Submissions

Ferry Building Gallery annual call for exhibition submissions

Calling all artists on the North Shore, Sea-to-Sky corridor, Bowen Island, the Gulf Islands and the Sunshine Coast. Submissions are now open for the 2026 Ferry Building Gallery exhibition program (for both solo and group exhibitions). Submissions are accepted online only.

The Ferry Building Gallery is a public community art gallery operated by the District of West Vancouver located in the heart of Ambleside. Situated in a heritage building, the gallery serves as a hub for arts and culture. The gallery presents up to 11 exhibitions annually and promotes art education and appreciation through a wide range of events and programs, including participating in the annual Harmony Arts Festival.

Our Mandate

The Ferry Building Gallery enlivens, enriches, engages, informs, and educates our community by presenting enriching, artist-led experiences for the community, including a mix of juried and invitational exhibitions, lectures, tours, and programs which reflect the cultural diversity of the North Shore.

The gallery is open and accessible to all and is a place for the community to experience and celebrate the arts. It supports the development of emerging and established artists from the North Shore, the Sea-to-Sky Corridor, and the Sunshine Coast.

Important dates

Submissions Open: June 23, 2025
Submissions Close: September 18, 2025
Applicants will be notified by the end of October 2025

Submissions are adjudicated by a jury comprised of professional artists and curators who select works based on our mandate and criteria. Selected artists will be available to exhibit from May 2026 to April 2027, as either a solo or group exhibition (decided by the jury). Exhibitions are approximately 3.5 weeks long.

Please note that no more that 10% of your exhibited works can be “Not for Sale” and the gallery retains 30% of exhibition sales. The Ferry Building Gallery is responsible for the installation of each exhibition, including the final curation, placement of the works, and the final number of pieces that will be exhibited.

We strongly encourage applicants of all races, ethnicities, identities, abilities, ages, and genders, to apply.

Submissions guidelines

All submitting artists must:

Be a past or present resident of the North Shore, Bowen Island, Gulf Islands, the Sunshine Coast, or Sea-to-Sky corridor
Not be exclusively represented by a commercial gallery in British Columbia
Have exhibition-ready artwork. We accept two-dimensional (paintings, drawings, photographs, collages and prints) and three-dimensional (sculptures) works. Due to size constraints of the gallery, we cannot accommodate large-scale installations, nor do we have the exhibition hardware for digital, video, or sound installations.
Pay a $20 processing fee. If this fee creates a barrier to entry for you, please reach out to us at [email protected]

Submission checklist

An exhibition proposal including a proposed theme in writing
Three to five images that are representative of the body of artwork proposed to be exhibited. Each artwork should be titled in the following format: ArtistName_WorkTitle_Date_Medium_Dimensions
A list of works corresponding to the images, including titles, date of production, medium, dimensions (height x depth x width in inches), and prices
An up-to-date, concise CV and a short biography
Receipt of processing fee payment

For group show submissions

Each artist must complete their own submission on the online platform
Include the name(s) of the group exhibition artist(s) in your exhibition proposal
You may want to include a proposed title for the exhibition
The jury retains the right to include or exclude other artists in the group and change the title of the exhibition.

The Ferry Building Gallery will promote the exhibition by

Designing and distributing promotional materials
Press release
Social media
Gallery newsletter
Exhibition reception
Meet the Artists event (first Saturday or Sunday after the exhibition opening from 2–3 p.m.)

Apply here

Please note that the submissions are for the Ferry Building Gallery application and not for Harmony Arts. The account is listed under the name Harmony Arts.