The Salt Spring National Art Prize Parallel Art Show

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THE PARALLEL ART SHOW by THE SALT SPRING NATIONAL ART PRIZE

The Salt Spring National Art Prize (SSNAP) is a biennial competition and exhibition of Canadian visual art, with the Finalist exhibition taking place from September 24 – October 25, 2021, at historic Mahon Hall on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.

Associated with the SSNAP exhibition, the Parallel Art Show (PAS) was developed to showcase the amazing talent of some of the Southern Gulf Islands’ artists during the SSNAP Finalist event. The PAS jurors selected 51 artworks from the 143 Southern Gulf Island artists who submitted to SSNAP.

The PAS artwork will be featured and for sale on the SSNAP website on September 24, 2021, throughout the exhibition. PAS will be at the ArtSpring Gallery from Saturday, September 25 to Sunday, October 17, 2021.

The PAS jury for 2021:

Margaret Day, Artist/Curator of the Point Gallery

Kegan McFadden, Executive Director of the Victoria Arts Council Gallery

Deon Venter, Artist

Artists’ names were anonymous to the jurors during the selection process.

​​THE PARALLEL ART SHOW OFFERING $4,200 IN AWARDS

JURORS’ CHOICE AWARDS

The Matt Steffich Jurors’ Choice Award—$1,000

Two honourable mentions—$500 each

Contributed by an anonymous donor

VIEWERS’ CHOICE AWARDS

1st prize—$1,000

2nd prize—$700

3rd prize—$500

Donated by Michael Whitfield

Parallel Art Show Events at the ArtSpring Gallery

100 Jackson Ave, Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2V8

Parallel Art Show

Saturday, September 25 To Sunday, October 17 I Open Daily 10am - 4pm

Parallel Art Show Opening Gala

Sunday, September 26 I 6pm - 9pm

Parallel Art Show Award Winners also announced at the SSNAP Gala Awards Night.

The finalist-winning artworks will travel to Victoria, BC, for an exhibition at the Victoria Arts Council Gallery in 2022 and to other venues as yet to be determined.

This exciting endeavour is produced by the Salt Spring National Art Prize Society with support from the Salt Spring Arts Council. Salt Spring Island is known as Canada’s premier arts community.

www.saltspringartprize.ca

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The Salt Spring National Art Prize

The Salt Spring National Art Prize (SSNAP) is a biennial competition and exhibition of Canadian visual art, with the Finalist exhibition taking place from September 24 – October 25, 2021, at historic Mahon Hall on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.

The intent of SSNAP is to advance public appreciation of Canadian visual art and encourage artists whose practise demonstrates originality, quality, integrity and creativity—resulting in significant work with visual impact and depth of meaning.

Associated with the SSNAP exhibition, the Parallel Art Show (PAS) was developed to showcase the amazing talent of some of the Southern Gulf Islands’ artists during the SSNAP Finalist event. The PAS jurors selected 51 artworks from the 143 Southern Gulf Island artists who submitted to SSNAP.