Small is Beautiful.DETAILS.2026

MGA invites all current members to submit up to 2 paintings, sized 12” x 12”. The show will also be featured on the MGA website until February 28, 2027 and the 12 x 12 paintings will be posted and promoted on the MGA’s Instagram and Facebook sites.

Please read all the instructions carefully before submitting.

Submission Guidelines

1. Paintings must be submitted on the website by the deadline date: November 26, 2026. No late entries accepted.
2. Entry fees are payable by credit or debit card online during the submission process.
3. All details on the registration form must be correctly completed before work is submitted.
4. Pricing: All paintings must be for sale, and the MINIMUM price must be $200.
5. All members who submit paintings for the show are required to sign up for a time to sit the show in the gallery. There will be 2 sitters per 3 hour shift. There are 3 shifts per day.
6.  If you are unable to fulfill your sitting requirement, you are responsible for finding a replacement.        

Images meet the following specifications:

a. Must be in jpg format only

b. Only the image of your artwork should show (no frames or extraneous backgrounds)

c. Images must not be smaller than 1500px on its longest side

d. Image files cannot exceed 5 MB

e. Image files are to be named using the following convention:

FirstName.LastName_Title.Medium.Size.jpg (ie:Jane.Doe_title.acrylic.12x24)

f. Every painting must have a unique name, e.g. Untitled paintings by the same artist must be differentiated in some way.

All submissions confirm that the artist has read and will abide by the show rules and obligations. No refunds will be given after submission is complete.

For each entry, please have the following information ready when submitting:

a. Title

b. Media

c. Size

d. Price

e. Description: In your online submission, please add a sentence about your work and any contact information (website, email, phone) you wish to be shared with potential buyers on our website. This information will be listed with each painting on the website gallery and on social media.

MGA will process sales during the McKay Art Centre show and retain 20% of the sale. If you sell your painting after the gallery show ends, while it is being promoted on MGA's social media sites, please contact markhamartists@gmail.com and your painting will be marked sold on the website.

Artists are encouraged to promote the gallery within your networks and on social media.

Artwork Eligibility:

1. Submitted work must be original two-dimensional artworks in all traditional paint media, including collage and fibre media that is entirely the work of the artist.
2. The artwork was executed without the supervision of an instructor or in a class or workshop.
3. Entries must not be copies, derivatives, or based in any way on other artists’ paintings, photographs, or other artistic work.
1. Works must be appropriate for public display for all ages. Works must not be offensive or condescending towards any race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation, and must not be used to promote or oppose political views. MGA reserves the right to refuse to accept a piece of artwork.
4. Measurements
1. Minimum size: 12” x 12” – smaller images may be framed with mats to reach 12” x 12” size.
2. Maximum size: 12” x 12” including the frame with an allowance of an additional 1/2” all around for framing.

Frames with an outside measurement larger than 13” will not be accepted.

5. All paintings must be securely wired and ready to hang. Any paintings not properly wired will not be accepted and no refund given.
1. All paintings must be labeled on the back with title, price, artist name.
2. In your online submission, please add a sentence about your work and any contact information (website, email, phone) you wish to be shared with potential buyers on our website. This information will be listed with each painting on the website gallery and on social media.
3. All paintings must have a unique name eg. untitled paintings by the same artist must be differentiated in some way.
4. Only paintings entered on the website will be accepted.
6. Any paintings not within these guidelines will not be accepted for jurying and no refund will be given.

Conditions of Entry

All members who submit paintings to a gallery show are required to sign up for a time to host/sit the show in the gallery during the December 2-6 duration of the show. All members who submit paintings must host/sit the show whether their paintings are accepted or not. Failure to fulfill this obligation will limit the artist’s future access to gallery show submissions.

1. Artist Release:
1. I grant permission to the MGA to use and publish my artwork on the Internet and to use photographs of my artwork for advertising, promotion, and any other purpose and in any manner or medium.
2. By your submission to this show you are agreeing to assume all risks associated with your participation in The Markham Group of Artists Art Show, including but not limited to all claims, damages, costs, charges, liabilities and expenses for any damages sustained, including for any loss or damage to the artwork that you are voluntarily submitting and indemnify the MGA, its Directors and members and waive them from any and all actions, claims, demands for damages, loss or litigation, including all attorneys’ fees and costs incurred with respect to such matters.

PAINTING DROP OFF:

Tuesday, December 1 between 9:30 – 11:00 am only.

PAINTING PICK UP :

Sunday, Dec. 6 at 7:45 pm

Monday, December 7, 9:30 – 10:30

Artisan Gift Sales

This show also offers show participants the added opportunity to display and sell handcrafted gift items related to their art practice at no extra cost. Participants may bring small items such as cards, prints, miniature paintings, scarves, holiday ornaments, etc. to display and sell only while they are sitting the show. Sales will be handled by the artist and MGA will not take a commission on sales. A 6’ table will be available for the display. There will be 2 sitters for each 3 hour shift.