2025 ACP Juried Fine Art Exhibition

The 2025 show & sale, celebrating ACP’s 20th Anniversary, will be held from 3pm to 8pm on Friday, May 2nd and from 10am to 4:30pm on Saturday, May 3rd and Sunday, May 4th at three venues:
1 Carleton Place Arena
2 Carleton Place Canoe Club
3 ACP Art Hub Gallery

There is no admission fee and lots of free parking.

Deadline for applications is midnight January 26, 2025.

The show can accommodate 62-67 artists. The event will predominantly showcase wall art (oil, acrylic, aquarelle, charcoal, mixed media, watercolour, pencil art, fibre art, photography, etc.). Space is also available for the best work in other art forms.

This year, four (4) booth sizes are available using 6-foot tall artist’s grids.  One size at 2′ deep (width 8′), and three sizes at 4′ deep (width sizes 8′, 10′, 12′).  Booth sharing is not permitted. 

Vendor setup is scheduled for Friday, May 2nd from 11am to 3pm, and will be followed by an Anniversary pARTy.

Vendor Application Process – Please read all conditions and information carefully before going to the application link.

Complete an Application using the link below. You will need to  upload a Biography written in the 3rd person and 4 images of work representative of that which you will be exhibiting. For wall hanging art, 2 additional images are required and they must be of the back and edge of your artwork, showing adherence to ACP Framing and Hanging Standard.

2025 Fine Art Show Applications – Click HERE

  1. 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 2MB.  Providing quality images will assist in the review process.
  2. Participants must be members in good standing of Arts Carleton Place for 2025 prior to submitting an application.  The 2025 membership form can be found HERE.
  3. Applications will be juried in early February and artists will be notified of their application status sometime in the 3rd week of February.  A list of alternates will be compiled should an accepted artist withdraw. Successful applicants must pay their booth fee and volunteer deposit at the time of acceptance. Payment can be made to [email protected].

Conditions of Participation

Paintings and Wall Hangings (All Mediums) 

  1. All original artwork on the booth’s walls must be hang ready and adhere to ACP’s Framing and Hanging Hardware Standard. Please review. If there are questions concerning this Standard, contact: [email protected]
  2. Regular width canvases (3/4″) must be framed. Gallery wrapped canvases must be painted on the edges. 
  3. A low threshold art price ($0.80 per square inch) is required. Underpricing art is strongly discouraged.

Photographers Images

  1. All images on the booth’s walls, regardless of size, must be hang ready and adhere to ACP’s Framing and Hanging Hardware Standard. Please review.
  2. Prints must be numbered and must be limited editions of 15 or less, regardless of size or media.
  3. Have a certificate of authenticity indicating the numbering of the piece.
  4. A low threshold print price ($0.55 per square inch) is required. Underpricing is strongly discouraged.

Jewellery

  1. All jewellery must 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.  Chains and ear-wires are 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).

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 must be 15 or less. No art reproductions may be sold.
No other secondary products are permitted. (e.g. coaster, calendars, key ring holders)

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 or the handout of postcards. These latter tasks do not count as volunteer activities toward your required volunteer time.

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 of 8% (which includes Square fees) to ACP in support of ACP’s bursary program. Sales reconciliation and electronic money transfers to artists will be completed within 7 days of the end of the show.

The show will be supported by social media activities, TV and radio promotions equivalent to 66% of the booth fee.

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 standards, can be found. In this case, 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 artists had sales of $36,000 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].