The West Vancouver Community Arts Council invites visual artists to submit work for our 2023 Exhibition Program at the Silk Purse Arts Centre!
Submission is open to emerging & professional artists working in any medium*. 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. Our mission is to encourage & foster the Arts in our community by providing artists a unique & popular space to exhibit their work & by making art by local artists accessible to the public.
*Limited capacity for video, free standing sculpture & pottery, large scale installations.
The WVCAC hires an Exhibition Jury comprised of professional artists, curators & art academics to select works based on our mission & criteria stated above.
Selected artists will be scheduled for a 4 or 3 week group exhibition of 2-4 artists, determined by the Jury, at the Silk Purse Arts Centre in 2023. All selected artists will be required to become WVCAC Members.
How To Submit
Submissions Open: Monday, August 15
1. Select the Register for this event button.
2. Complete the Submission Form which includes uploading:
- 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.
- Artist Statement Clear & concise artist statement regarding your art practice & the concept/themes of the work being considered.
Artist Bio/CV.
Accepted formats: PDF, DOC, DOCX, ZIP. Each file should be less than 20MB.
3. Pay the $25 Submission Fee.
Submissions Open: Monday, August 15
Submissions Close: Friday, September 16 at 4pm
Results: Artists will be notified mid October
Must not have exhibited in a juried exhibition in the Silk Purse Arts Centre or Kay Meek Arts Centre in 2021 or 2022, or the Ferry Building Gallery in 2022 or 2023.
Exhibition Information
- The WVCAC will produce & provide promotional materials
- The WVCAC will provide opportunities for public engagement ie: reception, artist talk.
- The WVCAC will process all sales of artwork during the exhibition & retain a 30% commission on sales.
- Other Arts & Culture programming may take place in the gallery during the exhibition.
If you have any questions please contact Gallery Coordinator Steven Snider steven.wvcac@shaw.ca.
We look forward to seeing your artwork!
