2025 Culture Compass You Are Here Calendar
/Organization:
North Van Arts
Deadline:
Apr. 30, 2024
Website:
Call for Artists Description:
You Are Here 2025 Calendar: Call for Submissions
North Van Arts is seeking art submissions for the 2025 You Are Here Calendar. Accepting submissions until Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at midnight. This Calendar tells the story of the region through artistically rendered images of locations, places, or scenes that are recognizably in North Vancouver or West Vancouver, on part of the territories of the Squamish Nation and TsleilWaututh Nation. By submitting your art, you add your voice to this story, and inspire people to imagine that You Are Here.
why: to showcase the history, traditions, and diversity of the North Shore, complementing the content on the North Shore Culture Compass and building awareness of the culture & heritage of the North Shore Region. what: 2 dimensional (2D) art in any media (except photography, digital imagery, and graphics) that represent local scenes, scenery, buildings, sites, people, or locations, that may or may not still exist, will be considered. Representations of stories & traditions connected to this place are also welcome. Past images have depicted The Shipyards, Hollyburn Lodge, Deep Cove sailing, Canada Day at Waterfront Park, Ambleside views. and creations inspired by stories and archival photographs. You can view previous editions of the calendar here. (northvanarts.ca/culture-map/you-are-here-calendar-archive)
how: Submit your work using the online form linked below. No jury fees are required. North Van Arts sells this Calendar as a fundraiser for the North Shore Culture Compass, therefore artists are not paid for the use of their image. The North Shore Culture Compass is a free online map featuring arts, heritage, and stories of the North Shore, from museums to natural places, annual festivals to art galleries.
promotion & marketing:
exhibitions: North Van Arts and West Vancouver Community Arts Council will present exhibitions of the original art in summer 2024 and winter 2025 respectively. Artists receive 70% of art sales.
art cards: North Van Arts will produce 5” x 7” art cards of the images, paying artist royalties on 50% of sales profits.
online map: North Van Arts will also produce a StoryMap of the Calendar art. The StoryMap shows the location that inspired the art and includes artist information, linking to artist websites.
community vendors: the Calendar is sold at 7-10 retail outlets throughout the North Shore, as well as at various markets and community
events marketing: when/where possible, we photograph artists at the location that inspired the artwork, sharing these images/videos on our social media platforms and email marketing with over 11,000 followers/subscribers. (continued on next page)
who can submit: We invite artists at any stage of their careers to submit, North Shore residency or North Van Arts membership not required.
We encourage submissions from all races, ethnicities, identities, abilities, ages, and genders.
How to Apply:
what you need to submit:
- Name, mailing address, phone number, website, and email address;
- Only images of paintings, prints or drawings will be considered for this calendar (photography, digital imagery, and graphics will not be considered);
- Digital image (max 5 per artist, up to 1MB each), print quality image will be required for selected work;
- Image information to include title, size, and medium; (sample filename: FirstLastName-Title)
- Calendar images will be landscape orientation (ratio 14:10); images submitted in portrait format will need to be cropped for inclusion in the calendar.
- If accepted, original images must be available for exhibition June – September, 2024 and January – February 2025;
- A short biography, artist statement, story about submitted work (optional)
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2024 AT MIDNIGHT
We respond to everyone who has submitted once the adjudication panel has made its decision. To submit use this online form at https://northvanarts.ca/events-exhibitions/you-are-here-2025-calendar/
If you have any questions about this calendar or submitting your work, contact
Teagan Moore, Culture Compass GIS Assistant teagan AT northvanarts.ca
Fees/Compensation:
Not applicable
Contact Name: Teagan Moore
Contact Email: teagan@northvanarts.ca
