BELLOWS FALLS-Canal Street Art Gallery, 23 Canal St., presents the Solo Show Program, offering an exhibition schedule of small, eight-week long shows of varying sizes open to all artists.
Solo shows, formerly offered by the gallery only to its represented artists, are now open to help build all artists' careers. This new programming replaces the gallery's open call group shows and continues to support the gallery's mission of "offering an open space where all creative voices may be heard."
The program provides up to 12 flexible spaces. Shows open on the 3rd Friday of every month with a reception for the artists from 5 to 8 p.m. It offers full spaces as well as individual walls. Some of the same spaces are occupied by the Working Artist Program, each being available to fill as needed.
Canal Street Art Gallery's programming, now consisting of the Solo Show Program, Working Artist Program, and Artists Representation, is inspired by owner and director Mike Noyes's time working at The Contemporary Art Workshop (CAW) in Chicago.
CAW was a nonprofit, artist-run gallery and community arts organization founded in 1949 by sculptor John Kearney and his wife Lynn, as well as artists Leon Golub, Cosmo Campoli, Ray Fink, and Al Kwitz. It supported emerging artists by staging solo exhibitions to promote their work, and featured Chicago and Midwestern, as well as national and international, artists. In addition, CAW hosted community outreach programs, offered classes and other technical assistance, and rented 20 low-cost studios.
Submissions for the Solo Show Program are taken on an ongoing basis. Canal Street Art Gallery works to give opportunities to all artists. Decisions are made mainly based on time and space. To apply, visit canalstreetartgallery.com/exhibition-opportunities and complete the Artist Registration, Artwork Information, and email artwork images.
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