Sculpture and 3D media
2026 Emerge – Sculpture Intake
November 3 to November 15, 2026
2026 Emerge is the Federation’s call for artists who self-identify as emerging. This is the sculpture intake; painting is handled as a separate intake. Maximum five works per artist, at CAN$20.00 for the first entry and CAN$20.00 for each additional entry, with a further CAN$5.00 per entry for non-members. Submissions close Tuesday, September 15, 2026. Awards are the Brian Atyeo Award of $600, and a People’s Choice award of a 15% discount on selected Federation Academy courses and programs.
If your work sells
You can enter work that is for sale, already sold, or not for sale; give a price for every piece whatever its status. Prices and availability cannot be changed once entered.
You receive 65% of the sale price; the Federation keeps 35%. Non-members receive 50%.
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.
- Delivery and insurance. You pay shipping both ways, including customs and import fees; include a prepaid return waybill if you ship. The FCA does not insure artwork, in transit or on the wall. Late delivery is $50, work arriving early or left uncollected is $20 a piece per week, and work that is not wired properly is $20. Questions about shipping go to [email protected].
- Entry fees. Entry fees are in Canadian dollars and are not refundable.