The Breaking Barriers exhibition’s focus is to create an understanding of lived experiences. The exhibition seeks to highlight resilience and resourcefulness in coping with barriers.
A barrier can be anything that one must overcome to reach a goal, even if the goal is simply to survive.
Breaking Barriers is an exhibition for creative expression that empowers, builds awareness, and facilitates partnerships and collaborations.
*Participants may also submit a statement to be displayed with their work.
Eligibility
This exhibition is open to all emerging, midcareer and established visual artists. All mediums accepted in 2D and 3D (watercolour, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, textile, mixed media, etc.)
All artworks must be originals and not copies, derivatives or artworks based in any way on other copyrighted or published artistic works. They must be entirely executed by the applicant.
Giclées and prints of the artist’s original works are accepted for this exhibition.
How to Submit
Complete this Submission Form and payment below and deliver the artwork to the LAC before the submission deadline. Incomplete or late submissions will NOT be considered.
Submission Fee:
$15/submission.
Maximum number of submissions per artist is 2 and size limit of 3 linear feet width for a single work or combined for all submissions. (Series, diptychs, etc: under 3 are consider 1 submission, over 3 may be considered more depending on wall requirements to install.)
Please note: submission fees cover expenses to develop, coordinate, and curate the exhibition, handle and store works, in addition to general operating expenses. For this reason, submission fees are non-refundable, for works accepted or not accepted into the exhibition.
Schedule
Entry Deadline: Sun October 1
Exhibition Opens: Wed October 4
Reception: Fri October 6, 7-9PM
Exhibition Closes: Sun October 29
Artwork Pick Up: Wed November 1 to Wed November 15.
NO PICK UP BEFORE NOVEMBER 1. ALL ARTWORK MUST BE PICKED UP ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 15.
VERY IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ & FOLLOW!
All artwork MUST be prepared and ready for display and presentation in a pubic gallery setting. Works not properly prepared and presentable will not be displayed.
Stretched canvas, canvas board and any other framed artwork MUST BE WIRED on the back. Saw-Tooth Hooks/Aligator Hooks or other types of hardware are NOT accepted.
Material that may smear should be treated with an art fixative prior to submission.
Free-standing 3D works MUST be assembled and stable/balanced.
Properly label ALL artwork on back matching the online form. Title of Artwork, Name, Media, and Sale Price (NFS if not for sale)
Artwork not properly prepared, incomplete or late submissions will NOT be displayed in the exhibit.
All sales will be handled by the LAC. A commission of 35% will be retained on all sales.
