SMPZM Video Exhibit: The Art of Solitude at Artscape Weston Common

2021-01-07

The Art of Solitude

The theme of the book is Solitude.

  • Previous winners can participate
  • Paying artists can go ahead and submit their artwork now
  • The 1st wave of artists will be selected at the Video Exhibit on March 27th
     
  • The event will be produced by Artscape who will provide us with a film studio/space

For more info about Artscare Weston Common Click here

  • On the day of the event, artists will
  • Get their professional photos taken
  • Get professional photos of their art taken
  • You can review the project outline below

COVID regulations are enforced 

Registration process

Submit your work, make sure to include your bio

  1.     Once you’re registered you’ll be sent to our participation page
  • Participation starts at $30 per month
  • Register 1st, get organized, worry about paying when you’re ready
  • 10% of your fees goes back to fundraising 
  • You can cancel any time

 Click the link below to register

  1.     When you secure participation you’ll get your own account on our website with access to your own Merch shop, members exclusive content, workshops, and CreativeUTO programs 
     
  2.     Receive a welcome package including promotional material 
  3.     You become eligible for Artist of the Month where you can win $100 (Artist with the most views in a given month on CreativeUTO.ca according to Google Analytics)
     
  4.     We publish your work on our Website where fans can buy bundles of your art.
  5.     Your fans can start critiquing your work by leaving comment

Profit share

  1.     You get 60% for each sale you generate,
  2.     the collective as a whole gets 60% for general sales (think of merchandise with multiple artworks)
  3.     10% goes towards funding TICOT, ASE Community and Sistering
     
  4.     and we take 30%

 

Video Exhibit on Saturday February 27th

  • $300 to 3 Featured Artsits

Video Exhibit at Weston Common March 27th

  • $3,500 between 3 Artists 
  • Cover artists gets: $2,500
  • 2 Featured artists get $500
     
  • Artist of the month gets $100 (AotM is determined by website views on CreativeUTO)
  • Submissions are open to Toronto artists.
  • Some preference will be given to local Toronto and GTA based artists.

 

 Selection process

  1.     Art will be selected by a creative team of industry insiders and professionals including existing members of Creative UTO. 
  2.     You also get a time slot for our Creative Event where we will take professional photos of you, your art, go through an artist interview

Deadlines

  •    About 20 spaces available between both events
  •   All participatings must complete a Business Model Canvass workshop before being eligible for community
  •   Participation fee starts at $30 per month
  •   Participation fee goes up to $35 per month February
  • 10 percent goes towards fundraising in the art community

Submission guidelines: 

  •   High Resolution Art (should be print capable)
  •   Make sure to include a list of name, medium, price

 

  •   Visually striking eye candy
  •   Visual Art (drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media)
  •   Photography
  •   Short stories
  •   Poetry
  •   Other written work (personal essays, creative non-fiction, etc)
  •   Performance (Dance, music, etc)
  •   Art installations
  •   Experimental Arts

Registration process

Submit your work, make sure to include your bio

  1.     Once you’re registered you’ll be sent to our participation page
  • Participation starts at $30 per month
  • Register 1st, get organized, worry about paying when you’re ready
  • 10% of your fees goes back to fundraising 
  • You can cancel any time

 Click the link below to register