Reading the Work

Terms & Conditions

Last updated: July 2026

These Terms & Conditions govern the use of Reading the Work, including artwork submissions, purchases, educational resources, and observational reading services.

By purchasing a Reading or submitting artwork, you agree to these terms.

1. About Reading the Work

Reading the Work is an observational framework developed to help artists recognise recurring visual patterns, behaviours, structures, themes, and relationships across a body of work.

Readings are observational and educational in nature.

They are not artistic evaluations, professional accreditation, or guarantees of commercial, academic, or exhibition outcomes.

2. Services

Reading the Work currently offers:

• Pattern Discovery Reading

• Collection Reading

• Collection Intelligence Audit

• Educational resources

• Workbook downloads

• Foundation Notes

Each service includes the deliverables described on its respective page.

3. Payment

Payment is required before a Reading begins.

Prices are listed in USD unless otherwise stated.

Secure payments are processed by trusted third-party payment providers such as Stripe or PayPal.

Reading the Work does not store your payment information.

4. Artwork Submission

After payment you will be invited to submit your artwork.

Artwork may be submitted by:

• direct upload

• website portfolio

• Google Drive

• Dropbox

• OneDrive

• other approved cloud services

Please ensure that submitted links remain accessible until your Reading has been completed.

5. Ownership of Artwork

You retain full ownership and copyright of all artwork submitted.

Submitting artwork does not transfer ownership to Reading the Work.

You confirm that:

• you created the artwork, or

• you have permission to submit it.

6. Confidentiality

Your submitted artwork is treated as confidential.

Artwork is used solely for preparing your Reading unless you have given separate permission for additional use.

Reading the Work does not sell, license, or distribute your artwork.

7. Anonymous Quotations

Reading the Work occasionally shares anonymous excerpts from completed Readings to explain the observational framework.

No identifying information, artwork images, artist names, or personal details will be published without your permission.

You may choose during submission whether anonymous excerpts may be used.

8. Delivery Times

Typical delivery times are shown on each service page.

Delivery begins after:

• payment has been received; and

• your complete artwork submission has been reviewed, accepted, and confirmed by Reading the Work.

If additional clarification is required before preparation begins, delivery may be adjusted accordingly.

9. Revisions

Because every Reading is individually written, minor factual corrections may be requested if information has been misunderstood.

Reading the Work does not provide unlimited revisions or rewritten reports based on differences of interpretation.

10. Refunds

Refunds are available until preparation of your Reading has begun.

Preparation begins after your complete artwork submission has been reviewed, accepted, and confirmed by Reading the Work.

Once preparation has begun, your Reading becomes non-refundable because every Reading is individually prepared from the artwork you have submitted.

If Reading the Work is unable to provide the agreed service, an appropriate refund will be issued.

11. Educational Resources

Workbook downloads, Foundation Notes, reports, and other digital resources are provided for personal use.

They may not be redistributed, resold, copied, or republished without written permission.

12. Intellectual Property

The Reading the Work framework, written reports, educational materials, terminology, and original content remain the intellectual property of Reading the Work unless otherwise stated.

Purchasing a Reading does not transfer ownership of the framework or supporting materials.

13. Limitation of Liability

Reading the Work provides observational and educational insights intended to support artistic reflection and understanding.

Artists remain responsible for their own creative, professional, exhibition, commercial, and career decisions.

Reading the Work cannot guarantee specific artistic or commercial outcomes.

14. Privacy

Personal information is used only for providing requested services, communicating about your Reading, and delivering purchased resources.

Your information is never sold to third parties.

Please refer to the Privacy Policy for additional information.

15. Changes

These Terms & Conditions may be updated from time to time.

The version published on this website applies to future purchases.

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms & Conditions can be sent through the Contact page.