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

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
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..... * with exception to annual show "Coming About"
....... on the sailing matter where ALL artists and
....... ALL medias are accepted for submissions

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.” Submissions for 2012 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 for promotion of green philosophy through Sailing, Art & Sanity. All art forms and medias, including abstracts and photograpfy are welcome. Submissions for 2012 show are accepted

• Lazy Cottager, a 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

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