Call for Submissions – New Vistas: Echoes of Home

Call for Submissions
New Vistas: Echoes of Home

The City of Toronto, in partnership with Humber Polytechnic’s Arts Administration and Cultural Management 2024/25 cohort, is seeking early-career artists in the GTA from equity-seeking communities for the New Vistas: Echoes of Home exhibition at Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery.

Submission Deadline: November 12, 2024, 11:59pm

Selected Artists Announced: after November 12, 2024
Public Exhibition: December 4, 2024 – January 14, 2025
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 7, 2024, 2 – 4pm
Location: Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, 399 The West Mall, Toronto

New Vistas: Echoes of Home is a month-long juried group exhibition featuring early-career visual artists whose work explores the notion of home and the transformative forces of identity, community, and culture. Accepted mediums are painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, printmaking, textiles and digital art prints.

Submissions should reflect the following themes:

• The Process of Home-Building: What does it mean to create a home? What emotions, challenges, and expectations shape the experience of establishing a sense of belonging?
• Culture and Identity: How does culture influence one’s identity? Does it foster a sense of belonging, or does it impose boundaries that limit personhood?
• Myth-Building and Marginalization: Which groups are marginalized in Canada’s national mythology, and how can these myths be critiqued and countered through art?
• Canadian Identity: What are the symbols of Canada? Do people see themselves reflected in these images, or are they excluded from the dominant narratives

Who Can Apply?

• Early-career artists* who are at least 18 years of age, from equity-seeking communities, with a focus on IBPOC, Newcomers, Deaf, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+.
• Artists must have connections to Toronto: who live, work or play in the Greater Toronto Area.

*Early-career artists are defined as artists in the early stages of their professional careers who have produced a small body of work and achieved some local recognition and/or have limited sales and public exhibition experience. This includes artists who have been practicing for two to five years and/or are post-secondary fine art students.

How to Apply:

• Fill out the application form
• Read the Terms of Entry in full
• There is no fee to submit. The Gallery does not take commissions on sales.

Exhibition Information:

• Artwork Drop-off: December 1, 2024, 9:30 – 10:30am
• Exhibition Dates: December 4, 2024 – January 14, 2025
• Opening Reception: Saturday, December 7, 2024, 2 – 4pm

Display Cases: All three-dimensional work must be in enclosed cases. Display cases may also be used to show additional 2-dimensional work. Our case sizes are as follows:

Two large glass cases with locks: 60″ L x 36″ W x 32″ H each

Four acrylic-topped display stands of varying sizes:
1. 24″ L x 12″ W x 18″ H
2. 28″ L x 14″ W x 22″ H
3. 32″ L x 16″ W x 28″ H
4. 30″ L x 30″ W x 35″ H

Contact:

For any inquiries related to this Call for Submissions, please contact:
Email: connectnewvistas@gmail.com

Instagram: @newvistas_humber
Facebook: New Vistas Humber

About the Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery
The Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery hosts 10 shows annually with exhibitions showcasing emerging and established visual artists/art groups, by providing diverse, accessible, inclusive and professional gallery space. The gallery is owned and operated by the City of Toronto, Arts Services and is programmed by a dedicated gallery committee.

Gallery Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm and Saturday, 10am to 6pm
Admission is free and the venue is accessible.

Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery
399 The West Mall
Toronto, Ontario M9C 2Y2
toronto.ca/eccartgallery
416-394-8628
eccartgallery@toronto.ca

About City of Toronto’s Cultural Centres & Galleries
Toronto’s Cultural Centres & Galleries comprise of five unique sites owned and operated by the City of Toronto. They include Assembly Hall, Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, Clark Centre for the Arts and Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery and the Ascent Gallery at the Etobicoke Civic Centre. Collectively the centres present over 40 gallery shows annually, showcasing works by more than 800 artists, and offer close to 150 art programs each year in collaboration with some 70+ community partners.

More information about the City of Toronto’s Cultural Centres & Galleries can be found at toronto.ca/CulturalCentres or by following City of Toronto Culture on X, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.