Concrete Canvas – Rock Bay Murals Call to Artists

Calling all Artists!

The City of Victoria is accepting applications for Concrete Canvas – Rock Bay Murals! This project seeks to transform an industrial part of the City of Victoria into an outdoor gallery for street art and creative expression.  This City of Victoria project will provide a platform for our vibrant art scene to contribute to the City’s cultural legacy for years to come.

Details

Emerging mural artists as well as mid-career artists looking to try their hand at mural making are invited to submit applications to create a mural. Artists or artist teams must currently reside in the Capital Region, including the Gulf Islands. This project will see the creation of 10+ murals within the Rock Bay neighbourhood in private and public property. The selected artists will be assigned a wall by the Production Coordinator.  Once a wall has been assigned, the artists will submit a design proposal for review and approval by the owner of the building and the project team.

The artist fees for this project will range from $500 – $1,250.  The selected artist fee will take in consideration the size and complexities associated with a given mural site as well as the individual artist’s level of experience. The walls will be assigned in early July, and the installation of works between August 12 and 27^th 2018.

Applications are to be emailed to culture@victoria.ca by 4 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday, June 7^th, 2018. Submissions will be juried by a selection committee including artists, design professionals, community members, and a representative of the Art in Public Places Committee. The Selection Committee will be facilitated by City staff but the final decision will be that of the Selection Committee.  The selected artists will be announced in late April.

For submission guidelines and more information, visit: www.victoria.ca/publicart.  If you have questions, you’re welcome to email the Arts, Culture and Events Liaison, Connor Tice at ctice@victoria.ca.

Nanaimo Fine Art Show: Sub Call

Call for Submission

Open to an Active, AFCA or SFCA member in good standing with the Federation of Canadian Artists in Vancouver and be in good standing with one of the following FCA Chapters: Nanaimo, Arrowsmith, or Victoria.

 

‘NANAIMO FINE ART SHOW’ – 2018

Sponsored by Nanaimo Chapter of FCA

 

The Nanaimo Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists is pleased to present the 3rd annual Nanaimo Fine Art Show at the Vancouver Island Conference Center. This juried show celebrates the vitality and quality of visual art in our community and aims to become a premier annual event offering excellent exposure for all forms of accepted FCA media.

The Nanaimo Fine Art Show runs from November 1^st to 4^th, 2018, exhibiting in the fabulous Dodd Narrows Full Room of the Vancouver Island Conference Centre. An Opening Gala and Award Ceremony, where the cash prize awards will be presented, will be held on Thursday night November 1^st at 7 PM. This event is by invitation only.

The jurors will select a First-place prize, with an award of $1000; a Second-place prize, awarded $750, and a Third-place prize awarded $500. The jurors will also select non-cash awards for Honorable Mentions. Finally, a People’s Choice Award will be conferred upon the show closing.

This year’s jurors are Donna Baspaly, SFCA, Sherry Mitchell, SFCA, and Eunmi Conacher, AFCA. The show includes a separate Signature Member showcase for the jurors and qualified local Chapter Members. A “Meet The Artist Night” will be held on Saturday, November 3^rd, from 7-9 PM, and this event will include a silent auction. Paintings gaining acceptance by jurors must be dropped off at the venue on November 1st between 8 AM – 12 noon. The exhibition will accept entries from all Federation chapters on Vancouver Island and surrounding islands.

Entry Guidelines

To enter this exhibition, you must be an Active member in good standing with the Federation of Canadian Artists in Vancouver and be in good standing with one of the following FCA Chapters: Nanaimo, Arrowsmith, or Victoria. Refer to the renewal links at the end of this document to renew your membership. Artists who are successful at jury, but have not renewed their memberships will be removed from the exhibition.

Once a piece has been accepted into the juried show, it cannot be sold and/or withdrawn before the show.

Entry sizes are restricted to 36 inches wide without a frame. Height can be greater than 36 inches, but please remember that paintings are being displayed on easels.

You will need a usernAMe and password to login. If you need assistance resetting this information please contact Alyssa Giddings at the Vancouver office via fcaadmin@artists.ca or by calling 604-681-2744.

Please watch the tutorial video here if you need assistance with your digital upload.

Chapter Show Submissions are subject to general Federation of Canadian Artists Submission Requirements, found in the policy manual.

After jurying, submissions will fall into one of three categories:

1. Qualifying and count towards Signature Status points with the FCA
2. Non-Qualifying – artworks that are non-qualifying have not scored high enough to be eligible for points towards your Signature Status but may still display as part of this Chapter exhibition. This category for display is available for Nanaimo FCA Members only.
3. Non-qualifying artworks that are declined for display.

Artists are encouraged to submit their most recent artwork. You may submit artworks that have been previously submitted or accepted to the Federation Gallery in Vancouver, or any FCA Chapter show except Nanaimo.

Chapter Show Submissions are subject to general Federation of Canadian Artists Submission Requirements, found in the FCA policy manual. All works submitted must be for sale. If a work is purchased by someone during the show that is unable to pickup after the show. Pieces will be taken down and given to buyers during the show.

Artists entering the show agree that photographs of their paintings can be used for future advertisement of this show by the Nanaimo Chapter on website, print material and social media.

Entry Fees (up to 3 entries)

Entry Rates

• $25.00 CAN for the first entry.
• $10.00 CAN per entry, up to two entries thereafter.

Hanging Fees for accepted pieces:

• $10.00 CAN per accepted entry to be paid after pieces have been accepted into the show. Paid by credit card through a Square invoice sent to you from the Nanaimo FCA Treasurer to the email used during registration. Expect invoices mid-late September.

 

 

Important Dates in 2018

Submissions:

• May 31^st  – Submission Opens
• August 31^st – Submission closes at midnight.

Delivery:

• Thursday, November 1^st, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Noon) – Drop off at Dodds Narrows Room, at the Vancouver Island Conference Center (ground floor). All work must be hand delivered; shipped deliveries are not permissible.

Events and Show Times:

• Thursday, November 1^st Gala reception by invitation only 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM with a sneak preview for prior buyers and sponsors starting at 6:00 PM
• Saturday, November 3^rd, Show hours are 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
• Sunday, November 4^th, Show hours are 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Silent auction starts Nov. 3^rd at 9:00 AM and closes at 7:30 PM.
• Meet the Artist Nov. 3^rd at 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

 

Pickup:

• November 4^th between 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Pick up paintings (Uncollected works left after 5:00 PM at owner’s risk. Contact the show chair Josée Duffhues for related costs and storage charges. 

FCA Online Submission Details

 

The FCA online submission system has been set up for ‘Nanaimo Fine Art Show’. The link below has been set up to take you to the submission site. Note than you need a User ID and Password. If you do not have these, please contact the FCA Administrator to obtain one:

https://artists.ca/submissions/view/id/819

Remember to select a number of items from the dropdown menu on the following page before proceeding to payment. If you do not do so, you will be charged but the system will not know to create an empty slot to upload to. Please read the information provided on the submission pages carefully to avoid errors.

 

 

 

You cannot edit or add to your number of entries once you have started your submission.

Chapter Show Submissions are subject to general Federation of Canadian Artists Submission Requirements, found in the policy manual.

 

 

Membership Renewal Links

FCA Vancouver: http://artists.ca/membership_chapters

Nanaimo: http://www.nanaimofca.com/join-fca

Arrowsmith: http://arrowsmithfca.ca/

Victoria: http://www.victoriafca.com/ 

 

We’ve All Been The Lonely Artist

How are other artists combating loneliness? Is this something the FCA should help tackle? Check out the article here

Artist Resource: Photographing artwork without a budget

This is a great article we found on how to photograph your artwork.

https://www.theartleague.org/blog/2015/08/13/the-zero-budget-guide-to-photographing-artwork/

Harmony Arts Festival Open Call

Learn more here_-_Call_for_Artists

Harmony Arts Festival – Group Exhibition Applications

The Harmony Arts Festival, presented by Odlum Brown Limited, transforms the stunning West Vancouver waterfront into an open-air celebration of the arts from August 3–12. Currently in its 28th year, the festival invites artists to submit for the Group Exhibition held on Ambleside Landing.

The juried exhibition is one of the long-standing highlights of the festival and is held in an outdoor tent along the West Vancouver waterfront. Placed near the high-traffic corridor of Argyle Avenue, the exhibition is a wonderful opportunity for artists to connect their work to a large, art-loving audience. Artists can display up to three pieces for sale in the exhibition. The deadline to apply is Thursday, May 31.

For more information, please visit https://harmonyarts.ca/info/group-exhibitor-application

 

Public Art Proposal Call

The District of Saanich is seeking submissions from artists for an outdoor work of art to commemorate Canada’s 150th Anniversary.  Artists from Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and the Greater Vancouver area are invited to submit a proposal for this juried competition.

 

Please see our Canada 150 Public Art Terms of Reference attached or visit www.saanich.ca/publicart.

 

Deadline for submissions is May 7, 2018 at 4:30 pm.

Budget is $65,000.00

Read the PDF here! Canada 150_2018 Terms of Reference

Artist resource for BC painters

    The Artist’s Journal is an information source for British Columbia artists who paint or draw, helping these artists increase their exposure and income. It is available only by paid subscription as an e-mailed document. We are thrilled to help spread the news about the Artist’s Journal, as they allow arts organizations like the Federation of Canadian Artists to promote our events at no charge.

           Four issues each year list Calls for Entry and art competitions throughout British Columbia. We recommend you try it out, and look through past publications to see exactly how full of useful information they are! https://www.artnews-healthnews.com/all-issues