ForM Sculpture Exhibition 2026 - Application Form

1. What is your name?

(Required)

2. What is your professional name (if different)?

3. Email address:

IMPORTANT: You will receive an acknowledgement email with a copy of your completed Application Form when you submit your application. Please ensure to enter your email address correctly

Please remember to save a copy for your records!

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Please tick this box if you would like to be added to our emailing list to be informed of future exhibition open calls from Ards Arts Centre (including ForM Sculpture Exhibition)

4. Home Address:

This exhibition is open to artists who live in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland.

(Required)

5. Postcode:

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6. Telephone Number:

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7. Please provide your web and social media links (if applicable):

Website

Instagram

Facebook

Other

8. Please upload your Artist's CV

Uploads should be in PDF or Word format ONLY and no more than 3 pages max in the one document.

Failure to submit the requested documentation in the format as stated above will make the application invalid, and the proposal will not be considered.

Please upload a Word Document or PDF

(Required)

Please make sure your file is under 25MB

9. Please upload your Artist's Statement

Uploads should be in PDF or Word format ONLY and no more than 1 page in length.

Failure to submit the requested documentation in the format as stated above will make the application invalid, and the proposal will not be considered.

Please upload a Word Document or PDF

(Required)

Please make sure your file is under 25MB

10. Please state if you hold Professional Membership to a Professional Arts Body. Eg: Visual Artists Ireland (VAI) / Design and Craft Council of Ireland (DCCoI):

(Required) VAI - Professional Membership VAI - Associate Membership VAI - Student Membership DCCoI - Professional Membership DCCoI - Semi-Professional Membership DCCoI - Student Membership None Other (please state below)

Other

11. Please upload image examples of your previous work.

Please upload no less than 3 and no more than 6 images in JPEG or PNG format ONLY. Please ensure the images are good quality (no less than 1MB) and clearly show your work.

You may include more than one image of each piece of work (eg: to show different angles of a sculpture).

Failure to submit the requested images in the formats as stated above will make the application invalid, and the proposal will not be considered.

Image 1 (Required)

Please make sure your file is under 25MB

Image 2 (Required)

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Image 3 (Required)

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Image 4

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Image 5

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Image 6

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12. Do you currently hold up-to-date Public and Products Liability Insurance?

A condition of participation in ForM Sculpture Exhibition is that all artists must hold Public and Products Liability Insurance (PPL) to cover their work for the duration of the exhibition and while the work remains in the garden (including installation and removal dates).

PLEASE TICK to confirm that you agree to provide PPL Insurance details if your exhibition proposal is successful (Required)

Do you currently hold Public and Products Liability (PPL) Insurance?

(Required) Yes, I currently hold PPL Insurance No, I do not currently hold PPL Insurance, but I agree to obtain this if my proposal is successful

If you currently hold Public and Products Liability Insurance, please state the Insurance Provider Name

Please tell us the date your PPL Insurance expires (if it expires before the date of the event you will be required to send your updated insurance documents before the event):

If you currently hold PPL Insurance, please upload a copy of your Policy here:

Please make sure your file is under 25MB

13. It is recommended that you now save your progress before moving on to the next section of this application to ensure you do not lose your work. To do this, click the 'save and come back later' button at the bottom of this page.

Tick to confirm you understand

ForM Sculpture Exhibition 2026 - Application Form

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