Artist’s Applications

At the Shediac Art Gallery we believe that emerging artists have some pretty amazing art, even if they don’t have enough of it to put on a full exhibition on their own. For this reason, we change our “theme” each month, and in doing so, give artists a chance to submit some of their art for exhibition, if it fits into that theme.

Each month we will have an “Open Call” to local artists to submit their art for consideration in one of our themed exhibits the following month. Art submissions will be limited to “fine art”. Unfortunately we will not be accepting any craft items for sale or display in the gallery.

Art will be displayed and sold on consignment at the Shediac Art Gallery. Artists will sign a consignment agreement for a 30 day period of time which will detail everything quite clearly. Below are some of the highlights you will need to know.

A small exhibition fee will be charged to the artist when they drop off their art. This fee is based on the size of the art it is calculated as follows: (length + width x $0.20). The Gallery also charges a small percentage (30%) upon the sale of the art. So for example a 11 × 14 painting would be (11 + 14 = 25) then x $0.20 = $5.00 for the month.

We prefer to support local artists, so any eligible artists must be living in the Maritimes to qualify for exhibition.

To apply, please email the following information to shediacartgallery@gmail.com

• A photo of each piece of work, title of work, media used and measurements,

• We will review your work to see if it is a good fit for the Shediac Art Gallery. If the answer is yes, we will schedule an appointment to see your work in person.

  Artists Please make note here: (and this is important)

• Your artwork must be well finished, well presented, and ready to hang on the gallery walls. While the customer may “choose to” frame or reframe your work, they shouldn’t have to. It needs to be ready to hang in both the gallery and the customer’s home.

• Paintings should either be framed, or painted onto the thicker “gallery wrapped” canvases that look professional. If unframed, the sides of the canvas must be neatly painted.

• All paintings must be wired for hanging with D-rings and plastic coated wire. NEVER use string or plastic line, these will not be accepted. The Gallery uses a hanging system, which has clips that link to the two D-rings on the back of the painting (we don’t actually hang from the wire - that is for the customer who hangs it in their home). Please note that the clip is approx. as thick as the end of a small paint brush - so small triangular shaped rings are very difficult to hang from and won’t be accepted. Standard “D” rings help the gallery display your art in its best location and position on the wall. Eye hooks instead of D-rings make hanging it impossible and won’t be accepted.

• If you bring me art with no D-rings (no matter how beautiful your art is), I will have to send you away

• to install the D-rings and wire and then bring it back before I can accept it and display it.

• (Sorry, but that is the way we need it).

• All artwork must be labelled on the back to include your name and title of the piece.

  Thank you for your interest

  Shediac Art Gallery, Shediac, NB