Grouse Mountain Hosting A Gondola Art Contest

In celebration of the launch of our state-of-the-art Gondola, Grouse Mountain invites artists to create a piece of art inspired by their Memories of a Lifetime at Grouse Mountain. Selected artworks will be showcased by wrapping them around a gondola cabin. Winners will also receive a $2000 cash prize and an exclusive invitation to our Gondola Launch Party. They eagerly anticipate your creative interpretations of Grouse Mountain.

To launch the contest, Grouse Mountain has teamed up with locally based visual artist and illustrator Carson Ting, who will create his own artwork to be part of the Grouse Gallery, before joining the judging panel to help choose the winners.

Carson Ting owns and runs his own art and design studio called Chairman Ting based in Vancouver. The studio works on everything creative from murals to animations. Carson started his career in Toronto after graduating from the Ontario College of Art & Design. With initial aspirations of becoming a cartoonist, he quickly fell in love with the conceptual creativity of advertising after he saw art having a real purpose in the commercial world. Across his successful career, he has worked with a large variety of brands including Nike, Microsoft, Starbucks, adidas Originals, Porsche, The Cartoon Network, NBA, Snoop Dogg’s 19 Crimes, and more. He describes his artistic style as whimsical and lighthearted.

Guidelines for applying:

1. Eligibility

The contest is open to all artists worldwide who have a personal experience at Grouse Mountain.

2. Theme

Create an art piece that is inspired by Memories of a Lifetime at Grouse Mountain.

3. Medium

All submissions must be in digital art format.
Artwork should be submitted in .eps format.
Entries must follow the provided template, which can be obtained from emailing grousegallery@grousemountain.com
When submitting your design for consideration please export your work as a jpeg file with a resolution of 72 ppi. Please keep the 'Gondola Shape' layer of the template turned on when exporting. Files should be a maximum size of 5MB.
After all submissions have been reviewed, shortlisted artists will be contacted and asked to submit hi-res artwork.

4. Submission Guidelines

Submit your artwork along with a brief description of no more than 50 words about yourself and your piece.
Send your submission via email to grousegallery@grousemountain.com
The subject line of your email should read: "Grouse Gallery Art Contest Submission – [Your Name]".
Submission due by October 18th

5. Judging Criteria

Entries will be evaluated based on artistic impact and how well they reflect the theme of memories at Grouse Mountain.
Judges will consider the emotional connection, originality, and relevance of the artwork.
Winning submissions will be contacted week of November 4th

6. Prizes

A maximum of five Grand Prizes will be awarded
Grand Prize: Two invitations to the exclusive Gondola Launch Party at Grouse Mountain and a $2000 cash prize.
Additional prizes may be awarded at the discretion of the judges.

7. Copyright and Ownership

Grouse Mountain will retain copyright of the selected winning artworks.
By entering the contest, you grant Grouse Mountain the right to use, display, and reproduce the winning artwork for promotional purposes.

8. Miscellaneous

Winning artwork will be displayed by wrapping a gondola cabin at Grouse Mountain for a minimum of one month.
A maximum of 5 artworks will be selected.
All entries must be received by October 18th.
Entries that do not adhere to the submission guidelines or are received after the deadline will be disqualified.
Winning artists will be featured in video profiles that will be shared across Grouse Mountain's social media channels

9. Contact Information