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  1. North Vancouver's Call for Exhibition Proposals
  2. BC/Yukon Transition House's (BCYSTH) Call for Faculty
  3. artSpacific 2005 Call for Entry
  4. Random Acts of Art
  5. Place des Arts & ArtsConnect's Call for Artists
  6. City of Vancouver's Call for Artists
  7. City of Vancouver's Call for Artists
  8. Richmond's Call for Artists
  9. Squamish's Call for Entry




  1. 8th Annual Warmland Calligraphers Show & Sale
  2. New Art Fibre Gallery
  3. Parkinson Society's Call for Artists
  4. Burnaby Art Gallery's Call for Entry
  5. Winsor Park Art Club's Exhibition & Sale
  6. Bella Coola Paint Out 2005
  7. Cowichan Aboriginal Film Festival
  8. The North Vancouver Arts Symposium & Market
North Vancouver's Call for Exhibition Proposals

The North Vancouver Community Arts Council invites artists to submit exhibitions ideas for CItyScape Community Art Space for September 2005 to March 2006. Each exhibition will run for approximately one month. Submission deadline is February 25th, 2005 at 4:00pm. For detailed submission guidelines, contact the North Vancouver Community Arts Council office at 604-988-6844 or email nvartscouncil@telus.net

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BC/Yukon Transition House's (BCYSTH) Call for Faculty

The BCYSTH is holding a two-stage juried exhibition to raise awareness of Prevention of Violence Against Women Week held April 24th-30th, 2005. To make stage one possible, the BCYSTH seeks faculty to help organize the contest at their school. Participating schools need to have selected two finalists from their institutions by the first week of March 2005. One image will be chosen for reproduction in a poster which will commemorate the project and be distributed to transition houses, safe homes, second stage housing, participating art deparments. For more information, contact Angelique Wood at 604-669-6943 ext. 225.

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artSpacific 2005 Call for Entry

Delta Arts Council invites Lower Maindland artists to participate in the 4th annual rtSpacific 2005 juried exhibition. Entry is by slide only and must be at the Firehall Centre for the Arts in Delta on or before March 11th, 2005. Pick up entry forms at your local arts council or Opus store. For details phone 604-596-1025, email lmccullough@dccnet.com or visit deltaartscouncil.com

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Random Acts of Art

The Langley Arts Council and the Langley Centennial Museum & NEC are pleased to announce a Juried Art Show, Random Acts of Art. This exhibition will be held at the Museum gallery from April 7th - June 24th, 2005. The show is open to all artists in the Lower Mainland and there will not be a theme. Entry forms available at the LAC office at 5202 204th Street, Langley or at the Langley Centennial Museum at 9135 King Street, Fort Langley. Deadline for entry is March 10th, 2005. For details call the Langley Arts Council at 604-534-0781.

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Place des Arts & ArtsConnect's Call for Artists

Places des Arts and ArtsConnect invite artists to 'look at themselves' and share their personal expressions of identity in one of two exhibitions of self-portraits. The exhibition will coincide with the Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists show at the same location, 1120 Brunette Avenue in Coquitlam. The deadline is February 26th, 2005. For submission guidelines call 604-664-1636 or visit www.placedesarts.ca

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City of Vancouver's Call for Artists

The City of Vancouver invites artists to perform at the beginning of regular council meetings. These 3-5 minute mini-presentations will reflect the cultural and creative diversity of Vancouver, and provide artists and the Council with the occasion to celebrate the arts as part of civic life. The presentations will be carried on Shaw Cable and artists will be paid an honorarium. Individual artists of all ages and arts and cultural organizations regardless of discipline are welcome. The application deadline is February 15th, 2005 by 5:00pm. For eligibility criteria and application information, call 604-681-3535 or visit www.allianceforarts.com

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Richmond's Call for Artists

The Planning Committee and City of Richmond are pleased to launch the inaugural Richmond Outdoor Art Exhibition (ROAE) from July 22 - 24, 2005. The ROAE is a juried national and international event for students and artists working in contemporary fine arts and crafts. Artists are invited to submit slides of their work for this juried exhibition. The registration fee is $150/artist and $100/art student. The application deadline is March 31st, 2005. For application information and details, call Suzanne Greening at 604-231-6433 or email sgreening@richmond.ca

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Squamish's Call for Entry

The Foyer Gallery in the Squamish Public Library is inviting artists to submit all media for 2006. Photographs and slides of recent work, CV and artist statement may be sent to Squamish Public Library, PO Box 1039, Squamish, BC, V0N 3G0. For details artists may contact the curator, Fran Solar, at 604-898-4377 or email fsolar@telus.net

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8th Annual Warmland Calligraphers Show & Sale
Warmland Calligraphers of the Cowichan Valley is holding their 8th annual exhibition and sale at The Loft Gallery at Vallely Vines to Wines in the Mill Bay Shopping Centre from February 5th - March 4th, 2005. The show will include members' current work, a decorated envelope display and greeting cards. Both framed and matted pieces will be for sale. The Gallery is open Monday and Saturday from 9:30 - 5:00pm, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:30 - 6:00pm and Thursday from 9:30 - 8:00pm. For further information, call Marilyn Boechler at 250-746-7568 or visit members.shaw.ca/warmlandcalligraphers

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New Art Fibre Gallery
fibreEssence, Vancouver's newest art fibre gallery, is run by its artist members as anon-profit society. It will host demonstrations of work at the Gallery on February 6th - 19th. The gallery is located at 3210 Dunbar Street in Vanouver. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday 11:00am - 5:30pm. For details contact the gallery at 604-738-1282 or Cher Cartwright at chercart@shaw.ca

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Parkinson Society's Call for Artists
The BC Parkinson Society (PSBC) hosts the 2nd annual Porridge for Parkinson's on March 12th, 2005 at the Floral Hall in Van Dusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver. The Society is inviting artists to donate artwork for their silent auction. Artists will not only be helping people in BC affected by Parkinson's but also exposing the public to their art. For details call Lori at 604-662-3240.

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Burnaby Art Gallery's Call for Entry
The Burnaby Art Gallery invites artists to submit artwork for their upcoming exhibition, The Truth About Cats and Dogs: Portraits of our Pets. Submissions can be either a drawing, photograph, digital images, paintings of your cat or dog. Artists may submit one entry per household and all artwork submitted will be exhibited. Artwork cannot be returned. The deadline for submission is February 11th, 2005. Works may be dropped off at the Art Gallery located at 6344 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, BC, V5G 2J3, by email to gallery@city.burnaby.bc.ca or through mail to the Gallery. For more information and entry guidelines call the gallery at 604-205-7332.

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Winsor Park Art Club's Exhibition & Sale
Winsor Park Art Club invites the public to their exhibition and sale at the Community Arts Council Gallery. The gallery is located at Sussex Place, 1001 Douglas Street and will be open February 17th - 23rd, 2005 from 10:00am - 4:00pm. The Artists' Reception will be held February 19th, 2005 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm.

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Bella Coola Paint Out 2005
Artists are invited to a weekend of daily landscape painting in the valley from June 10th - 12th, 2005. The weekend consists of a boat trip, daily continental breakfast and lunch. Friday evening demonstration of Nuxalk First Nations Carving. There is an early bird registration of $333. For more information visit www.bellacoolavalleyinn.com

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The North Vancouver Arts Symposium & Market
The Arts & Culture Commission of North Vancouver presents Arts Symposium & Market on March 11th - 12th, 2005. This 8th annual community arts event is filled with workshops and seminars. For more information visit www.northvanarts.com or call 604-980-3559.

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