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JANUARY 3, 2025

Submissions open

May 31, 2025 8pm PDT

Submissions close

Week of July 14, 2025

Finalists Announced

September 27, 2025

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October 17, 2025

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October 18, 2025

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  • How to write a great artist's statement Part 2

    Apr 29, 2023 7 min read

    How To Write a Great Artist Statement Part 2

    In Part 1, we reviewed what makes an effective artist statement. Remember that an artist statement should: Cleary communicate important ideas about…

  • SSNAP Artist Residency

    Feb 24, 2023 2 min read

    SSNAP 2024 Artist Residency details announced

    This residency enables the recipient to pursue their practice in a supportive, concentrated, community-based atmosphere on Salt Spring Island, BC. Salt Spring…

  • how to write a great artist's statement

    Feb 16, 2023 6 min read

    How to write a great artist’s statement

    Part 1 of 2 If you are submitting your artwork to an art contest — like the Salt Spring National Art Prize…

  • Feb 13, 2023 2 min read

    Contract Opportunity: Show Manager for Parallel Art Show

    Show Manager Duties The Show Manager is responsible for the smooth operations of the PAS gallery and the safety of all gallery…

  • Jul 12, 2022 2 min read

    PAS 250 The Parallel Art Show Fundraiser

    Take home an original work of art. The Salt Spring National Art Prize Society (SSNAPs) invites you to PAS 250 – the…

  • Jul 6, 2022 2 min read

    Help shape the evolution of SSNAP

    The Salt Spring National Art Prize, founded in 2015, has emerged rapidly to be one of the preeminent visual art competitions in…

  • Feb 22, 2022 2 min read

    SSNAP Celebrates Black History Month

    Canada undoubtedly has an abundance of talented artists of colour. From Stan Douglas to Buseje Bailey, Bushra Junaid, Chantal Gibson, and so…

  • Feb 14, 2022 2 min read

    SSNAP Announces Three New Team Members

    The Salt Spring National Art Prize (SSNAP) thanks all who applied for its recent hiring competitions, and is delighted to announce the…

  • Jan 25, 2022 1 min read

    Hiring Operations Manager for the Salt Spring National Art Prize

    The Salt Spring National Art Prize (SSNAP) is a biennial competition and exhibition of Canadian visual art. Established in 2015, SSNAP has…

  • Jan 25, 2022 1 min read

    Hiring Communications Specialist for The Salt Spring National Art Prize

    The Salt Spring National Art Prize (SSNAP) is a biennial competition and exhibition of Canadian visual art. Established in 2015, SSNAP has…

  • Nov 1, 2021 1 min read

    Cowichan Valley Citizen – SSNAP Winners announced

    Cowichan Valley Citizen announces award winners. Read Full article here.

  • Oct 27, 2021 1 min read

    Saltspring Exchange – SSNAP Winners announced

    Saltspring Exchange –  Read acticle here.

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