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The 2022 Annual Juried Exhibit: Who Are You?
Applications due Monday June 27, 2022, at 4:30 p.m.
Art is relational and allows for greater connections with the self and others. The year of 2020 brought us COVID-19 and with it an abundance of alone time, allowing for further contemplation and self-exploration. The City of St. Catharines’ 2022 Annual Juried show asks our regional creatives who they are within the context of our present world, and how does the practice of making and viewing art better allows us to understand ourselves and others?
Who Are You? invites exploration into the story of each person’s life as constructed over time. This question can be asked of oneself or another and enquires after who or what defines you? Posed by the great philosophers of our time as a problem to be studied and or resolved, it centers on one’s identity, personality traits, abilities, likes, dislikes, and motivations as one’s individual autobiographical history.
This story is our way of explaining and exploring how experiences unfold; the ways we are affected by those experiences; and the insights we have gained from them. This Call to Artists provides a platform for regional creatives to consider how their art making practice assists in the process of self-discovery, connecting to oneself on a deeper level while engaging with other diverse ways of seeing and being.
Submissions of original artwork created within the past three years will be considered from emerging, student and established artists. Artists will be paid an exhibition fee and their work will be considered for acquisition for the City of St. Catharines’ Civic Art Collection.
Selection criteria
The Jury will take the following criteria into consideration when selecting work for the exhibit:
- Originality
- Artistic merit and interest
- Relationship and response to exhibit theme
- Creativity of expression and medium used
- Clarity and impact of Artist’s Statement
- The ability to display / hang the work of art
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Variety of perspectives on the theme of the exhibit
- Reflectivity of the artistic community of St. Catharines and Niagara
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the submission process, please contact Mandy Salter, culture coordinator, at msalter@stcatharines.ca or 905.688.5601 ext. 5232.
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| Please follow these steps to complete your submission to the Annual Juried Exhibit. |
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Prepare the following supporting materials to upload as part of the online submission form:
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| Submit online |
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Review and complete the online submission form below, including uploads of supporting materials. |
Live music programming
Each year, we feature a variety of live music programming at Market Square, Montebello Park and other park settings to provide the community with free outdoor music experiences. These concerts help make our parks and green spaces come alive, enhance our Farmers Market and park spaces such as Montebello Park add vibrant character to our downtown.
To apply, complete our Musician Application Form. We accept applications throughout the year and welcome submissions from artists with original songs and covers of recording artists.