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Guidelines and Overview
2020


Submissions are now closed. To submit your artwork to the next show, please contact us to be included on our email list or visit our website again. Thank you for participating!

Dates & Location
:
March 30 to April 18, 2020 Due to Covid-19 closures, now September 28 to October 18, 2020
Art Space Connect Gallery at Neilson Park Creative Centre
56 Neilson Drive, Toronto, ON

The gallery is open to the public (with restrictions):
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 9:30pm,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 4:30pm.


Opening Reception:
No date yet. The gallery will contact us when they know more.


GUIDELINES AND INFORMATION FOR THE ARTIST

Eligibility:
The competition is open to all Ontario based artists. The show will be open to 2D and 3D works in all media including, but not restricted to, painting, photography, sculpture, glass, fibre, drawing.

Theme
‘Re-Imagined”
If you've thought twice about your artwork, you've re-imagined it.
It's completely up to the artist's interpretation and creativity. Just enjoy the art-making!

Submission deadline: March 01, 2020

Cost: $25 for first image, $10 for each additional image.

Images
Images need to be minimum 72 dpi, 'jpg' format.
Images labelled in the following format: 'LastnameFirstNameTitleSize.jpg'

Accepted Work
Accepted work to be delivered to Neilson Park Creative Centre.
Works must be suitably framed and wired for hanging.  No ‘saw-tooth’ hangers will be accepted.
A label, including Artist Name, Title of Piece, Medium, Dimensions, Selling Price, and Artist’s Contact Information must be affixed to the back of each piece of submitted work


Drop off: Sunday, September 27, 2020 - from 11 am to 4 pm
Pick up: Sunday, October 18, 2020 in the afternoon - from 12 am to 4 pm

Notification of Acceptance: March 15, 2020 by email and/or published online.

Categories, Awards and Jurors
Two-Dimensional Arts.

Category 1: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolour, Gouache, Encaustic, Mixed Media, etc.   Juror:  Margaret Doswell
First place $150. Second place $75. Third place Overzealous Fine Art Book 2020

Category 2: Printmaking, Pencil, Pastels, Drawing, Ink, Collage, Mixed Media, etc.   Juror: Alex Borghesan
First place $150. Second place $75. Third place Overzealous Fine Art Book 2020
Category 3: Photography, Film, Digital, etc   Juror: Ron Van Zutphen
First place $150. Second place $75. Third place Overzealous Fine Art Book 2020


Three-Dimensional Arts
Category 4: Sculpture, Kinetic inst., Wood, Pottery, Glass, Mixed Media, etc.   Jurors: Margaret Doswell and Alex Borghesan
First place $150. Second place $75. Third place Overzealous Fine Art Book 2020
Textile
Category 5: Textile, Fibre, all Material arts, Mixed Media, etc   Juror:  Ixchel Suarez
First place $150. Second place $75. Third place Overzealous Fine Art Book 2020


Committee Choice Award 
One Award $100 Wyndham Gift Card
People’s Choice
Voting will take place online till October 15th.
One Award $150 DeSerres Gift Card

Jury Guidelines:
1.  The piece of art demonstrates:
  • A high level of competence in the use of the chosen medium
  • Well developed sensibilities toward composition and design
2.  The work demonstrates one or more of the following:
  • An innovative approach in composition or technique
  • Some level of risk taking or experimentation
  • An original take on a subject
  • Work that has an edge
3.  A piece of work which may either:
  • Engage you in a meaningful way, emotionally or intellectually
  • Be an intriguing piece of art which calls you back

Art Consultant
Joanne Poluch, owner of Remarque Art Consulting, will be attending the Overzealous Fine Art Exhibition this year. Joanne has enjoyed a solid reputation with her business and is highly respected in the industry in Ontario, south Florida and Barbados as a juror, dealer and art coach. Joanne continually is looking for quality artwork to assist her wide client base. Please check out Joanne at www.remarqueartconsulting.ca or on Facebook under Remarque Art consulting.

Sales Commission:
Sales directly through Neilson Park Creative Centre, will be charged 15% commission. See details below*

Liability: While the Overzealous committee will be diligent in its care and custody of art work, it will not assume responsibility for damage or loss of any piece of work.

Authorization for use of images for advertising: The work of artists whose work is accepted may be used for advertising.

Header Artwork by Leonora Buskin - The Light Amongst the Shattered #2

For questions, comments and/or help, please click here to contact us or email John at overzealousfineart@gmail.com

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*Sales of artworks while at the Gallery are handled by the NPCC front desk and individual artists will be notified via E-mail when a work has sold.
Artist(s) will be issued payment for all sold work approximately 14 days after the end of the show, less the 15% commission to NPCC. Allow up to one month for delivery.
HST is applicable to all sales. HST will be remitted to artists on submission of their HST registration number; otherwise HST will be reported and remitted by the Centre.


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