2024 ACP Juried Fine Art Show & Sale

This annual show & sale will be held Saturday, May 4th and Sunday, May 5th, 2024, 10am – 4:30pm at the Carleton Place Arena, 75 Neelin Street, Carleton Place.  There is no admission fee and lots of free parking.

Deadline for applications is January 26, 2024.

The show can accommodate 45-50 artists. The event will showcase predominantly wall art (oil, acrylic, aquarelle, charcoal, mixed media, watercolour, pencil art, fibre and photography, etc.). Space is also available for the best of other forms of art.

Four (4) booth sizes are offered this year using 6 foot tall artist’s grids.  Two sizes at 2′ deep, and two sizes at 4′ deep.  The width sizes are 8′, 10′.  Booth sharing is not permitted. 

Vendor setup is scheduled for Friday, May 3th from Noon to 4pm. 

Vendor Application Process – Please read all conditions and information carefully

1.     Complete an Expression of Interest (EOI) which includes upload of a Biography and 4 images of your recent work at this link:

2024 Fine Art Show Applications CLOSED

(Required information for each properly referenced image file should include title, media, size and price.  Image files must be at least 1200 pixels on the long side but no larger than 1MB.  Providing quality images will assist in the review process.)

2.      Participants must be members in good standing of Arts Carleton Place for 2024 at the time of submission of the EOI.  The 2024 membership form is available at this link Membership.

3.      Applications will be juried in early February and artists will be notified no later than the 3rd week of February of the status of their application.  A list of alternates will be compiled to contact should any artist withdraw. Payment of booth fee and volunteer deposit will be due at that time for successful applicants.

Conditions of Participation

Paintings and wall hangings (regardless of media). 

  1. All original artwork on the kiosk’s walls must be ‘hang ready’.
  2. Regular width canvases (3/4″) must be framed, ‘gallery wrapped’ canvases must be painted on the edges. 
  3. A low threshold art price, of $0.80 per square inch, is required. Underpricing art is discouraged.

Photographers Images

  1. All images on the booth’s walls, regardless of size, must be hang ready.
  2. Be ‘limited editions’ of 15 or less, regardless of size or media.
  3. Have a certificate of authenticity indicating the numbering of the piece.

Jewellery

  1. Be an original design within a particular art jewellery style or cultural tradition. Pieces should be one-of-a-kind.
  2. At least 75% of the content of the piece should be handcrafted by the artist in a studio.  Chains and ear-wires would be excluded from the 75% because these only support the design.  Bonus if the chains are part of the workmanship.

Pottery/Sculptures/Glassware Art

  1. All work must be original and one of kind (no mold reproductions or pattern replications).

Secondary Products for all Artists
Unframed prints and art cards may be offered for sale at one small table display not larger than 2’x4′. Table to be provided by artist and must stay within booth area. ‘Prints’ include signed and numbered limited edition prints by printmakers & photographers.  Limited Editions are required to be 15 or less. No art reproductions may be sold.
No other secondary products are permitted.

Volunteer Time
All participating artists must contribute at least 2.5 hours of volunteer time toward the duties of producing a successful show.  On the application form, applicants MUST select from a list of volunteer activities related to the show.  A volunteer deposit of $30 is added to the booth registration fee and will be refunded after the show for those completing their volunteer tasks.  All artists will be asked to promote the show through their social media activities.

Lawn Sign Gas Stipend
For lawn sign volunteers, the following gas allowance will be paid:
$10 for signs in your town (less than 50km)
$15 for lawn signs with total trip(s)  (51-100km)
$20 for lawn signs with total trip(s)  (101-150km)

Additional Show Information

Art sale payments will be taken at a central cash, with a small commission to ACP of 8% (which includes Square fees) in support of ACP’s bursary program. Sales reconciliation and electronic money transfers to artists will be completed within 10 days of the end of the show.

The show will be supported by social media activities, TV and radio promotions.

Show Cancellation and Refund Policy

  1. Prior to March 15 – 100% refund
  2. Withdrawal March 15 – March 31 (midnight) : 85% refund
  3. Withdrawal April 1 – April 15 (midnight) : 50% refund
  4. Withdrawal after April 15 : no refund except if a replacement, of show standard, can be found and then the refund will be 25%.
  5. Refund of volunteer fee will depend on whether another volunteer can be found or the volunteer task has already been performed.

ACP had sales of $28,000 at its last Juried Fine Art Show and set records for sales and attendance.
If you have any questions please contact Suzanne at [email protected].