Fifth Annual Vasefinder Nationals

Rules:

1.) All exhibitors must be 18 years of age or older and have either an American, Canadian Australian or New Zealand based studio.

2.) The exhibited vase form must be kiln fired and predominately made of clay.

3.) The submission must be a vase created by the exhibitor in the last ten years. Collaborative work is permitted, as long as all parties are credited. One entry per exhibitor or collaborative team is to be submitted.

4.) There is no entry fee.

5.) There will be no sales conducted by Vasefinder of the submissions, and the sale and delivery of any exhibited vase is at the sole discretion of the exhibitor. Exhibitors assume all responsibility involved with the execution, design, glaze, delivery and etc. of any exhibited vase sold.

6.) Each exhibitor must submit two color photographs. Acceptable forms to submit photographs: actual photographs (maximum of 5 by 7 inches), photograph slides or JPEG photographs saved on a CD, which are readable by a Windows operating system and have minimum pixel measurements of 500(e.g. 500 by 500). Photographs must include one main photograph of the vase and one detail photograph of its design. The photographs must not include any cipher, signature or mark, which would identify the potter. Photographs must be free of any imprinted text or numeric characters within the actual image area. All photographs submitted to Vasefinder will become the property of Vasefinder.

7.) There are no size or weight limitations of the exhibited vase.

8.) Photographs with completed registration form must be postmarked by October 31, 2009, with the exhibition to commence online January 5, 2010. Prize announcements will be publicly made February 5, 2010, when the single juror provides his decision and the online exhibition site is updated to show our prize winners. Prizes will be mailed April 1, 2010.