JURIED MEMBERS SHOW
Call for Submissions
Our annual members’ juried show is a celebration of the excellence of our artists. We are proud to continue our partnership with Oakville Galleries by presenting the best of our members’ artwork at Centennial Gallery from February 5-9, 2025.
Key Dates:
- Submissions open: Monday, December 9, 2024 at 10:00 am
- Submissions close: Friday, January 10, 2025 at 10:00 pm
- Art drop-off: Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025 from 10:00 am – noon
- Art pickup for pieces not selected by jurors: Wednesday, Feb 5, 2025 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Art pickup from show: Sunday, Feb 9, 2025 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm
- Opening reception: Thursday, Feb 6, 2025 (5:00 pm – 7:00 pm)
Awards:
- First Place: $350.00
- Second Place: $250.00
- DeSerres Art Award (Third place): $150.00 (gift certificate)
- Bronte BIA People’s Choice Award: $100.00 (2 gift certificates awarded)
Theme:
“Impressions,” gives our show focus but also allows wide interpretation. Artists are encouraged to explore fleeting and lasting moments, and the subtle beauty of perception. Please invite viewers to experience the world through the lens of color, texture, and emotion.
The following are some the definitions of “Impressions” in The Merriam-Webster Dictionary (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impression):
- an especially marked and often favorable influence or effect on feeling, sense, or mind
- an often indistinct or imprecise notion or remembrance
- a telling image impressed on the senses or the mind
- a characteristic, trait, or feature resulting from some influence
We encourage artists to explore the many definitions of “Impressions” and how they may be represented in your own artwork. Artists who are juried into the show will be asked to provide a short description of how their work fits our theme.
Entry Details:
- Submitting artists who have paid their 2024/2025 membership fees prior to submitting artwork are eligible to submit a maximum of two original art pieces, which will be juried and may be included in the show.
- Entry fees are $20 for each piece.
- All submissions must be registered online prior to January 10 at 10:00 pm. (See “Submission Instructions” below). OAS reserves the right to shorten the entry deadline depending on the number of entries received.
- Mediums taught at OAS are acceptable – original fine art and photography.
- Two-dimensional artwork is eligible and must have been created since January 2023.
- Reproductions are not acceptable, nor is artwork generated using an artificial intelligence platform.
- Artwork based on a photograph should be the artist’s original photography. If not, artists are responsible for obtaining permission to use photographs and copyrighted material.
- Artwork submitted for previous OAS shows is not eligible.
- Maximum width of the artwork is 40”.
- Prices to be set by artists. The artist may mark paintings as Not for Sale.
- OAS charges a 20% commission on any sales.
- Submitting artists grant OAS the right to use images of their work for promotional purposes.
Submission Instructions:
- Complete an entry registration between December 9, 2024– January 10, 2025.
- Send jpeg photos of your artwork to galleryoas@gmail.com. Label the image file as follows: Last name_First name_Title of artwork. Note: no spaces are used in the label name; e.g Cameron_susan_paintingtitle. These photos will not be given to the jurors; they are for the use of show organizers.
- Submit your payment ($20/one piece OR $40/two pieces) via e-transfer to info@oakvilleartsociety.com. Use “Bronte” as the answer to the question, “Where is OAS?” Alternatively, you may bring a cheque to the OAS office any week day between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Prior to the show:
- Review “Label and Wire Requirements” (to be provided at a later date) and prepare artwork appropriately. All artwork must be ready to be hung. No exceptions will be made.
- The back of your painting must be clean and presentable.
- Print and complete the label. All artwork must be accompanied by a printed label on the back of the painting. Labels must be well secured.
- Bring the labelled artwork to Oakville Galleries – Centennial Gallery on Tuesday, Feb 4 from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. (120 Navy St., Oakville).
Download full submission instructions and label and wiring requirements: February 2025 Full Submission Instructions
We look forward to your submissions! If you have any questions, please contact galleryOAS@gmail.com.
OAS’s 2025 Juried Show Sponsors
We thank Oakville Galleries for lending us space in the Centennial Square Gallery.
We are grateful to DeSerres for their sponsorship of our 3rd-place prize.
We thank Bronte BIA for sponsoring two People’s Choice Awards.