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2025 MiNi Art Rental Collection – Call for submissions

The Stewart Hall Art Gallery is pleased to announce the fifth edition of the MiNi Art Rental, an initiative that celebrates the talent of young artists aged 12 and under who live or attend school in Pointe-Claire.

Call for entries

Parents and guardians are invited to enter their young artists’ works by filling in the online application form. Each year, a jury of art professionals, community representatives and young people selects around 50 works to form the MiNi Art Rental collection.

Awards and recognition

  • Selected young artists will receive a $25 gift certificate from Friends of Stewart Hall, redeemable at a Pointe-Claire bookstore.
  • Their work will be framed, exhibited and showcased in the Kids’ Corner of the Stewart Hall Cultural Centre, from March 15 to April 13, 2025.

The works will then be available for rental or sale at the Art Rental and Sales Service for one year. All funds raised will be donated to West Island Community Shares’ “Powered by Kids for Kids” campaign, in support of initiatives promoting the development of strong, resilient children.

Conditions of participation

To be eligible, the child must:

  • Live in Pointe-Claire, be enrolled in a school or daycare in the city, or take classes at the Stewart Hall Cultural Centre;
  • Be 12 years old or younger;
  • Submit a single original work created during the current year.

Work specifications

  • Types of work accepted: paintings, drawings, photographs, mixed media and original prints.
  • Works must be two-dimensional and lay flat in order to fit within the frame supplied.
  • Accepted media: paper or canvas board, maximum thickness 3 mm.
  • Mandatory dimensions: 8″ x 10″ (20.32 x 25.4 cm), in portrait or landscape
  • Works must have been created in 2025.

Submission deadline

Applications must be submitted by February 9, 2025.
The jury’s decisions will be communicated by e-mail to all participants.

The vernissage will take place on Sunday, March 16, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Complete the application form now to submit a work, and good luck to all the young artists!

Source: City of Pointe-Claire
Information: 514 630-1221, miniart@pointe-claire.ca