2024 Call for Submissions
The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art is currently accepting programming submissions for their main gallery and project gallery.
Submission Deadline: March 20, 2023
The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art is an artist-run centre located in Kelowna, BC. The Alternator presents year-round exhibitions in all media by emerging and mid-career Canadian and international artists, as well as artist talks, exchanges, panel discussions, fundraising events, publications, workshops and other events that promote an awareness of contemporary art practices.
The Main Gallery is well suited to early-career artists seeking professional exhibition opportunities, or for more established artists’ experimental works that mark a departure from their established practice.
The Project Gallery is considered a Single Work exhibition site and is well suited to very early-career artists seeking a first professional exhibition opportunity. Works may include media, small projects, installations or work in progress.
Works will be selected by their programming committee based on the following criteria:
- Compatibility with the Alternator’s mandate
- Quality of the artwork (with an emphasis on experimental approach)
- Clarity of the written proposal
- Production cost and availability
Further, the programming committee seeks diversity of perspective, medium and theme when establishing our annual exhibition calendar. The Alternator is committed to fostering artists’ professional autonomy and is proud to pay successful applicants CARFAC fees (Category 1).
The Alternator welcomes submissions from under-represented artists of all backgrounds including, but not limited to, Indigenous, Black and racialized persons; refugee, newcomer and immigrant persons; two-spirit, LGBTQ+ and gender non-binary persons, persons with diverse abilities, and those on low-incomes or living in poverty. The Alternator is committed to ensuring equitable access to our submissions process. Please contact the gallery if you require any accommodations to participate.
The deadline to submit is March 20, 2023.
For the full submission guidelines and to submit a proposal, check out our website alternatorcentre.
