Apply to Become a Member

If you are an Artist who wants to promote your work, ALO offers an exciting opportunity to lease and sell your original artwork.

Applications for 2026 membership will open on April 30, 2026 and will close on May 30, 2026. Jury review, selection and notification will take place in June.

Much of our current bank of work is two-dimensional, but we would welcome a variety of different art forms.  In pursuing a higher level of artistic endeavour, we do not accept "craft work", but if you feel that your work exceeds that characterization, you are welcome to apply to have your work juried.

Artists interested in participating in ALO’s art-lending initiative must apply to be successfully juried into the organization.  The jurying process normally occurs once each year, in the spring.  Local artists living within or near the National Capital Region can apply to be juried towards becoming an Art Lending of Ottawa artist.

Before applying, interested artists should read Membership Registration (information only, do not complete that form until requested) and the Hanging & Framing Criteria.  These conditions must be clearly understood.  Also available for reference is a basic outline of the Jurying Criteria to be used.  Any questions on the jurying process after reading the previous links can be emailed to:  artlendingofottawa@gmail.com

How to Apply

• Complete and submit the online New Member Application form.

• Submit by email to artlendingofottawa@gmail.com the following:

  • an Artist Statement/Biography (one page maximum)

  • 5 JPG digital images in the following format:

    • Images in landscape/horizontal orientation should be at least 1920 pixels wide.

    • Images in portrait/vertical or square orientation should be at least 1080 pixels tall.

    • Images should be between approximately 1MB and 2MB.

    • Images must be labelled and numbered as follows:

      • SmithJane.#1.Red Roses.24x20.Oil.jpg

    • Images of art must be straight on, no angle shots, no frames or mats, no hands or outside environment. Please crop out everything but the actual artwork.

    • Images must be accompanied by an Image List

    • Email biography, image list, and digital images as attachments to: artlendingofottawa@gmail.com.

• Pay the jurying fee

Payment

• A non-refundable $25.00 jurying fee can be by paid by E-transfer to artlending2022@gmail.com or by credit card. An invoice will be emailed for secure online credit card payment if indicated in the application.

• Applicants will not be considered for jurying until payment and all the information are received.

If questions arise during jurying, applicants will be contacted to obtain further information.

Applicants will be informed of their success after the jury selection. If desired, unsuccessful candidates will be given a verbal critique as to why their work was not accepted by ALO.

The decisions of the ALO Jury will be final on all matters pertaining to this process.  There will be no opportunity for appeals.

Successful spring-juried artists become active ALO members on August 1, 2026, if the annual $125 membership fee has been paid.  However, successful new artists may be placed on a prioritized waiting list if ALO membership exceeds the ALO’s forty-five (45) active artist membership limit.