Shows & Events

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Shapes and Lines: Marks and Meaning
Jan
6
to Jan 31

Shapes and Lines: Marks and Meaning

Shapes and Lines: Marks and Meaning is a juried exhibition that invites artists to delve into the raw language of visual form—line, shape, gesture, rhythm, and repetition. This show focuses on the expressive power of formal elements that often speak more through feeling than narrative, more through structure than subject.

Artists are encouraged to explore the communicative potential of these basic visual components, using them to create mood, movement, harmony, tension, or symbolic resonance. Whether through bold geometric patterns, gestural mark-making, minimalist compositions, or layered abstraction, this exhibition highlights how simple elements can hold deep complexity and meaning.

This is an ideal platform for abstract work, minimalist exploration, or process-driven pieces that center the act of making—drawing attention to how marks are made, repeated, refined, or disrupted.

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Vibrations: Energy Made Visible
Mar
31
to Apr 25

Vibrations: Energy Made Visible

Capture movement, rhythm, and the pulse of life in any medium.

Applications open: February 5 – March 4

Vibrations: Energy Made Visible is a juried exhibition that invites artists to explore the invisible yet ever-present energies that shape our physical, emotional, and spiritual realities. This exhibition focuses on “vibration” in its broadest and most evocative sense—ranging from sound waves and kinetic motion to emotional resonance, intuitive currents, rhythm, and spiritual frequency.

Artists are encouraged to interpret vibration both literally and metaphorically. Whether through pulsating colour, flowing forms, dynamic gestures, or conceptual layering, artworks should strive to make these unseen forces visible and felt. From the echo of a sound to the tremble of a feeling, this show seeks works that vibrate with life, movement, and sensory impact.

Possible inspirations include:

  • Music and sound as visual influence

  • Energetic movement or motion studies

  • Internal states like anxiety, joy, tension, or spiritual awakening

  • Patterns and pulses found in nature

  • The resonance of intuition or memory

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Shared Ground: Collaborative Art
Jun
23
to Jul 18

Shared Ground: Collaborative Art

Celebrate creativity that emerges when artists work together.

Applications open: April 28 – May 26

Shared Ground: Collaborative Art is a juried exhibition celebrating the creative possibilities that emerge when artists work together. In an art world often focused on individual expression, this show centers on co-creation—artworks made through genuine collaboration between two or more artists. We invite pairs or small collectives to submit work that reflects shared vision, process, and authorship.

From spontaneous experiments to deeply intentional projects, Shared Ground explores how artists navigate dialogue, difference, and common ground in their practices. Collaboration may be fluid or structured, harmonious or challenging—but always rooted in exchange. This exhibition showcases how working together can push boundaries, spark innovation, and foster unexpected outcomes that no single artist could achieve alone.

We welcome submissions from established duos, emerging partnerships, artist collectives, interdisciplinary teams, and spontaneous collaborations formed specifically for this opportunity.

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Imaginarium: The Art of the Unseen
Sep
15
to Oct 10

Imaginarium: The Art of the Unseen

 Invite your imagination to reveal hidden worlds, concepts, and perspectives.

Applications open: July 21 – August 18

Imaginarium: Beyond the Visible invites artists to journey past the material world into the mysterious, often intangible spaces of the inner mind, spirit, and dream. This juried exhibition explores the power of imagination to illuminate what cannot be easily seen or explained—realms shaped by memory, vision, symbolism, and the subconscious.

  • Whether through fantastical invention, surreal landscapes, spiritual archetypes, dreamlike abstraction, or personal mythology, Imaginarium celebrates works that embrace mystery and explore the unknown. Artists are encouraged to break away from literal representation and instead tap into intuition, inner symbolism, and the ethereal aspects of human experience.

  • This is a space for wonder, illusion, and transformation—a gallery where portals open, logic dissolves, and the invisible is brought to life.

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Text: The Art of Language
Sep
16
to Oct 11

Text: The Art of Language

The Pearl Ellis Gallery presents Text: The Art of Language from September 16 to October 11, 2025. This exhibition explores the powerful role that text plays in communication, expression, and meaning-making within the visual arts.

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Duality: The Art of Contrast
Jun
24
to Jul 19

Duality: The Art of Contrast

Explore the beauty in contradiction.

This powerful group exhibition invites viewers to reflect on the tension and harmony between opposing forces—light and dark, strength and fragility, tradition and innovation. Featuring painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media, Duality: The Art of Contrast showcases how artists interpret the interplay between contrasting ideas, emotions, and realities. From personal reflections to cultural juxtapositions and natural cycles, the show celebrates the complexity of duality in all its forms.

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Ebb and Flow
Apr
1
to Apr 26

Ebb and Flow

The Pearl Ellis Gallery presents Ebb & Flow, a juried exhibition running from April 1st to 26th, 2025, inviting viewers to reflect on the profound relationship between humanity and water. Featuring paintings, photography, sculpture, and fiber arts, the show explores water’s many forms—its power, beauty, and significance in our past, present, and future.

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Concept Show: Art with Impact
Jul
23
to Aug 17

Concept Show: Art with Impact

Art with Impact is an evocative exhibition that features artists from varied backgrounds and disciplines, each interpreting the theme in unique and compelling ways. This showcase highlights pieces that resonate deeply through media, scale, or subject matter, pushing the boundaries of traditional art forms to inspire change, provoke emotions, and challenge perceptions.

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