Open Competition

End of call for applications: January 31, 2026, midnight Paris time

C14 PARIS is for authors of sculptural pieces (from volume to installation). Excluded from this show are utilitarian pieces (vases, pots, crockery, accessories, furniture).
Exhibitors are selected on the basis of applications submitted online via the registration interface on the Show website: www.c14paris.com  Candidate Area" tab.

Selection is made by members of the Selection panel made up of board members, active members of the C14 PARIS association and partners (gallery owners, venue managers, etc.).

Price list

The show jury awards the following prizes:

• Prix Résidence (encouragement of an approach), which offers the winner the opportunity to spend two months or more in one of our partner residencies (Centre Keramis in La Louvière, Belgium - Fondation Bruckner in Carouge, Geneva - ENSAD Limoges, Rairies Montrieux in Maine-et-Loire, etc.). Reception and working conditions vary from one location to another.
• The Gallery Prize a one-month exhibition at a partner gallery in France or abroad (2023: Galerie Polaris, Paris; 2024: Galerie Bernard Jordan, Paris; 2025: Arsenicgalerie, Paris...).
• The Jury Prize - Andrée and Michel Hirlet Endowment Fund which rewards the favorite of the Show's organizers and jury members. Winning this prize entitles the winner:
  - to exhibit free of charge at the show the following year in a 30 m2 space (podium, 1^er floor). 
  - receive a cash prize of 3,000 euros.

Obligations of the C14 PARIS association

C14 PARIS is an association under the French law of 1901. All active members are volunteers.
C14 PARIS undertakes to provide the exhibitor with a stand that complies with what has been advertised* (cf. stand description, article 4 of the regulations) and with the dates given (unless the show is cancelled beyond our control - cf. Art. 11 last paragraph of the regulations).
C14 PARIS undertakes to promote the Show to the best of its ability and within the limits of its financial resources:
- on its website

- through newsletters
- on social networks (Instagram)
- having a teaser video produced by professionals and put online at the start of the show
- having a professional photographer produce a photo report of the show
- by publishing a full-colour catalog reproducing a work by each exhibitor (3 copies of which will go to each exhibitor).
- by publishing a text either proposed by the artist (1300 characters including spaces) or written by one of the association's members. This text may be used by the artist with the mention "First name and surname of the author", Salon C14 PARIS, "year".

Exhibitor's obligations 

ART.1

Participation fees

The successful candidate must subscribe to the rules and pay the total show participation fee of €350 by bank transfer in 1 instalment (€350). In the absence of payment within 15 days of the election, the selection will be cancelled.

Applicants from Scandinavia, Asia or the Americas (Canada, USA, Latin America) must provide a letter from their government or funding partner undertaking to cover the cost of transporting the works and the artist, as well as accommodation.

ART.2

Selection of works

The works exhibited are the result of a consensual choice (selection jury, Salon management and artist). They must be recent and/or never exhibited.
If any of the works exhibited, not previously submitted to the Show management, are deemed to be contrary to the ethics of the Show, the management has the right to ask the exhibitor to remove them.

ART.3

Exclusive

The selected artist undertakes not to exhibit in a gallery in or near Paris the same or related pieces from the same series during the 3 months preceding the C14-PARIS Show and during the Show.

Any artist who has already exhibited at Céramique 11, ArtCéram or Saint Sulpice Céramique will not be able to exhibit at C14 PARIS in the autumn of the same year without risking the cancellation of his or her registration without reimbursement of participation fees.

ART.4

Stand

Exhibitors are provided with a standard stand measuring H.250 x W.300 x D.100cm in 1.5cm-thick matt white plywood. 

The stand consists of 5 panels, each 1m wide. 3 panels at the back and 2 at right angles, dividing the space on either side (see visuals on the website). c14paris.com 

Some stands - including those included in the Four Seasons Show - offer slightly different configurations. Exhibitors will be notified of their stand assignments at the end of March, at which time they will be informed of the specific features of each stand.

Wall-mounted, floor-standing and pedestal-mounted pieces are also accepted. 

The maximum weight for wall mounting is 10 kg per piece. Do not exceed 3 pieces of 10 kg each, distributed over the partitions. If the work exceeds this weight, the exhibitor must provide a special structure. 

Exhibitors are responsible for the layout of their stand. The latter must be a real scenographic challenge.. The project must be submitted to show management in advance and discussed (April-June-July). Fabrics and curtains are to be avoided.

The exhibitor is responsible for restoring the stand. (filling of holes in partitions and repainting. Return to original white is compulsory). Exhibitors must bring their own materials (filler, spatula and roller). Paint will be supplied.

Stand lighting is provided. For fire safety reasons, no additional spotlights or electrical outlets are permitted. Any additional sockets (e.g. for video broadcasting) must be requested, and will be professionally installed by the town's technical teams.

Storage
Small boxes can be stored. Please indicate your first and last name on each box. Exhibitors are invited to contact the stage managers for storage.

ART.5

Presence at the show

Works must be deposited in the exhibition area and in the stand assigned either on the Tuesday, September 29 preceding the show, between 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm, or on Wednesday morning between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm.

Installation takes place on Wednesday, September 30 between 9am and 4pm.

A panel of ten judges will visit each stand in turn between 4pm and 7pm. The order of visit will be announced on Wednesday morning. Exhibitors are requested to be present. Each exhibitor will have 5' to present his work. 

Exhibitors undertake to be present at their stand throughout the duration of the Show and during the opening hours specified, when the jury will be present and at the vernissage.

In case of absence one-off and inescapablethey must notify a member of the office present.

ART.6

Transporting artwork

Exhibitors are solely responsible for transporting their exhibits to and from the show.
On request, C14 PARIS can put exhibitors from the same region in touch with each other, giving everyone the chance to carpool.

Unloading and loading : 

If the exhibitor needs help, he can ask the C14 PARIS members present as well as the show managers, Pauline, Ingrid and Tamara (bilingual FR/UK).

As far as access is concerned, the municipal police authorize exhibitors to park - temporarily only - in the small parking lot adjacent to and in front of the exhibition site. Please move your vehicle as soon as you have unloaded/loaded.

Exhibitors are provided with elevators and carts to move their exhibits around the show floor.

The elevator dimensions are as follows: width: 100 cm (door opening: 80 cm); depth: 125 cm

Maximum payload: 600 kg 

ART.7

Housing

Accommodation in Paris is the responsibility of the exhibitor.-e.

ART.8

Insurance for exhibitors' works

The C14-PARIS association does not insure exhibitors or their works. It is the responsibility of each exhibitor to take out individual civil liability insurance and to insure his or her works against breakage and theft.
Artists are solely responsible for objects and personal effects displayed or stored in their booth or in the exhibition area, as well as for any damage caused to third parties as a result of their installation.

ART.9

Reproduction rights

Each exhibitor undertakes to assign its rights to use the visual for the catalog between the beginning of March and the end of November for the purposes of promoting the event (press and internet).
Each exhibitor undertakes to cede definitively to C14 PARIS all rights to the use of images made during the Show by the delegated videographers and photographers.

ART.10

Sales

The room annexed to the Town Hall of the 14th arrondissement of Paris is not a shopping mall. C14 PARIS has no commercial purpose and does not intend to receive any commission on sales. The price list is indicative only, and visitors are encouraged to contact the exhibitor directly for any purchase requests.
The organizer cannot be held responsible for any disputes of any kind between buyers and exhibitors.

ART.11

Withdrawal of the candidate-e

If an exhibitor withdraws:
- between March 15th and May 31st, half of the payment will be returned, i.e. €175
- from June 1st, the full amount of the payment will be retained by the association.
By signing the present regulations and the registration form, the exhibitor expressly agrees to comply with them and with any prefectural or municipal regulations concerning police and safety measures, without recourse of any kind whatsoever.

Any delay, change of date or early closure beyond the control of C14 PARIS will not entitle the client to any compensation.
Should C14 PARIS be obliged to cancel the Salon, all monies received will be reimbursed immediately. No recourse on any grounds whatsoever against the organizers or the association C14-PARIS is admissible.