Calls for Submission

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2025 On The Edge Exhibition - Painting Intake

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About The 2025 On the Edge (OTE) Exhibition: 

 

“On the Edge” is the Federation’s annual challenge for artists to test their limits and push their creative boundaries. 

 

This page is for 2D submissions. Sculptors submit HERE.

 

First Place: $2,000 CA OPUS Art Supplies Gift Card

Second Place: $1,000 OPUS Art Supplies Gift Card

Third Place: $1,000 OPUS Art Supplies Gift Card

3 x Honourable Mention Awards in Title

People's Choice: 5% Discount on Selected

Federation Academy  Courses and Programs

 

🌟This exhibition features catalogues showcasing all the accepted artworks. In your online submission, complete the description box (up to 200 words) which will be accompanied with the accepted pieces in the catalogue. Please note, there will be no follow-up for catalogue content.🌟  

  

Click HERE for the PDF Call Booklet for this specific call.

 

Please read the call booklet in full before submitting, by submitting you agree to these terms, and submissions made in error will not be refunded.

 

Jurors

Teng-Ko Weng, SFCA

Tracey Costescu, SFCA

Jean Duguay, AFCA

 

 

First time submitting? Need a refresh?

Click here to watch a tutorial video.

Cost to Submit:
Entry Cost: CAN$30.00
First item included with Entry Cost
Items 2-5: CAN$25.00 per item
Add'l Non-Member Costs:
Note: As you are not a logged-in member of this organization, the following extra charges will apply:
+CAN$5.00 Extra Entry Cost
+CAN$5.00 Extra Per Item
If you ARE a member and have a username/login, you'll have a chance to login on the next screen before continuing.
Maximum Items:
5
Submission Dates:
Accepting Submissions until: Apr 30 2025 11:59 pm PDT

2025 On The Edge Exhibition - Sculpture Intake

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About The 2025 On the Edge (OTE) Exhibition: 

 

“On the Edge” is the Federation’s annual challenge for artists to test their limits and push their creative boundaries. 

 

This page is for 3D submissions. Painters submit HERE.

 

First Place: $1,000 CA OPUS Art Supplies Gift Card

Second Place: Awards in Title

Third Place: Awards in Title

3 x Honourable Mention Awards in Title 

People's Choice: 5% Discount on Selected

Federation Academy  Courses and Programs

 

🌟This exhibition features catalogues showcasing all the accepted artworks. In your online submission, complete the description box (up to 200 words) which will be accompanied with the accepted pieces in the catalogue. Please note, there will be no follow-up for catalogue content.🌟  

  

Click HERE for the PDF Call Booklet for this specific call.

 

Please read the call booklet in full before submitting, by submitting you agree to these terms, and submissions made in error will not be refunded.

 

Jurors

Brent Cooke, SFCA 

Bruce Kleeberger, SFCA 

 Louise Solecki Wier, SFCA

First time submitting? Need a refresh?

Click here to watch a tutorial video.

Cost to Submit:
Entry Cost: CAN$30.00
First item included with Entry Cost
Items 2-5: CAN$25.00 per item
Add'l Non-Member Costs:
Note: As you are not a logged-in member of this organization, the following extra charges will apply:
+CAN$5.00 Extra Entry Cost
+CAN$5.00 Extra Per Item
If you ARE a member and have a username/login, you'll have a chance to login on the next screen before continuing.
Maximum Items:
5
Submission Dates:
Accepting Submissions until: Apr 30 2025 11:59 pm PDT

2025 AIMAE - Annual International Mail-In Art Exhibition

 

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About The 2025 Annual International

Mail-In Art (AIMAE) Exhibition: 

 

The is an opportunity for artists from all over the world to exhibit for minimal cost and a chance to win prizes for your art.

 

Submissions must be no bigger than 8" x 10" or 10" x 8" and must be unframed.

 

Substrates can be no deeper than 4mm deep.

 

We frame successfully juried pieces at our gallery.

 

Anything deeper will not fit our frames and will be returned without refund.

 

This year’s theme is “Your Aesthetics”.

 

First Place: $1,000 CA

Second Place: $500 CA

Third Place: $300 CA

3 x Honourable Mention Awards - $100 CA each

 People's Choice: 5% Discount on Selected

Federation Academy  Courses and Programs

 

Click HERE for the PDF Call Booklet for this specific call.

 

Please read the call booklet in full before submitting, by submitting you agree to these terms, and submissions made in error will not be refunded.

 

Jurors:

TBD

TBD

TBD

Cost to Submit:
Entry Cost: CAN$25.00
First item included with Entry Cost
Items 2-10: CAN$20.00 per item
Add'l Non-Member Costs:
Note: As you are not a logged-in member of this organization, the following extra charges will apply:
+CAN$5.00 Extra Entry Cost
+CAN$5.00 Extra Per Item
If you ARE a member and have a username/login, you'll have a chance to login on the next screen before continuing.
Maximum Items:
10
Submission Dates:
Accepting Submissions until: Jun 15 2025 11:59 pm PDT

2025 Emerge - Painting Intake

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About The 2025 Emerge Exhibition: 

  

Attention, all new and emerging artists! This group exhibition is your chance to shine and gain valuable exposure in the art world. We’re seeking fresh talent, so eligibility is exclusively for artists who self-identify as emerging. Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your work! 

Looking to submit a SCULPTURE?

Click Here.

 

Submitting a 2D piece? Keep scrolling down!

 

 People's Choice: 5% Discount on Selected

Federation Academy  Courses and Programs

 

Click HERE for the PDF Call Booklet for this specific call.

 

Please read the call booklet in full before submitting, by submitting you agree to these terms, and submissions made in error will not be refunded.

 

 

First time submitting? Need a refresh?

Click here to watch a tutorial video.

Cost to Submit:
Entry Cost: CAN$20.00
First item included with Entry Cost
Items 2-5: CAN$20.00 per item
Add'l Non-Member Costs:
Note: As you are not a logged-in member of this organization, the following extra charges will apply:
+CAN$5.00 Extra Entry Cost
+CAN$5.00 Extra Per Item
If you ARE a member and have a username/login, you'll have a chance to login on the next screen before continuing.
Maximum Items:
5
Submission Dates:
Accepting Submissions until: Jun 30 2025 11:59 pm PDT

2025 Emerge - Sculpture Intake

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About The 2025 Emerge Exhibition: 

  

Attention, all new and emerging artists! This group exhibition is your chance to shine and gain valuable exposure in the art world. We’re seeking fresh talent, so eligibility is exclusively for artists who self-identify as emerging. Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your work! 

Looking to submit a PAINTING?

Click Here.

 

Submitting a 3D piece? Keep scrolling down!

 

 People's Choice: 5% Discount on Selected

Federation Academy  Courses and Programs

 

Click HERE for the PDF Call Booklet for this specific call.

 

Please read the call booklet in full before submitting, by submitting you agree to these terms, and submissions made in error will not be refunded.

 

 

First time submitting? Need a refresh?

Click here to watch a tutorial video.

Cost to Submit:
Entry Cost: CAN$20.00
First item included with Entry Cost
Items 2-5: CAN$20.00 per item
Add'l Non-Member Costs:
Note: As you are not a logged-in member of this organization, the following extra charges will apply:
+CAN$5.00 Extra Entry Cost
+CAN$5.00 Extra Per Item
If you ARE a member and have a username/login, you'll have a chance to login on the next screen before continuing.
Maximum Items:
5
Submission Dates:
Accepting Submissions until: Jun 30 2025 11:59 pm PDT

2025 Beautiful BC, Presented by the Nature Trust of BC

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About The 2025 Beautiful BC,

Presented by the Nature Trust of BC Exhibition: 

 

Submit your MOST breathtaking BC scenery and creatures. A portion of the exhibition proceeds is donated to The Nature Trust of British Columbia (NTBC) to support their conservation work. This exhibition is generously supported by the NTBC.

 

This exhibition is an OPEN INTERNATIONAL CALL, submitting artists 

do not need to be Federation members to submit.

 

First Place: $500 CA kindly furnished by the NTBC

Second Place: Award in Title

Third Place: Award in Title

3 x Honourable Mention Awards in Title

People's Choice: 5% Discount on Selected

Federation Academy  Courses and Programs

 

Click HERE for the PDF Call Booklet for this specific call.

 

Please read the call booklet in full before submitting, by submitting you agree to these terms, and submissions made in error will not be refunded.

 

Jurors

TBA

 

First time submitting? Need a refresh?

Click here to watch a tutorial video.

Cost to Submit:
Entry Cost: CAN$25.00
First item included with Entry Cost
Items 2-5: CAN$25.00 per item
Add'l Non-Member Costs:
Note: As you are not a logged-in member of this organization, the following extra charges will apply:
+CAN$5.00 Extra Entry Cost
+CAN$5.00 Extra Per Item
If you ARE a member and have a username/login, you'll have a chance to login on the next screen before continuing.
Maximum Items:
5
Submission Dates:
Accepting Submissions until: Aug 15 2025 11:59 pm PDT