Art.1 - General provisions
Drawing Now Paris I Le salon du dessin contemporain 2027 runs from Thursday, March 18 to Sunday, March 21, 2027 at Carreau du Temple, with the opening on Wednesday, March 17, 2027.
Anyone wishing to exhibit must make a request to the organizers in order to receive an application. Galleries will be admitted to participate according to the artists they propose and their project, subject to available space corresponding to their project.
Unless participation is refused by the organizer, submission of this application constitutes a firm and irrevocable undertaking to pay the full price of stand rental and ancillary costs.
Galleries selected by the selection committee will be admitted to exhibit at Drawing Now Paris | Le salon du dessin contemporain 2027 and agree to abide, without restriction or restraint, by the clauses of these rules and any new provisions that may be imposed by circumstances and adopted by the organizers in the interest of Drawing Now Paris I Le salon du dessin contemporain 2027.
Art.2 - Exhibitors
Exhibitors are considered to be professional galleries of painting, sculpture, photography, new media – in the accepted definitions of original works – press organs, the commercial register being proof of the activity. French and foreign exhibitors who have reserved a stand must comply with the nomenclature of items accepted for display by the organizers. It should be noted that no multiple, apart from cartoons, is allowed at the Show.
Art.3 - Selection
The applicant is asked to provide a file on the works and artists that will be represented during the event. The selection committee may or may refuse to present it without giving any reason.
Under no circumstances does previous participation in the fair give rise to a right to a subsequent participation in this fair.
Art.4 - Booking and payment
- Galleries selected by the selection committee will receive a letter stating that they have been accepted to exhibit at Drawing Now Paris | Le salon du dessin contemporain 2027.
- The acceptance of the application file by the organizers entails the exhibitor's definitive adherence to all the clauses of these rules. The payment of the invoice must be made in two instalments according to the current schedule of the registration file. Exhibitors will not be admitted to their stand until they have paid all fees due (in the case of payment by bank transfer, they must provide proof of payment).
- If one or more invoices due to DS OFFICE remain unpaid at the latest 15 days after their date of issue, this non-payment will automatically and without prior notice result in forfeiture of the right to the site, without prejudice to the other provisions of this article and of these General Conditions. It follows that in such a case, DS OFFICE may freely dispose of the site and re-let it to another prospective exhibitor.
Art.5 - Cancellation
The full amount of the rental is due upon acceptance of the application by the selection committee. In the event of withdrawal of membership by the exhibitor, the latter will remain liable for the payment of the pitch invoice as long as the organisers do not have the possibility of re-renting under the usual conditions. Even if the booth is re-rented by the organizers, Drawing Now Paris | Le salon du dessin contemporain 2027 will retain 10% of the booth fee if the cancellation occurs before January 10, 2027. After January 10, 2027, the full amount of the participation is due.
SPECIAL COVID 19 CLAUSE
Should the show not take place for health reasons, the organizer undertakes to reimburse the sums already paid by exhibitors for stand rental and technical extras ordered.
Art.6 - Allocation of stands
- DS OFFICE alone determines the allocation of slots, which will be allocated in accordance with the selection criteria.
- Exhibitors may submit any reasoned objections within five days of DS OFFICE's notification of the allocated site. DS OFFICE will then take a reasoned decision. This decision will be final and notified in writing to the exhibitor.
- DS OFFICE reserves the right to relocate an allocated site, to modify its form, or to transfer one or more sites allocated to an exhibitor or a group of exhibitors to one or more other sites, if required for reasons of general organization.
DS OFFICE's exercise of such a right shall in no case give rise to any compensation whatsoever in favour of the exhibitor. DS OFFICE shall not be held liable for any decision taken by the owner or operator of the Building which may result in the alteration of the location or its appearance.
Art.7 - Assembly / Disassembly
The assembly and dismantling times will be communicated in the exhibitor's technical guide. Works arriving after the opening of the event may only be taken to the stands outside public opening hours. In the event that one of the exhibitors has not collected his goods within the allotted time, the organizers will proceed to secure the goods at the carrier, approved by the show, at the expense of the exhibitor. Any damages and additional costs that may occur during this security cannot be the responsibility of the organizers in any way. Each stand must be occupied at all times during the opening hours of the fair, up to and including the last day. Exhibitors must leave the locations, decorations and equipment made available to them in the condition in which they found them.
Art.8 - Stand layout
Exhibitors undertake to respect the artistic proposal made in their application, and in particular the presentation of an artist in focus on at least one third of the stand. Any decorations or animations that deviate from the general provisions provided for in the organization of a fair open to the public must be submitted to the opinion of the artistic direction and may not be carried out without the prior agreement of the latter. The exhibitor will be liable for any damage caused by an installation not provided by the organizer. Exhibitors must keep their stands in good order, and the management reserves the right to intervene to restore good order.
Art.9 - Sales
Sales are allowed during the event. However, for security reasons, no goods may leave the show hall without an exit voucher describing the goods taken, signed by the exhibitor and stamped by the organisers.
Art.10 - Security
- All the necessary measures will be taken by the organisers to ensure that the general security of the show outside opening hours is effective. It is the responsibility of each exhibitor to exercise vigilant control over his or her own equipment.
- DS OFFICE shall not be held liable for any person who enters a duly marked prohibited area.
Art.11 - Cleaning
The cleaning and permanent maintenance of the floors (circulation, entrance and free floor space) will be provided by the care and at the expense of the organizers. No waste may be deposited in the corridors after the cleaning service has passed through (carried out after the public has closed). Stand cleaning is at the exhibitor's expense.
Art.12 - Insurance
Apart from the coverage of the risks of the compulsory insurance, exhibitors must insure with their usual company that all other risks are covered, in particular theft, damage to works or exhibition equipment. Exhibitors release the organizers from any liability in the event of fire, explosion, flood, various disturbances, and for any element not attributable to the organizers, agents and attendants. In particular, damages may not be claimed from the organisers in the event that the rented property cannot actually be used by the exhibitors as a result of events of a force majeure nature.
Art.13 - Miscellaneous prohibitions
- Unless expressly authorised by the organisers, exhibitors are prohibited from:
- rent all or part of their pitch free of charge, against payment or exchange of service
- to broadcast music on their stand, or to demonstrate machines likely to disturb other exhibitors, except with the agreement of the artistic management.
- In accordance with the applicable legal provisions, smoking is completely prohibited. Exhibitors must ensure compliance with this ban on and around their location.
Art.14 - Responsibility of the organizers
The organisers may, in the event of force majeure and in particular in the event of a transport strike, postpone the show, modify its opening hours, exclude the public. They can cancel or close it before the scheduled date. In all these cases, contracts concluded with exhibitors retain their full validity and payment for stand rental and any other services is due in full.
Art.15 - Application of this regulation
The organisers reserve the right to rule at any time on all disputed cases, or those not provided for in these rules. These decisions, even if transmitted verbally, are final and immediately enforceable.
The organisers reserve the right to amend these rules in the general interest of the show.
Art.16 - Complaints
Exhibitors' complaints must be submitted, for the purpose of an amicable settlement, to the organizers by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt within 15 days of the end of the show. After this period, complaints will no longer be admissible. Any dispute will fall exclusively under the jurisdiction of the courts of Paris and will be subject to French law. For the interpretation of the Regulation, only the French text is authoritative.