Submissions
Exhibition Proposal Guidelines
Exhibitions are developed on an ongoing basis. The MacLaren is dedicated to stay current and responsive to the outside arts community. In this spirit, unsolicited submissions from artists and curators are accepted. (The annual deadline is June 1.) The review process provides a valuable resource for programme development and a means of keeping in touch with artists’ production.
All submissions are looked at thoughtfully. However due to high volume, not everyone may receive a personal reply. Those of special interest may be followed up by further correspondence and a studio or gallery visit as appropriate.
Exhibition programming is generally confirmed two years in advance. We seek a range of media, technique and style, a variety of presentational strategies and uses of the exhibition space, and diverse of content and cultural voice. Priority is given to art and artists that achieve outstanding results, demonstrate consistency, concentrated investigation, and creative and imaginative investment, and have the capacity to engage public audiences on a variety of levels.
Please address your exhibition proposal to: Ben Portis, Curator, 37 Mulcaster Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada, L4M 3M2.
Submissions should contain the following:
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Cover letter
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Artist statement (including the media, technique, theme or context of your artwork)
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Up-to-date curriculum vitae
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Maximum of twenty digital images on a well-labeled CD (please format images as jpegs at 300 dpi and approximately 7 x 10 cm large)
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Video or performance artists, please include a DVD
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Corresponding key list of images, indicating title, date of execution, medium and dimensions
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Relevant support material (articles, reviews, catalogues, etc.)
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If you require the return of any material, please enclose a SASE with sufficient postage
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Do not send original artwork.
The MacLarenArtCentre pays artist fees for exhibitions, public discussions and workshops for school groups and educators by the recommended fee schedule for artists as set out by CARFAC with advice from CAMDO. The MacLarenArtCentre is a member of the Ontario Association of Art Galleries, the Ontario Museums Association and the Canadian Museums Association, and subscribes to a code of professional standards, ethics and legal requirements as set forth by these organizations.