Detail from Displacement (How to cope with the weight of history), Maggie Groat, 2009

The Plate Glass Gallery is a street level storefront exhibit space with a high public profile on St. Catharines’ main street. Submissions must take into account the physical characteristics of the window space. Selected proposals will be exhibited for a minimum of three months. Artists are paid above CARFAC recommended
rates as well as art transportation costs.

Submission Requirements

• Ten images (digital), video, or other appropriate documentation
• A description of the proposed show (one page or less)
• A statement about the work (one page or less)
• A resume and/or bio of the artist (three pages or less)
• Self-addressed-stamped-envelope for return of support material

Selection Criteria
Artistic merit
As determined by a panel of objective, professional NAC artists familiar with national standards and regional interests

Community relevance
As defined by the ability of the work to resonate within the regional community and inspire grassroots artistic development

Equitable representation
By regional artists, national artists, and cross-cultural artists

Qualities

• Original and innovative
• Engaging and compelling
• Challenging to the intellect
• Stimulating to the imagination
• Transcending the academic
• Lacking in pretensions and artifice
• Appropriate to the gallery space
• Multi-faceted in its ability to communicate