Call for Artists of Halton Hills
Shifting Grounds: The Art of Uncertainty
Exhibition Dates: May 14 – July 13, 2025 in the Helson Gallery
Deadline for Submissions: April 21, 2025
We invite local Halton Hills artists to submit their work for "Shifting Grounds: The Art of Uncertainty," an exhibition that explores the delicate balance between stability and chaos. This exhibition delves into themes of unpredictability, change, and the human experience of navigating an ever-shifting landscape.
We are seeking pieces that speak to the current economic, political, or environmental uncertainty. Express through your art how you interpret and explore these concepts.
Join us in creating an exhibition that captures the essence of instability and inspires dialogue about the world we live in today.
Eligibility:
This call is open to artists residing or working in Halton Hills or belonging to local artist organizations. Artists may submit up to 2 examples of creative work for consideration in any form made during the past 24 months. Original works in all media are eligible to a maximum of 48 inches in any dimension. Work should be ready for hanging – including suitable wiring.
Submission Guidelines:
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Open to all mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media.
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Artists may submit up to two pieces for consideration.
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Please include a brief artist statement explaining how your work relates to the theme of "Shifting Grounds: The Art of Uncertainty”
Deadline for Submissions: April 21, 2025.
You will be contacted after this date once all the submissions have been reviewed.
Proposals received after this deadline will not be considered.
Submission Process:
- Submit images of your art in jpg form (no larger than 10MB) labelled with the artist’s name and title of work.
- Include your artist statement, bio, title, medium, price/NFS, dimensions and contact information.
Please submit here: Call for Artists: Shifting Grounds a maximum of two separate entries of your work for consideration
Art Sales:
The Town of Halton Hills will facilitate all sales of art made through the exhibition and arrange payment for the Artist(s) in an agency capacity. Artist(s) must include HST in the list price of artworks. Once a piece of art is sold a 20% commission is charged based on the artist revenue. Artists with registered HST numbers will be charged HST on the 20% commission.
Please inform the gallery if you are HST registered.
Halton Municipalities: Culture Days Artist Project
Lead an interactive arts activity as part of Culture Days 2025
Submissions Deadline: April 24, 2025
For submission inquiries, please contact the Town's Culture Days Producer.
The Municipalities of Halton are seeking a multidisciplinary artist, artist team or collective to lead an interactive arts activity as part of Culture Days 2025. This opportunity is open to Halton-based artists residing in Oakville, Milton, Halton Hills, or Burlington. The selected artist(s) will receive a $2,200 commission and up to $1,800 for material costs.
View the full Call for Proposals for the Halton Municipalities: Culture Days Artist Project.
To submit your application: Apply here
Call for Artists of Halton Hills
Square Foot Show and Sale
Exhibition Dates: June 30 - August 19, 2025 in the Upper Level of the Sisnett Lobby
Deadline for Submissions: June 19, 2025
The Helson Gallery in cooperation with Palette and Pencil Plus Guild of Credit Valley Artisans invites artists residing, working, or that belong to a local arts organization in the Town of Halton Hills to submit 1-8 examples of creative work in 2-dimension for the Square Foot Show and Sale.
Eligibility:
This call is open to artists residing or working in Halton Hills or belonging to local artist organizations. Artwork must be on canvas or wood panel measuring 12 x 12 inches or framed under glass measuring 13"x13" to be accepted. Work is required to be ready for hanging – including wiring. Open to any medium, including acrylic, oil, photography, watercolour, etc.
The artist has the freedom to decide how to treat the edges of the canvas. They can choose to paint the edges in a solid color or extend the painting over the edges. The choice of frame colour is also up to the artist.
Submission Guidelines:
Please email Helson Gallery Curator, Kara Bruce kbruce@haltonhills.ca a maximum of eight examples of your work in jpg form, please include details: artist name, title of artwork, and medium no later than June 19.
Art Sales:
Please Note: In line with standard Square Foot Exhibitions, all the artworks will be offered for sale at the same price of $200 ($226 including HST). Amount paid to artist after commission and HST taken is $160. Please state in your submission if you are HST registered.
The Town of Halton Hills will facilitate all sales of art made through the exhibition and arrange payment for the Artist(s) in an agency capacity. Artist(s) must include HST in the list price of artworks. Once a piece of art is sold a 20% commission is charged based on the artist revenue. Artists with registered HST numbers will be charged HST on the 20% commission.
Call for Artists
4th annual FORMS, FACES & SPACES, figuratively speaking!
Exhibition Dates: May 1 – June 1, 2025 in the Upper Sisnett Lobby
Deadline for Submissions: April 4, 2025
This exhibition is part of the 29th Scotiabank CONTACT Festival. The exhibition explores a universal theme across cultures and time: our fascination with faces, people in their own spaces, and the landscapes that surround them.
For information and to make your submission, please visit https://www.studiobydesign.ca/2024festivalcontests