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Notes on Various Types of Galleries

A. Institutional Museum/Gallery

(AGO, The Power Plant, The National Gallery of Canada)

This type of gallery is probably one with which you are most familiar. These facilities present more than one exhibit at a time and are often managed by a large staff that may include a director, a team of curators, educational directors, volunteers, docents, etc.

If you were visiting the ROM or the AGO, you would most likely see a large variety of exhibitions. The work housed in the museum has been acquired through a variety of means. Much of the work on display is part of a larger permanent collection, and often what you see is just a selection of work stored in the vaults of a museum. These large institutions house work that has either been donated or purchased through allocated funds. In addition, many museums become temporary venues for traveling exhibitions that the gallery supports along with its permanent work.

The work you are likely to see in these spaces has been completed by artists who have gained some notoriety and are well-established. These artists may be recognized by an art historical cannon, and you likely have seen some of their work represented in your art history textbooks. At the museum you may also encounter work of mid-career artists, and on some occasions you may see work of emerging artists as well.

The AGO has rotating exhibitions of new work that is current and relevant to the interests in contemporary art. In most cases, it is part of the gallery's mandate to ensure that a wide perspective of art-making is acknowledged and to present a mixture of ideas and contexts for examining visual art. For example, the Grange, at the AGO, is the oldest house in Toronto, and presents visitors with an historic restoration of this 1817 building. Alternatively, the gallery also houses, Present Tense, which is reserved for the purpose of showcasing emerging artists.

Financially, these institutions require a substantial funding base to carry out planned exhibitions. These funds are provided and attained through a number of ways: public or government funding, private and corporate donations, fund-raising initiatives, and individual memberships.

B. Commercial and Private Galleries

(ESP, Diaz Gallery, Paul Petro, Katherine Mulherin)

A commercial or private gallery is managed by an individual or a small group of partners. Often the name of the gallery bears the name of the owner and operator (i.e. Clint Roenisch, Toronto ON).

This type of gallery is often referred to as a dealer since they represent and sell the work of artists they have selected. First and foremost, these galleries are businesses and their sole purpose is to profit from their sales. Throughout the year, these galleries present both solo and group exhibitions. If the artist sells work at any time, the gallery takes fifty percent of the sale price. These spaces are able to function based on profits acquired through the sale of work to private, corporate and public buyers (i.e. large institutional museums). Generally, commercial galleries are primarily concerned with representing only work that will generate revenue. It is rare for a viewer to experience large sculptural installations or more provocative and challenging work in this type of venue.

C. Artist Run Centres

(Mercer Union, A-Space, YYZ, TPW, )

These spaces are established by artists for artists. Many of these galleries have mandates that encourage submissions for specific media and support socially and culturally motivated work. Within Canada there are over one-hundred of these centres (the majority within Quebec). The focus of an artist run centre is to present the work of emerging or early-career artists. The gallery programs both solo and group shows that deal with a wide range of materials, subject matter, and conceptual themes. Works tend to be both formally and conceptually experimental in nature.

Artists submit documentation of their work to a selection committee comprised of volunteer board and gallery members. Artists selected to exhibit in an artist run centre receive an artist fee as payment. The fee scale is established by CAR/FAC (

The funding for these centres is provided almost entirely through governmental granting bodies such as The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, and The London Arts Council. An artist run centre must apply for grants on an ongoing basis and raise money through fundraising initiatives and membership support. In most cases, the membership is comprised of artists from the community where the centre is established.

D. Artist Collectives

(Instant Coffee, 8/11 Gallery, White House Studio Project, Red Head Gallery, VSVSVS, LIFT, FAG: Feminist Art Gallery)

In addition to the artist run centre, an artist's collective is another alternative to exhibiting in an institutional or commercial venue. Artists interested in presenting their work in an alternate space might gather friends or peers and form a collective. In most cases their work or ideas are similar either conceptually or thematically. Some collectives establish a permanent site to show their work, and each individual contributes funds for the upkeep and rental of the space (i.e. Red Head Gallery, Toronto ON). Although, more often than not, temporary or commercial spaces are rented and transformed into a gallery for exhibiting work.

There are also Artist Collective spaces that house studios or specialized equipment (video editing, printmaking, etc.) for members to use and share the costs of mainting. Some of these spaces write grants and receive funding, while others rely on donations and membership fees.

GALLERUES IN TORONTO

401 Richmond Street

  1. A Space, studio 110
  2. Gallery 44, Centre for Contemporary Photography, studio 120
  3. Open Studio, studio 104 (print media)
  4. Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art, studio 124 (photo and video)
  5. Red Head Gallery, studio 115
  6. WARC, Women’s Art Resource Centre, studio 122
  7. Trinity Square Video, studio 376
  8. V Tape, studio 452 (video)

9.YYZ Artists’ Outlet, studio 140

80 Spadina and vicinity

  1. Toronto Image Works, 80 Spadina, 2nd Floor (photo printing)
  2. 8-11 Art Gallery, 233 Spadina (artist collective)
  3. Nicholas Metivier Gallery, 451 King Street West

Queen West

Bathurst to Strachan Avenue

  1. Birch Contemporary,129 Tecumseth Street
  2. Georgia Scherman Projects, Inc., 133 Tecumseth Street
  3. Susan Hobbs Gallery,137 Tecumseth Street
  4. Diaz Contemporary, 100 Niagara Street
  5. Pari Nadimi Gallery, 254 Niagara Street

Shaw Street to Parkdale

  1. AWOL Gallery, 76 Ossington Avenue
  2. Gallery 1313, 1313 Queen Street West (community and emerging artists)
  3. General Hardware Contemporary, 1520 Queen Street West
  4. InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre, 9 Ossington Avenue (new media)
  5. Katherine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, 1080/1086 Queen Street West
  6. Lee Ka-sing Gallery, 50 Gladstone Avenue (photo)
  7. MOCCA, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, is in the process of moving
  8. Paul Petro Gallery, 980 Queen Street West
  9. Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, 30 Abell Street (emerging artists)
  10. Stephen Bulger Gallery, 1026 Queen Street West (photo)

West End: Dundas Street West, Morrow Avenue, St. Helens Avenue, Miller Street, Dupont Street

  1. Art Metropole, 1490 Dundas Street West (artist bookworks and editions)
  2. MKG 127, 1554 Dundas Street West
  1. Angell Gallery, 1444 Dupont St., Unit 15 (Entrance off Campbell Ave.)
  2. Richard Rhodes Dupont Projects, 1444 Dupont St., Unit 31 (off Campbell Ave.)
  3. Arsenal/Division Gallery, 45 Ernest Avenue, Toronto
  4. Cooper Cole Gallery, 1134 Dupont Street
  5. Erin Stump Projects, 1558 Dupont Street
  1. Christopher Cutts Gallery, 21 Morrow Avenue
  2. Olga Korper Gallery, 21 Morrow Avenue
  1. Clint Roenisch Gallery, 190 Saint Helen's Avenue
  2. Daniel Faria Gallery, 188 St. Helens Avenue
  3. Scrap Metal, 11 Dublin Street, Unit E
  4. Xpace Cultural Centre, 303 Landsdownd Ave, Unit 2, Main Floor, located between College and Dundas Streets (OCAD Student Union)
  5. Katzman Contemporary, 86 Miller Street
  1. Le Gallery, 1183 Dundas Street West
  2. Loop Gallery, 1273 Dundas Street West at Dovercourt
  3. Magic Pony/Narwhal Gallery, 2104 Dundas St West
  4. Mercer Union, 1286 Bloor Street West

East End

  1. Corkin Gallery, 7 Tank House Lane, Distillery District
Downtown and Harbourfront
  1. Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street West
  2. Centre Space, collaborative gallery with Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain andFeheley Fine Arts, 65, George Street (at King St. East)
  3. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park

4.Textile Museum of Canada, 55 Centre Street (free admission with Sheridan ID)

5.The Power Plant, 231 Queen’s Quay West

6.William Boyle Artport, 235 Queen’s Quay West

Universities

  1. Art Gallery of York University, Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele Street
  2. Blackwood Gallery, Kaneff Centre, UTM
  3. Doris McCarthy Gallery University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail
  4. Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Hart House, U of T, 7 Hart House Circle
  5. Ryerson Image Centre, 33 Gould Street (photo)
  6. University of Toronto Art Centre, 15 King’s College Circle

GTA

  1. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga (community and emerging artists)
  2. Art Gallery of Mississauga, inside the Mississauga Civic Centre, 300 Civic Centre Drive, Mississauga
  3. Oakville Galleries: Centennial Gallery, 120 Navy Street; Gairloch Gallery, 1306 Lakeshore Road East

4.Art Gallery of Hamilton, 123 King Street West, Hamilton

SAMPLE APPLICATION FORM: TRUCK GALLERY (CALGARY, AB)

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The Main Gallery Spaceis programmed through an annual call for submissions as well as by curated exhibitions. TRUCK hosts eight exhibitions each year in this space and accepts applications from professional artists only. TRUCK’sdefinition of a professional artistis someone who has:

*completed their basic training (or the equivalent)
*produced an independent body of work
*presented their work in a professional context
*maintained an independent professional practice for at least one year.

Undergraduate students currently enrolled in school, college or university are not eligible to apply, however this restriction only applies to our main space and students are welcome to apply to our +15 and CAMPER spaces.Graduate students are eligible only if they meet TRUCK Gallery’s definition of a professional artist.

Submission Procedure:

TRUCK accepts submission inELECTRONIC FORMAT ONLY. Please send all written support as aSINGLE PDF FILE. Images must be inJPEG FORMATburned to a single CD. Please do not send any paper documents, printed images, or return envelopes as submissions will not be returned. Pleasedo not e-mail submissions. Submissions should bepostmarked no later then August 29. Late Submissions will not be accepted.

ALL SUBMISSIONSMUSTINCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

1.A completedapplication form(also available for download inWordformat)

2.Proposal (maximum of 1 pages):Clearly describe the proposed exhibition or project. Provide details about your spatial, and material requirements, including equipment needs. Explain what kind of venue is best suited to your proposed work (gallery, theatre, off-site, public space, etc).

3.Artist Statement (maximum of 1 page):Contextualizes the work submitted within your artistic practice.

4.Curriculum Vitae (maximum of 3 pages):Describe your artistic background (e.g. education, grants, scholarships or awards received, professional status, previous exhibitions or performances, commissions, professional memberships, articles, etc.)

5.Images/Support Material:10 to 15 JPEG images and/or DVD for video. All images must be numbered and labeled to match the corresponding image list.

6.Image List

7.Budgetfor curatorial projects, touring exhibitions, and proposals for group exhibitions please provide a clear budget of anticipated expenses and related fees for the exhibitions.

Please Note:

Digital images: Should be in JPEG format, 1000px on the longest side at 72 dpi and no larger than 1MB in size. File names should correspond to the image list.

Video:Submit only the material that demonstrates your artistic accomplishments related to the proposed project, andplease limit each example to five minutes in length.