Opportunities - Call to Artists

Open Archives/Archives Ajar
13-28 November 2021

The Victoria Arts Council has come a long way over the 53 years since our start as the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria. We could not have met the huge milestones over the past five decades without the help of all the local artists we’ve worked with as well as without the support of our community.

We are excited to announce that the official history of the Victoria Arts Council (formerly the CACGV) will be preserved through a donation of our archival materials to the University of Victoria’s Special Collections / Vancouver Island Visual Arts Holdings.

Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Victoria Libraries documents arts and culture in Victoria, including records relating to individual architects, artists, musicians, printers, publishers, and writers as well as local arts organizations and theatre companies. Established in 1968, the Victoria Arts Council has played a role in promoting and advocating for the arts for over fifty years. The VAC is now preparing its archives for inclusion in Special Collections in order to provide access to students, faculty, community members, and other researchers interested in Victoria’s artistic and cultural history.

Have you been involved in VAC over the years? Help build the VAC archives! The following material is of interest:
· Photographs
· Posters / Flyers
· Publications (exhibition)
· Audiovisual recordings
· Meeting Minutes, Board Minutes
· Organizational files
· Project files
· Committee files
· Financial statements
· Reports / Studies

A special exhibit is being planned where community members and previous Council affiliates will be welcomed and encouraged to donate any materials related to our history that you may have been holding on to. This material will be processed by VAC staff and go on display immediately as part of Open Archives/Archives Ajar.

CALL TO ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS!
Do you have posters, invitations, press releases, photographs, brochures or anything else from our past that will help tell (y)our story? If so, bring it to the Victoria Arts Council’s main gallery + offices @ 1800 Store Street from 13-28 November.

Gallery hours: Wednesday through Sunday, noon to five.

For more information call 778-533-7123 or email [email protected] subject: ARCHIVES

VAC ARCHIVE COMMITTEE
Pat Martin Bates, VAC Co-Founder + Honorary Committee Chair
Lynda Gammon, VAC Board Representative + UVic Professor Emerita
Flo-Elle Watson, VAC Board Member (retired) + Artist
Kegan McFadden, VAC Executive Director + Committee Co-Chair

The Van Isle Poetry Collective is once again seeking submissions of poetry for the third issue of our digital and print publication, Van Isle Poetry Collective. The submission deadline to have your work considered for our Winter 2022 Issue is November 15th 2021. To view our submission guidelines visit https://www.vanislepoetrycollective.com/submission-guidelines-1
Submissions are open from those who currently live on Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii or the Gulf Islands.

Gallery Ring announces a contest devoted to Abstract works of art.

The fee is $20 US for 1-3 pieces. The deadline to submit work is Monday, October 18th 2021.

https://www.galleryring.org/call-for-entry.html

2D artwork including photography/digital is welcome. Many awards are available: Best In Show (cash prize, free-entry voucher and juror's comments), Diamond Award of Excellence, Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald Awards, Crystal Awards and others. All winning artists receive a digital Award Certificate. Top winners also receive a special, digital Award Page ideal for use in their portfolios and for sharing the news on social media and websites. All winners and random Finalists will receive exposure and promotion on Gallery Ring's Instagram. The contest is open to all artists worldwide over 18 years of age, from emerging to established.

Gallery Ring announces the new ARTISTS OF THE MONTH contest.

A RUBY, SAPPHIRE, EMERALD and CRYSTAL ARTIST of NOVEMBER will be named.

The deadline to submit work is Monday, November 1st, 2021 $20 US for 1-2 artworks.

https://www.galleryring.org/call-for-entry.html

The four, winning artists will have their artwork and statement featured prominently on the Home Page of the website and will be promoted on Gallery Ring's newsletter and Instagram. They will receive the "Artist of the Month" distinction, a digital Award Certificate and a digital Award Page.

There isn't any theme for this contest. The subject matter is the choice of the artist. 2D artwork including photography/digital is eligible. All artistic styles from realistic and traditional to abstract and experimental are welcome.

Wild Auction 2022! Pacific Wild’s annual fundraiser for wildlife and conservation in BC will be held April 10-15, 2022. We are inviting artists to take part by creating a work of art related to wildlife here in BC. Artists may choose to donate 30-100% of the proceeds of the winning bid to Pacific Wild's conservation initiatives.

To find out more information about the event, please visit our website: https://friends.pacificwild.org/event/event-wild-auction-2022/

Deadline to register is February 15.

Looking forward to seeing what you create!

Deadline: October 24, 2021 midnight Pacific Time

The National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society (NOAPS) invites oil and acrylic painters from all across North America and International Artists to apply to our exhibit honoring the Best in oil and acrylic painting. NOAPS has been showcasing the talents of oil and acrylic painters since 1991.

This is an INTERNATIONAL juried online competition open to ALL artists 18 years of age and older working in OIL and ACRYLIC medium.

Both members and non-members of NOAPS may apply.

200 Artworks accepted into the show and eligible for awards

T H E O N L I N E I N T E R N A T I O N A L A W A R D S :

Best of Show: $1000.00
Second Place: $500.00
Third Place: $300.00
Best Landscape: $200.00
Best Still Life: $200.00
Best People: $200.00
Best Use of Light & Color: $200.00
Most Innovative: $200.00
Narrative Excellence: $200.00
Ten Awards of Excellence: $100.00
Ten Merit Awards: One year membership to NOAPS - $50.00 value
The TOP 200 artists will be given recognition on www.NOAPS.org with Artist name, artist website link and image selected for this exhibit.

PROSPECTUS - https://www.noaps.org/2021-fall-on-line-prospectus