« This call pays fair market value, up to $800, if your work is selected!
Selected pieces will help inspire people to donate their time in support of great causes. Submissions will be selected by an expert jury panel from the Toronto Art Community. Artwork will be displayed in the offices of corporate partners and in various community spaces for the 12 months while participants complete their pledge. There is no submission fee associated with this call.
New for 2011: We have launched a brand new submission tool, Slideroom. Slideroom allows artists to submit their work with ease, and provides us with the opportunity to engage a larger art community for selections remotely. There are some important changes with this new application tool, be sure to read on for details.
What is a Timeraiser?
The Timeraiser is a silent art auction with a twist. Instead of bidding money, participants bid volunteer time to agencies that need their skills and energy. We buy all artwork at fair market value beforehand and auction it off on the night of the Timeraiser. The 8th Toronto Timeraiser will be held on Saturday March 19th at the Fermenting Cellar in the Distillery District. Successful auction bidders have 12 months to complete their volunteer pledge. When they do, they bring the artwork home as a reminder of their goodwill.To date, the Timeraiser has generated 77,000 volunteer hours and invested $410,000 in the careers of emerging Canadian artists.
• You set the price of the artwork submitted, up to $800Submission Tool Notes
• You must create an account in order to submit to the Timeraiser. Previous accounts on calltocommunity.ca will not be transferred.
• Hotmail addresses are NOT accepted as valid email accounts on Slideroom, because of Hotmail’s security protocol. Hotmail routinely labels activation emails as junk mail. As a result, Slideroom does not support Hotmail in any capacity. If you do not have an alternate email address, please email Amanda directly at agrainger@timeraiser.ca
For more information, go to www.timeraiser.ca and please circulate this notice to your friends and colleagues in the art community.
Manager, Communications/Social Media
416-597-2293 ext. 247
agrainger@timeraiser.ca
www.timeraiser.ca
« INTRODUCTION
The Timeraiser supports emerging and mid-career artists like few other community events do: artists are paid fair market value for their work instead of being asked to donate their creativity. The art is then auctioned off at the Timeraiser to raise volunteer hours for the community. To date, the Timeraiser has invested over $310,000 in the careers of more than 450 artists across the country.
HOW THE CALL WORKS
The call is open to all visual artists. You can submit an application by going to our easy online tool and creating an artist account. The Timeraiser pays fair market value up to $800 (including framing). A well-rounded volunteer jury will then select the pieces that will be purchased for the Timeriaser.
www.calltocommunity.ca
SELECTION CRITERIA
Local, emerging and mid career artists
Appeals to the Timeraiser demographic (young professionals in their 20s and 30s)
All mediums and styles of visual art are represented at the Timeraiser »
(from Timeraiser’s I’m an Artist page)
Tickets for the 3rd Ottawa Timeraiser are also on sale now! For more information, please click here. It will be held on Saturday November 13th, 2010 at the National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa
-submitted by Amanda Grainger
