GENERAL SUBMISSIONS
Access Gallery does not currently have an open call for general submissions.
Each year, Access presents an annual Members’ Show, with a call for submissions typically released ahead of the exhibition in September. Details about upcoming calls and other opportunities will be shared on our website, social media channels, and newsletter.
While we are not currently accepting formal proposals, we are always open to learning about artists, practices, and project ideas that may connect with Access Gallery’s programming. Our programming includes visual and media art exhibitions, installations, performances, and special projects, with a particular interest in supporting artists at early stages of their careers and artists taking risks or pursuing new directions within more established practices.
Please feel free to review our GENERAL SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES. And for general information about what Access provides in relation to support for exhibiting artists and selected projects, please see PROJECT SUPPORT.
Please note that, as Access is only able to program a select number of projects each year, we may not be able to respond to or pursue every inquiry.
If these submission guidelines are a barrier and you would prefer to submit in a format that is more accessible to you (i.e. a video or audio submission), please contact our Director/Curator, Saghi Ehteshamzadeh at [email protected].
We look forward to learning more about you and your work.
Access Gallery Members show 2026
Submit to our member’s show: Making kin at the end of the world.
Making kin at the end of the world is a juried group exhibition held from October 12 to November 8, 2026 at Access Gallery. Centering community engagement, our member’s show offers participants the opportunity to display and sell their work to the general public in a curated exhibition.
We welcome a wide range of mediums and practices responding to the theme of “making kin at the end of the world.” In a time of technological upheaval, climate change, political oppression, displacement, and mass extinction, how do we reconnect and form bonds beyond our differences?
- Exhibition Dates: October 12 to November 8, 2026
- Opening Reception: October 15, 2026
- Venue: Access Gallery, 222 E Georgia St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1Z7, Canada
- Open to any format of works
Important Dates
- Deadline: August 1, 2026 (midnight PST)
- Acceptance Notification: Early September, 2026
- Artwork Drop-Off : October 1, 2026 at Access Gallery
Eligibility
- Open to artists in any stage of their career
- Applicants must be the legal Age of Majority in their jurisdiction
- Submitted images must be original works created by the artist
Submission Details
- One (1) artwork accepted per artist
- $25 CAD to enter, including one-year membership to Access gallery. Current members up until August 1, 2026 can apply for free. Selected participants will be responsible for transporting the work to/from Access Gallery.
- Payment page: $25CAD to our square page.
- Submission fees are non-refundable. Only artists selected will be exhibited.
Please note we will not be able to offer individual feedback, or respond to submissions individually. An email will be sent to all entrants in early September announcing the finalists. If any questions, please reach out to [email protected]
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With gratitude as guests, Access is located on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
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Access additionally recognizes its location in Vancouver’s Chinatown, an area for the gathering of predominantly Cantonese-speaking Chinese labourers, settlers, and businesses since the nineteenth century. Our gallery borders the site of Hogan’s Alley, an important home to Vancouver’s Black population until their forced displacement through the construction of the Georgia viaduct fifty years ago.
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Access gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support of the following funders as well as our committed family of donors, members, and volunteers, for enabling this organization to remain vigorous and connected to the communities we support.
