Saturday, December 29, 2007

Call for Artist Submissions at Tay River Gallery

Calls for spring programming have begun at Tay River Gallery, the first for a Canadian Wilderness Art show in April/May 2008 and the second for a Figurative Art Show in June/July 2008. Specifics are detailed below.

There will be no feature shows held at Tay River Gallery in Perth until April 2008. For the winter months paintings by gallery artists will be on display and refreshed with new works on a bi- monthly basis.

Call For Submissions from Artists for upcoming Major Exhibition
"An Artistic Exploration of the Human Form"

A Figurative Art Exhibition of Drawings, Paintings and Sculptures at Tay River Gallery.
Exhibit Dates - June & July 2008.

The central motif of the artwork must be the human figure. Nudes, semi-clothed and fully clothed figures with artistic focus on the aesthetics, or alternatively, as social or political commentary, expression of human experience, allegory, fantasy or narrative. Drawings, Paintings,Textile and Sculptural works accepted.

Artists are requested to make their submissions by March 1st 2008 to Lisa Brown, curator of Tay River Gallery at lbrown@tayrivergallery.com. or if image file is large please send to lisabpavie@gmail.com

Submissions should include 4 - 8 images (jpgs low resolution) of the work you are submitting to display and a short biography, resume and artist statement. Please detail the medium used as well as the physical dimensions of the work.Please provide a link to personal website if available. Digital submissions are preferred.

Hard copies CD, or print portfolio are also welcome by mail:
L. Brown Tay River Gallery 28 Wilson St. W. Perth On. Canada. K7H 2M9.
Please include full contact information.

Call for Submissions from Nature Artists for Spring Exhibition
"Call of the Wild " Canadian Wilderness Art Exhibition.

An exhibition of paintings, drawings and photography on the subject of wildlife/nature art.
Exhibition Dates April May 2008

Wildlife art/nature art is the theme of our spring show. We are interested in works on paper and canvas with the emphasis on works on paper. Drawings and Paintings in various media-graphite pencil, ink, watercolour, pastel, coloured pencil, oil, acrylic.

Artists are requested to make their submissions by February 10th 2008 to Lisa Brown, curator of Tay River Gallery at lbrown@tayrivergallery.com. or if image file is large please send to lisabpavie@gmail.com

Submissions should include 4 - 6 images (jpgs low resolution) of the work you are submitting to display and a short biography, resume and artist statement. Please provide detailed description of works submitted, size, medium, etc. Digital submissions are preferred.

Hard copies CD, or small printed portfolio ( 81/2 x 11) size are also welcome by mail:
L. Brown Tay River Gallery 28 Wilson St. W. Perth On. Canada. K7H 2M9.
Please include full contact information.


Please note that the gallery will be closed on December 31, January 1st and 2nd and reopen on Thursday January 3rd . Winter hours at the gallery will be Monday, Thursday and Friday from 11 - 5 and Saturday from 10 - 5 p.m. The gallery will also be open by appointment on Tuesday and Wednesday.

We wish everyone the best in the New Year! 2007 has been good to us at Tay River Gallery and we hope to do exciting new things in 2008 ,which we simply can't divulge at this time. Stay Tuned!
Cheers, Lisa and Dave

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