Call for Submissions: 2024 Outdoor Sculpture at Oeno Gallery

Oeno Gallery Sculpture Garden, Prince Edward County, Ontario

Deadline to Submit Proposals:
Monday, February 5, 2024 at 12 noon.

Oeno Gallery’s Sculpture Garden at Huff Estates Winery opened on June 25, 2011, as a place dedicated to the exhibition of world-class outdoor sculpture. The 3-acre garden has become a prized feature of the property and has received thousands of visitors to date.

The gallery invites artists to submit proposals for the garden’s 12th exhibition year. The property offers a wide variety of sites for placement. Areas to consider include the sculpture garden proper, the outdoor area by the winery, the zone immediately surrounding the gallery, and the pond (limestone quarry). Proposals will be reviewed and selected by the gallery.

Sculptures must be original, durable, and safe for viewing by the public in an unsupervised natural area. They must be able to withstand extreme year-round weather conditions and tolerate strong winds. This includes rain, snow, wind and salty air. The work must also be available for sale. The artist is responsible for the transportation, installation, and removal of their work in the event it does not sell. The Sculpture Garden is open daily from dawn to dusk.

Interested artists are to submit proposals to:
Dana Charles
Director, Communications & Operations
dcharles@oenogallery.com

For more information, please read the submission outline:
Call for Outdoor Sculpture 2024

Sculpture Garden FAQ

Nous acceptons les demandes en francais, pour consulter les règlements et information au sujet de la demande, veuillez suivre ce lien:
Call for Sculpture Garden – FRENCH

FAQ Jardin de Sculpture

Pour toutes questions en francais: rmaheux@oenogallery.com

Proposals must include:

1. Contact Information: Name, Address, Phone Number, E-mail, Website
2. Artist Statement/Bio
3. CV
4. Artwork statement – Include Title, Year, Medium and Size for the proposed work(s) and describe how this work will relate to/expand on current themes in your work in a single Word document.
5. Create one folder of High res Images of the sculpture(s) you are proposing (jpeg, 300 dpi, 1500 pixels wide), sketches and support images. Clearly title each image file.
6. Description of the project and plan for installation. Please consider all aspects of transporting the work to the garden site in Prince Edward County, Ontario and installing the piece in the garden. Onsite forklift available upon prior request
7. Estimated retail price of the work.
8. Photo of artist
9. Other examples of existing work should be labeled as Other Examples and sent in a separate folder for review.

Submission Deadline:

Interested artists should submit their proposals by Monday, February 5, 2024 at 12 noon. Accepted proposals must be ready for installation by early May 2024 (TBD) and must be on display for a minimum of one year. The gallery may ask to extend the display for a longer period if the work does not sell within the time frame.

Please read the Oeno Gallery Sculpture Garden FAQ page and view the Sculpture Garden Map before submitting your proposal.

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Thank you!

Dana Charles
dcharles@oenogallery.com
Director, Communications & Operations
(613) 393-2216

About Oeno Gallery

Oeno Gallery is a commercial art gallery specializing in contemporary fine art. The gallery is located in Prince Edward County – 2 hours east of Toronto and 1 hour west of Kingston by car. The gallery and 3-acre sculpture garden are situated on Huff Estates Winery – voted as one of the top 20 wineries in Canada. The property also has an Inn, and a seasonal patio restaurant, and is host to many events and concerts.

Oeno Gallery at Huff Estates is one of the most popular stops on Prince Edward County’s Wine, Taste, and Arts Trails. More than 30,000 visitors come to the site throughout the year. We are proud to be a 2SLGBTQI+ friendly business that celebrates individuality and is a space for inspiration, connection, and discovery.

The gallery has actively pursued relationships with landscape architects, designers and clients who are interested in outdoor sculpture. Previously sold sculptures have ranged in price from $2000 to $100,000.

For more information, please visit our website: www.oenogallery.com

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Image credits:
1. Ontario Rhythm by Rob Lorenson
2. Bloodvein Monolith by David Perrett, Mobius H9 2/50 Mirror Polished Stainless Steel by Jeremy Guy (Private Collection, Ontario), Log Cabin by Alexander Caldwell
3. Photo of Sculpture Garden Entrance
4. Front of Gallery with sculpture by Jeremy Guy