JANUARY 3, 2025
Submissions open
May 31, 2025 8pm PDT
Submissions close
Week of July 14, 2025
Finalists Announced
September 27, 2025
Exhibition and voting opens
October 17, 2025
Voting closes
October 18, 2025
Winners announced
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. SSNAP 2025 exhibition opens September 27 and runs until October 19.
View our past winners who represent outstanding contemporary Canadian visual art, highlighting diverse and innovative artistic expressions.
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.
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.
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. PAS 2025 exhibition opens September 28 and runs until October 19.
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