Submitting your Art for consideration:

Postal submissions should include a CV artist statement, CD or photographs + a stamped self addressed envelope for return of your work.

Please send samples of images of art work to
Patrick John Mills Contemporary Fine Art Gallery
286 Hinchey Ave. Ottawa, Ontario. K1Y 1M2.

Postal submissions are preferred but email submissions are also accepted. (Include show title as a subject title please).

Email:patrickjohnmills@gmail.com

Only artists that have been selected will be contacted.

I HAVE ISSUES

Submissions Due Date: February 12th, 2012

The Gallery is seeking inspired artists with high quality, turbulent art relating to deep rooted issues like obsessive compulsive behavior, admiration and adoration, unrequited love, narcissism, political and religious experiences, workaholics, self-destruction, celebrations, traumas, habits and rituals, women's issues, daddy issues and familial issues, insomnia, and any other ticks or obsessions with a need for expression. This group show aims to balance the positive and negative effects that unique compulsions and obsessions create; and the drive and creativity that can become the product of these issues.

The Gallery is particularly interested in those unique individuals who are able to channel their issues into a productive force. An example would be an artist who experienced a traumatic car accident and now deconstructs cars and makes the materials into beautiful sculptural pieces in order to deal with their new found aversion to vehicles. These art works should be authentic to the individual and their experiences while maintaining the quality expected in a contemporary fine art gallery. Art can include paintings, sculptures, video, photo, words, performance and any other creative outlets possible.

Please include artist CV as well as an Artist Statement with photos or CD labeled with the title, size and materials.
Send Submissions and Confessions to: Ihaveissues2012@gmail.com

I Have Issues or by post with a stamped self-return address for return of work to: Patrick John Mills Contemporary Fine Art Gallery
286 Hinchey Ave. Ottawa, Ontario. K1Y 1M2.

Naked Naked Naked

The gallery is organizing a group art exhibition on the theme "Naked, Naked, Naked".

Call to Artists: Paintings, drawings, poets, film, performance, sculpture, sculptors... anything and everything. There is not limits. Just want your creativity in excess.

The word naked should not be limited to the nude model or flesh. The word naked is hoped to also embody thoughts and ideas relating to truth, naked truth, the soul, spirit, and mind of pure expression.

This show was a massive success last year. Over a 1000 people attended the Grand Opening of Naked Naked Naked.

Deadline for Submission: January 21st 2012.

Submitting your Art for consideration:

Postal submissions should include a CV artist statement, CD or photographs + a stamped self addressed envelope for return of your work.

Please send samples of images of art work to
Patrick John Mills Contemporary Fine Art Gallery
286 Hinchey Ave. Ottawa, Ontario. K1Y 1M2.

Postal submissions are preferred but email submissions are also accepted. (Include show title Naked Naked Naked as subject title please).

Email:patrickjohnmills@gmail.com

Only artists that have been selected will be contacted.

The next Naked Naked Naked event will be even better:

Exhibition Dates: June 7th - 30th. 2012

Meet the Artists: June 7th. 6 - 9 pm.

Naked Naked Naked - Art Party: June 15th. Friday 6 - 11 pm.

Rain Date: June 16th. Saturday. 6 - 11 pm

-Artists will be invited to do live painting and drawing of nude models. (Art work will be auctioned off)

- Slam Poets will be performing.

- The event will be professionally catered by Essense Catering.

- Interactive painting will be available for everyone to participate.

- Short Films screenings in the sculpture garden.

- The Sin Sisters will be invited again, and will be doing live performances.

- St Ambroise Brasserie McAuslan will be sponsoring the Event

- Live Music will be preformed by three live bands:

Deadline for Submission: January 21st 2012.

Call to donate your bra and under garments. .Please bring your bra and under garments to the gallery... support art, encourage promoting culture in Ottawa.

Video of last years Naked Naked Naked:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tk785N7CgY&feature=player_embedded#!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iafQF-ApGM&feature=player_embedded

http://patrickjohnmills.ca/NakedNakedNaked.htm

thank you

Patrick

Call to Sculptors – Large Outdoor Works.

Currently the Patrick John Mills Contemporary Fine Art Gallery is seeking large sculptures for outside in the Sculpture Garden.

Last year 64% of all the sculptures SOLD in the Spring and early Summer of 2010.

Now that the snow is disappearing. Clients are already visiting the gallery wishing to view large sculptures.

Last year several sculptors in the gallery really did really well.
Dylan Normandin sold almost every sculpture he had in his studio.
James Fletcher (sculptor from Vancouver) sold 16 works last season.
Cairn Cunnane also sold a healthy number of works. He also got a large private commission.

One hundred and three tons of stone have been used to build Ottawa's first and only Sculpture Garden. Artists from all across North America will be featured in this inspiring creative space.

If you know a sculptor who does large outdoor work... please tell them to contact the gallery.

Sincerely,
Patrick John Mills

Artists that are bored with safe traditional landscapes, tired of happy flower paintings, and same old colorful commercial crap art...

Artists wishing to push art in a new direction: fresh ideas, cutting edge, emotional, think outside the box, non conformist... are encouraged to submit art work for this show.

Deadline for submissions: August 15, 2011. (Juried)
Exhibition dates: November 3 - 26th , 2011.

The gallery will be considering all forms of art: painting, drawing, installation, photography, poetry, video, sculpture… anything relating to the idea of "I Killed the Group of Seven".

GAY ART - Call to Artists (more information)

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) artists wanted.

Artistes lesbiennes, gays, bisexuels et transgenres (LGBT) recherchés.

August 2nd - 25th. 2012.

Call to Video Artists:

Since October 2010 "I Killed the Group of Seven" group art exhibition the number of individuals attending the Art Openings has averaged 400 - 500 every month. Anticipating the attendance of these openings will grow. It is only natural to expand the vision of the events and gallery.

Wishing to encourage all art forms of expression, I purchased a HD video projector.

So for the Spring, Summer, and Fall exhibitions I will be accepting short films from artists. Films will be projected onto the outside wall in the sculpture garden.

A stage has been built, and live music will be preformed. Films will be played in between Bands.

Upcoming Exhibitions:

Porn Is Not Art (April)
Anything Goes (June)
Pretty Ugly Art (July)
War (August)
I Killed the Group of Seven (Fall)

Painting, sculpture, installation, dance, poetry… and now Film / video art.