CALL FOR ARTISTS

GENERAL INFO

Gallery occupies the ground floor of 19th century building facing a tiny walking lane right off the downtown main street – a street mall for nice shopping and fine dining. High ceiling is covered with its original metal tiles; Walls combine old red brick and modern white plaster; Hardwood floor; Pieces of antique furniture of the period and antique baby-grand piano (functional) give a theatrical resemblance of a habitable hall as it was a hundred years ago

Gallery offers mostly personal (solo) exhibitions. From available artwork of the selected artist, Gallery chooses certain pieces and designs a show with original title and corresponding musical background. Each exhibition normally continues for three-four weeks

For each exhibition, gallery does installation and dismantling; provides the Internet listing; designs and prints announcement post cards, price lists, signs and labels; arranges private invitation mailing and press release; supplies liquor permit, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and musical arrangement for the opening reception; provides adequate display of artwork and gives a non-stop slide show of artwork temporarily located in a climate-controlled storage on premises; organises security, sales, and shipping to purchasers

EXHIBITION POSTCARDS

Delivery of artwork to the gallery and return to the artist, term of consignment, currency of payment, gallery commission, trade discounts, limited exclusivity, etc. – subject to Contract

• Submissions for 2020 - 2021 Solo Exhibitions are now accepted (usually 12 - 30 artworks per show)

For ethical reason (to avoid unneeded competition with various exhibition places in Muskoka) Chancery Art Gallery is inclined not to exhibit

• artwork with traditional local motifs (like Muskoka Chair, Red Canoe, Loon, Moos, Landscape, Flowers, etc.);
• "abstracts" and photography (except for annual exhibitions listed below)

ANNUAL EXHIBITIONS

• Ladies - First, annual exhibition dedicated to March 8 - the International Women's Day (in-gallery celebration on March 8, 5-8 pm). Considered will be artworks somehow related to women and love. All art forms and medias are welcome (including abstracts, photography, filmmaking, poetry, music, etc.) Submissions for 2020 show are accepted

• Ardour Eruption, annual festival of YOUNG artists with intention to support the rather exclusive number of young Canadians who sincerely believe that “Art Matters.” This 10-day festival in May features painters, photographers, poets, musicians, filmmakers, etc. Submissions for 2020 festival are accepted

• Coming About, annual group exhibition on the sailing matter in July, central feature of the annual multi-media Chancery Sailing Festival for promotion of green philosophy through Sailing, Art & Sanity. All art forms and medias, including abstracts and photography are welcome. Submissions for 2020 show are accepted . In addition, sailors with sailboats and yachts of any size are invited to sail together in annual Chancery Regatta in support of the "green philosophy"

• Déjà Vu, September retrospective of the past summer exhibitions – for those Muskoka summer residents who finally managed to leave their lake cottages, golf courses, tennis courts, yacht clubs, etc... This is a "curator's pick" show – no submissions are accepted

• Exhibitions offered and Sponsored by non-profit organizations will be also considered (e.g. for brighter celebration of Canadian Native Heritage in November, Black Heritage in February, etc.) Offer your proposal

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

To be considered for exhibition and sale, the artist shall submit to the gallery (1) digital images of his/her available artwork, (2) bio, and (3) any other relevant information.

The following data should be included for each artwork: title, year, medium, size, and suggested retail price (which is expected to be the SAME as in the artist’s private sales from his/her studio/web shop)

Submission methods: flash, DVD or links
No graphic e-mail attachments, please