General Information

The Hunt Open Submission Exhibition will be held at the Hunt Museum, Customs House, Rutland Street, Limerick City from 5 December 2026 until 21 February 2027.   

Eligibility

Submissions of work are invited from visual artists working in the following medium painting, print, photography, drawing and sculpture. Works outside these categories are not usually accepted.

Submission Procedure

Submission is by online entry only. Please click on the link from our website and follow the instructions. There is a €15 non-refundable fee per artwork submitted. The selection committee is made up of five to eight invited artists. Artworks will be judged solely on merit. The decision is final and binding, and no correspondence or feedback will be entered into under any circumstance. The work should not have been exhibited previously in Limerick with the exception of Graduate Exhibitions. If selected for exhibition, work cannot be removed from display until after the close of the exhibition.

The Hunt Museum reserves the right to reject work that it believes is in breach of copyright laws.

Reproductions of existing artworks are not eligible.

Work must be professionally presented for exhibition. All artworks must be presented with complete mechanisms for hanging for wall-mounted pieces (mirror plates or string/ wire). Exposed wet canvases or works that could cause damage to others will not be accepted under any circumstances. Work that arrives damaged or unfit for exhibition due to any material defect will automatically be deemed ineligible for exhibition.

Artwork must have been created in the past five years.

Labelling & Presentation 

Each artwork must be clearly labelled. Please ensure that the label information matches the information at the time of entry. It is important that all details are included on the form, as incomplete details will deem the entry inadmissible. All works will be checked on entry, so please make sure your information is correct.

All works handed in for exhibition must be:

• Unwrapped
• Professionally presented (needing no further work, additions or framing prior to exhibition)
• Labelled correctly
• Works that are of a delicate or fragile nature can be delivered wrapped but must be clearly marked with additional labels on the packaging. The organisers may ask that work is unwrapped.
• The utmost care will be taken of all works submitted for exhibition, however the Hunt Museum will not be liable for any damage, loss of or destruction of artworks. Artists should insure their works against all risks. All works accepted for exhibition will be transported entirely at the artists' risk. The Hunt Museum will not accept liability for loss or damage occurring during travel to and from the exhibition or the selection process. Works are insured when accepted to the exhibition and condition checked by the museum team.

Size

Due to constraints on the exhibition space, artworks measuring over 120cm x 120cm (including frame) cannot be accommodated. For sculpture, the height restriction of 150cm also applies as does a maximum weight of 65 kilos.  

Pricing & Commission

Work selected for exhibition will be expected to be for sale except in exceptional circumstances agreed beforehand. A commission of 25% will be paid to the museum. It will be assumed that the sale price includes the cost of any frame and the commission. Please allow for these points when pricing your work. 

Prices should include VAT if applicable. If you are VAT registered, please provide a VAT number in the box provided. 

Sold work will be marked with a red dot. The Hunt Museum will not be liable for any loss arising out of the failure by a purchaser to complete a sale or the mis-marking of any sold artwork. 

The museum will collect 25% of the artwork’s price as a deposit on the sale along with the buyer’s contact information and permission to share that information with the artist. The buyer will then pay the balance to the artist prior to collection. If the balance of the purchased artwork has not been paid by the end of the exhibition, the artwork will be released back to the artist for them to complete the transaction. Fully paid for artworks will be released to the buyer.  A price for framed work for artwork with editions, e.g. photography or print, must be included for the catalogue and online sales platform. There is no unframed sales option for editions.

Photography & Copyright

The artist allows the museum to photograph the works and  to use the images of any artwork for publicity and public engagement purposes only. This includes television, print (catalogue, newspapers, trade publications), website (Hunt Museum and others), social media (Hunt Museum and others) and any other method that the organisers deems fit for purpose.

Communications

All communication will be by email or via the online login process. Applicants will be required to login to see if they have been selected and will be asked to download and print their application details to be delivered with the artwork. Failure to do so could result in work being withdrawn from the exhibition. 

Selection

The Selection Committee will select the works for the exhibition. The Selectors will consider all correctly completed submissions. The decision of the Selectors on all matters is final and no correspondence will be entered into. An email reminder will be sent to artists to check their status on the dates listed.

Insurance

Artists are responsible for insuring their own work. All works accepted for exhibition will be displayed entirely at the artists' risk.  Organisers and the museum will not accept liability for loss or damage occurring during the exhibition.

Delivery and Collection

Artists are responsible for the delivery and collection of their work at the Museum. All packaging materials must be removed after delivery (no storage is available for this) and brought back at collection. 

If you are applying from overseas, please consider how you will get your work to and from the exhibition at the required times. We will accept applications from outside the EU, however artists sending works from outside the EU are responsible for payment of any associated duties or taxes. The Hunt Museum will not be responsible for resolving any customs issues that may occur. Artists must ensure that their work reaches us on the designated days and is customs compliant. The Hunt Museum will not pay customs charges, duty or any associated charges on works arriving by courier. It is the artist’s responsibility to ensure that the work is correctly packaged, as the museum will not accept responsibility for work damaged in transit or by any third parties.

Work not collected at the stated times will be subject to a daily charge of €10 and will be disposed of after one week. 

The Hunt Museum will not undertake the wrapping, crating and packing of any artworks.

Agreement

By submitting to the exhibition you are deemed to accept and agree to the following:

• The decision of the Selectors on all matters is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• I understand that The Organisers reserve the right to make such changes to the exhibition arrangements and these Terms & Conditions as may be deemed necessary by circumstances.
• I authorise The Organisers to process, store, and utilise the data in my submission and agree that, if selected for exhibition, images of my work can be freely used by The Organisers, The museum and associated organisations for promotional and publicity purposes.
• I authorise the museum to share my contact information with the buyer.
• All information provided by me is true and accurate and that the work submitted is wholly of my own creation.
• I have read and understood these terms and conditions and by submitting this application I accept and agree to observe all the Terms And Conditions therein.

Please Note: The above terms and conditions are provided by the exhibition organisers.

For terms and conditions which apply to the use of the OESS entry system please view below:
OESS Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy