The
City of Ottawa Community Art Program invites emerging and established artists,
artist collectives and community arts organizations working in visual arts and
fine craft to propose an exhibition.
The
intent of the Community Galleries is to provide exhibition spaces to local and
regional artists and to enhance public access and exposure to the visual arts
in the City of Ottawa. Proposals will be reviewed by a peer assessment
committee and selected exhibitions will be presented at one of the four
Community Galleries in 2017-2018.
These
spaces act as a venue for local and regional artists and community art groups
residing within 150 kilometres of Ottawa to display and cultivate the
experience of the public exhibition of artwork. They present artists with the
opportunity to introduce or expand upon the visibility of their artwork through
interaction with a viewing public within a local environment.
Canada Naturally: landscapes
by local artists
In
celebration of Canada’s 150th Anniversary, the Community Galleries and the Community Exhibition
Spaces have decided to do something special to honor the tradition of Canadian
landscape in art by assembling related exhibitions across the city during July
2017.
The
Community Galleries would like to extend an invitation to artists and community
arts organizations to generate proposals for exhibitions about Canada
Naturally: landscapes by local artists.
Along with
the Community Galleries’ regular call for submissions, the Atrium Art Gallery,
the Trinity Art Gallery: Salons A and B will be accepting submissions for solo
or group exhibitions for
Canada
Naturally: landscapes by local artists to be held during
the month of July 2017.
List
of Community Galleries:
The archives gallery 112
Central Archives, James Bartleman
Centre, 100 Tallwood Drive (corner of Woodroffe)
THE ATRIUM ART GALLERY
Atrium at
Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive
THE Trinity Art gallery: salon A
& salon B
Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Boulevard
ENTRY DEADLINE:
FRIDAY, October 7, 2016 at 4:30 p.m.
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Eligibility GUIDELINES
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Emerging and established
artists currently residing within 150 km of Ottawa are invited to apply.
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The City of Ottawa supports cultural activity that is
inclusive of Ottawa's diverse community in areas such as gender, official
language, ethnicity and disability. Proposals from Indigenous and New Canadian
applicants are welcomed and encouraged.
ART WORK SUITABLE FOR
VISUAL Arts Exhibition Spaces
The City of Ottawa Community Galleries are located
within buildings that are designed as “people places” where the general public
is invited to freely visit the exhibition space unsupervised. The exhibitor,
when requesting an exhibition, is asked to keep in mind that the Community
Galleries may not be a suitable venue for exhibiting all forms of artwork.
APPLICATION AND SELECTION Process
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If an artist has been awarded three
consecutive exhibitions, they must refrain from applying to the gallery
selection process for a period of one year after which they may apply again.
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Artists wishing to apply
for an exhibit in a Community Gallery for
the period between April 2017 and
March 2018 must apply by FRIDAY, October 7, 2016 at 4:30 p.m.,
following the eligibility and submission guidelines below.
Art work submission GUIDELINES
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All
submissions must include 6 images of recent artwork. These images must be submitted as digital JPEG images (300 dpi or ppi) via www.WeTransfer.com to CGC@ottawa.ca (See p.3 APPLICATION
PROCEDURES for details on digital
image submission.) The Peer Assessment Committee will not review any other
format of images.
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It
is recommended that the images reflect work that has been completed in the last
two years and be representative of the intended direction of the artist's
future exhibition.
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It is recommended that two
of the images submitted should appear as artworks in the exhibition.
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All artworks accepted for exhibition must be framed
and/or presentable and ready for installation on a click rail display system.
Three-dimensional works will require display stands suitable for a gallery
exhibition, arranged for and provided by the artist.
COPYRIGHT/MORAL RIGHTS - Copyright
of artworks shall remain the property of the artist. Moral rights shall
remain with the artist. The City of Ottawa will seek copyright permission to
reproduce the images for non-profit publicity purposes.
CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION - Administrators and peer assessment committee are required to treat both the content of submissions
and the deliberations of the committee as confidential.
Information provided by the applicant may be
available to City of Ottawa staff, committees, and members of the
peer assessment committee. Personal information contained therein shall be
dealt with on a confidential basis pursuant to the Municipal Freedom and
Protection Privacy Act.
Final
Authority - Each peer assessment committee is made up of three
members from the arts community who are chosen based on their knowledge and
experience, fair and objective opinions, ability to articulate ideas, and
ability to work in a team environment. The members of the peer assessment
committee are different for each call for proposals.
The decisions of the peer assessment committee on all matters pertaining to the assessment of artwork
related to the Selection 2016 application shall be final.
DEADLINE
AND NOTIFICATION
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Submissions must be dated, postmarked
or received by hand or mail no later than
FRIDAY, October
7, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. Late
or incomplete submissions will NOT be reviewed.
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Applicants will be notified of peer assessment committee
details by e-mail approximately two
months after the submission deadline.
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Due to the
large number of applications, submission feedback will NOT be provided. If you
are not selected for the 2016 Community Galleries Selection you are encouraged
to reapply in 2017.
EXHIBITION GUIDELINES
Gallery Agreements:
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Artists selected for
exhibiting will be engaged through Community Gallery “Gallery Agreements”.
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The Exhibitor may sell his/her work during the exhibit
therefore no CARFAC (Canadian Artists Representation/le Front des artistes
canadiennes) fees will be paid to
exhibitors.
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The artist is responsible for the sales transaction,
the pickup and/or delivery of any artwork sold. The artist will pay a 15%
commission on all sales to support the Young at Art or ARTicipate
Endowment funds.
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All pieces of artwork are to remain in the exhibition
for the duration of the show.
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The City of Ottawa is not involved in the sale of
exhibition artwork.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
1.
All interested artists
are invited to submit their application to the City of Ottawa’s
Community
Galleries Selection 2016 by FRIDAY, October 7, 2016 at 4:30 P.M.
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Please note that the
digital support material you provide to us will be viewed by means of an LCD
projection system during the peer assessment committee selection.
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Images of your artwork & application form &
c.v. will be submitted together electronically via www.WeTransfer.com to CGC@ottawa.ca
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Please be sure to
properly label your images as follows: First and last name, followed by title
of work, and year of creation used on the application form.
(Example: Firstname_Lastname_Title_Year;
Julia_Smith_TheGrey_2015.)
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Selection will NOT accept materials that require software,
plug-ins, extensions or other executables that need to be downloaded or
installed
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Selection will NOT accept images that are imbedded in any
type of presentation, such as PowerPoint, websites or Word
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Please use the Image List Template below to describe
your images and place images in order of creation (most recent artwork first)
- Support material sent for Community Galleries Selection submissions will NOT be returned.
- Should you have any questions please contact
Penelope Kokkinos, Arts Programmer at 613-596-5783 or email at Penelope.Kokkinos@ottawa.ca or Mike Taylor, Arts Programmer at
613-580-2424 ext. 29288 or email at Mike.Taylor@ottawa.ca.
Artists submitting support material that does not
correspond to the preceding guidelines will NOT be considered.
You are responsible for testing your submission
materials to ensure readability.
Community Galleries Selection
Application
Form
This form must be completed
fully and legibly to ensure your consideration in the peer
assessment committee process. The information below will form part of the
information package presented to the peer assessment committee.
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Postal Code:
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Phone (h):
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Phone (w):
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Education or Mentorship:
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Four Highlights of your career as an artist
(exhibitions, collaborations, events, etc.)
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Artist’s Philosophy: Outline your artistic practice, thematic trends
and approach to art-making.
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References (from someone that can attest to
your ongoing art practice) (maximum 3):
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Description of Intended Exhibition (Maximum 40
words):
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Which month would be most convenient for your
exhibition?
(Your request will
be taken into consideration when the exhibition schedule is produced.)
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Type of Exhibition:
 SOLO
 GROUP (To apply for a group exhibition: use one
application and identify one contact person.)
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Please number in order of
preference which exhibition space you would prefer to exhibit in.
(Your request will be taken into consideration
when the exhibition schedule is produced.)
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Atrium
Art Gallery
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Trinity
Art Gallery: Salon A
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Trinity
Art Gallery: Salon B
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Archives
Gallery 112
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Community Gallery Exhibitions
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Feb. 8 – March 27,
2017
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Canada Naturally Exhibition
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June 23- July 19, 2017
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June 15- July 18, 2017
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June 15- July 18, 2017
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Attach your curriculum vitae
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