Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition [TOAE], Canada, 8th January 2009

Welcome to the largest outdoor art exhibition in Canada!
Now in its 48th year, the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition [TOAE] is a juried showcase featuring contemporary fine art and craft that takes place on Nathan Phillips Square every July.
As the largest outdoor art exhibition in Canada, the TOAE offers a fresh-air alternative to conventional art shows and galleries. More than 500 artists participate and an estimated 100,000 visitors attend the exhibition every year.  Side by side, established artists, undiscovered talents and innovative students sell their work directly to the public and make lasting connections with art dealers and collectors.

In 2008, the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition’s award program presented over $35,000 in cash awards and prizes to participating artists. Click on Awards to view the complete list of award winners from the 2008 exhibition.

The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition is a charitable, non-profit organization supported by a group of volunteers active in the art and corporate communities. The exhibition is financed through registration fees, and by government, corporate and individual sponsors, enabling the TOAE to charge one of the lowest registration fees in North America. No percentage of the artists’ sales is taken by the organizers.

Selection Criteria
The TOAE juries look for design excellence, quality, workmanship and originality.  The sales potential of the artwork is not a consideration.
The TOAE Board is primarily interested in showcasing innovative artists who excel in their chosen media.  Past exhibitors are encouraged to re-apply and the jury looks for demonstrated progression in the work of these artists.

Only original art will be considered for showing.  Reproductions, such as note cards, postcards, T-shirts or posters will not be considered nor allowed on display.  Work created from assembly kits or manufactured items are also unacceptable.

This exhibition is for individual artist participants only.  Artists working as a collaborative team on each and every art piece created can be considered as an individual submission. Companies, artist representatives and dealers are not eligible to participate.
Artists will be considered under one media category per submission of ten images.  Artists who wish to show in more than one category must apply with an additional submission fee and 10 images in the second category.
Application requirements for the jury process include:
- 10 professional quality digital images or 35mm slides representative of the work specifically intended for the exhibition.
- A corresponding description of each image on a separate sheet including title, medium, size, year of completion, slide/image number and artist’s name.  The artist’s name must not appear on the projected image, except as it may appear as a signature on the work itself, since all submissions are considered anonymously.
- Artist statement and/or resume
Slides and digital images are viewed by the jury selection committee using a projection system.  It is crucial for your images to be clear and large enough to be projected properly.  Good quality images are paramount!
Jury panels are arranged according to media, made up of four members of the TOAE Board of Directors and one outside juror.  A different panel of judges, invited from the arts community, will jury for awards during the exhibition.

Decisions made by the jury of the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition are final.

2009 Jury: Frances Patella, Jury Committee Chair; Jen Anisef, Flavio Belli, Cali Balles, Ross Bonfanti, Jim Bourke, Susan Card, Tony Calzetta, Barry Coombs, Patti Cooke, Teodoro Dragonieri, Judith Geher, Arlene Gehring, Temma Gentles, Rafael Goldchain, Heather Goodchild, Sylvia Jones, Sholem Kristalka, Marci Kroft, Liz Pead, Michele Perras, Sara Levine Petroff, Joseph Muscat, Steve Rockwell, Carol-Ann Ryan, Gail Sax, Allison Skinner, Valerie Steele, Adriana Suppa, Daryl Vocat, Monika Wagner, and Edie Yeomans.
For more information please visit www.torontooutdoorart.org

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