Call to Artists

The call to artists for applications is now closed. Please see Dates at a Glance below for other important dates and deadlines.

Dates at a Glance - Sooke Fine Arts Show 2008

May 30 (Friday)
Entry Form and Payment Due
(final date of postmark)
June 13 (Friday)
Info packets in the mail to artists
June 28,   9 am - 6 pm
June 29,   9 am - 4 pm
(Saturday-Sunday)
Drop off artwork for adjudication
July 6   9 am - 7 pm (Sunday)
Pick up acceptance letter and pay hanging fees
or pick up artwork not accepted
July 24 (Thursday)
Purchaser Preview Sale, 5 - 10 pm
July 25 (Friday)
Artists’ Celebration Evening, 7:30 - 10 pm
July 26 - August 3,   10 am - 9 pm
August 4,   10 am - 6 pm
Show open to the pubic,
artists notified of work sold
August 5 (Tuesday)
Pick up artwork not sold

Our Jury

Three jurors have been selected to fulfill our jurors’ criteria. They are well-known and respected arts professionals and between them are familiar with a large cross-section of working mediums and styles.

Flemming Jorgensen
Flemming Jorgensen has become a much respected and esteemed member of the Victoria artistic community since he began painting and teaching here in the early 1960s. His mastery of artistic techniques, dedication as a teacher and commitment to furthering the quality of the visual arts has won acclaim from other artists, students, critics and art collectors. Born in Aalborg, Denmark, in 1934, Jorgensen immigrated to Canada in 1956. His works are held in the public collections of galleries across Canada and he has held local, national and international solo and group exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and the Fran Willis Gallery in Victoria as well as galleries in Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal, Copenhagen, Switzerland, France and England. Jorgensen is a co-founder of the Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts, where he served as director from 1984-1996.

Jean Pederson
Jean’s traditional practice includes referential imagery of people, still life and landscape. Although well known for her mastery of watercolours, mixed media is an important vehicle for her creative expression. She teaches water media at the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary and in workshop settings throughout North America. As a contributing editor for The Artist’s Magazine, Jean has written many arts articles for Splash 8, 9 and 10, Watercolor Magic, International Artist and Magazin’ Art and is included in Canada’s Who’s Who. She is a Signature Member of the American Watercolor Society, The Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, and The Federation of Canadian Artists among others. Jean has been honored with over thirty National and International awards and has exhibited in Europe, the U.S., Mexico and across Canada. The Royal Collection in Windsor, England also holds two of Jean’s pieces.
www.jeanpederson.com

Martha Pfanschmidt
Martha Pfanschmidt’s art career has taken her across many media.  She started out as a drawer/printmaker and has since worked in oil, watercolour, egg tempera and encaustic painting, pastels, pen and ink, collage, book arts, ceramics and clay sculpture, and more recently kiln-formed glass.  She received her MFA from Vermont College and has taught extensively in colleges and universities in Oregon.  She has exhibited throughout North America and the world, and has had a number of one-person shows in the Pacific Northwest.  She currently divides her time between her studios in Portland, Oregon and Port Townsend, Washington.
www.pfanschmidt.com

Submission Information

• Submission Form with Payment Due – Postmarked no later than Friday, May 30th.
• Submission Fees: $10.50 for one piece, $21 for two pieces, $31.50 for three pieces. (fees include GST)

Entries received after that postmark will not be accepted. Incomplete submissions will not be considered. Submission form must be accompanied by payment.

• Drop-off Work for Adjudication – Saturday, June 28th (9 am-6 pm), Sunday, June 29 (9 am-4 pm) at SEAPARC Arena, 2168 Phillips Road, Sooke, BC.
• Notice of Acceptance / Pick-up work not accepted for show – ONE DAY ONLY Sunday, July 6 (9 am-7 pm) Artists must pick up their acceptance information at SEAPARC. Accepted works are left and payment for hanging fees should be made at this time. All other work should be picked up. Cards and giclées can be left at this time or other times and places that will be made available.
• Purchaser Preview – July 24, 5-10 pm
• Artists’ Celebration Evening – July 25th, 7:30-10 pm, by invitation.
• Show and Sale – July 26th- August 4th, 10 am-9 pm. (August 4th 10 am - 6 pm) Artists will be notified of work sold.
• Pick-up artwork not sold – August 5 (10 am-6 pm) Artist or representative must bring pink slip.

Submission Guidelines

• Submission is open to all practicing artists who reside on Vancouver Island or the Gulf Islands.
• Pieces can be in two or three dimension, in any medium.
• Up to three (3) pieces per artist can be submitted. (Diptychs and triptychs are considered one piece.)
• Maximum size for 2-D work is 7.5’ x 7.5’ and for 3-D up to a maximum 9’ in height.
• Artwork must be original and have been completed in the last 18 months and must not have been shown locally in another art show.
• Artwork must be available for sale and priced accordingly.
• Work must be completed and ready for hanging or display (screw eyes and wire for 2D, no clips!) in order to be accepted for adjudication. Jurors will assume all work is complete as submitted. Do not bring work for adjudication that has not cured; NO wet paint, plaster, varnish, etc!
• Hand-generated, digital and photographic prints, engravings, lithographs and etchings will be accepted for adjudication, in limited editions of not more than 25.
• Computer generated artwork must be original.
• Reproductions and copies will not be accepted for adjudication. (Art cards, posters and giclées of original work by artists selected to be in the show can be sold in the Gift Shop. A 30% commission will be taken on these sales.) The Sooke Fine Art Society retains the right to remove any artwork from adjudication that may contravene copyright laws. In that event, fees will be refunded.
• Artists selected to participate in the 2008 show will be required to pay a hanging fee of $38.10 plus $1.90 GST (TOTAL $40.00), for each piece accepted. A 20% commission will be taken on art sales which includes transaction fees.
• Security and Liability – Sooke Fine Art Society provides 24 hour security on all artwork submitted for adjudication and for the show. While every care is taken, we do not take responsibility for damage to artwork. (Please see Submission Agreement.)
• Artists accepted for the show are requested to provide 12 copies of a one-page biography for display during the show.
• Artists must read and understand the Submission Agreement included in this pamphlet. Artists will be required to sign this contract if their submission(s) are accepted for the show.

Submission Agreement

I have read and agree to the terms of the entry form for the Sooke Fine Arts Show 2008. I understand that any work submitted will be for sale, and if sold, the monies collected on my behalf will be given to me after a commission of 20% (30% for smaller retail items) is paid to the Sooke Fine Arts Society. I also agree that I will not hold the Sooke Fine Arts Show (or Society) or the SEAPARC Leisure Complex, any of the members, staff or volunteers legally liable for any damage, loss or injury to my person or property sustained by reason of an accident or incident occurring during the adjudication process, setting up, taking down and during the Sooke Fine Arts Show. All insurance coverage on the submitted works is solely my responsibility as the artist.

The Sooke Fine Arts Society acknowledges the artists copyright but retains the right to photograph my entry and use any photographs taken of artwork for publishing and promotions related to the Sooke Fine Arts Show. Images taken of submitted work may be used for promotion of the Sooke Fine Arts Show or future Call to Artists. My artwork will be credited if any photos are used for the above purposes.

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