Call For Artists

By submitting your entry, you are agreeing to the following:

1. The Exhibition is open to all Elected and Associate Members of the SCA in good standing.

2. All submissions must be original artwork and must not be copies or derivatives of someone else’s: paintings, photographs (copyrighted or not), or other artistic work. The artwork must be solely created by the artist without guidance from an instructor(s).

3. The media must be clearly identified and may include techniques such as: painting, drawing, pastel, printmaking, sculpture, fibre art, photography, mixed media, and digital art. Artwork generated using an artificial intelligence (AI) platform is NOT permitted.

4. Art must have been completed within 3 years of the entry deadline and must not have been previously exhibited in an SCA exhibition. Submissions with variations from previously accepted work may be deemed to be a resubmittal, and therefore ineligible.

5. There are no size restrictions for artwork for this online Exhibition.

6. Artists may submit up to 3 views of an individual artwork. You may show multiple views of works in 3D format, relief works, rich texture and wrapped canvases, and/or details of works 2D or 3D. You may also provide a written description / artist statement for each piece.

7. Any infractions of the aforementioned entry conditions may result in serious consequences; including, but not limited to: the removal of the artwork from the exhibition, the forfeiting of award prizes, a prohibition from entry to future SCA exhibitions, and the artist expulsion from the SCA.

8. Using the ArtCall platform, artists may edit their entries until the call closes. No changes can be made after the deadline.

9. The artist by submission grants the SCA the right to utilize images of the accepted work for the Exhibition’s publicity and website purposes.

10. As part of our due diligence process to ensure fairness and transparency, we may request the following documentation to verify compliance with our entry terms:

a. Photos of Your Artwork in Progress: Images showing the development stages of your artwork.
b. Source Material: This may include original sketches, reference photographs, or other materials demonstrating that the work is your own creation and not derivative of other copyrighted works.
c. Additional Information (if applicable): Any supplementary details or materials that support the originality of your artwork.

11. For this exhibition, artists may select the category, Representational OR Contemporary, for each of their three artworks. For example, an artist may select all three pieces to be in the same category, or they may submit one or more pieces in one category and the other piece(s) in the other category.

*Note: Artwork does not have to be for sale. Please write: NFS for the price. Other exhibitions have different requirements.