Please contact us if you need any help to submit your entry.
IMPORTANT DATES
Entries Open 9am 1st July 2026 Entries Close 5pm 31st July 2026
Bump In 16th and 19th Octobers 2026
Exhibition Open from 21st October to 24th October 2026
AI USE
Blue Fringe celebrates human creativity and original artistic expression. To uphold the spirit of the Blue Fringe Arts and Literature event, entries must be predominantly the entrant’s own work. AI tools, including generative AI, may be used only to support the entrant’s creative process and must not replace the entrant’s creative authorship. By entering, artists declare that these conditions have been met.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
All Art, Photography, Sculpture & Textiles entries for Blue Fringe are to use this online form.
One complete entry form must be submitted for each entry.
Entries must also be delivered to the venue on nominated dates.
You can submit up to one entry in each category for your age group.
All artworks must be framed and ready to hang.
Sculpture and Textiles entries must weigh no more than 10kg.
Art and Photography entries must be no more than 1m x 1m in size.
The image submitted is the image that will appear in the Complete Works book and is at the discretion of the committee.
Artist's statement will be featured in the book, however, this will not be included with the work for judging.
All art and literature will be anonymous when judged.
Each entrant will receive a copy of the Collected Works Book.
Artworks may also be featured in future Blue Fringe promotions.
All personal information provided with your entry will be kept private and confidential, with the exception of the name you nominate for publishing with your work (later in this entry form).
INSTRUCTIONS
Take a good quality photograph of your work to upload with the application.
Please ensure the image of the work is well lit, clear and in focus, has plenty of clear space around the piece so nothing is cropped, and the background is removed or is very plain so it doesn't impact the appearance of the work. Any background shown will removed for judging and exhibiting.
Image files must be a minimum of 1MB and a maximum of 25MB in size.
An image-width of 1900 pixels is recommended.
Files can be in .png or .jpg format however compressed high quality jpg files are recommended.
Your physical artwork must be delivered to the Wentworth Falls TAFE on 16th or 19th October
Your artwork must be framed and ready to hang, where appropriate.
Your artwork must be collected from the exhibition on 25th October.
Watch a video with some tips on how to photograph your art
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