Eligibility

The Federation of Canadian Artists, Toronto Chapter (FCA Toronto) invites you to join us, in sharing our love of art. Membership in the Toronto Chapter offers connection between artists, the art community and the public at large, within the province of Ontario.

Our members have a range of skills and abilities. The entry-level supporting member status requirement being only the desire to learn and support the arts. If you are new to the FCA and interested in joining our chapter, send an email to [email protected], the FCA would be happy to help facilitate your registration. Include your last name and our chapter name in the subject line.

Pre-requisite:

Prospective members of the FCA Toronto must also be members in good standing with the FCA main organization, located in Vancouver, BC. For more information visit www.artists.ca.

Once you have joined the organization as a Supporting member, in order to display your art in exhibitions you will need to apply for Exhibiting member status. When the FCA Artistic standards are maintained through juried shows, those artists with the highest proficiency can also apply for further accreditation to the highest levels: Associate and Signature status.

As a member of FCA Toronto we offer our members and community participants opportunities to attend zoom art chats and demonstrations, take online workshops and receive critiques and mentoring from Signature members of the FCA and meet other artists for “Paint Out” days. Additionally you’ll receive a twice monthly newsletter and Art Avenue, six times a year where the best of the best FCA artists are featured.

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Those with Exhibiting member status have the opportunity to display their best juried paintings in select Art galleries in the Greater Toronto Area. Many times live exhibitions are also hosted online by the galleries. The art in these juried Exhibitions are awarded first, second and third plus three honourable mentions at each show. The public is invited to enjoy, and purchase, their favourite art pieces at these events.

The Application Process

The process to join our chapter is now managed entirely by the national FCA office.  Please write to them directly at [email protected].