BELLOWS FALLS-Canal Street Art Gallery, 23 Canal St., announces a call for entries for original art from local and regional artists for its upcoming Vermont Summer Group Show, followed by the new Ceramic and Fiber show, and the Art For All Seasonal Group Show.
Additional opportunities for artists include the Working Artist Program and Artist Representation.
The sixth annual Vermont Summer Group Show brings new artwork to Bellows Falls from local and regional artists. The exhibition fee is $55 for acceptance of up to three submissions with a maximum measurement of 36 inches in any direction. The deadline for submission is May 27.
This year, the public is invited to vote for awards given to three artworks. Votes for favorite artworks are cast by in-person ballot at the gallery.
The three artworks with the top number of votes will receive the following prizes: For third place, the artwork will be included in one of the gallery's regular hanging displays at the Vermont Welcome Centers in Guilford and Hartford, typically including represented artists. The artist awarded second place will exhibit up to five works in the 2024 Art For All Seasonal Group Show, a value of $55 for the exhibition fee. The artist earning first place will be awarded a guest Solo Spotlight show at Canal Street Art Gallery, to be scheduled in 2025, a value of $150 for the exhibition fee also which is usually reserved for represented artists.
The Ceramic and Fiber show presents two mediums side by side: fine art ceramics and the fiber arts. The exhibition fee of $55 is pay-as-you-wish, for acceptance of up to nine submissions with a maximum measurement of 60 inches in any direction. The deadline for submission is Aug. 26. As with many of the gallery's exhibits, this show wishes to allow the artists to define their art rather than fitting it into a mold.
The 2024 Art For All Seasonal Group Show shares the gifts from the many artists of this region and marks the gallery's eighth year. The exhibition fee is $55 for acceptance of up to four submissions, with a maximum measurement of 36 inches in any direction for one artwork, and 12 inches for three artworks. The deadline for submission is Oct. 21.
The gallery also announces the re-introduction of its sliding commission scale for the Seasonal Group Show. This effort to make art more affordable takes a lower percentage commission on artwork priced under $200 and featured on the Affordable Art Wall. Additional works may be submitted for the Affordable Art Wall.
Canal Street Art Gallery's Working Artist Program and Artist Representation both accept submissions on an ongoing basis. Artists are invited to share 12 artworks, along with an artist's statement and biography, through the gallery's Call for Entry page on its website.
The Working Artist Program provides artists with an affordable space within the gallery where they may complete a project, explore a new body of work, or gain exposure and sales. Artists process their own sales and curate their own space, with an exhibition fee of $250 per month.
Working Artists are expected to interact with gallery visitors, discuss their artwork, process and practice, and answer questions.
With a current roster of 32 represented artists, Canal Street Art Gallery is growing. Artist Representation is a yearly promotional agreement with a signing fee of $300. Representation offers artwork consignment listed on individual artist pages on canalstreetartgallery.com, inventory kept in the gallery's visible storage and flat file, as well as inclusion in the gallery's once-a-year New Work show, opportunities for Solo Shows, and a growing list of venues in the gallery's Touring Exhibitions Program.
To submit for all opportunities, visit canalstreetartgallery.com/call-for-entry where artists must complete the registration form, artwork submission, and email artwork images. Submissions for all calls for entries and opportunities for artists are free and open to the public.
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