Carleton Place Gallery - CALLS FOR ARTISTS

Carleton Place Gallery
TWO CALLS FOR ARTISTS

Call for Proposals – 2026 Exhibition Program
Deadline: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
(Successful applicants will be notified by Wednesday, October 15, 2025.) ?
Length of Each Exhibit: 3 weeks (Set up Friday afternoon/evening 1-7: Take down Friday morning 10-12)
Fee:
$500 plus HST (Note: You may exhibit as a solo or a group of two or more artists.) $600 plus HST for starred dates * which are prime time.
If using the centre floor space, there will be an additional charge of $150 plus HST.
Chosen artists will be notified by Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Chosen artists will be required to pay half of the fee within seven days of acceptance to hold their spot. The remainder will be due one month in advance of their exhibition.
Cancellation Policy: The gallery will charge a cancellation fee of 30% plus HST.
The Carleton Place Gallery is now accepting proposals for its 2026 exhibition schedule. Artists residing within 75 km of Carleton Place are invited to apply for consideration.
We welcome submissions from fine artists at all stages of their careersand encourage a wide range of artistic voices, mediums, and forms of expression. Proposals may be submitted by individual artists or by groups of two or more. Artists will be evaluated equally based on criteria expectations
http://drive.google.com/file/d/18nfRBQ4t7Wv6oA7mGlWiL79KsaXt5CuN/view
and adherence to the gallery standards and guidelines. http://www.cpgallery.ca/uploads/1/5/1/6/151664687/cpg_exhibit_and_framing_standards.pdf
All decisions by the gallery will be final.

Applicants are asked to indicate three preferred exhibition dates. Should these dates be unavailable, the Gallery will work collaboratively with the artist(s) to determine a suitable alternative. Please note that, on occasion, workshops may take place in the studio during exhibitions if the floor space is not in use.
Exhibiting artists are required to provide promotional materials, including two laminated 8.5" x 11" posters, one non-laminated poster, and any desired handouts, and are responsible for organizing their own vernissage. The Gallery will promote each exhibition through its website and social media platforms and requests that artists do the same.

All sales will be processed through the Gallery, subject to HST and a 35% commission on works sold during, or as a direct result of, the exhibition.

The application and additional information can be found on our website at: www.cpgallery.ca/exhibition-application.html. For additional information, contact Ginny Fobert at carletonplacegallery@gmail.com

Dates of Exhibits:
Exhibits will run from Saturday to Thursday. Take down is Friday morning between 10 and 12, Set up is Friday afternoon/evening between 1 and 7. Note: Starred dates, which are prime time, will have a slightly higher rate.

Saturday, January 10 – Thursday, January 29
Saturday, January 31 – Thursday, February 19
Saturday, February 21 – Thursday, March 12
Saturday, March 14 – Wednesday, April 1 (due to Good Friday)
Saturday, April 4 – Thursday, April 23
Saturday, April 25 - Thursday, May 14
Saturday, May 16 – Thursday, June 4
*Saturday, June 6 – Thursday, June 25
*Saturday, June 27 - Thursday, July 16
*Saturday, July 18 - Thursday, August 6
*Saturday, August 8 - Thursday, August 27
Saturday, August 29 - Thursday, September 17
Saturday, September 19 - Thursday, October 8
Saturday, October 10 - Thursday, October 29
Saturday, October 31 - Thursday, November 19
Saturday, November 21 - Thursday, January 7, 2027 – Reserved for Gallery Smalls Show