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
Feb 13, 2025 1 min read
Dec 31, 2024 1 min read
Let these past winners of The Salt Spring National Art Prize (Joan McConnell Award) help to inspire you for the coming year.…
Dec 21, 2024 3 min read
How to Submit Your Images for SSNAP 2025 The submission of digital images is a critical part of your SSNAP entry, as…
Dec 17, 2024 1 min read
‘Crusty But Compelling’ 31” x 21” x 21” Ceramic, Glaze, Gold Leaf “I am a maker of unconventional ceramics. I call…
Dec 3, 2024 1 min read
Starting January 3, we’re inviting talented visual artists of all career stages to enter their work in SSNAP 2025/26. There are $52,000…
“The ‘Hidden Places’ Series idea came from a trip to Vancouver, where I saw these high walls of dense hedges hiding magnificent…
“Lazarus” Oil on Canvas 60″ x 40″ www.davidshepherdart.com
Nov 26, 2024 1 min read
The Salt Spring National Art Prize (SSNAP), a prestigious, juried Canadian art competition based on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. As a…
“For the majority of my paintings, I strive to balance detail with looseness. Too much rendering and “realism” in a painting may…
Nov 21, 2024 7 min read
In Part 1, we reviewed what makes an effective artist’s statement. Remember that an artist’s statement should: Cleary communicate my important ideas…
Nov 21, 2024 6 min read
If you are submitting your artwork to an art contest — like the Salt Spring National Art Prize — you will probably…
Nov 19, 2024 1 min read
We are deeply grateful to everyone who joined us to explore this extraordinary celebration of creativity. Your enthusiasm and support brought the…
Nov 15, 2024 1 min read
Your dedication, creativity, and passion for advancing artistic excellence have earned you this recognition, and we are thrilled to celebrate your achievement.…