Think Globally, Art Locally
All photographs by Renato Petean Marino. Click an image to get a larger version.
The Awards are mentioned in the post just after this one.
Here are the Awards, as announced at the Reception, April 18. You might have to scroll sideways on your mobile.
| Award | Artist | Work | Donor | |
| Jurists’ Choice | MaryLou | Hurley | Miss Delphine | Wasim Jarrah |
| Award of Merit | Stella | Capogna | Ship of Fools | Andrew Slonetsky |
| Award of Merit | Angie | Rad | Sunset Paddle | Robins IDA |
| Award of Merit | Sandra | Cormier Turnsek | Fancy Shawl Dancer | Robins IDA |
| Award of Merit | Steve | Leskew | Succession | Jackie Playter |
| Award of Merit | Bob | Tunnoch | Metamorphosis Martini | Bob & Barb Kwapis |
| Award of Merit | Maria | Petrov | Cascade | Jackie Playter |
| Award of Merit | Denise | Brooker | Little Pink Tractor | Stirred Interiors |
| Award of Merit | Heather | Smiley | The Valley | Bike Sports |
This is Legal size paper (8.5 x 14). If you want a copy for printing, click here.
Ramiro Quiros | Charlotte Sprague | Sabrina Leeder | Sarah Cowley | Kevin Ford | Angie Rad | MaryLou Hurley | Sheila Romard | Zahra Nasrin | wayne smile | Bill Stephens | Sandra Cormier Turnsek | B Dass | William Lottering | Suzie Persa | Bret Culp | MF Herzog |
Steve Leskew | Irene Schaefer | Sibernie James-Bosch | Jane Wang | Janice Jones | Mahtab Abdollahi | Scott Visscher | David Paolini | Stella Capogna | Paulette Fleary | Laura Higgins |
Sean Stone | Allan Flagel | Bob Tunnoch | Linda Szoldatits | Rashmi Baird | Renato Petean Marino | Ghazaleh Naderian | ANITA GIANCOLA | Betty Cowan | Maria Petrov | Julia Sperry | Ilja Hup-Warmels | Denise Brooker | Heather Smiley | Calm Ghosts | Terri Mittelmann
Congratulations to all!
The Show opens April 17, and the reception is on the 18th, 7:00 – 9:30. It’s free & open to everyone.
We had submissions from an even hundred artists (well, maybe one more – technical difficulties maybe). So pretty much tied with last year. Thanks, everyone, for trusting us with your work.
The Jury Panel meets March 28, and notifications will be sent within two days after that. We will post an intro to our jury in a day or two.
Today is a VERY busy day – downloading the last entries, cross-checking with payments etc.
The online version of the 2023 Show is ready, and will be published Monday, May 1.
Check out the galleries from past shows and you will see that we are really full-service! Each artist gets a full page, linked in from the thumbnail gallery, and featuring a full-size image of their work, details and statement about the work, and contact info (linked if applicable).
The pages are based on templates we have developed ourselves, so the entire show has a consistent, professional look and feel. Each page takes from 5 to 10 minutes of work, not counting the time to arrange the spreadsheet the data is pulled from, so it represents a few hours of (volunteer) time.
We think it’s worth it, and hope you do too.
By the way – we work in WordPress. We have been documenting our processes, as we hope to be able to pass some aspects of the organizing and running of the show on to a younger crew. We’re in our 70s, so pretty much everyone is younger :^)>
To that end, I have added a selection to the contact form so you can volunteer.
It was really hard to choose Award winners this year – more than usual! So much good work… But here they are:
| Award Winners | Artist | Work | Donor |
| Jurists’ Choice | Daniel Ross | Warmth | Wasim Jarrah |
| Painting | Vera Walton | Stories to Tell | Jackie Playter |
| Drawing | Peter Moxon | Entwined Forever | Jackie Playter |
| 3D (Sculpture, ceramics, pottery) | Heather MacPherson | Guardian Raven – weight of the world | Bike Sports |
| Photography | Bret Culp | One-Year Solargraph | Andrew Slonetsky |
| Fibre/Mixed Media | Kasia Latos | New Resilience | Bob & Barb Kwapis |
| Award of Merit | Matthew Herzog | Patient Zero | Dr T Hunter |
| Award of Merit | Bob Tunnoch | “From the depths of the Dining Room” weedy sea dragon | Dr T Hunter |
| Award of Merit | Mariela Schiappacasse | Lunch is ready | Stirred Interiors |
| Award of Merit | William Lottering | Tree Circle BC | Robins IDA |
Here is where you can download sharable copies of our 2023 poster. Click the links to start the download.
Printer-ready, letter-size pdf
A good size for a web page
Instagram square 1000×1000 pixels
The show runs at Newmarket’s Old Town Hall from April 18 to April 29. Check the website for updates, since the Town rents out the space occasionally for private functions (which gives the art a captive audience).
The Opening Reception – our Gala – will be April 20, 7:00 to 9:30. It is free, including snacks & refreshments, and open to all. The Awards, totalling around $1000, will be announced that evening.
The deadline just passed, and we have submissions from 110 Ontario artists – a record, by far! We’re happy!
The artists sent in close to 300 pieces of work – painting, sculpture, photography, fibre and pottery/ceramics and more.
Geographically, the artists are from about 40 different communities.
Now – on to the jurying – April 5! Results will be sent out soon after