City issues call to artists for 2021 Annual Juried Exhibit

The City of St. Catharines is looking to artists for their insights and expressions of how the community has come together, demonstrated resiliency and adapted through a year of change and challenge brought on by COVID-19.

The City is calling on artists to submit works for the 2021 City of St. Catharines Annual Juried Art Exhibit. This year’s exhibit, which will be displayed at City Hall in the fall, is titled The Art of Resilience. This year’s exhibit aims to visually represent both how the arts are a source of support and connection as well as an illustration of how the community has been able to adapt, adjust and connect since the start of the pandemic. The role of artists and the arts is not just to record, commemorate, or comment on socio-cultural events, but to uplift, encourage and give hope to all those who experience it.

“Over the past year, the community has been challenged in so many ways but has continued to show resilience in how it has adjusted to our changing world.  This exhibit gives artists a chance to show what resilience looks like to them through their art.  Art is a really terrific way for people to share their own experiences with others in a very personal and connected way,” said Acting Cultural Services Supervisor Kathleen Powell.

Submissions of original artwork created within the past three years will be considered from professional, student and amateur artists. Artists will be paid an exhibition fee and their work will be considered for acquisition into the City of St. Catharines’ Civic Art Collection. The submission deadline is Monday June 21, at 4:30 p.m.

For more information visit www.stcatharines.ca/CallsToArtists.

First started in 2005 in cooperation with the City’s Public Art Advisory Committee the City Hall exhibit program hosts three new exhibits annually, including the Annual Juried Art Exhibit. These exhibits coordinated by the City’s Cultural Services Office provide City Hall visitors with the chance to view original art, historic photos or cultural treasures that reflect City stories, creative self-expression, experiences, and perspectives.