artwork, and a _1 for the full image and _2 for detailed or alternate at the end of the file name. Examples: Smith_Joe_Ice Star_1.jpg for the full image and Smith_Joe_Ice Star_2.jpg for the detailed image

Publicity

• The artist grants permission to use the image of artwork, as well as artist provided information about their artwork, for publication and promotional purposes by NWDC and Lynwood.  

• The images and statements may be used for publicizing in exhibition announcements, press materials, interpretive displays, advertising, website and social media posts, and other promotional activities.

• NWDC and Lynwood shall have the right to publish any images and information furnished by the artist with no payment to the artist or to the photographer who produced the image.  Artist must secure publication permission from the photographer, if copyrighted, and provide the same to NWDC and Lynwood.