Coming up in February 2025: Open Adjudicated Art Exhibition celebrating visual art and The Kootenays | "Kootenay Landmarks" | January 30 - February 23, 2025
Since Kimberley | k̓ukamaʔnam is within Ktunaxa ?amak?is, the traditional homelands of the Ktunaxa Nation, we would like to encourage you to read about and/or listen to the captivating Creation Story of the Ktunaxa Nation.
Anyone can enter up to 3 artworks in any medium
Entry fees are as follows:
- 1 artwork $45, please follow this link for payment
- 2 artworks $75, please follow this link for payment
- 3 artworks $90, please follow this link for payment
Find more information and the entry form here.
Deadline for entry and artworks: Sunday, January 19, 2025
What's in it for YOU?
1. The awesome experience of being part of this celebration of "Kootenay Landmarks" with other artists and art collectors.
2. A guaranteed spot for your artwork(s) in the online gallery for a month.
3. A guaranteed spot for your artwork(s) in the web shop for a month.
4. Exposure on our website, in our newsletter, on social media, in local news outlets, at the opening reception, and in the art gallery for a month.
5. A chance at winning the $100 (minimum) Inspiration Award (selected by draw from all artworks that didn't make the shortlist).
6. A chance at having your artwork(s) selected to be showcased at Art Gallery Kimberley in a high traffic location in Kimberley's Platzl for a month.
7. A chance at having your artwork(s) short-listed for the Kootenay Art Prize.
8. A chance at winning the $500 (minimum) Kootenay Art Prize (selected by draw from shortlist).
9. Added value to your CV.
10. An invitation to celebrate with fellow artists, family, and friends at the opening reception.
Number of artworks selected to be showcased in the art gallery: 20-25 depending on dimensions. Minimum number of entries: 20. Number of artworks to be shortlisted: 10. Kootenay Art Prize min. $500, Inspiration Award min. $100.
All entry fees are non-refundable.
Award process
One of the cons of juried exhibitions is the fact that adjudicators’ choices are subjective. Jurors have limitations: they don’t know the background and intention of the artists, and it is hard to compare artworks that are sometimes vastly different. The chosen artworks are always a reflection of the adjudicators. For the artists, entering a juried exhibition can be an emotional rollercoaster.
In order to make the selection process more rewarding and positive for everyone involved, the following idea of broader encouragement was created. The adjudicators will look at the selected artworks in the gallery and choose 10 artworks to appear on a shortlist. Finally, a random draw will determine which of the shortlisted artworks will receive the Kootenay Art Prize. Furthermore, all artworks that didn't make the shortlist will have a chance to win the Inspiration Award which will also be chosen by draw.
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