Studio Tour committee & artist eligibility
History of the Tour | Committee rules
The Pontiac Artists' Studio Tour
committee
The Pontiac Artists' Studio Tour committee is composed of professional artists and supporters of the arts in the Pontiac region of west Quebec, Canada.
The principal activity of the committee is the organization of the annual Studio Tour in the Pontiac region, wherein the public is invited to visit the artists in their working environment.
The committee also institutes programs in the community in an attempt to encourage their active participation in the arts.
(Day with an artist workshops etc...)
Eligibility for the tour
Any artist may apply to participate, and, when possible, priority will be given to local artists. Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- The artist must have a consistent body of work, showing professionalism and a level of excellence in his or her medium.
- The artist must have or aspire to gallery and professional experience.
- All work must be original and made by the artist.
- The work must include out of production (one of a kind) work. Emphasis in the jurying will be placed on this work.
- Growth and change must be evident in the work.
- Artists must subscribe to the goals and objectives as stated in the constitution and be prepared to work with the group as necessary to plan, implement and promote the Tour.
Five meetings will be held during the year. Attendance will be mandatory.
- Artists will be asked to submit an application to the selection committee. This submission must include current slides (preferred). If slides are unavailable the submission can include digital images on CD. The images must be accompanied by a numbered image description list. Application should include a bio and Curriculum Vitae (résumé of past exhibitions and activities), a description of their home studio location and the reason they would like to participate in the Tour.
- Eligibility will be decided by a selection sub-committee as per the PAST committee's rules.
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2012 artists:
Marcio Melo
Carol Howard-Killoran
Valerie Bridgeman
Peter Wood
Jennifer Dale Judd
Kathleen Ranger
Clément Hoeck
Stephan Scrak
Larry Evans
Dale Shutt
Chantal Auger
Claudette Spence
Nancy Dagenais Elliott
Cathy Dolan
Cheryl Dolan
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