Slides must be "in focus" 35 mm, 2 inches x 2 inches, non-glass. No thick slides. Entries must be clearly marked with top, front, artist’s name, title of work, medium, dimensions (HxWxD), and number as listed on the entry form. Additional slides of a single 3-D work may be sent at no extra charge. For greater chance of selection, please be sure that the slides are of professional quality, without dust or scratches.

Jpegs or Tiffs may be sent via email, ONE per email please at about 1000 pixels as the largest dimension; no larger than 1MB. Send to . CD’s are sent similarly as slides, however please provide adequate postage if you wish your CD returned. There is no physical size limitation on the artwork. If work is submitted on CD-ROM or electronically, send as tiff or jpeg files saved as: Last Name of Artist-Title (abbv.)-jpeg, for example: Jones-Beauty.jpeg or Jones-Beauty.tiff. Adobe Photoshop will be used to open these documents on a Mac. Please list all included works on or in theCD case with number as on the hard copy entry form, artist’s name, title of work, media and dimensions.

Send a self-addressed stamped envelope together with slides or CD, check and hard copy application form to Upstream People Gallery. Artists who send jpegs or tiffs via email must also send a SASE with entry fee and application form via postal mail, unless all of the application is sent electronically (using PayPal for the entry fee).

A fee of $25 must accompany up to five slides or jpegs/tiffs; $5 for each additional. No maximum. Checks or POSTAL Money Orders or for artists outside the U.S. send an International POSTAL Money Order or a Cashier’s Check in U.S. dollars drawn on a U.S. Bank, payable to: Upstream People Gallery. Western Union via www.westernunion.com or cash (where possible) may also be used. PayPal may be used with payments made to: , with $2.00 added to cover PayPal's fee or $27 entry fee. Later entries after postmark deadline is $30; Later entries with PayPal is $32.

After work has been accepted, a substitution cannot be made nor a change in the sales prices or titles as stated on the application. Artwork must remain in the gallery for the entire exhibit. No early withdrawals. Works that are sold either by the gallery or the artist will be marked so online. Artists may exhibit their work in other venues at the same time as well as sell their work via the website.

Professor of Art Larry Bradshaw, University of Nebraska at Omaha, College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media, who has exhibited in over 350 exhibitions with upwards of 60 art awards.

Upstream People Gallery will take the upmost care with your entries.

Submitting an entry to this competition constitutes an agreement with all conditions. Upstream People Gallery assumes the right to photograph an accepted work for promotional purposes only, unless requested otherwise.

Your work will be represented online and remain online for a whole year. This approach will add your work to a vast collection of easily searchable artwork, as our web site is listed with numerous internet search engines. There are hundreds of thousands of website hits and visitors per month.

Upstream People Gallery is committed to the sale of artwork. Upstream People Gallery will take 20% commission on sales directly attributed to the web site, however, the gallery takes no commission from artists who negotiate the sale of their own work. Artists whose works sell via the gallery will be asked to provide an estimated shipping charge to be paid by the patron. Work not for sale must be clearly marked NFS. Artists are certainly free to sell and exhibit their work in other venues during this same time period.