2025 Exhibitions at the Kay Meek Arts Centre
/Organization:
West Vancouver Community Arts Council
Deadline:
Jan. 9, 2025
Website:
https://westvanartscouncil.ca/event-5923793
Call for Artists Description:
The West Vancouver Community Arts Council is excited to work in partnership with the Kay Meek Arts Centre to program art exhibitions in the popular venue's 2 theatre lobbies at 1700 Mathers Ave, West Vancouver!
Who Can Submit:
Submission is open to emerging & established artists working in any medium, excluding free standing sculpture, audio, video & installation. Artwork will be displayed on the walls using a hook & chain system.
One submission per artist.
Preference will be given to North Shore based artists.
Preference to artists who have not exhibited or be scheduled to exhibit in a juried exhibition in the Silk Purse Arts Centre or Kay Meek Arts Centre in 2023 or 2024 or 2025. Preference will be given to those who have not had an exhibition at the Ferry Building Gallery, District Foyer or Memorial Library in 2023 or 2024.
What We Are Looking For:
We are looking for art that reflects & examines our community & the vast world beyond; that presents new ideas & thought provoking concepts; celebrates, deconstructs & recontextualizes traditional art forms & subjects; all while encouraging creativity & diversity.
The Kay Meek is a public facility associated with the School District of West Vancouver & regularly used by secondary school students, so subject matter should be appropriate for such a setting.
Medium to large sized works. Max width 48" Max height 48".
Gallery ready - framed or finished edges & appropriate hanging wire or d-rings as a hook & chain display system is used.
Ready to exhibit as early as late February 2025.
Selection Process:
Submissions will be adjudicated by an Exhibition Advisory Panel comprised of professional artists & curators to select works based on our mission & criteria.
Selected artists will be scheduled for a 5 or 6 week group exhibition of 2-3 artists, as determined by the Exhibition Advisory Panel.
All selected artists will be required to become WVCAC Members.
Results: Artists will be notified late January, 2025.
How to Apply:
1. Visit the Call For Artists webpage.
2. Select the Register for this event button.
3. Complete the Submission Form which includes uploading:
A) Artwork Submission.
6 hi-res images of the artwork that best represents the body of work you wish to be considered for adjudication.
Name files as follows 'ArtistTitleMediaSize'
Accepted formats: JPG, JPEG, TIF, TIFF. Each file should be less than 20 MB.
B) Artist Statement & Bio/CV.
Clear & concise statement regarding your art practice & the concept/themes of the work being considered; a short biography & up-to-date concise CV.
Accepted formats: PDF, DOC, DOCX, ZIP. Each file should be less than 20MB.
Fees/Compensation:
$25 Submission processing fee
Contact Name: Steven Snider
Contact Email: steven.wvcac@shaw.ca
Contact Phone: (604) 925-7292
