Painting and 2D media
2026 Curated
April 21 to May 3, 2026
VenueFederation Gallery, Granville Island, Vancouver
Artists are invited to submit 5 to 10 artworks for consideration in this exhibition. The Federation Gallery will feature no more than ten artists, with the People’s Choice Award winner receiving the opportunity for an artist residency or program opportunity at the Federation Gallery.
If your work sells
Everything you enter must be for sale. Prices cannot be changed once entered.
The Federation may negotiate up to 10% off your price, and pays artists by cheque within 30 days of a sale.
General FCA submission guidelines
- Your own work. Reference photos must be your own, or an amateur photographer’s used with their express consent. Stock images and photos by professional photographers are not allowed, even with permission or a paid licence; stock may only be used for anatomical study. Work made in a workshop or class cannot be entered, and neither can work that has already shown at Federation Gallery (chapter shows are fine).
- One of a kind. Each piece must be one of a kind (prints in runs under 200) and finished to an archival standard. For mixed media, list every medium you used.
- Your images and details. Photograph the work on its own: no background, frame or visible edges, straight and the right way up. Blurry or badly cropped images are declined without a refund. Give the medium and what it is on (canvas, paper, board or panel), and a one or two sentence description; it is printed on the gallery label. Nothing can be changed after the deadline.
- Results. Each piece is Accepted (shown in the gallery and online), Recognized (shown online only) or Declined. There is no individual feedback, and the decision is final.
- Once accepted. From the results email your work is under contract with the Federation: do not sell it elsewhere. Withdrawing or selling an accepted or recognized piece costs $100 and you cannot enter another Federation exhibition until the fee is paid.
- Entry fees. Entry fees are in Canadian dollars and are not refundable.