RISE: Give to Gain – Submission Form

Rise 2026

RISE — Annual Women’s Exhibition

Quinte Arts Council Cultural Hub & Gallery
Opening Tuesday, March 5th

Apply by: February 23rd  I  Deliver ‘Ready to Hang’: March 2nd

RISE is a space for women to be seen, heard, and honoured. This annual exhibition invites all who identify as women to share their artistic voices—bold or quiet, emerging or established—across painting, illustration, photography, mixed media, textiles, sculpture, and ceramics.

Aligned with International Women’s Day 2026 and its theme Give to Gain, RISE explores what grows when we offer our time, our stories, our care, and our creativity. What do we gain when generosity becomes a practice? When women lift one another, what becomes possible—for ourselves, for our communities, for the future?

We welcome works that reflect exchange, reciprocity, resilience, and collective strength. Pieces may speak to personal transformation, shared labour, mentorship, ancestry, healing, or the quiet power of showing up. However you interpret Give to Gain, your perspective matters.

RISE is more than an exhibition—it’s a gathering of voices, a shared platform, and a declaration that women’s creativity shapes culture.

Submission Details

• Open to all who identify as women
• All mediums welcome
• Artists at all stages of practice are encouraged to apply

Join us in rising together—by giving, by creating, and by claiming space.