Campbell River Art Gallery-Art Trading Card Event

PRESS RELEASE
February 6,2009
Campbell River Art Gallery
Contact: Manon Staiger (250-287-2261)

Next Art Trading Card Event - Thursday, February 26th from 7-8pm


Come down to the Campbell River Art Gallery on February 26th and join a group of people who love to make and trade “art cards”. What’s it all about? This is a fun, social and creative program that meets on a Thursday of every third month to swap trading cards. The only difference between these and sports trading cards is that you create your own homemade 2 ½ x 3 ½ inch trading card. Your cards can be painted, collaged, mixed media, photographs, three dimensional shapes, or found objects. There are no rules. It's up to you what you want to make. Sign the back as you would any art work and add contact info if you wish. Bring along about 20 cards to trade on a one-to-one basis with other participants. Artist trading cards are unique in that they cannot be sold only traded. People are trading them worldwide. Drop in to see what the fun is all about. All ages are encouraged to participate.

Back in 2002, the Campbell River Art Gallery was the first location in British Columbia to start the art trading card program. Originally, the concept was started in 1996 in Zurich, Switzerland . The first Canadian artist trading card session, lead by Chuck Stake (aka artist Don Mabie), took place at The New Gallery in Calgary, followed by sessions at the Alberta College of Art and Design. His partner, Wendy Toogood, introduced the program during her exhibition at the Campbell River Art Gallery and our Art Trading Card program began. Come out for the next event on Thursday, February 26th from 7-8pm and see what the fun is all about. The Gallery is located at 1235 Shoppers Row (same building as the Visitor Info Centre). For more info call 250-287-2261 or email contact@crartgallery.ca.

ATC Victoria - Workshop and Trade Sunday 1 February 2009

Trades from Todays session . . . Thanks everyone!

ATC Call for submissions!!

for more information check out: cowichanvalleyartscouncil

ATC Victoria Trade & Workshop - 4th JANUARY 2009

Thanks again to our hosts Jeffrey and Virginia Errick and to all the ATC enthusiasts who showed up for the first trade event of 2009 it was a great day with lots of laughter and fab trades!

See you on Sunday the 1st of February!!

Our next meeting is on SUNDAY February 1st.

wackystuff has been busy making cards
for our next meeting on February 1st.

Happy New Year

Let's start another creative year with our first session this Sunday, January 4th.
I hope to see you then!

ATC Sunday 2 November 2008 Trades

Some of the ATC trades from the most recent workshop and trade event in Victoria.

ATC SUNDAY 2nd NOVEMBER 2008

Sunday is Day of the Dead in Mexico and to commemorate it might be an idea to work on some Artist Trading Cards around that theme . .

Here is one from:Runwithscissors

"ATC" Radio Interview this morning @ Village 900 AM

Greetings
I know it's last minute but just in case someone out there is paying attention . . Village 900 will be airing a segment this morning about our ATC group and ATC's in general this morning on their station . . VILLAGE 900
They have a live stream link on the site.

Courtney Broughton came by the studio yesterday and conducted an interview.

ATC CALL

Here's the link: ARTIST TRADING CARD

ATC SUNDAY 7 SEPT 2008

Some of the trades from this past Sundays Trade and Workshop.

Another fun day making ATCs outside

Dame Mailarta and wackystuff

promoting Mail-art and Artist Trading Cards
at the Moss Street Paint-In, July 2008

ATCs made at the Moss Street Paint In

These are a few of the cards that were made by artists visiting our booth.
Clockwise from the upper left:
Alex W, Marielle, Annika, Nadia P, Jesica and Gabriel V.
Click on the picture to enlarge it.

MOSS STREET PAINT IN - July 19th 12 Noon - 4PM

Look for us at Booth # 20 . . .

See you there!!

ATC trades from the "JULY" workshop and trading session

More great cards from the outdoor trading session held on the 29th of June.

A rare outdoor session

Here we are making ATCs under the trees in Victoria.
Our next meeting will be on Sunday, August 3rd at 1 pm.

ATC - Call for Entry

RICHMOND ART GALLERY presents
3RD ANNUAL ARTIST TRADING CARD EXHIBITION

Open to all participants in the Lower Mainland and Beyond
11 September ­ 14 November 2008
Closing Celebration and Trading Session:
Friday 14 November 2008 from 7:00 ­ 8:30pm

The RAG’s 3rd Annual ATC Exhibition is a display of Artist Trading Cards from local, national, and international participants. This year the exhibition will include workshops, trading sessions, artist talks, and a closing celebration/trading session. All contributors will receive a copy of the show poster featuring one of their works.
What Are ATCs? Artist Trading Cards are miniature works of art measuring 2.5” x 3.5” that are made to trade. ATCs are intended to be a non-commercial, non-hierarchical avenue for artistic exchange. Cards are traded one for one, and everyone is invited to participate. For more information on the history and making of ATCs, please visit http://www.richmondartgallery.org/atcs/atc.php.
2008 ATC Exhibition Theme:
ATCs will be on display alongside the exhibitions MARGINALIA: Getting Out of the House by Margaret Dragu and Pam Hall, and Patron Saint of Waterskiers by Emily Rosamond.

(See http://www.richmondartgallery.org/marginalia.php, http://www.richmondartgallery.org/rosamond.php)

In conjunction with these exhibitions, ATC submissions should reflect one or more of the following themes which relate to the works of Dragu & Hall, and Rosamond:

o Life as Art
o Correspondence
o Gender Roles
o Home and Domestic Life
o Community
o Friendship Across Distance and Difference

How To Enter: Send in 9 or 18 regular sized Artist Trading Cards (2.5” x 3.5”) in a standard 9-sleeve plastic sheet (9 cards per sheet) with a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope to the Richmond Art Gallery. Please sign the back of each ATC.
Please indicate if you would like to have your cards traded for you. Traded cards will be returned to you in the SASE you have provided. All trading of cards in the exhibition will take place on the closing night, 14 November 2008.

Send Cards To: Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond BC, V6Y 1R9
ATTN: RAG ATC Exhibition

DEADLINE: Entries must be postmarked before 22 August 2008
For additional information please contact ATC Organizer, Kathy Tycholis:
(604)247-8316, ktycholis@richmond.ca.

"www.richmondartgallery.org"

ATC Trades from Sunday 1 June 2008

Another Victoria Trading session and Workshop . . .

Andrea Marrs

A guest book has been set up at for anyone who would like to write something.
Here is the link: Remembering.ca


It is with a heavy heart that I report the loss of our dear friend Andrea Marrs. Andi passed away last night after a very courageous fight. We were blessed to have her for these past months. Her generosity of spirit and gentleness has been a true inspiration. I will miss my friend.

Dale
11 May 2008