Annual Art Acquisition Program

The budget is $10,000.

This program is our way of encouraging and supporting the artists who live in our community and contribute so much to our County’s cultural development.

Every year there are different jurors and every year there are different artists who participate. We encourage you to keep trying. It’s also a great opportunity to show your work.

Yes, with your permission, we are happy to give out your contact information to potential buyers.

Ten student works will be selected and displayed for one year. The artists are given a prize.

All artworks must be appropriately presented and ready for gallery display. Where applicable, artists are encouraged to adhere to museum standards for matting and framing artwork (acid free materials, conservation glass). Be sure to include framing costs in your pricing. Art on three dimensional canvasses does not have to be framed but the sides must be painted.

If your work is framed, but not to museum standards, please note this on your submission form as the cost of reframing will need to be added to our budget calculations.

More details on framing can be found in the Submission Packages.

A different jury is selected each year. Names are suggested by the Art Collection Advisory Committee and by members of the Recreation, Parks & Culture Cultural Services Branch. We also contact organizations such as the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, who also have a juried art selection process for adding to their collection.

• authenticity and originality
• quality of materials, and the impact on future conservation or maintenance needs
• presentation
• aesthetic quality
• technical excellence and craftsmanship
• overall success and effect

For the first year after purchase, the art is placed in the Artrium of the Community Centre. After that, it is distributed to various County buildings. You can view our collection here. The locations are "tagged."