We hope that you will support us in presenting artists from across Ontario at Newmarket’s Old Town Hall galleries. This show brings artists and art lovers from across Ontario into the heart of Newmarket’s historic downtown.
There are four income streams, aside from what we, the Co-Directors, self-fund:
- Artist fees
- Award sponsorships
- Financial support
- Partnership with the Town of Newmarket
We seek sponsors for the awards, and Newmarket residents and businesses have been very generous. All the awards are sponsored in this way.
We also seek financial support for other expenses, especially the reception, but also this website.
Of course, it has been extremely helpful that the Town of Newmarket has partnered with us to make the annual shows happen indoors at The Old Town Hall. Many thanks!
Here’s what we do with the sponsor, supporter and applicant money:
- Direct monetary support to artists and arts workers
- Pay jurist honoraria
- Provide artist awards
- Pay a part-time employee (a post-secondary art student) who runs our Instagram account, creates our annual poster and does our reception photography
- Waive entry fees for artists who declare that they require such support
- In 2025, we were able to host a show by the Newmarket Group of Artists in the Old Town Hall
- We were also able to pay each artist in our 2025 show a small honorarium, and we hope to be able to continue that initiative, with sufficient support.
- Marketing:
- Maintain this website
- Purchase promotional business cards
- Exhibition costs
- Hold a free reception with snacks and beverages, using rented plates and glasses to reduce waste
- Purchase materials for name tags and for wall tags beside each piece of artwork