OPEN STUDIO GALLERY: Exhibitions and Visiting Artists

DEADLINE: September 15

Open Studio, Canada's leading print media centre, is accepting submissions for our Exhibitions and Visiting Artists Programs.

Exhibitions:Submissions are being accepted to exhibit in the Open Studio Gallery for the period between January 2005 and June 2006. The Open Studio Gallery promotes and exhibits contemporary works by artists working in any print media and/or incorporating printmaking techniques into their work. Proposals by individual artists, groups and curators will be considered. CAR/FAC Artist Fees are paid. Work proposed must be print media based.

Visiting Artists: Submissions will be accepted from artists to realize a project in any printmaking media with the assistance of our master printers. The program is open to professional artists with or without printmaking experience who wish to use any print medium to create traditional and/or experimental works in a variety of formats (for example: one-of a kind multiples, wall works, installations, bookworks, etc).

The projects selected will be scheduled between September 2005 and March 2006. Benefits include:
-Master printer assistance, awarded on a project-by-project basis
-1 month free access to Open Studio facilities
-Up to $300 supply credit
-$150 honorarium for guest lecturers
-Participation in a 2-person Visiting Artist exhibition in the OS Gallery, CAR/FAC Artist fees will be paid

TO APPLY : Submissions should include up to 12 slides of proposed work, detailed slide list, exhibition proposal/statement, a current curriculum vitae and a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the safe return of your slides. For the Visiting Artist submission, please include what techncial assistance will be required, as well as preferred dates. Submissions should be sent to the attention of: The Gallery or Visiting Artist Committee, c/o OPEN STUDIO, 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104, Toronto, ON M5V 1L8

Please contact Heather Webb, Director, at: heather@openstudio.on.ca or 416.504.8238.
Open Studio
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 104 Toronto On M5V 3A8
Phone/Fax: 416.504.8238 E-mail: office@openstudio.on.ca www.openstudio.on.ca