ATC Quarterly, Summer 2009

ATC Quarterly Summer edition with a story on our Victoria Group!



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RAG presents 4th Annual Artist Trading Cards Exhibition

18 September – 30 October 2009

Closing Celebration & Trading Session:
Friday, 30 October, 7–8:30pm

The RAG’s 4th Annual Artist Trading Card Exhibition is a display of Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) from local, national, and international participants. Everyone is invited to participate, and all techniques and mediums are welcome. ATCs must be original artworks*, and may be in a series, edition or multiple. Please “sign” the back, and contact information may also appear on the back of each card if desired. ATCs will be traded on the closing night of the exhibition.

*Please note that digital works will only be traded with other digital works


How to Enter:

Send in 9 Artist Trading Cards in a standard 9-sleeve plastic sheet (9 cards per sheet). Cards will be displayed in the plastic sheets. Cards must be sized to fit into standard plastic sleeves (designed for hockey/baseball cards), and each measure 2 ½” x 3 ½” in order to qualify. All works received that follow this criteria will be exhibited. Please sign the back of each ATC and include your city/town so that others will know whom they have traded with. Include a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope to the Richmond Art Gallery.**

**USA participants please send $2 in US funds for return postage. International Artists please include a Postal Money Order or International Reply Coupon for return postage purchase.

Entries must be postmarked before September 9, 2009. Please attach a copy of our entry form with your submission and send to:

ATTN: RAG ATC Exhibition
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
Richmond BC
Canada
V6Y 1R9


For more information about ATC’s at the RAG, or to join our email contact list, contact Kathy Tycholis at ktycholis@richmond.ca

Richmond Art Gallery ATC Group on Facebook

ATC’s at the RAG Official Facebook Group

Join our Facebook group to show off your cards, meet other traders online, and be a part of the Richmond ATC community. After each monthly trading session, we will post ATC’s online to share some of our participants’ works. Online participants may also post their themed ATC’s onto the Facebook group page, or email your images to ktycholis@richmond.ca for Kathy to post them for you. Our Facebook group page is also a great way to keep up to date with what’s happening with ATC’s at the RAG and be notified of any upcoming events.

To join, go to http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9104983993&ref=nf


For more information about ATC’s at the RAG, or to join our email contact list, contact Kathy Tycholis at ktycholis@richmond.ca

Join Us on 7th June for our Next ATC Trade and Workshop

Another great day together with the group here in Victoria.

SUNDAY MAY 3rd 2009

ATC Trades from April 2009

1 March 2009 ATC Trade and Workshop in Victoria, BC, CANADA

The March Session of ATC Trading and workshop happened this afternoon. Thanks again to the Erricks for their continued generosity in hosting the meetings. . . and to all the artists that continue to make this such an exciting and artful way to begin the month.
See you next month . . we continue to meet on the 1st Sunday of the Month — our next scheduled gathering is for 5th April 2009.

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