River Arts Festival

Call for Submissions of All Shapes and Sizes

Calling All Film Makers

Film makers are invited to submit films (5m-90m) to our first annual River Arts Film Festival taking place on Sun. Nov. 4th. Our Film Festival will feature a full day, of 2 hour blocks based on specific themes. Films can be of any genre or medium, but we will be focussing on the following themes: youth, marginalized voices, documentary, horror and culture.
There is no fee for submitting content. Submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m. Sept 30th, 2018. To submit, email an unpublished Youtube/Vimeo link to info@riverartsfestival.ca

Calling All Performers

The River Arts Festival is looking for talented performers of all ages. Our annual variety show will take place on Thursday November 15th, 2018 at Dunnville Secondary School. We want to see what unique and exceptional talent Haldimand county has to offer (singing, dancing, playing an instrument, skipping, hula hooping, juggling, magic etc.). If you are an individual, group, organization or business and would like to participate in our variety show email info@riverartsfestival.ca

Calling All Visual Artists

Visual artists of all mediums are invited to submit up to 3 artworks, flat and 3-dimensional work welcome.

All non-youth/student entries will be juried for acceptance for exhibition over the full length of the Festival, November 3–17, 2018.

The exhibition is part of a two week multidisciplinary celebration of the arts, offering a free opportunity to show and sell your best work to a wide audience.

There is no exhibit fee, but a 15% commission fee applies to any work sold.

Commission is paid to the hosting venue or business.

Commissions from artworks exhibited and sold in the Main Gallery will be paid back to River Arts Festival.

Work MUST be ready-to-hang (If pieces are not properly framed AND wired, they will not be exhibited.)

Frames with only small built-in hooks for hanging will NOT be accepted.

Please wire all pieces to be hanged, before submitting.
Submissions will be accepted ONLY at LVW Creative Barracks, 125 Queen Street, Dunnville and ONLY over the following periods:
Fri. Oct. 26th, 10am- 5pm

Sat. Oct. 27th, 10am-4pm

Sun. Oct. 28th, 10am-1pm

Mon. Oct. 29th, 10am-5pm

Tues. Oct. 30th, 10am-5pm.

Pieces that are not juried into the show will be stored and may be picked up at the close of the Festival.

All pieces (including those that were not juried in to the show) must be picked up at Haldimand Art Works:

Sunday, November 18, 2018, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Monday, November 19, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Unless prior arrangements are made, artists who do not pick up their work on November 18th & 19th are subject to a $5/day storage fee for their pieces.

For more information email info@riverartsfestival.ca