Ferry Building Gallery Annual Call for Exhibitions
/ORGANIZATION: Ferry Building Gallery
DEADLINE: Sep. 17, 2026
WEBSITE: http://ferrybuildinggallery.ca/submissions/annual-call-entry
CALL FOR ARTISTS:
Calling all artists on the North Shore, Sea-to-Sky corridor, Bowen Island, Gulf Islands, and Sunshine Coast. Submissions are now open for the 2027/2028 Ferry Building Gallery exhibition program (for both solo and group exhibitions). Submissions are accepted ONLINE only.
The Ferry Building Gallery is a public community art gallery operated by the District of West Vancouver, located in the heart of Ambleside. Situated in a heritage building, the gallery serves as a hub for arts and culture. The gallery presents up to 11 exhibitions annually at the Ferry Building Gallery and 4 Art in the Hall exhibitions at District Hall, while promoting art education and appreciation through a wide range of events and programs, including participation in the annual Harmony Arts Festival.
Our mandate:
The Ferry Building Gallery enlivens, enriches, engages, informs, and educates our community by presenting enriching, artist-led experiences for the community, including a mix of juried and invitational exhibitions, lectures, tours, and programs which reflect the cultural diversity of the North Shore.
The gallery is open and accessible to all and is a place for the community to experience and celebrate the arts. It supports the development of emerging and established artists from the North Shore, the Sea-to-Sky Corridor, and the Sunshine Coast.
Submission guidelines:
All submitting artists must:
— Be a past or present resident of the North Shore, Bowen Island, Gulf Islands, Sunshine Coast, or Sea-to-Sky Corridor.
— Not be exclusively represented by a commercial gallery in British Columbia.
— Have exhibition-ready artwork. We accept two-dimensional (paintings, drawings, photographs, collages, and prints) and three-dimensional (sculptures) works. Due to size constraints of the gallery, we cannot accommodate large-scale installations, nor do we have the exhibition hardware for digital, video, or sound installations.
— Pay a $20 processing fee. If this fee creates a barrier to entry for you, please reach out to us at gallery@westvancouver.ca.
— Register online to pay the application processing fee or call 604-925-7270 and quote course #219798.
— Deadline to submit: Thursday, September 17 at 11:59 p.m.
Submission checklist:
— An exhibition proposal including a proposed theme in writing.
— Three to five images that are representative of the body of artwork proposed to be exhibited. Each artwork should be titled in the following format: ArtistName_WorkTitle_Date_Medium_Dimensions.
— A list of works corresponding to the images, including titles, date of production, medium, dimensions (height x depth x width in inches), and prices.
— An up-to-date, concise CV and a short biography.
— Receipt of processing fee payment.
For group show submissions:
— Each artist must complete their own submission on the online platform.
— Include the name(s) of the group exhibition artist(s) in your exhibition proposal.
— You may want to include a proposed title for the exhibition.
— The jury retains the right to include or exclude other artists in the group and change the title of the exhibition.
The Ferry Building Gallery will promote the exhibition by:
— Designing and distributing promotional materials
— Press release
— Social media
— Gallery newsletter
— Exhibition reception
— Meet the Artists event (First Saturday or Sunday after the exhibition opening from 2-3 p.m.)
HOW TO APPLY:
Go to https://ferrybuildinggallery.ca/submissions/annual-call-entry.
FEES/COMPENSATION:
$20 application processing fee.
