MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

The Colborne Art Gallery is a thriving artist’s collective, welcoming applications for new membership throughout the year from both established and emerging visual artists. We suggest that you become familiar with the Gallery and our website before completing your application.

Gallery members have the opportunity to exhibit and to offer work for sale in six shows per year, have a webpage within the Gallery site and also benefit from Gallery publicity and exhibition promotion.

As a cooperative artist run gallery, there are opportunities for individual members to offer their expertise, take responsibility for all management aspects of exhibits, sales, publicity and promotion, community engagement, fundraising, accounting, documentation, design and space maintenance.

STAGE ONE - Submit these items by E-mail, see below

  • cover letter including a statement of your interest and potential contributions as a CAG member
  • ten images of your current and recent work
  • link to your website (if applicable)
  • typed artist’s statement
  • curriculum vitae (C.V.)

STAGE TWO: Review of artist’s submittedmaterials by membership

STAGE THREE: Membership will consider your application and may arrange astudio visit to select works for viewing by members, following which applicant will then be notified of gallery’s decision.

We look forward to considering your application and will be pleased to respond to your inquiries. Contact Susan McDonald for more information: 905 753-2731or email .

Mail your completed stage one to:
The Colborne Art Gallery
P.O. Box 903
51 King St East Colborne ON K0K 1S0
Attention: Membership / Or Deliver to The Colborne Art Gallery (during open hours only)
(Thursday to Sunday, 12 - 4 p.m., March through December)

The Colborne Art Gallery membership exhibition opportunities:

  • Members work is exhibited in 6 exhibitions per year
  • Solo Exhibitions on a rotating basis

Minimum Membership Participation/Responsibilities for Gallery Operation:

  • work cooperatively as an individual memberand assume administrative duties as required
  • assist with distribution of invitations
  • attend exhibition openings
  • attend monthly members meetings
  • sit the gallery during exhibitions

Financial Obligations:

  • membership dues of $30 a month (10 monthly payments a year)
  • 15% sales commission to CAG