Submission Deadline: August 15, 2024, 11:59 pm EDT
Exhibition Dates: October 4, 7–10pm and October 5, 2024, 12–3pm
The Art Circuit focuses on community-building between art enthusiasts, collectors, artists and galleries by providing a fun, safe night of bringing people and art together. Ticket holders will have access to buses that loop around the city, hop-on-hop-off-style, for a unique experience that ensures a visit to four art galleries in Hamilton that are hosting their opening receptions on the same evening of October 4th.
We’re excited to announce that this year’s participating galleries include:
- The Art Gallery Of Hamilton – an intimate curation of Hamilton-based artists.
- The Back Alley Gallery – an exciting curation of indoor and outdoor 3D sculpture, relief, and collage work for the Lightness show.
- Smokestack Studio – a much-anticipated new collection by @trautrimas at Smokestack’s beautiful space at The Cotton Factory.
- The Cotton Factory is our official sponsor for the Tell Me A Story Pop-up exhibit featuring original paintings, photo work, and illustrations.
Calling all artists in Ontario & beyond…submissions to participate in two art shows for Art Circuit 2024 are now open!
1.) The Lightness Exhibit at Hamilton’s charming and inviting @backalley.gallery is a group show featuring sculpture, sculptural relief, collage, and other 3D works that support themes rooted in the concept of light, the lightness of being, and the capturing and refraction of light. Gallerist Mary Flynn welcomes both indoor and outdoor works for submission.
2.) The Tell Me A Story Exhibit at @cottonfactoryca is a group show featuring paintings, illustrations, photography, and other 2D works that support themes rooted in narrative, story-telling, recounting the past, postulating the future, and living voraciously in the present moment. This show is hosted by Hamilton local artist and art-lover @tanialacaria and will take place in the massive and stunning gallery space on the 2nd floor of the Cotton Factory.
Timeline:
Submission Deadline: August 15, 2024, 11:59pm EDT
Notification of Selection: September 1, 2024
Exhibition: October 4, 7–10pm and October 5, 2024, 12–3pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 4, 6–7pm at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. Free general admission to all four galleries, 7–10pm
Eligibility:
All Canadian artists are welcome to submit. Students welcome.
Submission Requirements:
Submission fees are $25 for up to 3 pieces per show and will be juried by the ArtCircuit board of directors : Mary Flynn, Paul Elia and Tania LaCaria.
Submission forms can be found on our website artcircuit.ca, under individual show listings.
Artists are responsible for the transportation of their works to and from the gallery.
Accessibility: All four gallery spaces are accessible. The buses are not accessible. If you are not able to ride the bus due to accessibility issues, but would still like to attend the opening reception at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, please send us an email and we will work with you to ensure you can attend.
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