Each spring, the Minto Arts Council hosts the Minto Juried Art Show, an annual exhibition that brings together emerging and established artists from across the province. Held in the Minto Arts Gallery, this event showcases a wide range of visual artworks and awards prizes in multiple categories.

Celebrating Artistic Excellence in Ontario

MINTO JURIED ART SHOW

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An Open Call with Growing Impact

For many rural and regional artists, finding a platform that is both respected and welcoming can be a challenge. The Minto Juried Art Show fills that gap by offering professional recognition and public exhibition in a gallery setting right in the heart of midwestern Ontario.

Since 2017, the Minto Juried Art Show has grown in reach and reputation, drawing artists from across Ontario. Winners receive cash prizes, public recognition, and the opportunity to exhibit in a central gallery space visited by audiences from Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, the Georgian Bay region and beyond.

2025 Key Dates & Information

  • Entry Deadline: April 4, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

  • Entry Fee: $30 (up to 3 works of art)

  • Awards Reception: May 8, 2025 | 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

  • Exhibition On View: May 2025

Additional Details

Prize Categories

Sponsored by Minto Arts Council:

  • 1st Place – $200

  • 2nd Place – $150

  • 3rd Place – $100

  • Viewer’s Choice – $50

  • Best Photography – $100

  • Emerging Artist – $50

Privately Sponsored:

  • Best Watercolour – $200 (West Meadow Press)

  • Printmaking Prize – $100

Awards Reception

In addition to monetary prizes, participating in the Minto Juried Art Show is a significant honour, as the event is gaining broader recognition each year.

The winners of the Minto Juried Art Show will be announced during the Awards Reception at the Minto Arts Gallery.

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how to enter

  1. Download the Entry Form

  2. Send your submission by April 4, 2025

    Email JPEGs + signed form to: julianeavw@icloud.com OR by mail to: Minto Arts Council, PO Box 760, Harriston, ON N0G 1Z0

  3. Pay $30 fee via cheque or e-transfer to info@mintoartscouncil.ca

  4. Deliver artwork to Gallery: April 18 (1–5 p.m.) or April 19 (11 a.m.–1 p.m.)

  5. Join us at the Awards Reception: May 8

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jurors

  • Diane Morgan is originally from the UK but has spent the majority of her life living in Ontario Canada.  She creates fine art oil paintings and drawings with a passion for the subjects that have a personal connection to the artist. Diane Morgan is classically trained in the 19th Century French Academic style of drawing and painting by the Academy of Realist Art in Toronto and Boston.

    Diane Morgan has also attended numerous workshops both in person and online in Europe and North America. All this exposure to various teaching styles has inspired and influenced her enthusiasm for the old masters and the realism of today.

    Her artwork is on display in the Wellington County Museum and in private collections, throughout North America and Asia. Diane has also been published in the online Magazine Arabella Art & Architecture.  She has won numerous awards and special merits/honourable mentions in National and International Competitions.

    Diane is also a member of the following associations:  OPA – Oil Painters of America, NOAPS – National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society, Artists In Canada, Minto Arts Council and Guelph Arts Council.  She was most recently a Semi-Finalist in the ARC (Art Renewal Center) Salon Competition 2024/25 and a Finalist in the Strokes of Genius – Best of Drawing Competition 2024.

    https://www.dianemorganfineart.com/

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  • 1966 -1969: New School of Art, Toronto, Ontario
    1970 – 1972: Under the Local Initiative Program, Toronto started children’s art classes at the Princess Margaret Hospital.
    1971: Art show at the Three Schools of Art
    1974: Art show at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts; Art show at the KAA Gallery, Kensington Market.
    1974: Received Canada Council Grant
    1975: Moved to Mount Forest
    1978: Started the art school, D. Currie School of Fine Arts and continues to this day.

    Dot divides her time between Mount Forest, Ontario and St.Rose, Cape Breton Island.

    Dot paints at her cabin on Cape Breton Island four months of the year and shows and sells her paintings through The Inverness Centre for the Arts, Inverness CBI.

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conditions of entry

  1. This call for entry is open to all artists living in Ontario.

  2. All works submitted must have been completed within the last five years and must be original works. Visual arts submissions can include either two or 3-dimensional art in multiple disciplines and mediums.

  3. Due to limited available space in the gallery, the following dimensions are suggested:
    • For two-dimensional pieces, the longest dimension should be no greater than 24 inches;
    • For sculptures dimensions should be no greater than 36” H x 20” W x 20” D

  4. Some consideration may be given to slightly larger pieces. However, this will be at the discretion of the Minto Arts Gallery and will depend on available space.

  5. Please submit your entries as follows: a jpeg image via email julianeavw@icloud.com. A maximum of 3 works of art may be submitted per entry. JPEG files with a completed and signed entry form and entry fee must be sent to: julianeavw@icloud.com. For entry forms, visit our website at www.mintoartscouncil.ca. A maximum of three works may be submitted per entry.

  6. A non-refundable fee of $30 for artwork entered (for a maximum of three works) must accompany the entry form. This will also cover your membership at the Minto Arts Council. Please make cheques payable to:


    Minto Arts Council
    Box 760, Harriston, ON N0G 1Z0
    Minto Arts Council

    Or submit via e-transfer:
    info@mintoartscouncil.ca

  7. All entries must be received no later than 5:00 pm, April 4, 2025.

  8. The Jury’s decision is final. No entry may be withdrawn once it has been accepted. Successful artists will be notified of the Jury’s decision by April 12, 2025.

  9. All successful entries must be delivered, to the Minto Arts Gallery on:
    Fri. Apr. 18 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
    Sat. Apr. 19 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

  10. All works must be ready for display. They must be framed and complete with wire and hooks.

  11. Works must be picked up on May 31, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

  12. The Minto Arts Council will only assume responsibility for loss or damage due to theft, fire, flood or vandalism while the work is at the Minto Arts Gallery. Minto Arts Council will provide essential Liability Insurance and does not provide insurance for works of art or other property belonging to the Artist(s) or Exhibitor(s).

  13. If the Artist(s) or Exhibitor(s) require insurance, they must contact their insurer and arrange an appropriate rider to their own Insurance Policy.