REGISTER TO TAKE PART

To register as a painter for the event, please complete the form below. Once you submit your form, you will need to then make payment of the £15 entrance fee.

ENTRY RULES

1. Entries must be entirely original and created within Knutsford Town Centre, between9am and 4.30pmon Sunday 17^th August 2025.
2. Artists must register by Friday 18^th July and have confirmed their chosen painting location and have paid the non-refundable £15 registrationfee to take part.
3. Artists should report to Knutsford Market Hall on Sunday 17^th Augustbefore commencing work. Each canvas, paper or board will be stamped at the start confirming it is blank. Primed surfaces are acceptable. Unstamped work will be excluded from the competition and exhibition. Numerous surfaces can be stamped, however only one piece of event work can be submitted for judging and subsequent exhibition.
4. Any media or style will be acceptable except for photography. The maximum size of media permitted (to allow for exhibition of the work) will be92cm x 92cm.
5. All artists are expected to bring along their own materials and set up.
6. Completed work should be submitted at Knutsford Market Hall by 4.30pm on Sunday 17^th August.
7. Judging will take place following the event and the announcement will be made at the Knutsford Market Hall on Sunday 17^th August. There will be cash prizes and artists’ materials prizes for work judged by the Judging Panel for 1^st & 2^nd place. There will also be a ‘People’s Choice Award’ which will be shortlisted by the judges and decided by the public through social media and will be announced on Friday 22^nd August 2025. Prize money will be paid to winning artists within 30 days of the exhibition preview.
8. All artwork included in the exhibition is to be collected from Knutsford Market Hall by the end of Sunday 17^th August. It is the artists’ responsibility to collect the work, there is no delivery facility provided. At the discretion of the event organisers any uncollected work may be donated to charity.
9. This is an open-air event, and artists must come to the event appropriately prepared for the weather conditions on the day.
10. The event organisers will make the decision as to whether the event goes ahead in the event of bad weather conditions. Should the event organisers determine that the event is to be cancelled they will use reasonable endeavours to contact participants but will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred because of cancellation.
11. Artists are personally responsible for their work and arranging their own art transit to the Event Hub as appropriate and personal liability insurance throughout the competition and exhibition period. All artist participants are responsible for their own health, safety and welfare during the event.
12. All artist participants must accept being filmed and photographed by all media partners, the organisers and their representatives throughout the event. Images and reproductions of both artist participants and their work may be used for the reporting and promotion of the 2025 event and future Paint Knutsford events across all media platforms including the Knutsford Town Council website, Facebook and Instagram pages.
13. All artist participants agree to images of their completed works being used in the production of event marketing and merchandise, in whatever form. All artists accept that no fee will be paid for this use.
14. By registering to participate, I, the artist, understand and agree to abide by the rules of the event. I am entering into this competition at my own risk. Paint Knutsford, its organisers or representatives will not be responsible for any injury or damage to me, those with me, my belongings, or my artwork at any time during this event.
15. If the People’s Choice Award is voted the same artwork as and one of the Judges 1^st or 2nd prize awards, the People’s Choice award will be deferred to the next highest voted artwork. Only one prize can be awarded per artwork.
16. Children under 18 are welcome to participate in the event and engage in painting activities, but they must be always accompanied by a responsible adult. Participants must be 18 years or older to enter the competition.