Jury Application Form
Standards Committee
Jurying Application Form
General Guidelines
The objective of NSDCC Standards Jurying is to select items of sufficient
quality to be sold through NSDCC sponsored craft markets. Using the general
and media-specific guidelines, the Standards Committee carefully reviews
all submissions and accepts work on the merit of workmanship and originality.
The Committee will want to review at least three examples of your work as well as any additional information you can provide to help them assess your general line of production. This additional information can be in the form of good quality slides or photos, or newspaper articles and reviews pertaining to your work.
The NSDCC recommends that the items you select for review be of the highest quality so that there is no confusion as to your intent or the quality of your work. These items should be typical of what you propose to display in your booth at an NSDCC market. If your products are diverse in media, please submit several samples of each medium.
While every care is taken to safeguard works submitted for jurying, the NSDCC cannot guarantee the safety of these objects. You are advised to insure your work against any hazards. It is required that arrangements be make in advance for the return of your work as quickly as possible after jurying. If you are not able to retrieve your work in person, please include funds with your application to cover return postage or shipping.
You will be notified in writing of the Committee’s decision. If your work is accepted by the committee you will be eligible to exhibit in all NSDCC Craft markets upon payment of the difference between a general membership and a market membership. The increased expense of the market membership is applied to the administration of your market applications. You must hold a market membership in order to receive market applications.
If for any reason you wish to respond to the Committee with regards to your application, please make your wishes known in writing to the Committee and submit them to the NSDCC office.
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR STANDARDS JURYING
The purpose of these guidelines is to ensure the continued acceptance/inclusion of well-crafted pieces in the NSDCC sponsored craft markets, reflecting NSDCC’s ongoing commitment to the development of fine craft in Nova Scotia.1. INTENT:
Objects must reflect levels of technique, thought and consideration of intended use which can be readily recognized as examples of the professional and artistic execution of their medium.
2. DESIGN:
A successful object must be the result of careful designing, with obvious thoughtfulness used in determining the proportions, structural integrity, materials and colours used.
3. PRODUCTION QUALITY AND TECHNIQUE:
Whether produced in quantity or as an individual piece, the object must reflect excellent skill and production quality, being visibly well conceived and expertly executed.
4. SOURCE:
The design of an object must be original, or an adaptation of a traditional design which demonstrates the unique skills of the maker and reflects and individual identity of design. The object must be designed and fabricated by the applying maker, or by employees under the direct supervision of the person.
5. MATERIAL USED:
The object must be constructed of materials which are of high quality and are appropriate to the structural integrity, utility, and visual appearance of the object.
6. FABRICATED CONTENT:
Commercially fabricated elements in objects, including packaging, must be subordinated to the overall design of the object. Objects packaged and sold as a prepackaged unit are defined as gift packages and must be submitted for assessment in the ready-for-sale state.
7. SPECIFIC EXCLUSIONS:
New forms and innovations will be considered by the Standards Committee. Unfinished items or kits for consumer assembly are not considered acceptable for NSDCC Markets.
8. LABELING:
All articles must be labeled with the maker=s name, address and the pertinent instructions to the consumer concerning care and maintenance, as well as any information to the consumer required by law.
The NSDCC General Guidelines for Standards Jurying are applied in the event that Media Specific Guidelines are not provided for a particular craft medium or technique within a medium. For more information regarding Media Specific Guidelines, please contact the NSDCC by calling 902-423-3837 or e-mailing office@nsdcc.ns.caGo back
