106th Annual Juried Exhibition
Community Gallery 2nd Floor, The Pavilion, Assiniboine Park
Show opens Sunday, Nov. 30th and continues until Sat, Feb. 21, 2026
Members may enter up to 3 two-dimensional pieces: maximum 36”(width or height).There is an nonrefundable entry/judging fee of $18 per piece entered.
Our juror this year is Karen Cornelius. The juror will choose works to be shown in the exhibition from those entered and will also choose prize winners—Judge’s Choice, (best overall) and 3 runners-up.
All work accepted into the exhibition must be dry and ready for hanging. Ready for hanging means that
it must have a wire on the back and a stable frame. All work must be labelled on the back with the
title, the medium, the artist’s name, and the price, if it’s for sale. The Club assumes no responsibility for
works lost, stolen or damaged. The Sketch Club takes a 20% commission on all sales and 15% of that goes to the gallery.
Only Sketch Club members that have paid their dues for 2025 can enter works.
All work submitted must be original, must not be more than three years old, and must not have been included in previous WSC Annual Juried Exhibitions. Any work submitted that does not meet these requirements will be not be accepted. In addition, any work deemed unacceptable by the Community Gallery will not be shown.
Saturday, Nov. 29th 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.. Drop off work for jurying. Have your labelled entries and completed entry form, and entry fee (cheque preferred) with you when you bring your works to: the Community Gallery, 2nd Foor, The Pavilion, Assiniboine Park, 55 Pavilion Crescent, Winnipeg, MB. Make sure all work is labelled on the back with the title, medium, artist’s name and the price, if it’s for sale.
Saturday, Nov. 29th(Same day as above) Artists will be notified by mail or phone if their piece/s have/have not been juried into the Exhibit. Pick up art between 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 30th Official Show Opening Reception 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. at the Pavilion
The juror will speak and prize winners will be announced.
Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026 Show closes.
Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 Artwork will be available at the Pavilion for artists to pick up from noon until 2:00 pm. Artwork may not be picked up earlier.
ENTRY FORM can be downloaded here:
October 2025 Drawing Sessions
Model information is not yet available.
There will be no drawing session on Monday, Oct. 13 due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Winnipeg Sketch Club Juried Figures & Portraits Exhibit
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
MHC Community Gallery ,Canadian Mennonite University
Submissions on Nov. 1, show opening Nov. 14th, continues until Dec. 20th
New Executive
Here is a listing of the club’s new executive (2025) as elected during our recent annual general meeting:
President: Thomas Steur
Vice President: Jim Pollock
Treasurer: Jean Gallagher
Past-President: Karen Armstrong
Recording Secretary: Dan Bulloch
Model Convenors: Rob Sim / Mike Weretyk
Exhibition Chair / Member at Large: Nicholas Burns
Social Media: Alan Adamson / Susan Mitchell
Kathleen and Susan seem to be the unofficial social committee; much much appreciated. I hear that a spring windup in June or thereabouts might be in the offing.
And introducing our new Digital Communications and Web Presence task force:
Sasha Blant
Dave Lopes
with mentoring and advice from George Tanner.
Upcoming Exhibition Opportunities
Our 106th Annual Juried Exhibition will take place a tad later than usual this year. We hope to have interested members submit works Saturday 29th November; Opening and Remarks by Yours Truly on the Sunday 30th November, and ultimately take-down on 22nd February 2026. So pencil those dates on your calendar.
We are fortunate as well to have secured another show, this one on the specific theme of figure drawing, at the MHC Gallery (Community Gallery) at Canadian Mennonite University https://www.cmu.ca/gallery for dates in the fall.
Submission dates and details to be announced later. But til then, get sketching!
Annual Juried Exhibition 2024
Catalogue of Artworks
at our Annual Juried Exhibition
AWARDS as chosen by our juror, Luther Pokrant
Juror’s Award, first prize – Nicholas Burns for “Princess Photo-Shy”
Honourable Mention – Karen Armstrong for “Rainy Day on George Lake”
Honourable Mention – Wanda Slawik for “Winter Wonderland”
Honourable Mention – Nicholas Burns for “Loading Dock”
Lynn Sissons Award for traditional watercolour painting. This winner was chosen by a panel of club members who were not showing work in this year’s exhibition and it went to:
Karen Armstrong for “Folk Fest Fun”.
The opening for the Sketch club’s annual show at the Pavilion went very well. Thank you to Luther Pokrant our juror. Thank you also to Nick and the exhibition committee (and the contributing artists of course) for making it possible. Thanks to our illustrious president, Thomas for MC’ing the opening remarks and awards presentations.
