$500.00 Cash Awards
BONUS 2-City Tour
for winners June, July, August
Deadline
April 4 at 5 pm
Submit using application on this page.
Photo Credit - Greg Coman
Credits Below: Left to Right
Painting, Sherry Park
Mixed Media, Meena Chopra Photo, Pema Hou
Photo, Marlon Porter
FORMS, FACES & SPACES,
figuratively speaking!
OPENING EVENTS
Saturday, May 3
Morning … in Upper Sisnett Lobby
10:30 am - 12:30 pm RECEPTION & Meet ‘n Greet with artists
11:00 - 11:30 am Opening Remarks and Awards presentation
Afternoon … in Studio, Lower Level
12:15 - 12:55 pm Cameo Display of Memory-Scapes Artifacts & Collections
1:00 - 2:15 pm FREE Memory Scapes Presentation with Frank Myers, Aditi Sangwan, and E. Connie Munson
2:30 - 4:30 pm Cyanotype Workshop in the STUDIO (limited to 20 participants)
- led by (Dr.) Aditi Ganeenv Sangwan: her practice and studies are with print-making, photography with alternate mediums [using non-toxic chemicals], and painting.
- enjoy an afternoon creating a Cyanotype project with Aditi following a brief history on this ancient medium and arts practice.
Note: non-toxic chemicals are used, all supplies included in registration fee of $50.00 Register by etransfer directly to aditiganeevsangwan@gmail.com
2025 Adjudication Panel
Stephanie Schirm, European trained and OCAD graduate, local artist at Glen Williams Studios, teaches at several locations in southern Ontario and is past owner of Labyrinth Studios Inc., for the design and manufacture of sanctuary décor for Churches across Canada and the US. She is a member of the Society of Canadian Artist, and Portrait Society of Canada, and Ontario Society of Artists and recently acclaimed with the 2023 Marty’s Award for Visual Arts in the traditional form and a Civic Award of Recognition for the Visual Arts from Bonnie Crombie’s Mississauga Mayor’s office. Stephanie’s creations can be found in private collections throughout Canada, US and Europe.
Greg Coman is proprietor of a successful commercial photography business, Greg Coman Photography. He combines this with photo-journalism and his arts photography practice. He is a man for many seasons, active in the community with local initiatives and businesses and a long-time member of an area photography group. His work has been included in photos of the year with local journalists. This is his second year on the adjudication panel.
Curation team at the Upper Sisnett Lobby is led by Kara Bruce, Curator of the Helson Gallery, Halton Hills.
Endorsed by Visual Arts Brampton for the fourth year of this annual exhibition. We thank Matt Czolij and Colleen Dee for their ongoing technical, design, and guidance.
POSTERS OF PAST SHOWS
2024
“It has been a pleasure to adjudicate the Third Annual Forms, Faces & Spaces, figuratively speaking! exhibition. Of special note is the expanded scope of this year's show which includes for the first time, artists from outside of Ontario.
The exhibition theme of shared humanity, of our personal and cultural interactions with one another and the spaces we inhabit, clearly resonates with artists. From over 140 submissions, we selected 80 works by 60 artists working in painting, photography, printmaking and three dimensional media. ... The artists should all be proud of their work as the scope of the work submitted was outstanding. Congratulations to all ... ."
Judy Daley and Greg Coman
2023
“It has been a pleasure to adjudicate this selection of works celebrating our shared humanity and the spaces we occupy on an increasingly fragile planet. Each artist has articulated a unique vision through their images and statements, allowing us as viewers to find multiple layers of meaning both within individual pieces and the interplay of works throughout the exhibition.
… thank-you for sharing your work and creativity.”
Fausta Facciponte and Judy Daley
2022
“Artists have responded to the theme in compelling ways, reflecting a diversity of humanity amidst global settings. …The exhibition is a coming together after long months of pandemic isolation.”
Judy Daly, Curator Helson Gallery
Halton Hills will soon be part of world's largest photography festival
Showcase will feature paintings, photography, printmaking and three-dimensional media
Mansoor Tanweer Apr 3, 2024 2:55 PM
proudly part of the 29th CONTACT Festival, known as
‘the world’s largest photography event’
Call to Submit …
Photographers & Artists
the 4th annual show - May 2025
an eclectic extravaganza of photography with other fine art
at a registered satellite site of the CONTACT Festival and part of …
“the largest photography event in the world”
in the Upper Sisnett Lobby of the
Halton Hills Cultural Centre,
9 Church Street, Georgetown, ON
This show is a testament to our fascination with the human face and form, how we inhabit our spaces, interact with nature, pursue our daily lives, and engage together in creating community. The richness of commonalities that unite us amidst our diversities is celebrated anew in this annual show.
This exhibit will engage us in that age old exploration of “Who am I?” and “What does it mean to be human?”
Important Dates & Events
1.DEADLINE TO SUBMIT - April 4 at noon, 12:00 pm
2. DROP OFF work to Curator’s Office on 2nd floor in the Halton Hills Cultural Centre at 9 Church Street, Georgetown, ON
- Monday, April 28th 1:00 - 4:30 pm OR
- Tuesday, April 29th 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
2. SHOW HANGS April 30th - June 1 in Upper Sisnett Lobby
3. OPENING Reception & Events, Saturday May 3, 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
4. PICK UP work at Curator’s Office [location noted above]
-Monday, June 2nd 1 - 4 pm OR
-Tuesday, June 3rd 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Application Below …
To be completed on line, submitted, and then the etransfer of fees sent to dimec4events@gmail.com with “2025 FORMS, FACES, & SPACES” AND your First and Last Name in message.
Submission Components & Terms
Completing and submitting the application signifies you accept the conditions of the show, will meet the dropoff and pickup times, thereby leaving your work for the duration of the show.
All exhibitors are responsible to remit their own HST. The Halton Hills municipality takes a 20% commission on sales and will remit payment after the show closes.
Jpegs labelled as - LastName_FirstName_Title_Media with a maximum file size of 5MB, minimum 1 MB
Jpegs are ONLY of the artwork, no frame, mat, nor background etc.
Artist Bio/CV Uploaded doc - PDF or Word Doc [1 page maximum]
Artist Statement - written or copied/pasted directly into the form, maximum 150 words [suggest you do a separate draft FIRST and copy it into form]
NOTE: Prepare the above items ahead [labelled jpegs, draft of artist statement, and pdf or doc of Bio/CV] before starting to fill in form. Then, approximate time to complete submission form is about 5 - 6 minutes.
Entry Criteria & Work Details
a. Open to people 19 years of age or older and with a Canadian bank account. You are submitting this application and jpegs for adjudication and possible acceptance into the 4th annual FORMS, FACES & SPACES, figuratively speaking! exhibit organized by Studio By Design's ecmunson, E. Connie Munson. This show is registered with the CONTACT Festival as one of the Open Exhibits.
NOTE: Registered with the 2025 prestigious CONTACT Photography Festival, Munson asked for and was given permission to include other fine art with photography. This practice goes back to the first show in 2022.
b. This is an Open Call for 2-D and 3-D works in photography, paintings in any medium, mixed media, and sculpture that speak to the human condition with this theme. Any art form or style acceptable to display in a public building may be submitted.
NOTE: The aesthetic of images in mixed media must be clearly original to the creator of overall piece with no A.I. tools used.
c. By uploading my images here, I agree to abide by the show's guidelines per drop off and pick up dates of work, and to leave my work for duration of show. Any questions go to E. Connie at dimec4events@gmail.com.
d. All my pieces are securely WIRED across the back of the piece for hanging on a gallery WALL. Gallery-depth canvases (1.5 inches) with finished edges are required. If using different substrate, wiring must be securely attached to that. Maximum size of 36 x 36 inches.
e. The curation team has SOLE discretion in placement of work; including pieces (3-D or smaller works) displayed in cases and hanging the entire exhibit as a harmonious whole.
f. No diptych or triptych work, no collaborative works, no installations, no Ltd. Ed. prints, no multi-media presentations. Work to be completed in last 10 years and not previously submitted to this show. It must be your original work or images [no A.I. tools nor stock images used].
g. I agree to the use of my images for purposes of promotion/marketing of the current and future shows.
h. The valuation (price) put on the work must be credible for insurance purposes [i.e. artistic value in line with what your work sells for and/or how your pieces are insured]. No work accepted above $8,000.00 value.
