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Galleries West strives to heighten awareness of the visual arts scene in Western Canada. Professionally written, accessible features on regionally relevant issues and events, profiles of art makers, critical essays, online exhibition reviews and detailed listings of over 475 fine art galleries serve to stimulate, engage, entertain and enlighten art-interested readers including artists, collectors and dealers across the West.
PROFILES
Most artists profiled in Galleries West are involved in a gallery exhibition during the publication period of the given issue. We provide timely information for readers by highlighting noteworthy exhibitions happening in the four western provinces.
The Galleries West cover profile is reserved for rising to mid-career artists who are creating a buzz. Garnering acclaim and recognition within their own realms, these artists may not yet be widely known across the region. Our intention is to help spread the word!
Other feature-length profiles focus on prominent artists of significant, reputation. Our Homage feature pays tribute to Western Canada's distinguished senior artists.
The Previews & Profiles section provides short, easy-to-skim write-ups on emerging to mid-career artists exhibiting across the region.
The Reviews section offers longer commentary on exhibitions which occurred in Western Canada during the preceding 4-month period. These reviews are posted to our website immediately after they are written, often while the exhibitions are continuing.
FEATURES
In each issue, Galleries West strives to provide insight into some aspect of art making or into issues, ideas or events relevant to the Western Canadian visual arts scene.
DEPARTMENTS
First Impressions offers news items pertaining to the art scene in Western Canada: accomplishments, awards, unveilings, major publicshows, major and unusual events and anecdotal tidbits.
The Sources section provides listings for over 400 fine art galleries, peppered with gallery-related news items including new gallery openings, moves, closings, personnel changes, anniversaries, festivals and artwalks.
EDITORIAL
- Galleries West editorial content is managed separately from advertising. Editorial choices are made by the editor and are not for sale.
- The editor is always on the outlook for ideas and suggestions. It's never too early to contact the editor (editor@gallerieswest.ca). Maybe your idea won't work exactly as presented, but it might stimulate other possibilities. Detailed planning for a given issue begins at least three months before publication.
- Galleries West recognizes that galleries perform an important function in identifying talented artists. As we choose the artists to be profiled in the magazine, we welcome the advice and input of gallery directors and curators. We are not in the business of discovering new talent outside the gallery representation system.
- The editor insists that artists featured in a given issue must be exhibiting their work in a gallery during the timeframe of that issue.
- The editor exercises discretion in the process of choosing feature and profile subjects. This ensures that a good mix of genres, media and galleries (public, commercial and artist run) is represented in each issue.
THE INTERNET
- Your gallery listing on www.gallerieswest.ca - including the 50- word description, the hot link to your website and your password-protected use of the powerful Exhibition Calendar - is offered at no charge. If your gallery purchases a display ad in the magazine, your web listing is enhanced with your gallery logo.
- The website listing database is the source for the listings in the print magazine. Your online version should be kept up-to-date by emailing listings@gallerieswest.ca with any corrections or changes. There is no need to wait until the next issue of the magazine to update your description. Do it now.
- Posting your exhibition information (complete with an image and caption) is three mouse-clicks away.
- Click on the name of your community on our homepage and scroll to your gallery listing
- Click on the Attach Event tab on your listing; enter your password
- Complete the form (NOTE: the system automatically resizes images to the required size.)
- Click on Submit.
The gratification is not instant but your exhibition information will normally be published online within 48 hours. (Call toll-free 1-866-697-2002, or 234-7097 in Calgary, if you have forgotten your password or need other assistance.) Clients of Theo Digital should enquire about automating this process even further.
oIf you have posted your exhibition on our site and we review the exhibition, the review will be hotlinked directly from the exhibition posting.
- You can hotlink from your gallery website directly to the reviews or other relevant articles on www.gallerieswest.ca.
- Many galleries have included Galleries West among the 'Links' recommended to visitors to their site. We appreciate this reciprocal courtesy.
- In addition to the individual items on our website, all issues of Galleries West have been archived in compressed pdf format and are accessible on www.gallerieswest.ca. You will find the files are remarkably small.
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