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Pine Creek Station Master's House, 1915, PH0781/0029, Library & Archives Northern Territory, Public Domain
2026 Pine Creek Art Prize
Terms & Conditions
Key Dates:
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Entries open:
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Entries close:
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Artwork delivery:
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Awards night:
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Exhibition close:
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Artwork collection:
Please note that no entries or artworks will be accepted before or after these dates; and ensure that full Terms & Conditions and criteria in your Entry Form submission/s have been acknowledged and followed.
Tue 14th April
Fri 5th June
Mon 8th to 13th June
Fri 26th June, 5.30pm
Fri 3rd July
Mon 6th to 10th July
Conditions of entry:
Terms & Conditions download:
The Pine Creek Art Prize is a project presented by the Pine Creek Heritage and Tourism Association Inc. (the Organisers). The following Terms & Conditions numbered 1. through 22. apply to all Award Categories. For additional Terms & Conditions specific to Photographic entries, please see the supplementary conditions below.
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Entrant artists must be current residents of the Northern Territory and over 18 years of age.
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Youth Award entrants must be current residents of the Victoria Daly Shire, and aged 13 to 17 years.
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Entries in previous art competitions are not eligible, must be the original work of the entrant and must have been completed in the 12 months preceding the entries closing date on Friday 5th June.
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A maximum of two (2) entries per artist may be submitted.
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The Art & Photography Awards have a guiding theme where work entries must relate in subject, concept or materials to the natural, built, living and cultural life of the Northern.
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A fee is payable for each artwork entry and payment must accompany submission of the completed entry form. The fees per artwork entry are:
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$10.00 per entry for the Art Award & Photography Award
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$5.00 per entry for the Youth Art and the Youth Photography Awards.
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Entry fees will not be refunded.
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The Organisers reserve the right to consider, but not necessarily exhibit all entries submitted. An entry does not constitute a guarantee of selection and works not displayed will be eligible for a refund of their entry fee.
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Artwork entries may be in any medium, with certain exclusion considerations for sculptural or 3-dimensional works due to venue space limitations and hanging/display resources, unless all mountings, hardware and display mechanisms are supplied, for the safety of viewers and the work (See term 10.)
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The entrant will be responsible for all freight costs and insurance coverage to and from the venue.
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All art works must be framed or well stretched and ready to hang.
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For 2-D work a method of hanging must be provided.
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For sculptural or 3-dimensional artwork, please note that the venue is a heritage building and not a dedicated gallery space, with limited display and other capabilities. Plinths or special display needs will need to be supplied by the artist
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Organisers reserve the right not to display any item that proves too difficult to handle, complex to install or for which adequate and safe display methods have not been supplied.
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Entries shall not exceed 1.5m x 1.5m for 2-D artwork and 1m x 1m for 3-D artwork in any direction. Hanging works must not exceed 15 kilograms. Artworks must not exceed 40 kilograms.
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Completed entry forms must be received either digitally at the address supplied or in hardcopy no later than Friday 5th June 2026.
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Entries must be packed securely for transit and in a manner suitable for re-packing. Any re-packing costs incurred will be charged to the exhibitor.
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All artwork must be delivered to Victoria Daly Regional Council Pine Creek Service Delivery Centre, 55 Moule St, Pine Creek between Monday 8th June and Wednesday 13th June 2026.
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Delivered entries must, supplementary to information contained in the form, be clearly marked on the back with the title, artist’s name, medium, date of completion, price inclusive of GST and address for the return of work.
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Artists may make their entries available for sale and a 20% commission on the sale price provided will be retained on all sold work.
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All entrants shall allow their work to be photographed by the Organisers and the media to promote this and future Art Prizes.
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Artworks will be available for collection from 9.00am to 4.00pm between Wednesday 6th and 10th July 2026 from the Victoria Daly Regional Council Pine Creek Service Delivery Centre, 55 Moule St, Pine Creek.
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Any artworks not collected or their return organised and prepaid within 7 days of the exhibition end date (Friday 3rd July) will be disposed of in accordance with the NT Unclaimed Goods Act 2004.
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The judge/s appointed by the Organisers shall be the sole arbiter/s. The entries in each Category will be judged separately, in accordance with the Judging Criteria. The Judge/s decision is final, and no communication will be entered into. Any conflict arising out of or in connection with the foregoing conditions of entry will be decided by the Organisers whose decision is final.
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The award will be the only money paid.
22, No prize transfer, assignment, or substitution by any award winner is permitted.
Photographic Entries — Conditions of Entry
Supplementary to the prize entry Terms set out above, each entry into any Photographic Award category must comply with the following "Photograph Requirements":
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Photographs must be printed and framed, ready to hang. The photograph need not be taken with a digital camera; analogue photographic media, scans of negatives, transparencies, or photographic prints are acceptable, as long as appropriate hanging or display methods are supplied.
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Images can be edited, but imagery created or manipulated with the use of generative Artificial Intelligence will not be accepted and, if in doubt, the Organisers reserve the right to request proof of photographic authenticity, such as captures used in creation of a photograph.
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By entering the Prize, the entrant represents, acknowledges, and warrants that the submitted photograph is an original work created solely by the entrant, that the photograph does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title, claim, or interest in the photograph.
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Photographs that include sculptures, statues, paintings, and other works of art will be accepted as long as they do not constitute copyright infringement or fraud. When photographing the work of others, it must be as an object in its environment and not a full-frame close-up of another person's art.
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Entrants must be prepared to provide appropriate release forms and documentation as described in "Releases" section below.
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The photographic entry must not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Organisers contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content.
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The caption must be complete and accurate, sufficient as to convey the circumstances in which the photograph was taken. Disguising or misrepresenting the origin of your content is cause for disqualification.
Releases
If the photograph contains any material or elements that are not owned by the entrant and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, and/or if any persons appear in the photograph, the entrant is responsible for obtaining, prior to submission of the photograph, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the exhibition and use of the photograph in the manner set forth in these Official Rules without additional compensation.
If any person appearing in any photograph is under the age of majority in their state/province/territory of residence, the signature of a parent or legal guardian is required on each release.
Upon the Organisers request, each entrant must be prepared to provide, within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of Organisers request:
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a signed release from any and all persons who appear in the photograph/s submitted, authorizing the Organiser and its licensees ("Authorized Parties") to reproduce, distribute, display, and create derivative works of the entry in connection with the Contest and promotion of the Contest, in any media now or hereafter known. Failure to provide such releases upon request may result in disqualification at any time during the Contest and selection of an alternate winner.
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a signed written license from the copyright owner of any sculpture, artwork, or other copyrighted material that appears in the photograph entry, authorizing any Authorized Party to reproduce, distribute, display, and create derivative works of the entry in connection with the Contest and promotion of the Contest, in any media now or hereafter known. Failure to provide such releases upon request may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.
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a signed written license from the owner of any private property included in the photograph entry, authorizing any Authorized Party to reproduce, distribute, display, and create derivative works of the entry in connection with the Contest and promotion of the Contest, in any media now or hereafter known. Failure to provide such releases upon request may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.
For the purposes of these Terms & Conditions, the entrant will be deemed to be in receipt of organisers request or notification, (a) in the event that organisers send the request by postal mail, five business days after the request was sent by organisers or (b) in the event that organisers sends the request by email, on the day that the email was sent by the Organiser.
Failure to execute and deliver any required documents to Sponsor by the specified deadline may result in disqualification from the Art Prize, and/or selection of an alternate winner.
