CALL FOR ARTISTS

GENERAL POLICY

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 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
2007-2013

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 (to avoid unneeded competition with various exhibition places in Muskoka) Chancery Art Gallery is inclined not to exhibit *
• artists who have been already shown in Muskoka;
• artwork with traditional local motifs (like Muskoka Chair, Red Canoe, Loon, Moos, Landscape, Flowers, etc.);
• abstract painting and photography
..... -------
..... * with exception to annual shows
...... "Coming About" and "Ladies - First,"
....... where ALL artists and ALL medias
....... are accepted for submissions

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 momen and love. All art forms and medias are welcome (including abstracts, photography, filmmaking, poetry, music, etc.) Submissions for 2013 show 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

• 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 feautures painters, photographers, poets, musicians, filmmakers, etc. Submissions for 2013 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 photograpfy are welcome. Submissions for 2013 show are accepted . In addition, sailors with sailboats and yachts of any sices are invited to sail together in annual Chancery Regatta in support of the "green philisophy"

• 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

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

• Solo Exhibitions (3-weeks each) usually in August. Submissions for 2013 are accepted.

Proposals for solo exhibitions
are accepted any time:

APPLICATION 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:
(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 private sales from his/hers studio and the Internet)

Submission methods: CD or web links
No graphic e-mail attachments, please

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 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

Usually there are from 12 to 30 artworks exhibited at one time. This solo exhibition contained 17 paintings . Here are photos of a group show that offered 29 paintings