Terms and Conditions

• The selected artist will receive a total fee of $5,000, with $1,000 payable upon delivery of the initial design and $4,000 payable upon delivery of the final artwork.
• The artist may be required to confirm Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander identity by statutory declaration.
• The artist will be required to enter into a confidentiality agreement and work collaboratively with the Perth Bears throughout the project, including refining the concept and incorporating feedback prior to finalisation.
• The artist waives any moral rights they may have in their submitted artwork
• The Perth Bears reserve the right to amend, terminate, cancel or vary the EOI process at any time and for any reason
• The artist warrants that the artwork is original and does not infringe any third-party intellectual property rights or cultural rights.
• The artist grants the Perth Bears a worldwide, royalty-free licence to use submitted application materials for the purposes of assessment, selection, promotion, announcement and related commercial activities, including the NRL Indigenous jersey and merchandise, including retail offerings.
• Ownership and all intellectual property rights in the final approved artwork (including concepts and drafts) will be assigned to the Perth Bears upon final payment,
• Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) rights remain with the artist and/or relevant custodians and are not transferred.
• The final artwork will be subject to approval by the NRL prior to use.
• The artist will provide any cultural or usage restrictions relating to the artwork, including colour and cropping considerations.
• The final artwork must be supplied in high-resolution format (minimum 300dpi), in AI or EPS format, suitable for print and digital reproduction.
• The artwork may be used across Perth Bears assets including game day, merchandise, signage, digital and corporate communications, including broadcast, media coverage, archival purposes and perpetual digital use across all platforms.
• The artist will be appropriately credited.
• The artist may be required to participate in promotional activities in the lead-up to and during Indigenous Round (details to be confirmed).
• The Perth Bears reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any application and prohibit further participation in this Expression of Interest process where an applicant tampers with the application process, breaches these Terms and Conditions, or engages in conduct that is misleading, disruptive, or otherwise inappropriate.
• The Perth Bears are not liable for any late, lost, incomplete, misdirected, delayed or illegible applications or correspondence due to error, omission, tampering, theft or other causes beyond their control.

About the Perth Bears

The Perth Bears are a professional rugby league club based in Perth, Western Australia, entering the expanded NRL competition in 2027.

The club honours the proud heritage of the North Sydney Bears while establishing a new chapter for rugby league in Western Australia. The Perth Bears’ colours remain the traditional red and black, with white added as a secondary colour, reflecting both history and a bold future for the club.

Cultural Acknowledgement

The Perth Bears acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we play and train and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Further Information

If you have a question, please email info@perthbears.com.au.