When art is displayed publicly, there is a shared responsibility. That’s why guidelines must be followed. Please read them carefully.

Your artwork cannot contain:

• Text or symbols.
• Political messages or misleading information.
• Discriminatory, gender-stereotypical, or objectifying elements.
• Pornographic or sexual content.
• Encouragement of drug use, alcohol, tobacco, orgambling/betting.
• References to violence or other harmful behaviours.
• Encouragement of vandalism or other illegal acts.
• Commercial messages or trademarks.
• Content that infringes third parties’ intellectual property rights.
• Content that discredits or ridicules any person, group, or subject.

Interpretation and responsibility

• We are unable to provide guidance on how these rules should be interpreted.
• We cannot review, approve, or reject artworks or ideas in advance.
• We reserve the right to decide how the rules are applied and may, together with our partners, reject entries without explanation.
• We don’t keep a record of submitted artworks, which means we can’t confirm whether a specific work is taking part.

Public display

• Once submitted, Pen Store cannot take responsibility for the artwork in any way, and it cannot be returned to the artist.

The above is an excerpt from the terms and conditions for Pen Store Talents. We reserve the right to correct any errors.

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