Submissions

Before putting in an application please consider that this is an artist run gallery, with membership fees, and an expectation of taking part in it's two yearly fundraisers. It will be necessary for you to live near enough to come to meetings, and to sit in the gallery on the weekends when your show is on.

Fort Gallery Membership information

THE FORT GALLERY is a community based, nonprofit, artist collective that encourages and supports individual development and exploration in contemporary art.

THE FORT GALLERY  features artists who are exploring their personal edge, their individual frontiers, in order to discover their full potential and dialogue with community. Members support the creative process in one another and work together to determine the exploration and direction of the gallery, organizing exhibitions and events that maintain a viable local venue for contemporary arts.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Fort Gallery;

Please put together 8 – 10 images 

(preferably jpegs, approx. 600 x 800 pixels, at 72 dpi) 

and email them to info@fortgallery.ca

along with a current CV,

and a “letter of interest” – stating the nature (content, ideas, goals, etc..) of your work, and your reasons for wanting to be involved in the gallery.

Submissions will be reviewed by a jury committee of gallery members.

This process will usually take approximately 3 to 4 weeks, after which we will contact you with a decision.

The gallery has a limit on how many members it can accommodate, and there may not be an opening for new artists when you apply. However, we do encourage applications at any time of the year, and if accepted, your information will be kept on file until an opening is available.

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Membership benefits

Depending on the membership level, you'll have a venue to show an individually motivated & designed solo exhibition, or a two-man show with another member.

The possibility to participate in group exhibitions once or twice a year.

The opportunity to meet with, and be critiqued by, other artists.

Interaction with artists and the public in a series of about 20 openings per year.

Press releases for your show in PREVIEW magazine and local newspapers.

Inclusion in a gallery website, with links to your own websites.

Use of the back office, for meeting with clients who may be interested in your work, using the internet, etc…, and use of the gallery in the evenings for events that you may want to initiate.

Special events such as artist talks, critiques, poetry readings, and live music in the gallery on occasion.

Good public exposure in the community at the annual fundraiser party “The Blue Plate Special”.

Members have the option of paying their membership fee monthly over a period of 12 months.

Member fees are tax deductible.

The Fort Gallery, 9048 Glover road, Fort Langley, B.C., V1M 2S1  www.fortgallery.ca