Putting on a massive adjudicated art show is a team sport, one finely crafted by volunteer coordinators for the annual Sidney affair.

B次元官网网址淭his year we had about 160 volunteers plus our show organizing committee and our volunteer committee itself,B次元官网网址� says Susan Burns, volunteer coordinator for the Sidney Fine Art Show. B次元官网网址淲ithout the volunteers, literally there is no show.B次元官网网址�

Those volunteers fill 460 shifts over the four days of adjudication in September and six days of intake, set-up, and the show itself in October.

As Burns explained, the adjudication process is quite involved.

B次元官网网址淓ach juror has a team,B次元官网网址� Burns says. Each has a scribe who tabulates scores, while eight other volunteers move two-dimensional works to the juror and back to the display.

B次元官网网址淭he juror sits in one spot so he or she is not racing all over the auditorium,B次元官网网址� Burns says. The three-dimensional art requires a walkabout with the volunteer scribe. This yearB次元官网网址檚 show features more than 1,000 pieces.

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The roster of volunteers skews toward the retiree B次元官网网址� partly given the need for daytimes shifts B次元官网网址� and the volunteer returnee.

B次元官网网址淭his year we had quite a substantial number of new volunteers which is quite encouraging,B次元官网网址� Burns said. B次元官网网址淵ou always need some new people coming in.B次元官网网址�

This year they introduced online volunteer registration with, SignUpGenius, a program used elsewhere including the and the show.

B次元官网网址淚t saved us on our volunteer committee a lot of time. In the past weB次元官网网址檝e had to do it with spreadsheets and emails and back and forth,B次元官网网址� Burns said.

The hard work culminates in a Thursday evening treat for volunteers, patrons and sponsors in an opening night gala, Burns says.

B次元官网网址淭hat night is a first glimpse for everyone involved to see the show actually hung. ThatB次元官网网址檚 a special evening. ItB次元官网网址檚 recognition for all of the people who have contributed to the show,B次元官网网址� Burns says.

The Sidney Fine Art Show, presented by the ArtSea Community Arts Council returns to the Mary Winspear Centre from Oct. 12 to 14.

The show is open to the public Friday, Oct. 12 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave. in Sidney. Admission is $8 per person, free for children 12 and younger. Visit for more information and galleries of previous winners.

c.vanreeuwyk@blackpress.ca
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