This holiday season we are inviting submissions from artists, artisans & makers for our Gifted Holiday Artisan Market to be held in the Silk Purse Gallery from November 13 - 24, 2024!

We are looking for unique, handmade, artisanal quality jewellery, handbags, pottery, candles, soaps, fashion items, cards, woodwork, leather goods & other special items.

Selected items will be displayed & sold in the Silk Purse Gallery during the Market dates & potentially in the Art Box shop following the Market. 

WVCAC volunteers & staff will process sales. We take items on consignment, & keep a 25% commission on sales. Payment for sold items will be issued in January 2025.

WVCAC Membership is required, either at the  Senior($15), Individual ($20) or Artist ($35) level if you are selected to participate.

How To Submit

1. Select the 'Register for this event' button, starting July 30.

2. Complete the Submission Form which includes uploading:

• Artwork Submission 6 hi-res images of the items you are submitting for consideration. 
  Accepted formats: JPG, JPEG, TIF, TIFF. Each file should be less than 20 MB.

• Artist Statement Clear & concise description of your work including prices & a short biography (max 75 words).
  Accepted formats: PDF, DOC, DOCX. File should be less than 20MB.

Submissions Open Tuesday, July 30

Submissions Close Friday, September 13, 4pm.

Results  Artisans/makers will be advised by late September if your work is selected. Selected items to be delivered by October 12 during gallery hours at the Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave. West Vancouver. Delivery arrangements & instructions will be confirmed post acceptance notice.

If you have any questions please contact Art Box Coordinator Dana Huhn
dana.wvcac@shaw.ca

We look forward to seeing your work!

The West Vancouver Community Arts Council invites visual artists to submit work for our 2025 Exhibition Program at the Silk Purse Arts Centre!

Submission is open to emerging & established artists working in any medium*. We are looking for art that reflects & examines our community & the vast world beyond; that presents new ideas & thought provoking concepts; celebrates, deconstructs & recontextualizes traditional art forms & subjects; all while encouraging creativity & diversity. Our mission is to encourage & foster the Arts in our community by providing artists a unique & popular space to exhibit their work & by making art by local artists accessible to the public.

*Due to the size constraints of the gallery, we cannot accommodate large-scale installations, have limited capacity for free-standing sculpture or pottery, nor do we have the exhibition hardware for digital, video, or sound installations.

Submissions will be adjudicated by a jury comprised of professional artists & curators to select works based on our mission & criteria.

Selected artists will be scheduled for a 4 or 3 week group exhibition of 2-4 artists, determined by the Jury, at the Silk Purse Arts Centre in 2025. All selected artists will be required to become WVCAC Members.

Submissions Open: Monday, August 12
Submissions Close: Thursday, September 19 at 4pm
Results: Artists will be notified late October

How To Submit: Submissions will be online. Instructions & criteria will be updated August 12.

Exhibition Information

• Exhibitions will run 4 or 3 weeks, comprised of 2 to 4 artists as determined by the Jury.
• The WVCAC is responsible for the installation of each exhibition: the final curation, placement of the works, & the final number of pieces that will be exhibited. Download Silk Purse floor plan.
• The WVCAC will produce & distribute promotional materials & a press release; & promote the exhibition via social media, newsletter, website & local listings.
• The WVCAC will provide opportunities for public engagement ie: virtual artist talk, reception etc., to be determined in relation to each exhibition.
• The WVCAC will process all sales of artwork during the exhibition & retain a 30% commission on sales.
• Other Arts & Culture programming will take place in the gallery during the exhibition.

If you have any questions please contact Gallery Manager Steven Snider steven.wvcac@shaw.ca.

We look forward to seeing your artwork!