Call for Submissions – 2026 Members’ Exhibition
ARTSPLACE is inviting our member artists to participate in the 2026 Members’ Exhibition, More Is More.
This exhibition celebrates abundance, excess, and the unapologetic joy of too much. From dense surfaces and saturated colour to layered narratives, ornament, repetition, and visual noise, More Is More embraces maximalism as both a visual language and a state of mind. It nods, gently, to moments in history marked by creative wildness and indulgence; the last glittering dances of an era, when expression runs free, rules soften, and art becomes more experimental, theatrical, and alive. Playful, exuberant, and sometimes knowingly over-the-top, the exhibition invites artists to lean into pleasure, complexity, and the thrill of taking up space.
We invite artists working in all disciplines to respond; whether your work is loud or quiet, chaotic or meticulously composed, playful, decorative, indulgent, or conceptually overstuffed. Maximalism can be humorous or critical, personal or political. It might show up as accumulation, embellishment, scale, colour, texture, repetition, complexity, or an insistence on taking up space.
Interpretations of the theme are intentionally broad. Artists are encouraged to approach More Is More in ways that reflect their own material interests, processes, and lived experiences.
Eligibility
Who Can Submit?
Open to all current ARCAC members. Not a member? Join today to participate!
Artists of all experience levels and working in any medium are welcome.
Works must relate to the theme, but interpretations may be broad.
We value diverse voices and welcome submissions from artists of all identities and lived experiences. Our goal is to foster an inclusive, supportive environment where all artists feel seen, heard, and empowered to share their work.
Submission Process
Complete the Jotform.
If you are experiencing any barriers with the submission process; whether technical, access-related, or otherwise, please contact us. We are happy to support you in a way that works for you.
For assistance, reach out at admin@arcac.ca or call 902-532-7069.
Guidelines
Submit one piece of artwork in any medium or style
Any media welcome (drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, craft, sculpture, video, animation, digital, etc.)
If technology is required, please indicate what is needed or check availability - you may need to provide tech;
Artwork must be recent (created within the last 12 months) and not previously shown at ARTSPLACE;
Maximum wall piece size: 36" width x 72" height (including any framing);
Works composed of multiple parts will be considered one work with one sale price;
Additional versions or printed extras will not be accepted;
Original works only (no giclée prints or reproductions of an original);
Works must have adequately fixed hanging or installation hardware;
Unframed works on paper will be installed with clips or magnets - matted but unframed work will not be accepted.
Sales will be processed on a 70/30 split between the artist and the gallery.
We do not charge HST. Artists with an HST number applicable to their practice will be paid HST on their 70%
The gallery reserves the right not to accept work that does not meet the standards or requirements.
Possible Interpretations
More Is More invites artists to lean into excess in all its forms: visual density, surface complexity, ornamentation, repetition, scale, saturation, or conceptual layering. This might mean exuberant colour palettes, intricate patterning, heavily worked surfaces, narrative overload, accumulative processes, or playful collisions of materials, imagery, and ideas.
Maximalism can respond to consumption, identity, memory, desire, labour, nostalgia, or pleasure. It can feel lush, overwhelming, humorous, obsessive, or deeply personal. Artists might explore how meaning builds through repetition, how surfaces carry history, or how abundance itself becomes a form of expression or resistance.
Whether your work is meticulously controlled or joyfully unruly, More Is More encourages artists to take up space, trust instinct, and let complexity lead.
Key Dates
Submission Deadline: Friday, May 22, 2026
Drop-off Dates: Wednesday, July 29, 2026 between 10–4 at ARTSPLACE
Exhibition Dates: August 1 – September 5, 2026
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 1, 12–2
Closing Artist Talk / Panel: Saturday, September 5, 1 pm (optional participation)