Announcing
ECOAA’s 67th Annual Juried Art Exhibition & Sale
Friday Sept 5 to Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
The Georgina Centre for Arts and Culture
149 High St, Sutton West, Ont. L0E 1R0
905-722-9587
2024 Juror’s and People’s Choice Award Winner
Little Dipper by Barbara McGuey
Entry Opens: Thursday May 1, 2025
Deadline to E Thursday July 17, 2025 at Midnight Date
Notification of Acceptance into Show:
Thursday Aug 14, 2025 by email
Delivery to Gallery: Thursday Sept 4,2025 11am to 3pm
Opening and Awards Presentation:
Saturday Sept 6, 2025 2pm to 4pm
Date for Pick-up of All Work:
Thursday Oct 16, 2025 11am to 3 pm
Juror: Stephanie Schirm https://www.stephanieschirm.com/
Annual Juried Show Awards
Juror’s Choice Award - Any Medium - $500 Don Maddocks Award - Best Drawing/Pastel/Print/Other - $200
Jake Mol Award for Best Watercolour - $200 Gary Chapman Award – Most Innovative - $200
Pauline Holancin Award for Best Oil - $200 Five Honourable Mentions – Any Media - $100 each
Rose Baker Award - Best Water Media/Acrylic - $200 People’s Choice Award - $100
The jurying will be completed online from submitted photos. The selection of the award-winners will be done in person.
Coordination of the collection of work for delivery by other members will be made on a best effort basis.
Conditions of Entry:
1. Open to ECOAA paid-up members only.
2. The original paintings must be solely conceived and created by the submitting artist within the last 18 months. Work completed during a workshop and/or under tutelage of an instructor is ineligible. Paintings derived or based on work by another visual artist are ineligible. Works may be based on photograph(s) only if the original photograph(s) was/were taken by the submitting artist. The submitting artist must be the sole holder of copyright interest in the submitted paintings.
3. The work must not have been previously exhibited.
4. Up to two pieces may be entered. One piece width maximum including frame 36”, One piece must not exceed 900 square inches including the frame. A second entry may not exceed 720 square inches including the frame.
Only two-dimensional work will be accepted. No photography.
5. A frame is optional. If unframed, the work must be on a gallery style support, canvas, or panel, minimum 1.5” deep with finished or painted edges.
6. Artwork must be ready to hang with a secure wire. See ECOAA’s website for details.
7. All paintings must have a label firmly attached to the back of the piece with the name of the artist, the title of the piece, the medium (oil, acrylic, watercolour, etc.) and the price. A duplicate label must be loosely attached to the front, top right-hand of the painting.
8. If desired, it is up to each individual artist to obtain insurance for their work while it is on the gallery premises.
9. All award winners will be notified and it is hoped they will be able to attend the Opening to receive their award.
10. The Georgina Centre for Arts & Culture will handle all sales of work. The Gallery will retain 30% commission.
If the artist pays HST, they should include it in the asking price.
11. NEW - Entries for jurying must be made online through an application called artcall.org artcall.org Size of photos of the work to be submitted online will be explained on the online entry system. A one-page artist statement and/or CV can be submitted online. Contact Margaret McDonald if issues arise.
12. ECOAA along with GACC are responsible for the hanging and display of the artwork. During the exhibition no artwork may be removed by the artist or purchaser.
13. The Gallery holds the right to photograph artwork, to own any such photographs and to reproduce it for catalogues, promotions, etc.
14. Artists agree to have ECOAA photograph and reproduce artwork for the purposes of advertising, catalogues, promotions, and placement on ECOAA’s website, newsletter, and social media.
15. A non- refundable registration flat fee of $30.00 is required payable to ecoaatreasurer@gmail.com by e-transfer with a message re: AJS for person entering or cheque mailed to Judi Myers, Treasurer ECOAA, 4026 Dalmac Rd, Osgoode, ON K0A 2W0.
16. Each artist may submit up to two works for jurying and hanging. Only this work is eligible for awards.
17. All art work must be for sale.
18. Your submission photo must be representative of the work being entered and that the work meets all the Conditions of Entry. ECOAA and the GACC reserve the right to reject a piece delivered to the Gallery if the piece was not fairly represented by the online photo and/or does not meet the conditions of entry or arrives damaged or otherwise, non-hangable or unsaleable.
19. There will not be a Flat Rack at the 2025 AJS.
Volunteers:
Juried Show Chair: Margaret McDonald mrsmmcd3@gmail.com 905-550-5465
We are looking for volunteers for the take-in, drop-off, hanging and pick-up at the Gallery.
