This year’s theme invites artists to explore the concept of travel or daydreaming in connection with the Canadian landscape. Running concurrently with John Gould: Travels of the Body and Mind, this year’s exhibition encourages artists to reflect on how physical or imaginative journeys shape their experience of place, space, and memory.

Created in honour of Group of Seven member Franklin Carmichael — a native of Orillia known for capturing Northern Ontario landscapes in watercolour — Tradition Transformed continues to build on Carmichael’s legacy while celebrating the diversity of artistic interpretation through contemporary media. Artists are invited to submit works in all mediums, including but not limited to drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, and media arts.

Submission Details:

• Entry Fee: $40 + HST per submission (up to 3 submissions per artist, 1 image per entry)

• Deadline to Submit: Friday, August 22, 2025

• Jury Results Announced: Final week of September 2025

Prizes:

• Jurors’ Prize – $1,500

• Kevin J. Batchelor Emerging Artist Award – $1,000

This year marks the 10th year of this award, which has been graciously funded by the Batchelor family upon the passing of arts advocate Kevin J. Batchelor in 2015. Batchelor was a local music teacher and artist.

• NEW: Philip Jackman Photography Prize – $500

This year marks the inaugural year of this award, which has been graciously funded by the Jackman family.  Philip was a photographer, graphic designer and editor  for The Globe and Mail.  Philip passed away in 2022.

• Norma Duggan Award – $250

This award is given annually to an artist which exemplifies a uniqueness of artistic vision and creative approach to a landscape executed with excellence. Norma Duggan was a watercolour artist who loved painting the Ontario landscape.

2025 Jurors:

• Carol-Ann Ryan – Visual arts professional and former Public Art Coordinator for the City of Barrie, with past roles at AGO, MOCA Toronto, MacLaren Art Centre, and more.

• Erin Vincent – Acclaimed Toronto-based artist with exhibitions across Canada, the U.S., and the U.K., represented by Christie Contemporary and other leading galleries.

Submission guidelines and the online form are available on OMAH’s website: https://www.orilliamuseum.org/exhibitions/call-for-submissions/

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This year’s jurors are renowned artist Tony Bianco, known for his work on over 100 coins produced by the Royal Canadian Mint, and Matt Coles, Director of the Algonquin Art Centre in Algonquin Park. They reviewed 183 submissions and selected 50 works from 47 artists.

Selected Artists:

– Murray Van Halem

– Andrew Wang

– Nancy Bennett

– Steph Schofield

– Jenny Iserman

– Sarah Lawson

– Kristina Flindall

– Ted Karkut

– Anita Granger

– Svetlana Swinimer

– Jennifer Raetsen

– Joanne Lomas

– Sean Rees

– Gillian Lowry

– Julie Desmarais

– Lynden Cowan

– E. Connie Munson

– Gita Karklins

– Erin Fyfe

– Elaine Carr

– Emily Pleasance

– Tammy McClennan

– Julia T. Eldridge

– Sylvia Galbraith

– Mark Janeck

– Kathy Melanson

– Ken Walton

– L. E. GLAZER

– Nancy Hallas

– Gayle Kells

– Claudia Mandler McKnight

– Mike Efford

– Bret Culp

– Deb Menken

– Julie Cosgrove

– Claire Domitric

– Tania Love

– Darlene Kulig

– Anton Pickard

– Kathleen Vaughan

– Chris Nelson

– Peter Adams

– Jenn Lantz

– Carol Deimling

– Greg McCullough

– Sabrina Leeder

– Joanna Turlej

The jurors emphasized the significance of the Canadian landscape as both a source of national pride and a site facing critical challenges, including climate change and habitat loss.

Exhibition Details:

• Opening Reception: Saturday, October 26, 2024, at 1 PM (remarks at 1:30 PM)
• Exhibition Dates:October 26, 2024 – January 18, 2025
• Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 AM to 4 PM

Join OMAH to celebrate the diverse and imaginative interpretations of Canada’s landscape!

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