Humaira April 19th, 2012
Sidney Fine Art Show is pleased to announce that we have uploaded the fillable entry forms and the instructions pdf. Please download, fill and submit to us.
Instructions —>Instructions
Fillable Entry Form —>Fillable Entry Form
Humaira April 10th, 2012
We are pleased to announce that our 2012 Call to Artists Form is Now Available. Please submit your entries early to ensure you can participate. We are looking forward to another great year!
Click Here to Download —> Call To Artists 2012
Humaira March 15th, 2012
Key dates for this year’s show are:
Entries
April 13th: Call to Artists available on website and at other locations
July 13th: Deadline for receipt of entries will be at 3:00PM on the 13th, or when 1,250 entries have been received
August 3th: Art ID forms (AID) mailed to artists
Adjudication
September 9th: 10:00- 4:00 Drop off for Adjudication
September 10th: Adjudication
September 11th: Adjudication
September 12th: 10:00 – 4:00 Pick up from adjudication
September 17th: Notification of adjudication results
September 20nd: 10:00 – 3:00 Payment of display fees, Tulista Art Centre
Show
October 9th: 9:00 – 2:00 Drop off for Show
October 11th: Opening Night
October 12th: 9:00 – 9:00 Show
October 13th: 9:00 – 9:00 Show
October 14th: 9:00 – 5:00 Show (Doors close at 4:30)
October 14th: 5:00 Purchasers pick-up
October 14th: 5:30 -7:30 Artists pick-up
Humaira October 6th, 2011
“Without art we would be like a breeze across the water. The excellence and strength of this community is shown through the commitment it has to the arts; this is a most impressive and awe-inspiring art show.”
- Arthur Vickers
The 2011 Sidney Fine Art Show takes place at the Mary Winspear Centre in beautiful Sidney by the Sea from Friday October 14th through Sunday October 16th and promises to continue a tradition of showcasing excellence.
Show hours are from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm Friday and Saturday and 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Sunday. There will be artist demonstrations every day. Saturday October 15th from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm is “Meet the Artists” night with more artist demonstrations, nibbles and a no-host wine bar.
Admission is $6 per day, or $10 for a 3-day pass. Children 12 and under are free. Visitors can win fabulous door prizes every day.
Now in its 9th year, the Sidney Fine Art Show has become one of the largest and most anticipated shows in British Columbia, and a highlight on the cultural calendar of Vancouver Island. For 3 days, the Bodine Hall will be transformed into a world-class gallery.
The Show, which is run by the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula (CACSP), is not for profit and run totally by volunteers – over 300 of them who, together, will work over 4,000 hours on the Show. Commenting on the Show, Sidney Mayor Larry Cross said:
“The Sidney Fine Art Show has achieved over the past eight years a provincial and national reputation as one of ‘the’ shows to have work accepted in and one of ‘the’ shows to visit to experience outstanding art. The fact that over 300 volunteers have come forward to be associated with the Sidney Fine Art Show speaks to the commitment our residents have to the arts.”
Over 2 days in September, our jurors Don Farrell, Mary Reid and Peter Shostak selected 384 diverse and exciting pieces of excellent art by close to 260 artists from the 1,250 pieces that were entered in the show. Their selection was based on excellence, creativity, originality and technical achievement with an emphasis on artistic accomplishment. This year, our six Show Masters, Craig Benson, Dale Dziwenka, Tara Juneau, Clement Kwan, Noah Lane and Johannes Landman will be displaying new pieces.
The show opens on Oct. 13 with opening celebrations for invited guests. The evening starts with a special reception for sponsors and patrons, who will have the first opportunity to view and purchase the art. The awards ceremony in the Charlie White Theatre follows with Sheryl McKay, host of CBC’s North by Northwest and guest speaker, well known artist Keith Hiscock. Prizes are awarded for Best in Show, Best Work on Canvas or Board, Best Work on Paper or under Glass, Best 3 Dimensional, the Colin Graham Award for Innovative Work as well as six Juror’s Choice Awards and the Show Designer Award.
Following the awards ceremony, the celebration continues with the show preview and reception for invited sponsors, patrons, artists and volunteers.
The show continues to be especially important to the local art community. Not only do artists receive 80% of their sales revenue, any surplus from the show is used by the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula (CACSP) in direct support of their many diverse programs. This contribution enables the CACSP to operate the Tulista Arts Centre, and to continue many of its programs, including the ArtSea Festival, summer children’s and seniors art classes, the First Nations fall show, as well as grants provided to member groups.
Again this year, the Sidney Fine Art Show, and the Saanich Peninsula Fall Studio Tour which takes place the following weekend, October 22nd and 23rd, are the “book-end” events in the Peninsula ArtSea Festival, which runs from October 14th through 23rd, includes these two much-anticipated events, as well as a full range of other activities in between. In addition to fine art and crafts, these include will be music, dance, literature, film, and, of course, the ‘art of shopping.’ Visitors can also participate in the CACSP’s self-guided “Art Walk” of Sidney.
Humaira October 5th, 2011
There are fabulous door prizes each day of the Show with two prizes on Saturday – one during the day and the other during “Meet the Artists” night.
We urge our show attendees to support the businesses who have been so generous in their support of the show with the following door prize contributions. Who wouldn’t want to win one of these amazing packages!
Friday
One night’s accommodation in a Classic Guestroom at the Sidney Pier Hotel and Spa, a $50 Gift Certificate for Haro’s Restaurant and Bar, and free Admission for 2 adults to the Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre.
Saturday
One night’s accommodation in a One Bedroom Deluxe Suite at the Parkside Victoria Resort and Spa, a $50 Gift Certificate for the Aqua Terre Spa at the Parkside and a $50 Gift Certificate for Milestones Grill & Bar.
Saturday Night – “Meet the Artists” Night
One night’s stay for 2 (including parking) in a studio room at the Queen Victoria Hotel and Suites, whale watching for 2 adults from Prince of Whales, admission for 2 adults to Royal BC Museum, “Whales” DVD, and admission for 2 adults to the National Geographic IMAX Theatre.
Sunday
One night’s accommodation in the luxurious Salt Spring Island Suite at The Beacon Inn, including breakfast, $100 Cannery Shopping Dollars donated by the Sidney Waterfront Inn and Spa, and a $75 Gift Certificate for the Bistro Suisse restaurant.
Humaira October 4th, 2011
October is ‘art month’ on the Peninsula. Friday the 14th the Sidney Fine Art Show kicks off the Peninsula ArtSea Festival. The Festival brings the community together in a celebration and appreciation of all art forms.
In embracing the ArtSea Festival, Sidney Mayor Larry Cross said:
“The ArtSea Festival, bookended by the Sidney Fine Art Show and the Peninsula Fall studio Tour, and filled with an exciting range of art, musical, literary and natural history events, is a major step forward for the Town, and the Peninsula in reaching our goal of attracting visitors who stay with us and enjoy the ambiance of this area.”
The concept has captured the imagination of many local business owners who have taken the opportunity to open their doors to artists. They have invited those artists to bring their work out of their studios and into retail locations. What better way for the whole community to experience the process of making art.
The Festival – inspired by the connection we have with the sea that surrounds us, provides a showcase for the depth and diversity of the creative activities that are truly an inherent part of the “community of arts” in Sidney and the Peninsula.
Performing art is certainly part of the Festival. The 2011 Peninsula ArtSea Festival Concert ‘Sea Cantata’ with Nicholas Fairbank as Conductor- Oct. 16th, 7:30pm at St. Elizabeth’s Church in Sidney.
VivaPeninsula Academy of Music students will be performing at Victoria Butterfly Gardens and in Sidney at the Scotiabank BBQ.
The Invitational First Nations and Métis Show will continue throughout the ten day Festival at the Tulista Art Centre. A new art initiative – ‘Sidney Seaside Sculpture Walk’ will be unveiled during the Festival. Visitors are also invited to follow the Arts Council’s self-guided “Art Walk” of Sidney, check out the sculptures, murals and those interesting ‘Art’ boxes on the main street.
The annual Peninsula ArtSea Festival is proudly sponsored by the Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula, the Peninsula Celebrations Society, and the Town of Sidney, with support from Canadian Heritage, the Capital Regional District and the Vancouver Foundation.
For more information and a full schedule of events please visit www.mypeninsula.ca, and check the pullout supplement in the Oct 12 edition of the Peninsula News Review.
Humaira October 3rd, 2011
As part of this year’s Peninsula ArtSea Festival, Via Choralis, an adult choir based on the Saanich Peninsula, and the Viva Youth Choirs will be presenting a major concert of choral works with orchestra featuring Nicholas Fairbank’s Sea Cantata. Victoria composer Fairbank is also Artistic Director of both groups and will be conducting the concert. Based on texts about sailing and the ocean by Robert Service, Robert Louis Stevenson, Lucy Maude Montgomery and Carl Sandburg, amongst others, the Cantata is a 30-minute work for the combined choirs with the ArtSea Festival Orchestra. Also on the programme will be Handel’s Water Music.
Via Choralis is an auditioned 40-voice chamber choir on the Saanich Peninsula. Founded in 1999, they perform an eclectic repertoire that ranges from medieval chant to contemporary works. Via Choralis presents three major concerts throughout the year, one of which is usually with orchestra, at St. Elizabeth’s Church in Sidney. One of the choir’s mandates is to encourage and promote young singers through bursaries, scholarships and performance opportunities.
Membership in theViva Youth Choirs, now in their 22nd year, is open to all children in the Capital Region between the ages of six and eighteen years. Viva’s goals are to provide an all-round choral education to its members through weekly rehearsals and public performances, developing self-confidence, discipline, and musical ability in its members, and spreading the joy of music making.
Nicholas Fairbank is well known to Victoria audiences as an organist, harpsichordist and conductor. A sailor himself, Fairbank presently owns a 41-foot sloop and has sailed extensively in the Caribbean and the Pacific as well as locally – experiences that he drew upon in writing the Cantata. His complete catalogue of compositions lists over 50 works for all combinations of performers and his music has been performed across North America and in Europe. In 2006 he was made an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre.
The concert takes place on Sunday October 16th, at 7:30 pm (doors open 7:00 pm) at St. Elizabeth’s RC Church, 10030 Third Street, Sidney.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students, and are available at Tanner’s Books in Sidney.
Humaira March 4th, 2011
Work is now well underway for the 2011 Sidney Fine Art Show, and we will be updating this site with more information over the next few weeks.
Key dates for this year’s show are:
Entries
April 15th: Call to Artists available on website and at other locations
July 15th: Deadline for receipt of entries will be at 4:00PM on the 15th, or when 1,250 entries have been received
August 5th: Art ID forms (AID) mailed to artists
Adjudication
September 11th: 10:00- 4:00 Drop off for Adjudication
September 12th: Adjudication
September 13th: Adjudication
September 14th: 12:00 – 5:00 Pick up from adjudication
September 19th: Notification of adjudication results
September 22nd: 10:00 – 3:00 Payment of display fees, Tulista Art Centre
Show
October 11th: 9:00 – 2:00 Drop off for Show
October 13th: Opening Night
October 14th: 9:00 – 9:00 Show
October 15th: 9:00 – 9:00 Show
October 16th: 9:00 – 5:00 Show (Doors close at 4:30)
October 16th: 5:00 Purchasers pick-up
October 16th: 5:30 Artists pick-up
Humaira September 18th, 2010
Colin Graham, who passed away earlier this year, was a central figure in the art history of Greater Victoria. Born in 1915 in Vancouver, Colin’s youthful interest in astronomy was followed by two years of pre-med studies at UBC. In 1935 an extended trip to Europe familiarized him with museums and galleries providing him with an opportunity to view original artwork there. Shortly after, Graham decided to read Medieval History at Cambridge and in 1939 obtained his BA. He continued his education at the University of California, Berkeley and obtained his MA in Art in 1949. Influential artists at this time included Margaret O’Hagen, Elmer Bischoff, Karl Knaths and Arshile Gorky. Following graduation he took a position as a lecturer at the California School of Fine Arts. His next position was as Educational Director of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco. He had kept in touch with Ina Uhthoff in Victoria and through correspondence with her he learned of the search for a Director for a proposed gallery in the recently donated Spencer mansion.
Graham’s subsequent career, commencing in 1951, as the founding director of what would become the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (AGGV), gave him the opportunity to make connections with artists, collectors and visitors directly. Responsible for determining the direction and content of the gallery collections and exhibitions, Graham adroitly guided the fortunes of the gallery, becoming known as a “collector of collectors”, and a man with a discerning eye for the best in modernist art. He wanted the gallery to display for Victorians the vast variety of artwork available from both Eastern and Western traditions in art. Through generous donations and innovative exhibitions this was achieved. The Asian collection is considered especially outstanding, donors here including Isabel Pollard, a prominent donor of much in the Japanese collection.
Victoria as well as the entire country is fortunate to have had Colin Graham, with his knowledge, commitment, vision, and leadership.
A friend of many artists and a leader in the community, Graham’s dedication to his own artwork was sidelined while at the gallery – his duties there necessarily consuming much of his free time. His exposure to BC and Canadian artists was however, very influential in his later development as a painter. Forced by ill health to take early retirement in 1973, he was able to pick up the brush again, and produced hundreds of paintings. His chosen subject matter was to be the agrarian landscape, particularly the Saanich peninsula where he lived and for which he so clearly had great affection. From his home in Deep Cove, his deceptively simple paintings went to galleries in Vancouver and Victoria which eagerly took everything he could produce.
Graham believed in the value of local art and always supported those who challenged the status quo, especially, but not limited to, the youth. The Sidney Fine Art Show is proud to announce the ‘Colin Graham Award’ for Innovative Work in any medium, so named as a tribute to him. We are also grateful to Mark Dickinson – Van Isle Marina for sponsoring this award.
Humaira January 28th, 2009
I’ve been a juror with the Sidney Fine Art Show for the past three years. Each year I’ve seen an increase in participation and quality of work. I’ve also seen an increase in excitement between participating artists. I’ve made presentations and given seminars to quite a number of local artists groups over the past year and in each case, I’ve seen that this show has become an important part of their artistic plans for the coming year. I’ve also been asked on several occasions to speak to artists groups and critique work that was submitted, but not accepted, with an eye to learning what the jurors might be interested in for next year. There is definitely an already large buzz of excitement around the 2009 show and it is still growing.
The Sidney Fine Art Show has become one of, if not the, largest and most anticipated shows in British Columbia. The Show is also a highlight on the cultural calendar of Vancouver Island.
As artist participation grows, so does the competition and prestige at being included or perhaps even a prize winner. This has, in turn, attracted higher and higher profile artists from ever greater distances. Its shows like this that grows a community. Members of the artistic community know that a show of this size will expose them to unique work and new styles. It’s this exposure that creates a vocabulary for individual’s artistic style.
More and more, Southern Vancouver Island is becoming internationally known for the quality of it’s artists. Thanks to the building of a close community, all learning from and sharing with each other in a forum such as this.
For attendees of the show, it exposes them to styles and art they might never have seen. Without a doubt, the Show opens minds, expanding tastes and challenges perceptions for young and old and perhaps even finding something for their own walls in the process. I’m sure the 2009 show will be another landmark year. I’ll be there!
Lastly, I can’t say enough about the people who coordinate and present this show. Each year they are forced to become more and more proficient at the various processes. From tallying, judging, hanging and presenting, they need to keep pace with the growing number of entries. They have refined these processes to be art forms, themselves. I’ve been involved in other shows in the past, but none of this size and complexity. Without outstanding people, there would be no way to put on a show of this scale and in this time frame. They can be trusted to really get it done, and done well.
Mark Heine
