2025 BMFA Juried Art Show

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2025 BMFA Juried Art Show
Calling all Ontario Artists
Welcome to the 2025 BMFA Juried Art Show - Call for Submissions
The juried art show highlights and promotes artistic excellence in the Visual and Fine arts in South Georgian Bay.  We are accepting submissions from both BMFA members and non-members.  The show highlights artists' work in all visual arts mediums except photography and awards cash prizes for the Adult Open and Student Open categories.  The show this year will be adjudicated by the following art professional from the South Georgian Bay Area; Kaz Jones, Warren Leonhardth and Nadine Carr.
Show Calendar is as follow;
Open for submissions from January 29, 2025 to February 23, 20225Juror evaluation completed by March 5, 2025Notification of acceptance to gallery show on March 7, 2025Intake of art for the gallery show on March 28th and 29th 2025Show opens April 2, 2025Award reception on April 6, 2025
To Apply;
Please register as an Artist here at the 2025 BMFA Juried Art Show website  by clicking the  Register Button at the top of the screenIf you submitted an entry to the BMFA 2024 Juried Art Show or Photo Show, you can re-use the same user id.  Click the  Login button instead of completing the registration formYou will receive an email confirmation that you registered for the 2025 BMFA Juried Art ShowClick on the Create New Submission if you are ready to submit an entry at this time.  If not you can logout and login at a later time to submit.Complete all the basic information for your submission including the medium of your artIf you are a Student your entry in free,  please enter "Student" into the promotional code field this will change the fee to $ 0.00 and remove the need to enter a credit cardIf you are a BMFA Member you will receive a 33% discount, please enter "Member" into the promotional code field, this will change the fee from $ 40 to $ 27.If you are an Adult, enter your credit card information Read the Terms and Conditions and check mark the boxThen click the Submission Details Button.   Once your payment is processed you will be presented with a screen to upload your photoOnly 1 image per entry is allowedOnce you submit an entry, you will receive an email thanking you for your submission
Important Entry Information
You can submit a maximum of 2 original works of art that have not been submitted to a previous BMFA Juried Art ShowThere is a fee for each entry,Only entries submitted online will be evaluated by jurors,Digital Art means the art has to be created 100% on a computer or tablet.  Altered and manipulated photograhs will not be accepted nor will AI generated images.Not all art submitted will be accepted to the gallery show.  Acceptance is based on juror evaluations.The gallery show will be at 65 Simcoe St, hung in the hallway,One crisp clear image should be uploaded for each entry.  Photos of your art should be submitted as they would be viewed hanging on a wall or for 3D art, standing on a pedestal.If your art was selected for the gallery show, 2D and Digital art will need to be ready for hanging with a wire in the back and finished edges, Sawtooth hangers should not be used, only use D-ring hangers.  The size of your work cannot exceed 9 sq ft (36inx36in) / or 8361 sq cm,3D art - "Free-standing work must be of a weight and size to allow it to be moved by a single person, will need to weigh less than 10 Lbs or 4.5 Kg
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact the BMFA at bmfacommittee@bmfa.on.ca
Thank You
The BMFA Juried Art Show Committee