DATES OF SHOW: October 17, 2024, to November 16, 2024
PLACE: The Parrott Gallery, 254 Pinnacle St, Belleville, ON
TITLE: PERSPECTIVES
THEME: Artist’s Choice
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Saturday, October 5, 2024
ENTRY FEE: 2 registered works in any medium for $35.00. Non-refundable
Payment can be made by cheque to Belleville Art Association or cash/debit/credit at the gallery or by e-transfer to bellevilleaa3@gmail.com. Note: this email requires a security question. Please make sure Dona Knudsen donaannk@gmail.com knows the answer.
SUBMISSION OF ARTWORK:
Friday, October 11, 2024: 10 – noon
The intake will take place in the middle gallery on the third floor. A member will greet you at the door
of the gallery to help you with registration. Please read the conditions of entry carefully to avoid
disappointment.
PICK UP OF ARTWORK:
Saturday, October 12, 2024: 2 – 4:00 pm
Critiques: 2:00-3:30
Starting at 12:30 on Saturday, you will be contacted if your work is not chosen for the show. You must pick up your artwork between 2-4 pm. If you wish to critique, please come during the allotted time, 2 -3:30. Critiques will be no longer than 10 minutes and can be provided for both works accepted into the show and those not selected. If you cannot pick up the work at this time, please arrange for someone else to pick it up. The gallery cannot store work.
OPENING RECEPTION:
Thursday, October 17, 2024: 6:00-7:30 pm
The award ceremony will start at 6:30, and guests of honour and donors will present the awards. Refreshments will be served. Please invite your friends and family to feast their eyes and have a bite!
PICKUP OF ALL ARTWORK:
Monday, November 18, 2024: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
All work in the show must be picked up at this time. If you cannot come, please send someone in your place, as we cannot leave any artwork at the Parrott Gallery.
NOTE: The Parrott Gallery board holds the right to photograph and own any such photographs of the work exhibited, and to reproduce them for catalogues and/or promotions of the Gallery.
CONTACT: Dona Knudsen donaannk@gmail.com or Susan Clark susanclark.artist@gmail.com
Michèle LaRose is a painter based in Kingston, Ontario. She has a B.A. (Hons) in Art History from Queen`s University in Kingston and a Certificate in Fine Arts from St. Lawrence College. Michèle worked with the federal government for many years in the cultural field before moving to the private sector. In 2002, she turned to painting. Michèle has focused primarily on painting, with forays into printmaking and book illustration. Her focus is abstraction and colour, the nature of which she plumbs for new insights. She is intrigued by the interaction of colour and form and the spontaneous and intuitive leaps that occur. Michèle has exhibited extensively since 1994. For more information, see: www.michelelarose.ca, Facebook: Michele M LaRose, Instagram: @michelelaroseart
Wendy Cain holds an Honours Degree in Fine Art from the University of Toronto and is an A.O.C.A. Honours (Associate of the Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Ontario). Wendy has participated in over two hundred and ninety groups and many solo exhibitions as a Canadian printmaker and papermaker. With her work focusing on papermaking practices, she has established a paper studio in Newburgh, Ontario. She is a retired teacher from OCAD University in Toronto, where she taught printmaking and papermaking as Associate Professor of Art and Past Chair of Printmaking. For more information, see www.wendycain.ca
Open to all members in good standing of the Belleville Art Association.
All work must be original and completed within the last 18 months.
The work MUST NOT have been previously exhibited anywhere.
Up to 2 entries per member are allowed. Work in all media will be accepted, including acrylic, oil, watercolour, pastel, collage, pencil, charcoal, ink, fibre, sculpture, photography, clay, glass, encaustic, etc. Paintings and the medium used must be completely dry/set at the time of submission.
Presentation is important. The Parrott Gallery requires all works to be ready for display or hanging. If not framed, the sides must be finished (painted). Frames must support the work aesthetically and structurally. The Gallery retains the right to reject any work not suitably presented. Work must not exceed 36” wide, including framing.
The Gallery retains the right to reject any work not suitably presented.
Work must not exceed 36” wide, including framing.
Registration is required. Fees are due with the registration form, which will be available in the August and September newsletters and on the BAA website. The registration deadline is Tuesday, October 5, 2024. Please note that the fee of $35 is nonrefundable.
The Parrott Gallery will charge a 30% commission on all sales. The Gallery is responsible for insuring the artwork while it is in the Gallery.
All participating artists must submit a short artist CV and an artist statement when they bring in their work to be juried. Maximum size: One double-sided 8 1/2” by 11” sheet.
Accepted work must remain in the Gallery until the show’s completion.
