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2022 Gallery Exhibitions | Call for Submissions

Art Gallery of St. Albert 2022 Exhibitions | Expression of Interest: Indigenous Artists, Artist Groups and Curators

Drawn Home | Call for Submissions

Rental and Sales Gallery | Call for Submissions

Gallery Shop Submission

2022 Gallery Exhibitions

Art Gallery of St. Albert’s Call for Submissions for the 2022 exhibition year is now closed. To find out about any future calls, follow us on social media, or email exhibitions@artsandheritage.ca.

Art Gallery of St. Albert 2022 Exhibitions | Expression of Interest: Indigenous Artists, Artist Groups and Curators

The Art Gallery of St. Albert (AGSA), a contemporary, non-profit, public art gallery, encourages Indigenous artists, artist groups, and curators who are interested in exhibiting in our 2022 calendar year, to contact us with an Expression of Interest.

The Gallery considers that artists have a profound contribution to make in expressing both truth and reconciliation. As such at least one exhibition each year is dedicated to Indigenous artists and exhibitions that express Indigenous perspective and the theme of reconciliation.

Expressions of Interest should be sent to  exhibitions@artsandheritage.ca. Please include a short description of the exhibition or project, at least three images of the proposed artwork, and links to any applicable artist or project websites or social media pages. Additional and supplementary documentation will be accepted.

Within a few days of receiving an Expression of Interest, the Gallery will contact the artist to set up a phone call or virtual meeting. The meeting will give the Gallery and the Artist the opportunity to get to know one another, discuss the artist’s practice, and create an individualized plan for assembling a submission to present the Artist’s work to our selection jury in late March, 2021.  

Deadline to express interest is Friday March 12, 2021 at 5 pm.

The jury will be selecting artists to show in our three exhibition spaces in 2022. It takes months of planning and preparation to bring art exhibitions to life, so the Art Gallery of St. Albert selects exhibitions at least 1 to 1.5 years a head of time.  

The artists chosen to exhibit at the Gallery in 2022 will receive Canadian Artists’ Representation/Le Front des artistes Canadiens (CARFAC) exhibition fees.

For more information, please email exhibitions@artsandheritage.ca or call 780.460.4310.

Drawn Home, Call for Entries: for members of the Big Lake Artists’ Studios, St. Albert Photography Club & Visual Arts Studio Association

Art Gallery of St. Albert (AGSA) is seeking submission from current members of the Big Lake Artists’ Studios, the St. Albert Photography Club and the Visual Arts Studio Association, working in any medium, to take part in the group exhibition Drawn Home.  This juried exhibit will take place August 5 to September 18, 2021 in the main exhibition space at the Art Gallery of St. Albert. 

This exhibition will showcase artists inspired by the idea of ‘Home.’  This broad theme is designed to invite a variety of responses from the participating artists. Home is more than a singular building. Home is memory, connection and belonging. It includes the people, communities and histories that impact our identities, defining our sense of self. Drawn Home will explore the diverse and meaningful connections that artists make with the places and communities that they call home. 

Artists are encouraged to submit up to 3 individual pieces. Submitted works can be in any media and are not restricted to works created in 2021. Wall hanging and sculptural works are all welcome. If your work is larger than 40×60”, please contact the gallery prior to submitting. 

To express your interest in participating please complete the attached application form. You will also need to provide up to 3 digital images of the works you wish to be considered. Artist duos or small groups are welcome to submit but must complete a single application for the group.  

Download the expression of interest form here.  

Deadline for entries is May 21, 2021. 

Please note that: 

• Gallery will retain all successful proposal contents  
• Unsuccessful hardcopy packages can be picked up by appointment after the jury.  
• The jury will take place in early June. Jury decisions are final 
• Successful applicants will be contacted by telephone or email by June 18, 2021. 
• Drop off of accepted works will be arranged between the gallery and the artist to take place by appointment between July 20 and 22, 2021. 

Email or mail/ drop off (email preferred) off your submission package to:  

Drawn Home Jury, Art Gallery of St. Albert, 19 Perron Street, St. Albert, AB. T8N 1E4

Contact: 780-651-5745 

Rental and Sales Gallery Call for Submissions

The Rental and Sales Gallery (RSG) is accepting submissions from artists in the community and beyond. Please note that local and regional artists are preferred.

To submit, please email the following information to rentalsales@artsandheritage.ca

• Artist Biography
• Artist Statement
• Maximum 3 images of artworks
  • Images should be well lit and free from any background distractions. Please see http://artgalleryofstalbert.ca/shop/rentalsales/ for examples.
• Artwork inventory: title, medium, size (and framed size), date, price

Please also include a brief statement about how you see yourself fitting in to our current roster.

Submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis. A jury will convene twice a year in June and November to review the submissions. Artist’s will receive the jury’s decision by the end of the month.

Gallery Shop Submissions

The Art Gallery of St. Albert Gallery Shop is seeking submissions from craft artists, designers, and artisans in the community and beyond who would like to have their work featured in our retail space. Our shop represents over 30 regional makers, and has become a destination retail space for buyers of unique handmade, high-quality jewelry, housewares, and gift items influenced by fine art and design.

Artists receive 60% commission on all sales. Retail sale price is set by the artist.

Submission Deadline:

• Ongoing, submissions will be reviewed on a monthly basis

Submission guidelines:

• Up to six (6) samples of work may be submitted as digital images with proper documentation, including medium and sale price.
• Selected pieces must look professional and be ready for sale. Work will be refused if it does not meet this requirement.
• Please include with your submission a current résumé or CV, and a one paragraph artist’s biography.
• We require that if selected, works be available to the Art Gallery of St. Albert Gallery Shop for no less than one year.

If work is inactive for a period of more than six (6) months, the Gallery Shop reserves the right to return the piece(s).

The Art Gallery of St. Albert Gallery Shop will contact successful applicants within four weeks of receipt of submission.

Please email, mail or drop off submissions to:

Art Gallery of St. Albert, 19 Perron Street, St. Albert, AB T8N 1E5  Attn: Gallery Shop

780-460-4310
ahfgallery@artsandheritage.ca