Our Northern Skies Online Exhibition is now CLOSED.

Hunter Guise Gallery’s Northern Skies Exhibition is an online showcase curated by us to spotlight standout artists and artworks from our community. We select pieces that demonstrate strong vision, craftsmanship, and originality—highlighting work that feels timely, memorable, and impactful.

Featured artists receive prominent placement on the Northern Skies page and across Hunter Guise Gallery’s social media channels, helping collectors and visitors discover new voices and returning favourites. It’s our way of celebrating exceptional work while building momentum for artists through consistent, curated exposure.

How it works:

Artists submit their work through an online platform where entries are reviewed by the Hunter Guise Gallery curator. The curator selects a group of standout pieces to be featured in the Northern Skies Exhibition, which is then presented as a dedicated online show at www.hunterguisegallery.com

Once the exhibition is live, selected artists are eligible for curator-awarded recognitions. Visitors can also take part by voting for the People’s Choice Award, making it a community-driven celebration alongside the curator’s selections. Award winners will also have their work featured on our website online gallery.

Prize Structure:

1st, 2nd, 3rd place awards, up to two Honourable Mention awards, as follows:

Prizes are sponsored by Hunter Guise Gallery. Prizes are non-transferable and not redeemable for cash unless specified. Curator’s Choice credits expire 6 months from the date issued. To ensure broad and meaningful recognition across the exhibition, each artist is eligible for one major award. Where an artist has multiple outstanding submissions, the highest-ranked work will be considered for major award placement.

First place:

$100 cash
Curator's Choice Spotlight(website & social media features)
$25 Northern Beauty Online Juried Exhibition entry credit (applies to the first entry fee, max 3 per artist per year)
$10 Curator’s Choice credit (applied to a future exhibition)

Second place:

$50 cash
Second Place Spotlight (website & social media features)
$10 Curator's Choice credit (applied to a future exhibition)

3rd place:

$25 cash
Third Place Spotlight (website + social media feature)
$5 Curator's Choice credit (applied to a future exhibition)

Honourable Mentions:

Honourable Mentions Spotlight (website & social media group features)

People's Choice Award:

3 artworks will be recognized in our People's Choice Awards.

Theme: Northern Skies

A celebration of sky-dominant work: aurora, twilight, moonlight, starfields, and high-latitude atmosphere. Focus on mood, scale, and that feeling of looking up into something vast.

Curator's Challenge (optional): Include at least 70% sky in the composition (or make the sky the clear subject).