Artist Call for Submissions: January 1st – May 17th
Artist’s Workshop : April 14th, 5pm – 7pm (see registration details below)
Art Show Opening & Artist Meet and Greet: June 5th (Free Public Event)
Exhibition Dates: June 5th – 30th
Still becoming- explores aging as a process of growth, creativity, identity and transformation- not a conclusion, but a deepening.
Artists are invited to reflect on the ways in which they are still discovering, learning, evolving and creating meaning in later life.
This exhibit is organized in partnership by Active Living 55+ and the Walker House Museum.
Suggested Artistic Themes & Interpretations
Transformation & Process– Works that show shifting identity, evolving roles or transitions through time (art that embraces process, layering or visible revision-mirroring how life continues to unfold)
Memory & Reflection – Pieces inspired by memory, dreams and revisiting the past, not as nostalgia but as integration (use of personal artifacts, letters, or photo collages to show life’s Journey)
Bodies of Time – Portraits or paintings reflecting the aging body with honesty, dignity and complexity (use of texture, patina or layered surfaces to show “lived experience”)
Nature & Seasons – Metaphors from nature-growth rings, erosion, flowering, decay, renewal (Botanical or natural imagery to represent the cycles of becoming)
Voice & Legacy – Art that expresses what hasn’t been said until now, or work that reflects on legacy- what we pass on creatively, emotionally, spiritually
Artist’s Workshop
A guided artist workshop will be held at the Walker House April 14th, 5pm – 7pm
We will be hosting a guided artist workshop at the Walker House to provide additional support to community members who wish to participate in the exhibit but may need a guiding hand on getting started with their artistic journey.
To register for this event email: jbeer@clkd.ca or phone: (519) – 396 – 9434
Artwork Criteria
All art forms must be able to hang from a wire and installed on a wall. All artworks and materiality will be accepted as long as it is safe to be displayed in a public space and it does not contain harmful or hateful messages or imagery.
To Submit Your Artwork
The submission period is open from January 1st – May 17th
Please send an image of your artwork along with its materiality, and dimensions (Height X Length X Width), along with a brief description of why your work fits the theme of the show.
Artists are welcome to sell their work during the exhibit but this is not mandatory. The Walker House will process sales on the artists behalf. The Walker House will charge a 10% commision fee for sold work.
Sold work must remain on view until after the exhibition is concluded.
Email all submissions to: thewalkerhousemuseum@gmail.com
For more information, please feel free to reach out to the Walker House through email: thewalkerhousemuseum@gmail.com or phone: (519) -396 – 1850