PRESENT TENSE | GPAG Members’ Exhibition 2025

Get your Present Tense submissions ready! Drop off is June 19th – 22nd, 11am – 4pm. The exhibition is on display June 26th – July 20th.

Present Tense is an annual exhibition featuring the creative work of GPAG members. We accept one artwork from each artist in any medium and style, as long as it adheres to our max. size restriction of 16″ x 20″; including but not limited to paintings, drawings, prints, pottery, photography, textiles, sculpture, wood working, and multi-media works. More information, Submission Guidelines, and Entry Forms are available online or in person at GPAG.

Interested in showing more of your work at GPAG? Members are also invited to submit up to six Tiny Artworks (under 6″ x 6″ or 5″ x 7″) to our Members’ Tiny Exhibition on display in Joe’s Lounge during Present Tense.

Main Gallery and Eve Smart Gallery exhibitions

General submissions for exhibitions at GPAG in 2026 are now closed.

The deadline to submit your proposal was 4PM on March 31st, 2025.  We thank all applicants and will be in touch with you if your application has been selected for an exhibition. We expect to have decisions made by June 01, 2025.

If you are considering an application for 2027 or in the future, you may wish to read our Exhibition Policy and Submission Guidelines. You may also view a sample Artist-Gallery contract for reference.  Please note: we do not accept submissions via email. 

Shout Out 2025 Youth Art Exhibition

Thank you for participating! The exhibition is now over and remaining artwork (and purchases) may be picked up during regular hours, Thursday through Monday, 11am – 4pm.

Payouts for sold works will be administered by April 15.

Joe’s Lounge

Joe’s Lounge (formerly, the GPAG boardroom) is our newest exhibition space, named after GPAG benefactor, the late Joe Peters of Gibsons.

The vision of Joe’s Lounge is to provide a non-juried, low barrier salon-style exhibition space for members of Gibsons Public Art Gallery. It’s the perfect space for emerging artists or those with a smaller body of work. In 2024 exhibitions in Joe’s Lounge were offered on a first-come, first-served basis. In 2025, due to a high amount of interest in Joe’s Lounge Exhibitions, exhibitions will be offered on a lottery basis. Exhibitions in Joe’s Lounge will be approximately three to four weeks long. Artists working in all mediums may apply. Applications for a Joe’s Lounge exhibition in 2025 closed on November 15th, 2024. 

Applications for 2026 are expected to open in fall of 2025.

Tiny Art Gallery – Guidelines

We encourage local and visiting artists of all abilities to contribute and donate to the tiny art gallery. This is a free exchange (similar to a tiny library); you bring in a piece of art and exchange it for one of your choosing. Pieces are not juried, but are selected for display at the discretion of the Gallery. Donations of tiny artworks (without exchanging) are also welcome.

The size is limited to six inches by six inches maximum and can be either 2D or 3D. Please ensure 2D work is ready to hang.

The Tiny Art Gallery is located in the front west window of the Gibsons Public Art Gallery and will be open for exchange during gallery hours and visible 24/7. Drop by and have a look. Take photos and share on social media (tag #gpagart).

In addition, we will be featuring a ‘tiny’ artist exhibit each month (for four weeks duration) in a side window. To be featured, artists should apply to info@gpag.ca with your name, contact information (including email) and information about your artwork (type, size, genre). Artists do not need to be GPAG members, although membership in our gallery is a wonderful opportunity and is strongly encouraged. Applications to be a featured ‘tiny’ artist will be on a first come, first served basis. The size limitations for pieces apply and there is room for three to five pieces of art. These art pieces will be available for sale, if the artist so wishes. We also strongly encourage the featured artist to donate a piece to the Tiny Art Gallery for free exchange. Note: featured artists and work may be identified in gallery promotional materials.

Gallery Floor Plan

For Artists: View Gallery’s Floor Plan.

Approximately:

• 139 linear feet on permanent walls
• 3 optional movable triangular towers 2-3 feet on each side
• 1 optional movable wall approx 4 feet by 7 feet
• 3020 square feet