Thank you for your interest in joining the Kimera Collective! Kimera Collective seeks to create a platform for diverse and multiple upcoming talents to collaborate in unique and ambitious projects in order to create spontaneous pop-up experiences projecting and promoting their work.The artist collective is open to all kinds of professional artists as well as aspiring artists (all kind of designers, visual artists, fine artists, musicians, film makers, photographers, performers etc).

Open Call starts on the 25th September 2017 until 15th November 2017.

Please send 3 digital images (jpg.) of your best work along with this completed application form to kimeracollective@gmail.com. The Collective will review your application and contact you within 1-2 weeks after the deadline.
If you are selected by The Kimera Collective team, you might be asked to bring in some of your actual art work, previously submitted digitally.

Though it is free to apply, exhibiting your work includes a stand cost of 150 euros for artists abroad and €95 for Cypriot artists, to cover fixed costs of the stand, the curation, space rent, lighting, electricity, promotion etc.
50% due on acceptance of a place, 50% due by 1st April.

Participants can apply for funding (participation fee, travel expenses, artwork shipping etc) from other sources.

Kimera Collective is a distinctive, creative platform for every talented individual who seeks an opportunity to showcase his/her work and collaborate with a variety of different artists.

- Private invitation to creative industry leaders- including media, trade buyers, collectors and connoisseurs of art.
- Targeted social media campaigns.
- Promoting artists' work by offering a more conceptual exhibition setup which provides a memorable experience to the audience.
- A chance to share and exchange creative ideas with other talented individuals.
- We deliver unique exhibitions, events and experiences to the Cypriot audience , working with a network of independent designers, creative partners, commercial clients and brands to bring the most innovative ideas to the widest possible audience.
- Newsletter sent to Kimera Collective mailing list.
- Cross promotion with relevant groups and organisations.
- Selling work: There will also be the opportunity to sell your products directly at the show.

By clicking on the “Submit” button , you agree to the following Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, do not click on the “Submit” button and do not apply to participate in the relevant Kimera Collective exhibition.

In these conditions:

'Application' is the application form made available by the Organiser and completed and submitted by you to the Organiser in respect of the Exhibition.
'Application Deadline' is the final date for submission of Applications specified in the Event Details.

 

The Organiser shall allocate places at exhibitions according to the exhibition's concept, curation and chosen space.
If the Exhibition is oversubscribed, the Organiser will operate a waiting list system.

For certain Exhibitions, the Organiser may specify additional selection criteria.
The Organiser reserves the right to select applicants to take part in the Exhibition based on these additional selection criteria.

The staging of the Exhibition is conditional on the Organiser receiving a sufficient number of Applications to make the Exhibition cost-effective. The Organiser will notify you in writing no later than one to two weeks after the Application Deadline whether or not this condition has been fulfilled and whether or not your Application has been successful.

Exhibition fees include costs of the stand, the curation, space rent, lighting, electricity, promotion etc. You acknowledge and agree that if you are a successful applicant as part of the Kimera Collective exhibition, you will be asked to pay 50% due on acceptance of a place, 50% due by 1st April.
All invoices must be paid by 1st April and the deposit payment (50%) upon acceptance is not refundable.

Loss or damage suffered by you

Nothing in these Terms shall exclude or restrict the liability of either party to the other for death or personal injury resulting from negligence or for fraudulent misrepresentation or in any other circumstances where liability may not be limited under any applicable law. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence:

- the Organiser shall have no liability for the damage, theft or loss of the Applicant's property that occurs at the Exhibition. The Participant shall participate in the Exhibition at its own risk and take out all appropriate insurances;
neither the owner of the Venue nor the Organiser accepts any liability for any accident, damage or injuries suffered in any way in connection with the Exhibition by you, your employees, agents, contractors, Representatives, invitees or any other person whatsoever;
- the Organiser shall not be liable to you for: loss of profits; loss of business; depletion of goodwill and/or similar losses; loss of anticipated savings; loss of goods; loss of contract; loss of use; loss of corruption of data or information; or any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss, costs, damages, charges or expenses; and
- the Organiser's total liability in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise arising in connection with these Terms shall be limited to the fees paid by you to the Organiser under these Terms.

Loss or damage caused by you

You shall indemnify the Organiser against all actions, claims, suits, costs, expenses or demands (whether in respect of damage to property, personal injury or otherwise and including all legal costs and other expenses suffered or incurred by the Organiser) which any person may bring or claim arising in relation to the Exhibition caused by your breach of these Terms or any other acts or omissions of you.

Use of Venue, your stand and conduct at the Exhibition

You must not display literature on behalf of participants that are not participating in the Exhibition.
You shall submit all promotional materials and displays to the Organiser for approval, and all changes should be agreed. If agreement cannot be reached in respect of such promotional materials and/or displays, you must withdraw the relevant literature, material or display from the Exhibition. The Organiser reserves the right to close down any stand or reception area not meeting the Organiser's requirements. No promotional literature relating primarily to any Representative may be displayed at the Exhibition.

You shall not use the Venue for any illegal or immoral purpose and the Organiser reserves the right to remove all material that in its sole opinion may be considered offensive or obscene. You shall not use the Venue for the purpose of betting or gambling. You shall not act in any way which may be derogatory or detrimental to the reputation, image and/or goodwill of the Organiser.

All goods and property brought into the Venue are brought in at the owner’s risk.

You are required to occupy your Exhibition stand from the time notified to you by the Organiser and must have completed all work on preparing / dressing the stand in time for the Exhibition opening at such given time. You must not vacate or dismantle your stand before the closure of the Exhibition and must have a representative staffing the stand at all times throughout the Exhibition.

You must vacate the stand by the time notified to you by the Organiser, remove all display material, exhibits, and other property from the Venue after closure of the Exhibition and restore each stand you use to its original good order and condition.

If you fail to observe the conditions set out above, the Organiser shall be entitled at your cost and expense to:

- remove all display materials, exhibits and other property belonging to you or your Representatives and dispose of them in any way it sees fit; and
- rectify all damage caused by you or your representatives and do all other things necessary to restore the stands and allocated space to good order and condition.

Data protection

If any Personal Data are disclosed by the Organiser to you in connection with the Exhibition, you shall, in relation to such Personal Data:

-Process the Personal Data only in accordance with instructions from the Organiser;
-Process the Personal Data only to the extent, and in such a manner, as is necessary for the performance of your obligations under these Terms or as is required by law;
-implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect the Personal Data against unauthorised or unlawful Processing and against accidental loss, destruction, damage, alteration or disclosure. These measures shall be appropriate to the harm which might result from any unauthorised or unlawful Processing, accidental loss, destruction or damage to the Personal Data and having regard to the nature of the Personal Data which is to be protected;

Termination of agreement

The Organiser shall be entitled to terminate on immediate notice its agreement on these Terms with you if:

-you or any of your Representatives commit any breach of, or fails to observe, any of these Terms;
-you become (or, in the reasonable opinion of the Organiser, are at serious risk of becoming) insolvent or unable to pay your debts as they fall due; or
-you fail to pay any sum due under these Terms.

In the event that the agreement on these Terms is terminated by the Organiser, unless otherwise agreed between the Organiser and you in writing, you shall pay to the Organiser any expenses or loss incurred by the Organiser arising as a consequence of such termination. The Organiser shall have no liability to refund the fees paid by you in whole or in part.