Call for Submission
FCA Toronto: 2025 Open Online
This is an online-only juried exhibition and sale open to ALL Canadian artists and an opportunity to submit original 2D artwork. All styles and subject matter are welcome for this exhibition. Show us your finest Canada!
Non-Qualifying Call for Elected Member Status
Cash Awards:
First Place $300
Second Place $200
Third Place $100
+ 3 Honourable Mentions in title.
Guidelines Specific to this exhibition
Format: This is an online only exhibition.
Permissible 2D Media: oil, acrylic, water media, pastel, encaustic, pen and ink, pencil and graphite.
Note. Artists practicing in mixed media, you are required to list ALL media used inclusive of mediums and gels.
Excluded to 2D media: digital art, photography, giclees (whether hand modified or not), pyrography, and
any work that relies heavily on mechanical reproduction.
Key Dates:
- Jan. 29: Submissions open
- Mar. 6: Submissions close
- Mar. 26 - Apr 25: Exhibition dates
General FCA Submission Guideline Links
If you have already successfully submitted artwork to an exhibition hosted by this Chapter, (the piece was included in some capacity, either live at a venue or in an online gallery), you cannot submit the same piece to a different exhibition hosted by the same Chapter, again.
Copyright and Standards
The following excerpt is taken from the Federation Policy Manual:
7.1.5 "While using photos as a reference for painting is a long-held accepted practice, making substantive use of stock imagery or photos taken by professional photographers is not permissible, even with their permission. Photographs by professional photographers are considered artworks in and of themselves. Reference photos must be taken by the artist themselves or provided to them by an amateur photographer with their express consent. Stock images may only be referred to for anatomical study and must be incidental to the completed artwork to be permissible".
While an artist may have paid a licensing fee or retrieved explicit written permission that places them on the right side of copyright laws, Federation Standards do not permit the use of stock photography or reference material from another artist - even with permission or paid licensing.
Federation Standards are different than copyright laws, submitting artists must adhere to both to avoid being removed from the exhibition - if in doubt about the source material of your artwork - do not submit it.
First item included with Entry Cost
Items 2-5: CAN$15.00 per item
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