The Back Alley Gallery
Show Dates
Saturday, February 14, 2026 Doors open at 1PM until 5PM
Show runs until Sunday, March 15, 2026
Accepting submissions from January 2 - January 31, 2026
The Back Alley Gallery invites submissions for "Related Perspectives: A Family Show". This is a group exhibition featuring artists who are related by blood, marriage, or chosen family. This exhibition explores how shared history, environment, or experience can shape or diverge artistic vision.
The work does not need to be about family. Instead, we're interested in seeing how related artists may approach similar subjects, ideas, or aesthetics from different perspectives, or how their work may contrast entirely.
The exhibition opens on Saturday, February 14 and coincides with Family Day in Ontario on Monday, February 16, making it an ideal moment to reflect on connection, relationship, and individuality within share roots.
Eligibility
-- Open to artists working in all mediums; including but not limited to: painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, textiles, mixed media, and installation.
-- Artists must be related (siblings, partners, parent/child, extended family or chosen family)
-- Families or groups of two or more related artists may apply
-- There may be three or four (or more) artists in a family submitting together
Submissions can include 1-3 pieces of completed work. Selected artists will be notified by February 4 via email which will include all associated dates.
Artists will be responsible for getting their work to The Back Alley Gallery on either Friday, February 6 between 1:00 - 6:00 PM or Saturday, February 7 between 1:00AM - 5:00PM.
All art sales are subject to 30% commission fees to the gallery.
Online submissions only.
Pay $25 submission fee here
Image Requirements
Submit up to 3 works. This call is open to all 2D and 3D mediums. Images should be cropped to feature art only or art in the frame as it will be displayed. Please do not include rendered backgrounds, mock-ups, art hanging on the wall.
For sculpture, 3D relief, collage and textiles work must be shown against as neutral a background as possible in order to effectively communicate the nature of the piece. You may include up to 3 angles of each piece. Ensure any background distraction is not included or eliminated as much as possible. Artists are welcome to submit outdoor sculptures in an outdoor context as long as the work is clearly visible. Additional video may be requested for further consideration.
Images must be provided in JPG format, 1000 pixels along the longest side to a maximum of 1MB in size. File to be named First name, Last name and Title, for example, PaulElia_FactoryTown.jpg.
* Accepted applicants agree images may be used on the The Back Alley Gallery website, social media and promotional materials.