2019 Juried Exhibition
Call for Entry: Imprint
Entry deadline extended to Wednesday, March 20
"In everything we do, we leave an imprint, a trace, a mark, a consequence. The Fort Gallery's 2019 juried exhibition invites submissions on artworks based on or originating from the imprinted mark and exploring its conceptual significance."
Print, as printed text or printed image, can become the starting place for any visual art medium. Artists are encouraged to explore the possibilities of print as muse, while also considering the consequences of print.
Entry deadline extended to Wednesday, March 20
"In everything we do, we leave an imprint, a trace, a mark, a consequence. The Fort Gallery's 2019 juried exhibition invites submissions on artworks based on or originating from the imprinted mark and exploring its conceptual significance."
Print, as printed text or printed image, can become the starting place for any visual art medium. Artists are encouraged to explore the possibilities of print as muse, while also considering the consequences of print.
How to Enter:
Artists may submit a maximum of 3 artworks electronically for adjudication to The Fort Gallery at fortgallery@hotmail.com by Wednesday, March 20, 2019.
1. Fill out submission form (see form below) and send a separate email to fortgallery@hotmail.com with up to 3 digital images of up to 3 artworks (jpg or jpeg only and 1-5 MB please)
2. Pay entry fee: one fee payment per artist of $30 ($20 for Fort Gallery Society Members). Payments can be made online (see below), by phone (604-888-7411), by mail or in person:
The Fort Gallery, PO Box 685, 9048 Glover Road, Fort Langley, BC, V1M 2S1
3. Fine Print (Details)
-Artists are invited to submit up to 3 works in any medium.
-Artworks must have been created after January 2017.
-Artists will be notified as to the jurors' decisions March 21, 2019.
-All artworks must be properly prepared for presentation/hanging. 2D works are limited to a combined linear dimension (w+h) of 3m. 3D pieces should not exceed 20kg.
-Only works selected by the jury are eligible for exhibition.
-Artwork must be the same as the images selected by the jury; no substitutions will be accepted.
-All selected pieces must be delivered to The Fort Gallery on April 1, unless prior arrangements have been agreed to; late deliveries will not be accepted.
-Works cannot be sold outside the gallery or removed from the gallery during the duration of the exhibition.
-Artists will retain 60% of their sales from the exhibition.
-Transport of works to and from the gallery is the responsibility of the artist.
-Artists must pick up their work after the show on April 28 between 5-7pm.
Important Dates:
Deadline for entries: March 20, 2019
Acceptance/rejection notices sent out: March 25, 2019
Reception: April 5, 2019
Closing Reception: April 26, 2019
Delivery date for accepted works: April 1, 2019, 12-2 pm
Pickup of Unsold Works: April 28, 2019
Artists may submit a maximum of 3 artworks electronically for adjudication to The Fort Gallery at fortgallery@hotmail.com by Wednesday, March 20, 2019.
1. Fill out submission form (see form below) and send a separate email to fortgallery@hotmail.com with up to 3 digital images of up to 3 artworks (jpg or jpeg only and 1-5 MB please)
2. Pay entry fee: one fee payment per artist of $30 ($20 for Fort Gallery Society Members). Payments can be made online (see below), by phone (604-888-7411), by mail or in person:
The Fort Gallery, PO Box 685, 9048 Glover Road, Fort Langley, BC, V1M 2S1
3. Fine Print (Details)
-Artists are invited to submit up to 3 works in any medium.
-Artworks must have been created after January 2017.
-Artists will be notified as to the jurors' decisions March 21, 2019.
-All artworks must be properly prepared for presentation/hanging. 2D works are limited to a combined linear dimension (w+h) of 3m. 3D pieces should not exceed 20kg.
-Only works selected by the jury are eligible for exhibition.
-Artwork must be the same as the images selected by the jury; no substitutions will be accepted.
-All selected pieces must be delivered to The Fort Gallery on April 1, unless prior arrangements have been agreed to; late deliveries will not be accepted.
-Works cannot be sold outside the gallery or removed from the gallery during the duration of the exhibition.
-Artists will retain 60% of their sales from the exhibition.
-Transport of works to and from the gallery is the responsibility of the artist.
-Artists must pick up their work after the show on April 28 between 5-7pm.
Important Dates:
Deadline for entries: March 20, 2019
Acceptance/rejection notices sent out: March 25, 2019
Reception: April 5, 2019
Closing Reception: April 26, 2019
Delivery date for accepted works: April 1, 2019, 12-2 pm
Pickup of Unsold Works: April 28, 2019
Juror/Curator: Adrienne Fast Adrienne Fast is the Curator of Art & Visual Culture at the Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford. She holds a PhD in art history and theory from the University of British Columbia, and an MA in art history from the University of London. While her academic interests have focused particularly on historical and modern art from Asia, in her curatorial practice she has contributed to a diverse range of exhibitions, from historical First Nations art from the Northwest Coast, to experimental installation and performance art in Vancouver in the 1960s and 70s, to contemporary performance photography.
Most recently Fast served as Interim Curator of the Kamloops Art Gallery, and previously she was an Assistant Curator at the Vancouver Art Gallery. She has taught many university courses on South Asian art history, both in Canada and the US, and later in 2018 she will become a Faculty Associate with the South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley.
Most recently Fast served as Interim Curator of the Kamloops Art Gallery, and previously she was an Assistant Curator at the Vancouver Art Gallery. She has taught many university courses on South Asian art history, both in Canada and the US, and later in 2018 she will become a Faculty Associate with the South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley.
