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Call for Entries for international art exhibit, hosted in Canadian Gallery

All entries are to be the size of a postcard, and sent through the mail service

Canadian art gallery Artway is holding a call for entries for "The 2005 Snail Mail World Postcard Art Show". All entries into this unique exhibit, displayed in the Toronto area, are to be mailed to Snail Mail Central as a postcard. The exhibit will run August 26th to September 30th, 2005.

Roughly one thousand entries will be shown on exhibit, held at the Artway Gallery in Sh*oppers Wo*rld Br*ampton, a regional shopping centre in Ontario, Canada.

Artists may enter up to 20 works, for free. Entered artwork may be original or reproduced, and can be of most subject matters and any medium. They must be received in the mail at Snail Mail Central in Canada by Monday, August 8, 2005.

The Top 15 entries, as decided by this year's Snail Mail jurors, will win awards, and be displayed on the Snail Mail website. The public may also participate by voting in a People's Choice Award, which will be chosen online in four rounds from the Top 100 entries in the show. Organizers are currently choosing a panel of professional artist jurors for the Snail Mail exhibit. Yet to be confirmed, the jurors will have diverse specialties.

"VAB-Artway is extremely proud to have the opportunity to host the Snail Mail Show, a diverse international exhibition," commented President of Visual Arts Brampton, and curator of Artway Gallery Keith Moreau at a recent press conference, "We have already held two highly successful mail art exhibits, and are looking forward to again showcasing the most creative artworks from around the world."

Entries should contain the artist's name and the name and medium of their work on the back of the entry. Works should sent to the following address:


 * Snail Mail Central
 * c/o VAB
 * 1 Bartley Bull Parkway, Suite 10
 * Brampton, ON
 * L6W 3T7
 * Canada

Conforming with most government postal service regulations, all works must be between 102 mm to 120 mm (4 to 4¾ inches) wide or high, with the remaining dimension between 145 mm to 176 mm (5¾ to 7 inches). Complete details and rules for the exhibit can be found on www.visualartsbrampton.com/snail, or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Snail Mail Central address, listed above.

Visual Arts Brampton has served the Toronto area for over 19 years, through educational and promotional opportunities, including exhibits at the eight-year-old Artway Gallery. Along with two previous international entry shows, Artway has featured original works by internationally acclaimed Canadian artists and cartoonists.

Dependant on the size of the entries, VAB-Artway estimates the gallery will be able to hold anywhere from 900 to 1400 entries.

Please be aware that Snail Mail Central will only answer questions in the English language. Sorry for this inconvenience.


 * Sorry, but no entries into the show can returned.
 * Entries will become property of Visual Arts Brampton, and most will be kept in our studio's archival system.
 * By entering this show, Visual Arts Brampton-Artway may use your artwork to promote this year's and future year's Snail Mail exhibits.
 * On the back of your postcard, include your name, your artwork's name, and the medium you created your entry in. Also, feel free to include an artist's statement, or description of the piece, written in any language.
 * If you, the artist, have an e-mail or website that you want listed on the Snail Mail website, you may include this on the postcard.
 * Entries must be the entrant's artwork, or reproduction of the entrant's original artwork
 * To not offend the public, no entry may include nudity, or overly religious images, or violent, or racist content.