Call for Exhibitions
Fall 2025 semester: due June 1
Winter 2026 semester: due Oct 15
Please note that undergraduate exhibitions are scheduled in January and February, as March-April are reserved for MFA Thesis exhibitions
Summer 2025 semester: due March 15
Summer exhibitions are scheduled from end of May through mid-July.
Exhibition Application Form
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The Anna invites undergraduate students in their graduating year to apply for one-week exhibitions that will be programmed in Galleries 1, 2A, 2B and 3. The Treaty Space Gallery is also accepting proposals.
Both the Anna and Treaty Space prioritize exhibition dates and gallery spaces for graduating Black, Indigenous, Persons of Colour (BIPOC) students. We welcome you to identify yourself/your communities in your bio or within your submission proposal, if you wish to disclose.
If you are interested in exhibiting in the Treaty Space Gallery, please be sure your work aligns with the Treaty Space mandate.
Exhibition space in the Anna Leonowens Gallery is reserved primarily for University-based activity. Applicants are prioritized in the following order:
- MFA Thesis exhibitions (in March & April);
- Undergraduate students in their graduating year;
- Group/ Class exhibitions;
- Visiting Artists
- Faculty projects.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
To be eligible for an exhibition you must be enrolled in at least one course during the semester you intend to exhibit. Priority is given to students in the final semester of their graduating year. Winter semester priority is given to MFA Thesis exhibitions which typically take up the months of March and April. If you are an undergraduate student who can only exhibit in March or April we will likely not be able to accommodate your request. A student graduating in April may be considered eligible for an exhibition in the following Summer semester only at the invitation of Gallery staff.
Please note: This is a competitive application process. Not everyone who applies for an exhibition will be given the opportunity to exhibit solo. In the case that the Exhibitions Committee notices a common theme amongst a number of applicants the Committee reserves the right to group proposals into 2-4 person exhibitions. Students are encouraged to curate exhibitions amongst their peers as this will increase the chances of their proposals being accepted.
GROUP PROJECTS
The Gallery encourages proposals for two/three person projects and group shows from students in all levels of the University. These projects will be considered after all applications for solo, final-semester exhibitions are programmed.
Exhibition Policy
Anna Leonowens Gallery Systems is a public exhibition space and resource for showcasing work on the NSCAD University campus. It currently has two locations: 1891 Granville St (“the Anna”) and 1887 Granville St (Treaty Space Gallery), both at the NSCAD Fountain Campus. This policy serves as a guide for showcasing artwork in both locations. All those who exhibit or utilize the Anna’s resources must familiarize themselves with this policy.
Reason for Policy
The exhibition program at NSCAD University has, in order of priority, the following purposes:
- To provide students with an exhibition experience that supports the professional development of students as part of their academic program in which their own creative work is displayed and “critiqued” within the University community.
- To provide the student body with the opportunity to view exhibitions by artists, curators, and designers including work by faculty and alumni as well as work by individuals or groups from outside the University community, that are organized as part of the academic and artistic program at the University.
- To provide exhibition space where the work of artists, curators and designers, primarily but not exclusively from the University, can be viewed by the general public as well as specialized publics from the community at large.
