BLYTH GALLERY SEEKS ARTISTS

Friday, October 2 2009

 The Blyth Festival Art Gallery wants to encourage local artists to exhibit their work during the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Greg Sherwood, head of the exhibition committee says, “We often hear that area galleries ignore some of the best regional artistic talent in favour of better-known names from farther afield. So we’re putting out a special call to give our Huron County and region artists the opportunity to exhibit their work here at the Blyth Festival”.

Besides the annual Community Show, an open (non-juried) showing of regional art work, and the Student Show (works by Huron and Perth high school art students) the Gallery mounts three special art exhibits each year. Usually three weeks long, they may be solo, two-person or group showings on a particular theme. Individual artists or groups may submit a proposal to the Art Gallery for consideration for the next two seasons. Work in any media (painting, print making, photography, textiles, ceramics, sculpture, etc.) is acceptable and will be selected on artistic merit. All work must be professionally finished and framed for exhibition.

Application packages must include artist contact information, current biography and CV, an artist's statement, exhibition concept and quality images of the work. These may be submitted in hard copy form or digitally on a CD and sent to Greg Sherwood, P.O. Box 1201, Wingham, ON, N0G 2W0, to arrive by November 8th.

If you have any questions, please contact Robert Tetu at 519-345-2184 or email beechwood@cyg.net .