| CALL FOR ARTISTS GENERAL POLICY Chancery Art Gallery is a commercial gallery
which accepts original works of contemporary fine
art on consignment
and acts as the artists agent for exhibition and sales with exclusivity
limited to Muskoka
district of Ontario, Canada
Gallery offers mostly personal (solo) exhibitions. From available artwork of the selected artist, Gallery chooses certain pieces and then designs a show with original title and adequate 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 doeuvres 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 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 For ethical reason, Chancery Art Gallery is inclined not to exhibit those artists who have been already shown in other galleries around Muskoka. For the same cause, it does not exhibit artwork with traditional local motifs, like Muskoka Chair, Red Canoe, Loon, Moos, Landscape, Flowers, etc. "Abstract" painting is also avoided ANNUAL EXHIBITIONS Ardour Eruption, annual festival of YOUNG artists
with intention to support the rather exclusive number of young
Canadians who sincerely believe that “Art Matters,”
to bring together young artistic talents and to have fun celebrating
the conclusion of our long, cold and snowy winter in the North...
Submissions for 2011 festival are accepted
Déjà Vu, annual selection from the International Toronto Art Expo for art collectors who manage somehow to miss this one of the greatest Canada's cultural events in March. This is a "curator's pick" show no submissions are accepted Coming
About, annual group exhibition on the sailing matter,
central feature of the annual multi-media Chancery
Sailing Festival founded by the Chancery Art Gallery
with intention to raise awareness of green navigation practices, encourage
eco-friendly boating, promote the sailing as ecological psychotherapy,
and persuade Sailing, Art & Sanity. Submissions
for 2011 show are accepted Lazy Cottager, 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 The following thematic exhibits
may be either group or solo; P roposals are considered any time. Please find application instructions below Acknowledging Freudian Psychoanalysis as the most profound metaphor ever offered for the comprehension of human behaviour, spring exhibition presents artists' free associations on Unconscious Drives, Basic Instincts, Inter-Personal Conflicts, Libido, Love, Dreams, etc Recognizing Therapeutic Recreation as an effective treatment modality, summer exhibition thus reflects on thoughts, things and actions that make us feel better mentally and emotionally without cheap Prozac or expensive therapy. For example, see above about annual sailing show Coming About Fall is not an easy season for many: back-to-work depressions, psychotic de-compensations, increased suicides... Perhaps not surprisingly, October is the International Mental Illness Awareness Month. Add the Halloween zombies, and the picture becomes even more vivid. Therefore, the autumn show is somewhat spooky and scary Winter a time of falling stars, realisation of mortality and philosophical reflection on life. In a broader view, all human existence is nothing but Narrative, anyway. So far, "Fairytale" is a generic icon for the winter exhibition APPLICATION NSTRUCTIONS To be considered for exhibition and sale, the artist shall submit to the gallery (1) digital images of his/her available artworks, (2) bio, (3) artist's statement and (4) any other relevant information. The following data should be included for each art work: (a) title, (b) year, (c) medium, (d) size, and (e) suggested retail price, which is expected to be the same as in the artist’s studio
Upon receiving the submission and its consideration,
the artist will be informed regarding gallery's further intention. If
artist wishes the submitted CD to be returned, an appropriate self-addressed
stamped envelope should be provided
GALLERY SPACE Gallery occupies the ground floor of 19th
century house facing a tiny walking lane right off the downtown main
street a street mall for nice shopping and
fine dining. High 11-foot ceiling is covered with its original metal
tiles; Walls combine old red brick and modern white plaster; Hardwood
on the 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 Brick part of the
southern wall Beside this brick wall, there are two plaster panels: one W 33 (84 cm) next the powder room on left is perfect for a slim tall piece; another W 37 (94 cm) alongside the desk with bookshelves on right On the main shelves of the western
wall Main panel W 180 (460 cm) of the
western wall Northern exposure Eastern wall Another focal point Usually there are from 12 to 30 artworks exhibited
per show. The solo exhibition shown on the above photographs contained
17 paintings ARTISTS Artists from the following countries have been exhibited in the gallery so far:
solo exhibitors
group
exhibitions
young
artists Some of the artists were also presented and promoted by the gallery at
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