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FCA Calgary: Spring to Joy

Hello Calgary Chapter members and welcome to our "Spring to Joy" art exhibition!

We are thrilled to invite all the FCA Calgary artists to participate in our Spring Art Exhibition at the Haysboro Community Center. for a one (1) day show on April 15th and then an online show from April 17-24th.

This is a Qualifying Exhibition for Signature Status!

IMPORTANT:
submission dates: February 22- March 22, 2023
exhibition dates: April 15, 2023
venue: Haysboro Community Center, 1204-89Ave SW Calgary AB T2V 0W4
6 paintings per participant
paintings to be dropped off on day of show from 8-9AM
$5.00 hang fee per painting payable to FCA Calgary website or at drop-off
15% commission will be charged on show sales
17.25% commission will be charged for online sales

REMINDERS:
** you can NOT submit previously Qualifying paintings from a chapter show or paintings which have been accepted into a Vancouver FCA Gallery show.
**you CAN resubmit paintings which were in an "online only" show (unless it was an award winner)
**all accepted pieces must be ready to hang with a wire on the back. 
**properly framed or finished around the edges only (no broken or damaged frames please...they will not be hung)

Looking forward to seeing you at the show!

Yanina Eberhard
hello@yaninart.com

General Federation of Canadian Artists Guidelines:

To enter this exhibition, you must be an Active or Signature member in good standing with the Federation of Canadian Artists in Vancouver and the hosting Chapter.

Renew your Federation Membership at artists.ca, call 604-681-2740, or email membership@artists.ca.

Supporting members and non-members are not permitted to enter Chapter exhibitions.

Artwork that wins an award in any FCA exhibition may not be entered into any other Federation exhibition, except when the first exhibition was a Chapter exhibition and the following exhibition is a National Open Exhibition or an exhibition held at the Federation Gallery. 

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.

You will need a username and password to log in. If you need assistance resetting this information please contact membership@artists.ca or by calling 604-681-2744.

Please watch the tutorial video here if you need assistance with your digital upload. Do not leave submitting until the last minute. We recommend submitting as early as possible, artists submitting at the last minute will not be able to receive the assistance they need. All entry fees are non-refundable.

You cannot add to your number of entries once you have started your submission.

Chapter Show Submissions are subject to the general Federation of Canadian Artists Submission Requirements, found in the policy manual.