CALL TO ARTISTS: FALL 2024 LIGHTBOX EXHIBIT
Spring 2024 Lightbox Exhibit: Ensemble - Music and Sounds of the Island, featuring artworks by 15 Island artists (artwork by Duncan Brooks).
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Deadline for submissions: noon local time on Monday, July 15, 2024
Calling all artists! The City of Charlottetown invites artists at all levels of experience and working in any medium to submit images or copies of their original art for a temporary lightbox exhibit in downtown Charlottetown.
HOW IT WORKS
- Submit images of your artwork (any medium) on the theme of “Your Community in Bloom” – What does Community in Bloom mean to you? Apply by July 15 at noon (full submission instructions below).
- An independent jury reviews all submissions and makes recommendations.
- The City prints reproductions of your artwork on adhesive material and installs the artwork in double-sided lightboxes, displayed on lampposts in downtown Charlottetown from the week of August 26 to November 8, 2024.
- If your artwork is selected, you’ll receive an artist fee of $450 (plus HST if applicable).
MORE INFORMATION
To celebrate the City of Charlottetown hosting the 30th annual Communities in Bloom National Symposium and Awards Ceremonies in October, this lightbox exhibit has the theme of Your Community in Bloom and asks artists to interpret the natural world (plants, flowers, trees, fields, lands, beaches, streams, rivers, waters, animals, etc.) through the lens of community. Show us what Community in Bloom means to you! The result will be an outdoor exhibit showcasing the artistic talent of Island artists and the cultural significance of the landscapes and waterways around us.
The exhibit will feature twenty 24” W x 36” H lightboxes that will be installed on downtown lampposts from the week of August 26 until November 8, 2024.
Artists who are chosen for the exhibit will receive an artist fee of $450 CAD (plus HST, if applicable).
The City of Charlottetown will produce and install the lightboxes.
SUBMISSION MATERIALS
The following must be submitted by noon local time on Monday, July 15, 2024.
- ARTIST CONTACT INFORMATION: Please provide your name, artist name (if different), full address, email, and phone number.
- Please also indicate if you are registered to charge HST (if you aren’t sure what this means, click here to learn more. Please note that you are not required to charge HST to be eligible to participate in this exhibit. This is for administrative purposes and will not be shared with the peer selection panel).
- HIGH-QUALITY IMAGES: Applicants may submit no more than three (3) high-res images to be considered for inclusion in the exhibition. Images must either be high-quality .JPEG, .PNG, .TIF, or .HEIC image files, or full-size 24” W x 36” H PDFs. Please only submit existing or completed work.
- LIST OF WORK: A list of details of works submitted, including file name, title, artwork date, and original medium (if applicable). Please note that only one work per successful artist will be selected for the exhibit and will be duplicated on both sides of the lightboxes. Full details of the successful artwork will be featured on the City of Charlottetown website throughout the exhibit.
- OPTIONAL SELF-IDENTIFICATION: If you are comfortable doing so, please let us know in your email if you identify with one or more of these groups: BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour), LGBTQ2S+, and/or people with disabilities.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Send your final submission with all the submission materials outlined above to Doug Dumais, Culture and Economic Coordinator, at [email protected] using the subject line “Lightbox Exhibit [your name].”
DATES
- Deadline for submissions: Monday, July 15, 2024
- Acceptance notification: Monday, July 29, 2024
- Project installation: the week of Monday, August 26, 2024
- Project tear-down: prior to Friday, November 8, 2024
SELECTION PROCESS
There will be a total of 20 artists selected for this exhibit. The selection of successful artists will be a hybrid process that will include both juried and curated artworks.
A peer selection panel of arts sector and community representatives will review all images submitted and score them using the table below. The selection panel will recommend between 15 and 20 artworks to be included in the exhibit.
In alignment with the City of Charlottetown’s Cultural Policy’s Vision as well as the Values of Accessibility, Excellence, Inclusivity, and Reconciliation, the City’s Arts Advisory Board reserves the right to commission up to 5 of the 20 total artworks at the discretion of the Arts Advisory Board.
The table below describes how the jury will assess the artwork that is submitted:
| Artistic Merit |
Overall quality of the submitted work;
Quality, colour, tone, and visual impact;
Interesting and original qualities that add to the artwork’s appeal.
|
6 |
| Technical Features |
Dimensions, format, orientation, and suitability of submitted artwork for public display in a lightbox.
|
4 |
| Thematic Alignment |
Alignment with the theme of “Your Community in Bloom” and the call for proposals;
Connection to the Island, to the natural world, to land, or to water.
|
5 |
| |
Total |
15 |
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
- The lightboxes are 24 inches wide by 36 inches high and will be hung on lampposts in portrait orientation. Please take note of these dimensions when selecting your work.
- Files submitted will be printed on an adhesive substrate and applied to the lightboxes.
- The lightboxes are double-sided, and the selected artwork will be duplicated on both sides of the lightboxes.
- Submissions of images that exceed the 25 MB e-mail limit may be submitted with the file-sharing service of your choice (Google Drive, WeTransfer, Dropbox, etc.). The individual submitting is responsible for ensuring the files are downloadable and accessible.
- Charlottetown and Prince Edward Island-based artists will be preferred, but this opportunity is open to all artists. We encourage artists who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour), LGBTQ2S+, and/or people with disabilities to apply.
- The ownership of all artworks submitted with this application remains with the artist. Copyright of the work and all intellectual property shall remain with the artist. The City of Charlottetown may not use any work submitted or included in the installation for any purpose without additional permission from the artists.
The deadline is noon local time on Monday, July 15, 2024.
Any questions may be directed to Doug Dumais at [email protected].