Your favourite show and sale is back for its fifth year! 

The Postcard Project & Studio Sale is back, transforming the Alternator and celebrating the artistic excellence of our community. Member artists are invited to create an edition of unique, handmade postcards, submit artworks to be sold for the studio sale, or both!

Our Annual Postcard Project exhibition will open on July 17, with an opening reception taking place that evening from 6 - 8pm. Click here for more details.

Please note: Postcard Project registration is now full. Any further registrations will be added to a waitlist. (If there is a significant waitlist, a further edition of postcards will be added). Participants have 2 weeks from the registration date to pick up their postcards. Any postcards not picked up from the Alternator office within 2 weeks of applying will be re-distributed to members on the Postcard Project waitlist.

The Postcard Project invites Alternator member artists to create 5 or 10 original postcards. The works may be watercolour, collage, photographs or any other 2D media that will fit on the 4x6” postcard substrate (postcard blanks will be provided by the Alternator). In the spirit of the Alternator mandate, we welcome experimental interpretations of this project. A piece of creative writing? A painting made by your pet? Dance instructions? We want to see it! This will be a limited run of 300 unique postcards so don’t delay in registering as spots are limited, first come, first served! 

The numbered, limited-edition postcards will be exhibited in-gallery and available to purchase for $15 each. Artists receive 75% of the proceeds from their sales, with the remaining 25% supporting the Alternator’s programming. Visitors will be encouraged to mail their purchased postcards to friends and family, or keep them for their own collections!

The Studio Sale is an open call for Members to submit up to two guaranteed artworks and one juried artwork (any medium / theme) for inclusion in an exhibition taking place in the Main and Project Gallery. The maximum artwork size is 36”x36”. Artworks may be offered for sale at any price. Artists receive 75% of the proceeds from their sales, with the remaining 25% supporting the Alternator’s programming. Works will be removed from the wall as they are sold so buyers can walk away with their newly purchased art.

To secure your spot in this year’s exhibition, please review the information below and complete the registration form.

Postcard Project & Studio Sale Registration

 I agree with and will comply with the following statements:

  1. Participation in the Postcard Project & Studio Sale is bsed on a first-come, first-served basis. Your registration on this page will automatically place you on our participant list, and will be confirmed via email to the email address provided.

  2. The​ Postcard Project & Studio Sale ​is​ ​an​ ​all​-ages​ ​show,​ ​and​ ​work​ ​should​ ​be​ ​selected​ ​appropriately. The Alternator retains the right to refuse any artworks that are deemed inappropriate. Content of works must be in line with our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy. Works that include appropriation, hate speech and symbols will not be accepted. 

  3. Artists​ ​are​ ​responsible​ ​for​ ​the​ ​delivery​ ​and​ ​retrieval​ ​(if​ ​unsold)​ ​of​ ​all​ ​works​ ​submitted.

  4. Artwork must be dropped off at the Alternator between ​ July 2 - 11, 2026 during regular gallery hours.

  5. Unsold​ ​artwork​ ​must​ ​be​ ​picked​ ​up​ ​between​ ​August 18 - 22, 2026. If​ ​you​ ​require​ ​a different​ ​pick-up​ ​date,​ ​please​ ​contact​ ​gallery​ ​staff​ ​and​ ​we​ ​will​ ​be​ ​happy​ ​to​ ​accommodate​ ​an​ ​alternate pick​-​up​ ​time.

  6. Insurance​ ​for​ ​artwork(s)​ ​on​ ​exhibition​ ​and​ ​in​ ​transit​ ​is​ ​the​ ​responsibility​ ​of​ ​the​ ​artist.

  7. Sold​ ​artwork​ ​will​ ​be​ ​packaged​ ​and​ ​released​ ​to​ ​purchasers​ ​directly​ ​from​ ​the​ ​gallery​ ​at​ ​the​ ​time​ ​of​ ​sale.

  8. The​ ​Alternator​ ​will​ ​facilitate ​all​ ​sales​ ​transactions​ ​and​ ​will​ ​retain​ ​a​ ​25% commission​ ​on​ ​all​ ​work​ ​sold​ ​through​ ​the​ ​Annual Postcard Project and Studio Sale.

  9. Artists​ ​will​ ​receive​ ​payment​ ​for​ ​any sold artwork(s)​ ​​(less the 25% commission retained by the Alternator) via​ ​cheque​ ​​​in​ September 2026. Please note, if your total payable earnings are under $20, your amount will be automatically credited towards future membership payments.

  10. In​ ​submitting​ ​artwork,​ ​artists​ ​give​ ​the​ ​Alternator​ ​permission​ ​to​ ​use​ ​images​ ​of​ ​individual​ ​works​ ​for the promotion​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Exhibition​ ​in​ ​print,​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Alternator’s​ ​website​ ​and​ ​social​ ​channels​ ​to​ ​the general​ ​public.

Postcard Project

  1. Artists participating in the Postcard Project may submit either five (5) or ten (10) works, prepared directly on the 4x6” postcard blanks provided by the Alternator.

  2. Artists participating in the Postcard Project must pick up their postcard blanks between June 5 - 30 2026. Any postcard blanks not picked up from the Alternator office within 2 weeks of confirmation of participation will be re-distributed to other members on the Postcard Project waitlist.

Studio Sale

  1. Artists​ ​are guaranteed to have two (2) works included in the Studio Sale exhibition. One (1) additional artwork may​ be submitted for jurying.

  2. A maximum of three (3) artworks may be submitted in total. 

  3. The maximum artwork size is 36”x36”.

  4. Artworks should be ready to hang / display. All wall-hanging artworks must be securely wired on the back (gallery staff can provide guidance as necessary). Unforunately, artworks not properly prepared for hanging will be politely declined.