Shows
Each summer we host our major show of the year, usually coinciding with a holiday weekend. Paintings for the summer show should be your original work. If you have done the painting in a workshop but if you feel that the instructor or mentor did not contribute to your painting then you can submit to the Summer Show. However, if the instructor or mentor gave you suggestions or ideas which you incorporated or supplied photographs or set up a still life or the painting was an exercise to develop skills then this painting is probably not your original work. The volunteer show committee does a great job, please respect the integrity of the guild’s wishes to present original work only in the summer show. This will help the committee do their work without any problems. It is up to you to decide. We notify our members of the timing, important dates and terms of entry by email well in advance. Once it is announced the entry form will appear below.
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The Guild also arranges for an annual show in the ArtSpring lobby. Paintings that reflect input from instruction from classes, during life drawing sessions, and sketching and painting on location are all very welcome for entry into our annual Lobby Show which celebrates the learning and study encouraged by our Guild.
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We also arrange for our members to display artwork in Lady Minto Hospital (semi-annual change-out) and the Country Grocer café (alternating months). Calls for expressions of interest will be sent to members by email.
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Our show policy is here. Prepare your painting for hanging as shown below.
* Please read before submitting your entry.
SS Painters Guild
2026 Shows List
See below for more information!
2026 SHOWS LIST
SHOWS are announced with a Guild-wide email and website-posted Call for
Entries, which gives needed information on the requirements for entries for the
particular show; show entry is online at our website.
DISPLAYS are announced by Guild-wide emails and there is no online entry,
entry is by attendance.
All entries must conform to our Shows Policy, which is posted on the website,.
There may be some exceptions, which will be noted in a particular show’s Call
For Entries (So please read both!), or for displays, by contact from the display
co-ordinator.
Month of March: Lobby Show of workshop and under-instruction pieces at
Artspring
May 5: Lady Minto Hospital display refresh. Contact: Brenda Wheatley at
bwheat88@gmail.com.
May 11 to 18: Guilds show at Mahon Hall.
Now is the time to begin planning and working on entries for this high-profile exhibition, where we benefit from traffic generated by interest in the work of the five other participating guilds. Last year’s sales, $1880.78, after deducting the Square processing fee, exceeded the
previous year with less entries. The challenge is to increase that figure substantially this year.
Our big Annual Summer Show and Sale: July 23-August 5
Fall Fair display: September 12 and 13
Possible repeat of our show at the Library for the month of November, if there
is sufficient interest
Ongoing: displays at the Country Grocer cafe. An opportunity for individual
artists to display and sell. Contact: Sheri Standen at
sheristanden@gmail.com.
SSI Painters Guild
Call for Entries
ARTSPRING LOBBY SHOW
MARCH 2026
Entry deadline: Feb 20, 2026 16:00 PST
Who may enter: Painters Guild members in good standing
How to Enter: on-line https://ssipaintersguild.com/shows/
(limit of one (1) work per member)
Entry cost: none
Eligible works: -paintings begun/completed in Painters Guild workshops or
activities (no online workshops)
-life drawings/paintings, best-of-session sketches
-sketchbooks done with sketching group, open to page for display
-a copy of another artist’s work is eligible ONLY if:
-it was done as part of a PG workshop AND the source artist is
credited in the signature on the front of the canvas, eg ‘John Doe after Rembrandt’
or ‘John Doe copy of Rembrandt’ AND it is not for sale (NSF)
Sales: -excepting copy artwork as above, pieces may be for sale, or not for
sale (NSF).
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-The Artspring box office will process sales during normal operating
hours, at a charge of 3.3% for visa/mastercad or $0.15 per interac
transaction, if applicable. Payment of the purchase price, less the
commission and card processing charges, will be sent by ArtSpring to the Guild
Treasurer who will reimburse the artists after the show.
-sales may be conducted directly between artist and purchaser. There
is a space for artist contact information on the entry form.
Commission: 10% of the purchase price, payable to ArtSpring. This applies also to
sales made directly between the artist and a purchaser.
1. Works in this show cannot be shown in the PG Summer Show. (see:
https://ssipaintersguild.com/show-policy/ )
2. Important dates:
drop-off: Tuesday, March 3 2026 11 am to 11:30 am
pick-up: Tuesday March 31 10 am to 11 am
3. All work must be ready to hang (see diagram at https://ssipaintersguild.com/shows )
4. If you sell a piece and it is removed from the show, please provide a replacement.
5. Guidelines in this Call for Entries apply to replacements.
6. You may have someone else bring/pick up your work but it must be picked up on Tues March 31, as we cannot leave work there.
Any questions? Call Jeannie at 250 537 5301, or email
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Thanks for entering! Enjoy the show!
SSI Painters Guild
Call for Entries
LADY MINTO HOSPITAL ECU - BIANNUAL SHOW
March 24, 2026 - November 3, 2026
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Entry deadline: Sunday March 22nd, 5pm
Eligible works: Paintings or artwork that have never been shown before at Lady Minto Hospital: Extended Care Unit. Although we are not a juried exhibition we welcome submissions that are original in definition: Art created/conceived directly by the artist, representing their unique vision and skill.
All work must stay up for 6 months unless sold.
- Limit of 1 (one) original work per member. Painting can be for sale but not a criteria.
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- Plus 1 (one) designated piece to be kept at home as backup in case your work is sold.
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All work must be ready to hang with a wire hanger and labeled correctly on the back of painting/artwork.
*No glass in frames please*
Please see the Salt Spring Island Painters Guild framing guidelines for details.
Entry cost: Free
Sales: Submissions, depending on the artist’s choice, can be for sale. All sales are by direct contact between buyer and seller.
IMPORTANT: The exhibit is located in a secured ward of LMH. Communication must be made with us beforehand if you make a sale.
Contact: bwheat88@gmail.com to make arrangements before picking up or swapping out artwork after a sale has been made so we can ensure everything goes smoothly with the transfer of the sale and there is no disruption to the residents & staff at Lady Minto Hospital.
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Important Dates:
Drop off: 12 noon – 1:00 pm, Tuesday March 24th, 2026
Pick-up/Drop-off: 12 noon – 1:00 pm, Tuesday November 3rd 2026
Questions?: Brenda Wheatley 604-783-5763 or bwheat88@gmail.com
Thank you for entering. Enjoy the Show!
SSI Painters Guild
Call for Entries
SALT SPRING ISLAND GUILDS SHOW
May 12 to 18, 2026
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Entry Deadline: 5 pm, April 24, 2026
ONE OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ORIGINAL ARTWORKS ARE ELIGIBLE:
1. One original painting per member. Size not to exceed 30”. Work must be for sale, correctly labelled and ready to hang. Please see the SSI Painters Guild Show Policy,
And 1 (one) designated, numbered and labelled piece to be kept at home as backup until your piece is sold.
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2. Up to Five (5) original shrink wraps, maximum 16” x 20” in overall size, presented in a plastic sleeve, NOT a ziplock bag.
Watercolours must include a mat.
Other non framed work in this category must be a maximum of 1/4” thick.
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3. Ten (10) Original greeting cards, individually numbered and labelled.
Entry cost: $15
Commission: 10% commission payable to SSI Painters Guild
Sales: All sales are also subject to 2.5 % transaction fee
- If your piece is sold your back-up replacement work should be submitted to the show at 9.30 am the following day.
- You may have someone else bring or pick up your work provided it is on the designated date and at the correct time
Important Dates:
Drop off: 9 am, May 11, Mahon Hall
Pick-up: 4.30 pm, May 18
NO EARLIER!
**Artists displaying work in this prestigious exhibition are expected to sit at the show for at least one shift. See shifts by clicking the Sitters Schedule button. Click through the 3 pages to see all available shifts.
Questions: Joy Fenske, 647-885-4214. Joy885fenske@gmail.com
Thank you for entering. Enjoy the Show!
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