These five galleries are currently open to artist submissions, spanning British Columbia, New York, and Arizona. The range is wide: historic and contemporary Canadian fine art, a photography specialist gallery that also carries modern and contemporary painting and prints, an international contemporary gallery with pop and street influenced work, a Southwest gallery representing traditional and contemporary painting and sculpture, and a gallery focused on graffiti and street art.
Please verify all submission details directly on each gallery’s website before reaching out, as requirements and contact information can change.
Geographic restrictions: Three of the galleries below, entries 3, 4, and 5, explicitly state on their own websites that they represent artists from around the world. Entry 1 does not state a restriction on its submission page, but its roster consists entirely of Canadian artists, with no international representation found. Entry 2 does not state a restriction on its submission page either, but its own artist pages confirm international representation, including a Canadian artist and a German photographer.
Kelowna, British Columbia (Canada)
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Art Form(s): Painting (oil, acrylic, watercolour), sculpture (stone, bronze)
Art Themes: Based on its current roster, Hambleton Galleries represents contemporary and historic Canadian fine art, including landscape and figurative painting alongside stone and bronze sculpture rooted in Canadian and Indigenous artistic traditions.
Submission Method: Submit through the online form on the gallery’s website. The form asks for your name, email, phone number, how long you have been a professional artist, whether you are currently represented by a commercial gallery, where you currently live, a short description of yourself and your work, and a portfolio link or uploaded images.
About the Gallery: Founded in 1963 by Jack and Lorna Hambleton, Hambleton Galleries is the oldest art gallery in the Okanagan Valley and one of the oldest in Western Canada. The gallery is a member of the Art Dealers Association of Canada and carries both contemporary and historic Canadian art, including paintings, sculpture, ceramics, and glass work.
Geographic Restrictions: Not stated on the submission page. The gallery’s roster consists entirely of Canadian artists, with no international representation found.
Important Notes:
Submissions accepted through the online form only
Form asks whether you are currently represented elsewhere and where you live
No submission fees stated
Commission structure not publicly specified
Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hambletongalleries/
Artist Submission Info: https://www.hambletongalleries.com/artist-submissions/
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