EXPLORING HORIZON(S) : CANADIAN PAINTING EXHIBITION Registration Fee

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:

Exploring Horizons: Canadian Landscape Painting

June 12 – July 12, 2025
Curated by ARTiculations

This group exhibition invites artists to reflect on the vast and varied terrain of the Canadian landscape. We’re looking for works that interpret land, place, and horizon - real or imagined - through painting. From traditional vistas to contemporary abstractions, this show embraces a wide lens of what Canadian landscape can be today.

Submission Details:

• Entry Fee: $35 for one piece; $10 for one additional piece (maximum 2 submissions per artist)
  
  As part of your registration, you will receive a complimentary set of 3 Holbein Heavy Body Acrylics and Holbein Rockcliffe 250 LH Size 6 Brush!
  
  
• Mediums: Painting-based works in acrylic, oil, watercolour and gouache. Mixed media is welcome as long as painting is the primary element.
  
  
• Subject Matter: While we welcome a wide range of stylistic approaches from realism to abstraction, the submitted work must engage with landscape as its primary subject. This can include natural or constructed environments, imagined places, or interpretations of land and horizon. Works where animals or people appear are acceptable, but the landscape itself should remain central to the composition. Portrait-focused or figure-dominant works will not be accepted.
  
  

• Presentation: All pieces must be submitted on stretched canvas, wood cradled panel, or framed, and come ready to hang with appropriate picture wire installed (no sawtooth hangers or easel backs). We prefer gallery mount stretched canvas but will accept standard canvas or framed work as long as it isn’t warped, hangs flat to the wall, and includes picture wire to the specifications listed above.
  – Works on paper must be framed or mounted to wood cradled panels to be accepted.
  – No wet or curing paintings will be accepted.

  Need guidance on how to mount and seal paper-based work to a panel? Join us for a free in-store demo with Kathryn Naylor on Thursday, May 22 at 6:30 pm. She’ll demonstrate her process for preparing watercolour work for hanging. Register here: Mounting Works on Paper to Wood Panel DEMO - space is limited!
  

• Size Limit: Maximum dimensions 16" x 20"
  
  
• Commission: ARTiculations will retain a 10% commission on any work sold.
  
  
• Format: This is a non-juried exhibition—all entries meeting the criteria will be included.
  
  
• Installation Style: Work will be displayed salon-style in our gallery.
  
  

Key Dates:

• Deadline to Register: May 15, 2025
  
  
• Artwork Drop-off: June 4-8, 2025
  
  
• Exhibition Dates:: June 12 - July 12, 2025
  
  
• Artwork Pick-Up: July 12 - 19,  2025