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Organized by the Art Group of the

OAS Staff Association

·  Please complete the information requested in the next column.

·  Sign and submit your entry form with your work on Friday, October 27 or Monday, October 30, 2006 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the:

OAS Staff Association office:

1889 F St., NW, office 347A

no later than 5 p.m.

·  Do not submit more than three works per artist in any of the three categories or more than six works in total per application.

·  A brief CV of the artist(s) and the admission fee must be included with this form.

·  Please pay the admission fee by check written out to the OAS Art Group; the admission fee is as follows:

Up to three works of art ………… ….…$25

Four works of art …………………………$30

Five works of art …………………………$35

Six (maximum) works of art …………….$40

Only submitting children’s drawings.….. $15

Please refer to the circular issued by the Staff Association for further conditions. For additional information please call Gabriel Gross 202/458-3752, Elba Molina 202/458-3500 or Lionel Nájera, 202/458-6022.

·  Name of the exhibitor:

______

·  Daytime phone number: ______

·  E-mail address:______

(Note: the exhibitor is the person who is either a current or former staff member of the OAS, or works at a delegation to the OAS or the White House of an Observer or Member State of the OAS. The exhibitor may or may not himself/herself be the artist):

·  Please indicate if you currently are:

·  OAS staff member

·  Former OAS staff member

·  Staff member of a mission or delegation of an OAS

Member State or Observer

·  Staff member of OAS Staff Federal Credit Union

·  Person contracted by the OAS under a performance contract

·  If you are a member of a mission or delegation, please specify

·  Country: ______

·  Mission or delegation to the OAS or White House

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1.  Artist's name: ______Nationality: ______

If artist is a child under 12 years of age, indicate age as of November 1, 2006: _____ years

Relationship to exhibitor: Self Spouse Son/Daughter Brother/Sister Parent Grandchild

Category: Art Handicrafts Artwork of children under 12

Title of work: ______

Year completed: ______Medium: ______

Dimensions: Artwork itself ______inches Artwork with frame or base ______inches

Is the work for sale? Yes No Sale price or estimated value, if not for sale: US$ ______

2.  Artist's name: ______Nationality: ______

If artist is a child under 12 years of age, indicate age as of November 1, 2006: _____ years

Relationship to exhibitor: Self Spouse Son/Daughter Brother/Sister Parent Grandchild

Category: Art Handicrafts Artwork of children under 12

Title of work: ______

Year completed: ______Medium: ______

Dimensions: Artwork itself ______inches Artwork with frame or base ______inches

Is the work for sale? Yes No Sale price or estimated value, if not for sale: US$ ______

3.  Artist's name: ______Nationality: ______

If artist is a child under 12 years of age, indicate age as of November 1, 2006: _____ years

Relationship to exhibitor: Self Spouse Son/Daughter Brother/Sister Parent Grandchild

Category: Art Handicrafts Artwork of children under 12

Title of work: ______

Year completed: ______Medium: ______

Dimensions: Artwork itself ______inches Artwork with frame or base ______inches

Is the work for sale? Yes No Sale price or estimated value, if not for sale: US$ ______

4.  Artist's name: ______Nationality: ______

If artist is a child under 12 years of age, indicate age as of November 1, 2006: _____ years

Relationship to exhibitor: Self Spouse Son/Daughter Brother/Sister Parent Grandchild

Category: Art Handicrafts Artwork of children under 12

Title of work: ______

Year completed: ______Medium: ______

Dimensions: Artwork itself ______inches Artwork with frame or base ______inches

Is the work for sale? Yes No Sale price or estimated value, if not for sale: US$ ______

5.  Artist's name: ______Nationality: ______

If artist is a child under 12 years of age, indicate age as of November 1, 2006: _____ years

Relationship to exhibitor: Self Spouse Son/Daughter Brother/Sister Parent Grandchild

Category: Art Handicrafts Artwork of children under 12

Title of work: ______

Year completed: ______Medium: ______

Dimensions: Artwork itself ______inches Artwork with frame or base ______inches

Is the work for sale? Yes No Sale price or estimated value, if not for sale: US$ ______

6.  Artist's name: ______Nationality: ______

If artist is a child under 12 years of age, indicate age as of November 1, 2006: _____ years

Relationship to exhibitor: Self Spouse Son/Daughter Brother/Sister Parent Grandchild

Category: Art Handicrafts Artwork of children under 12

Title of work: ______

Year completed: ______Medium: ______

Dimensions: Artwork itself ______inches Artwork with frame or base ______inches

Is the work for sale? Yes No Sale price or estimated value, if not for sale: US$ ______

Agreement: I understand that:

1.  The work that I submit will be insured against possible loss or damage from the time of delivery to the office of the Staff Association until pick-up. The OAS General Secretariat and the OAS Staff Association assume no responsibility for work left beyond the pick-up time and date (Monday, November 27, 2006, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.), or for payments for loss or damage beyond (a) the coverage provided by the OAS General Secretariat insurance, or (b) the sale price or estimated value indicated above, whichever is less.

2.  The entry fee will only be returned to me if none of the works submitted with this application is selected for the exhibition.

3.  I will pay the OAS Staff Association a commission of 20% for any work sold during the exhibit. Any such sale will be made directly by me to the buyer and any applicable sales tax will be my sole responsibility.

Signature: ______Date: ______

When you submit this form, you will get a copy signed by a representative of the OAS Staff Association as acknowledgment of receipt of the artwork submitted with this application:

For the OAS Staff Association:

Signature: ______Date: ______

Note: Any profits left after deducting from the amounts collected by the Staff Association for entry fees and sales commission the expenses incurred by the OAS Staff Associations in connection with the exhibit will be used as a seed fund for future exhibits.

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Each piece of artwork submitted must have a label firmly attached in an inconspicuous place (for framed work, preferably in the back). You may use the following labels or make your own, provided that they include the required information.

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