SSNAP 2025

Experience the Parallel Art Show at SSNAP 2025, where Salt Spring Island’s vibrant local artists showcase their unique talents alongside our national entries
PAS 2025

The Salt Spring National Art Prize (SSNAP) is a biennial competition and exhibition of Canadian visual art. Offering $52,000 in awards, SSNAP is one of Canada’s largest celebrations of contemporary art. The prize is administered by the not-for-profit Salt Spring National Art Prize Society to recognize, showcase and advance the accomplishments of Canadian visual artists.

About the prize

Submission
Info

In order to further the appreciation and reach of contemporary Canadian art, SSNAP is intended to be as widely accessible as possible. Artists wishing to learn more about submissions can find further information here.

Learn about submissions

SSNAP
Society

The Salt Spring National Art Prize is managed by the SSNAP Society, a registered charity based on Salt Spring Island, BC, the ancestral and unceded traditional territory of the Hul’qumi’num and SENĆOŦEN speaking peoples. Since its inception in 2015, the society has sought to advance, recognize, and nurture artistic creativity and originality in Canadian visual arts.

Meet the society

The
Parallel
Art Show

The Parallel Art Show (PAS) is a juried art competition held concurrently with SSNAP that celebrates the outstanding work of artists who reside in British Columbia’s Southern Gulf Islands.

Discover PAS

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    SSNAP

    The Salt Spring National Art Prize Society is a not-for-profit organization relying on the generous support of corporate sponsors, community donors, and volunteers.