Summary of Good Practice Recommendations

Organisers have a responsibility to:

• describe the award, prize or competition, and what is offered to the artist if selected

• provide easy access to consistent, clear and detailed terms and conditions, timelines, and the obligations of both artists and the organiser

• ensure that entry processes are straightforward, accessible and facilitate alternatives to include artists with particular access needs, see Access Rights for d/Deaf and Disabled People

• promote equity by reducing the cost to artists

• clearly explain all fees, commissions and related costs of participation, see Equitable Application Processes

• develop and maintain cultural awareness among staff, and implement procedures to protect cultural safety of all artists, see Racial Equity and Representation

• maintain fairness through equitable pre-selection and judging processes, and published judging criteria, see Equitable Application Processes

• promote inclusion through the selection and rotation of judges from diverse backgrounds

• respect and uphold artist copyright, moral rights (see Intellectual Property) and Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property (see First Nations)

• provide a point of contact for artists with queries or alternate requirements

Artists have a responsibility to:

• be aware that terms and conditions of entry could be legally binding

• ensure that they can meet all obligations of entry and selection prior to entering

• in acquisitive prizes, ensure the prize money will offset potential sale price

• provide true information in entries