Gawler Community Gallery
Competitions & Call out for Exhibition Entries
The Everyday Extraordinary Theme.
What makes something extraordinary?
Sometimes it’s a shift in perspective, a moment, a detail, a gesture that transforms the familiar into the remarkable.
This exhibition invites you to explore the magic woven into daily life: the quiet beauty, the unexpected humour, the personal rituals, and the overlooked wonders that surround us.
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Whether it’s a celebration of routine, a tribute to ordinary objects, or a glimpse into the intimate and unseen, we welcome artworks that reveal how the everyday can become extraordinary.
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All mediums and interpretations are encouraged. Surprise us. Move us. Show us what you see.
Entry conditions can be found further down the page.
Conditions of entry
1. Entrants must be financial members of Gawler Community Gallery
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2. Two entries per member are permitted.
3. Artworks must be your original work, no more than 1 metre wide and dry, ready for hanging. Artworks must be presented to a professional standard, properly framed or mounted (photos can be mounted but unframed). So the artwork can be hung, it must have “D” rings attached to the back of the artwork. “D” rings can be purchased from the gallery and cost around a $1 for two. Please attach the D rings prior to bringing in your artwork, as it is always very busy on the drop off day plus we want to start hanging immediately. Frames & glass must be clean and undamaged.
4. Artist’s name, title of work, medium and price must be attached to the back of artwork (labels are in plastic filing box on shelf in office or can be downloaded from our website).
5. Artists are to make their own arrangements to insure their work in transit, and while they are on display. While all due care is taken, Gawler Community Gallery accepts no responsibility for loss or damage of artworks entered in this exhibition. You agree to indemnify Gawler Community Gallery and any office bearers and volunteers of any responsibility for any loss or damage to the artworks you submit.
6. GST, if applicable, is the responsibility of the artist.
7. Presentation – Gawler Community Gallery committee reserves the right to reject works deemed unsuitable (presentation, content, or framing) in which case no correspondence will be entered into, however entry fees will be refunded.
8. Entry forms must be emailed to art@gawlergallery.com.au or delivered by hand to the gallery by midnight on Sunday the 16th of November.
9. In order for artworks to be eligible to be hung in an exhibition, the gallery requires all members exhibiting their artwork, to volunteer for at for at least two rostered sessions as Gallery Attendant at the gallery during the period of the exhibition. Or they are unable to do so, find another person to do their rostered session for them.
10. Entry Fees – the entry fee payable is $10 per artwork entry.
11. DELIVERY of ARTWORKS: They MUST BE DELIVERED on Sunday the 23rd of November after 1pm but before 3pm. If you are unable to deliver at this time, please reach out to us as we can organise a different time in some circumstances.
12. PICKUP of artworks: no artwork can be picked up prior to the end of the exhibition, (it is not permitted to collect any artworks before the exhibition finishes).
As the exact date of our move to the new premises is still uncertain, we’re unable to confirm a pickup date at this stage. We currently expect it to be mid-to-late January, but depending on the fit-out progress, it may be delayed until February.
Rest assured, you’ll receive at least three weeks’ notice to collect your artwork before we relocate.
If artwork remains uncollected for more than six months and we haven’t heard back from the artist or their contacts despite our efforts, the committee may decide to responsibly dispose of it.
13. Please note all artwork entered in the exhibition MUST be for sale.
14. Transport We suggest you place your paintings back-to-back when transporting.
This way your frames will not become scratched. Please ensure you take your packaging with you after you have dropped off your artwork.
15. A 25% Commission will be deducted from the monies paid to you when the artwork is sold. Sold artworks cannot be collected by the purchaser until the end of the exhibition.
The exception to the rule about pick up is that interstate and overseas visitors, who otherwise could not purchase the artwork, they, and ONLY they, may take the work immediately, if they are leaving Gawler before the end of the exhibition.
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As the gallery is run solely by volunteers, all artists whose work is exhibited MUST volunteer for at least two shifts as Gallery Attendant, during the period of the exhibition in which their artworks are exhibited. Or if unable to do so, find someone who can and will fulfil their roster duty on their behalf.