The Juried Art Show and Sale will feature local and regional art that has been carefully selected by our two esteemed jurors, Nancy R Chalut and Jacques Bergeron. To learn more about our jurors, please see their bios below.
The exhibit opens for viewing on Thursday, June 6th. Be sure to mark your calendars for the Artist Reception and Awards Ceremony, which will be held Thursday, June 20th, from 6pm to 8pm.
Jacques Bergeron
I was born and grew up around Quebec City, and in my early twenties, I moved to Ontario. For many years, I resided in the Beaches area of Toronto, and in 2019, I moved to Sutton in Georgina. My love of art manifested early. As a young man, I spent all my free time drawing and painting, which eventually led me to study fine arts in high school and college in Quebec and later in Ontario.
In my artistic work, I gravitate toward landscapes, streetscapes, and figures, using pencil, acrylic, watercolour and oil. I always strive to represent the balance between light and dark and the intimate order underlying all things in nature. My latest series of paintings of the shores of the Georgian Bay illustrates this underlying geometry in nature, as well as the ephemeral nature of all things. In this series, which I call the Impermanence Series, I illustrate how the elements (wind and water) affect and create an ever-changing landscape.
I have also worked for many years as a senior designer and project manager in an architectural office. Although separate from my artistic endeavours, my work in architecture has informed and influenced my artistic expression. During economic slow-downs, I also worked painting murals and doing faux-finish and illustration work.
Nancy R. Chalut
Nancy R. Chalut is a native of Hamilton. She took a BA from the University of Guelph, holds a Certificate of Qualification in Industrial Woodworking, studied Interior Design at Sheridan College, Oakville and taught Industrial Woodworking and Design at Mohawk College, Hamilton.
She acquired drawing skills of the Renaissance Masters from Pauline Bradshaw 2004-2007, oil painting from Anne-Marie Kornachuk 2008-2011 and attended workshops with John Angel and Dwayne Hardy. Nancy is an inducted member of the Ontario Society of Artists 2015.
Participating in numerous juried exhibitions, she has received Jurors’ Choice and Honourable Mention Awards. Her highest achievement to date is being selected by the OSA for live, online and catalogued exhibition at the Lieutenant Governors’ Suite, Queens Park.
Chalut’s work focuses on vanishing lands, be they rural, urban, mammal or human. Nancy says “nothing in bright colours.”
IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission Deadline: May 10th
Selected artists will be notified by May 17th
Selected art must be delivered between May 31- June 2nd
Exhibition opens Thursday, June 6th
Opening Reception and Awards Presentations to be held Thursday, June 20th from 6-8pm
Art must be collected between July 15 – 17th
CASH PRIZES
1st prize
2nd prize
3rd prize
Honourable Mention
People’s Choice
Entry Fee: $25 per piece
PAYMENT: Non-refundable entry fees are payable here.
OVERVIEW OF TERMS OF ENTRY:
Please send an email of expression of interest to submit to Charlotte@thegcac.ca
Artists may submit one or 2 pieces for jurying (completed between 2020-2024). Members can submit a second piece free of charge. Artists wishing to have their work juried in person can deliver to the gallery before May 10th.
Open to all emerging and established artists 18 years of age and older, living and working in Ontario.
Submissions can include paintings in any medium, drawings, mixed media, fibre art and sculpture, photography, new media and video. Work must be original.
All work must be exhibition-ready.
For 2-dimensional submissions: Send only one digital image of the entire artwork as per the online specifications.
3-dimensional/sculptural pieces: Please send two images (two different views) or a video of work.
Film, Video and New Media: Submissions must be accompanied by clear exhibition specifications and a signed model release form, if applicable.
No substitutions – only work that has been submitted and accepted by the jurors will be included in the exhibition.
Works sold are subject to 30% commission to the GCAC. Application entry fee is non-refundable. The GCAC reserves the right to decline a submission deemed unsuitable for the show.
Shipping: All shipping arrangements and insurance to and from the GCAC is the responsibility of the artist.
Please Review the Full Terms of Entry Before Sending Your Submission.