October 11-26, 2019 – Reception Oct 16
There were 607 visits to the first annual Newmarket Juried Art Show (NJAS 2019). There were 83 at the reception, and a troop of Brownies.
Starting from no mailing list, we got 81 artists sending 223 pieces of work.
We can’t wait to see what NJAS 2020 is like!
| Award | Artist | Title | Sponsor |
| Jurors’ Choice | Bob Tunnoch | In session, Carnivorous Plant Choir | Co-Directors |
| Best Painting | Anita Niemeyer-Archibald | Oblivion | Jackie Playter |
| Best Photograph | Natalia Shields | Juxtaposed | Chris Williams/Fuse Chamber |
| Best Sculpture | Fariba Kalantari | (group of 3 pieces) | Steve Whitfield/R A Woods Property Management |
| Best Mixed Media | Dave Schembri | Tectonic Shift | Jackie Playter |
| Best Pottery or Ceramic | Teresa Dunlop | Reaching | Linda Kempton |
| Art Gate | Bob Tunnoch | Brendon McNaughton/Art Gate | |
| Honourable Mention | Kaitlyn Sproule | Anchors | Robins IDA |
| Honourable Mention | Sibernie James-Bosch | We’re Listening . . . | Bike Sports |
| Honourable Mention | Elayne Windsor | Landscape with Bubbles | Stirred Interiors |
| Honourable Mention | Cathy Harris | Luscious | Robins IDA |
We didn’t get any jewellery or textile entries this year. As well, we realized that we have forgotten to make an award for “Pottery or Ceramics”. We’ve shifted some of the award money around to fix both of those problems. You will see that in the updated awards grid on About the Show.
Speaking of awards, remember that they will be announced at the Opening reception, Oct 16. We’ll do the awards near the beginning, so don’t be late! (Artists: You do not have to be there to receive an award!)
Award winners get the cash, and will also be given a custom-designed badge to display on their social media or website. Here’s the best Photography badge:
There were 223 works sent in by 81 artists. Congratulations to all the artists who landed a spot in the first annual Newmarket Juried Art Show.
Here are the artists who will be in the 2019 NJAS. For a preview, click here.
| Natalia Shields | Fonthill |
| Irene Hurdle | Newmarket |
| Kaitlyn Sproule | Keswick |
| Jenny West | Aurora |
| Sibernie James-Bosch | Aurora |
| Teresa Dunlop | Newmarket |
| Andrew Kulin | Pickering |
| Dave Schembri | Newmarket |
| Karen L Bowen | Newmarket |
| Lesley Pettigrew | Aurora |
| Kathleen Pistor | Windsor |
| Anita Giancola | Newmarket |
| Cathy Harris | Aurora |
| Tanya Petruk | Whitby |
| Bob Tunnoch | Marmora |
| Fariba Kalantari | Toronto |
| Kate Greenway | Stouffville |
| Zahra Nasrin | Richmond Hill |
| Anitta Hamming | Orillia |
| Cathy Groulx | Woodstock |
| Sheila Dantzer | Guelph |
| Linda Chen | Unionville |
| Elayne Windsor | Reaboro |
| Caitlin Sabean-Untermann | Ajax |
| Kevin McBean | Aurora |
| Denise Lini | Oakville |
| Sheila Romard | Vaughan |
| Donna Fegan | Newmarket |
| Anita Niemeyer-Archibald | Aurora |
We put out our call to artists back in the Spring by contacting various
Arts groups, associations and Arts & Culture divisions in as many
towns & cities as we could find.
This map shows where our entrants came from. Each town or city has just one pin; many had more than one artist send us work.
We had 81 artists with 223 pieces of work sent in – pretty good for the First Annual!
We’ll work up some number on where the artists are from. We see 21 from Newmarket, 6 from Aurora and 4 from Richmond Hill. There were others from Woodstock, Windsor, Barrie, Belleville…
Needless to say – we’re pretty happy…
I thought that I should put up a couple of photos to let everyone see what one of the Old Town Hall Serpa Galleries looks like. It’s such a beautiful space, and we’re really looking forward to seeing the Newmarket Juried Art Show display on these walls! (I’ll post pictures of the other Gallery later – the NJAS will occupy both Galleries!)
Show: Oct 11-26
Reception: Oct 16
Photo credit: Jason Wighton. Photos supplied by Newmarket Arts & Culture, showing previous exhibits
I’ve made a new logo for Fabric & Textiles, and some new Badges to offer our award winners for their websites & social media.
What do you think?
Here’s a question that was asked twice on the same day, by two different photographers: Do I submit the original jpg file, or a picture of the framed print?
I’m a photographer (but I’m not gonna enter my own show, of course), so I often enter images to shows before making a final print and deciding on the print-run limit. Storing prints is hard, especially framed. I know in advance what size the image will be, and I make an educated guess at the frame size.
So please, just submit the jpeg of the image itself. As you fill in the submission form, you will be asked the size of the image, including any framing.
I’ll add this to the FAQ page, too.
We have a new award, and this is a huge – world first huge – announcement, and we are So Excited: Art Gate VR is a virtual reality platform (using 3D goggles & handset, like for VR gaming) for galleries, collectors, and artists to exhibit art. Art Gate will award a six month solo exhibition in virtual reality to one of the finalists in the Newmarket Juried Art Show. This will be a free four-artwork exhibition for 6 months. A larger exhibition can be discussed with the winner if desired.
