UMTIZA ARTS FESTIVAL 2025

EAST LONDON FINE ART SOCIETY

“ANYTHING BUT PAINTING” EXHIBITION

East London Fine Art Society "Anything but Painting" Exhibition Entry Form ~ PARTICIPATION REGISTRATION 

UMTIZA ~ showcasing the boundless creativity and collective talent of the greater Eastern Cape.

The Umtiza Art Festival is a 9-year-old local art festival that is held in the Buffalo City Metro area since 2016. The festival was instituted by the Guild Theatre, East London Museum, and the Ann Bryant Art Gallery and through the existing asset base and infrastructure, the festival is founded upon world-class facilities to host artists and meaningful productions.

The festival focuses on bringing quality productions to the East London theatre stages, hosting class art exhibitions, and presenting educational research works (history, science and environmental) for the community.

The Ann Bryant Art Gallery would like to invite all Eastern Cape artists to participate in an Art Exhibition to be held at the Ann Bryant Art Gallery during the Umtiza Festival form 22 May to 7 June 2025.

EAST LONDON FINE ART SOCIETY EXHIBITION

“ANYTHING BUT PAINTING”

Opening: Friday 23 MAY 2025

at 18h00 for 18h30

Every year, on the East London Fine Art Society’s Annual Exhibition Calendar shows the date of the established “Anything but Painting” exhibition.

The East London Fine Art Society invites artists to submit their artwork on the theme “Anything but Painting” which can be woodwork, beadwork, leatherwork, sculpture, needlework, or simply anything where painting is not the dominant media.

Please submit your work on or before Monday 12th May 2025 cut off time 4pm.. The exhibition will be opened at the Coach House of the Ann Bryant Art Gallery, East London from 18h00 for 18h30 on Friday 23rd May 2025 and will conclude Saturday 7th June 2025 at 12:00 noon.

ARTISTS PLEASE TAKE NOTE: A MAXIMUM OF SIX ARTWORKS ALLOWED PER ARTIST.

ENTRY FEE: R5.00 per entry for members and R15.00 per entry for non-members

A triptych must relate to each other or have the same theme, they must be a set.

Please be advised: NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Entry and label forms can be downloaded from the Ann Bryant Art Gallery website at www.annbryant.co.za or collected from the gallery at 9 St Marks Road, Belgravia

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Conditions of entry:

• A commission of 20% shall be deducted from the total sale price.

• E.L.F.A.S. And/or the Ann Bryant reserves the right to alter the dates of the exhibition.

• The exhibition is open to all original works.

• All works must be signed and full particulars, title, artists name and price must be clearly and legibly written on the back.

• All works must be delivered to the Ann Bryant Art Gallery at the cost of the exhibitor.

• Exhibitors are limited to a maximum of six works per entrant for the Anything but Painting Exhibition.

• All works are submitted subject to the approval of the E.L.F.A.S. Selection committee whose decision is final.

• The owners must collect all works on the day after the close of the exhibition.

• E.L.F.A.S. and/or the Ann Bryant Art Gallery are not responsible for insurance of any work, loss, theft or damage.

• All works must be ready to be exhibited.

• The works are exhibited at the owners risk.

• All unsold artworks to be collected by no later than Tuesday 17 June 2025.

Payment for entries to be made to: Ann Bryant, ABSA, Acc no: 710098654, cheque account, branch code: 632005. Please email proof of payment to annbryant1905@gmail.com use your name as a reference or pay at the gallery