Last week to apply to be our summer Programming Assistant! Deadline is April 28

STUDENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY – Programming Assistant

Title: Programming Assistant

Organization: Alberta Printmakers’ Society (A/P)

Terms of Employment: June 27 to August 31, 2012 (30 hours per week)

Salary: $12.00/hour

Application Deadline: Applications must be received by email to info@albertaprintmakers.ca by 4:00 PM, Saturday, April 28, 2012

Overview:

Located in Calgary, the Alberta Printmakers’ Society (A/P) is a non-profit, artist-run organization that was founded in 1989. The Society’s mandate is to provide a resource for printmaking artists and to increase public awareness of printmaking as a contemporary fine arts medium. The only organization of its kind in southern Alberta, A/P provides programming in three key areas of artistic support: the Artist Proof Gallery exhibition program; the printmaking studio and education centre; and as a member-based artist collective. 

Qualifications – The successful candidate must be a post-secondary student currently enrolled in a fine arts or non-profit management program, who will be returning to full-time studies in September 2012. The candidate must also posses:

  • An understanding of artist-run culture, familiarity with Calgary arts organizations and the not-for-profit sector
  • Knowledge of art history, contemporary art and an interest in printmaking
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • The ability to work without direct supervision
  • Strong organizational skills: the ability to multi-task and prioritize
  • The ability to meet deadlines
  • Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite
  • Familiarity with web-based communication platforms (blogs, Facebook, e-newsletters)

Responsibilities – The Programming Assistant will report to the Art Centre Director and the Board of Directors.

The selected candidate will be in charge of organizing our annual P.I.Y.: Print It Yourself! festival for 2012, as well as helping to manage the day-to-day operations of the organization. Specific duties include:

  • Coordinating event volunteers and schedules for the PIY festival
  • Managing the festival budget
  • Festival programming delivery, including purchasing supplies, prepping the gallery and studio, training volunteers
  • Manage all internal and external communications relating to the festival, including media releases, press interviews, and direct-mail campaigns
  • Office duties including filing, answering phones, general cleaning
  • Welcoming people who visit the gallery and studio
  • Giving studio orientations, monitoring studio inventory
  • Reporting to the Board at monthly meetings
  • Other duties as assigned

Please apply with a letter of intent and curriculum vitae, emailed no later than 4:00 PM Saturday, April 28th, 2012 to:

A/P Human Resources Committee
info@albertaprintmakers.ca

Please note: the availability of this position is contingent on the receipt of full provincial funding through the Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP).

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Late applications will not be considered. The Alberta Printmakers’ Society is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds. For more information, please contact info@albertaprintmakers.ca or visit our website www.albertaprintmakers.ca

POSTCARD OPENING TONIGHT!

Please join us tonight, Friday April 20th from 6:30 to 8:30pm for the 5th Annual A/P Postcard Exhibition and Exchange! Participating artists will be in attendance and there will be yummy food, cheap drinks and lots of great conversation! Hope to see you there.

There is just ONE MONTH left to apply for A/P’s 2013 Juried Exhibition Program in the Artist Proof Gallery!!!

Call for Submissions: Artist Proof Gallery 2013 Juried Exhibition Programming

Deadline: May 18, 2012

The Alberta Printmakers’ Society and Artist Proof Gallery invites all artists incorporating printmedia techniques within their practice to apply for our 2013 Juried Gallery Program.

Download application form

Description:

The Alberta Printmakers’ Society programs 6 exhibitions per year in the Artist Proof Gallery, located in the Inglewood/Ramsay community of Calgary, Alberta.  The gallery programming is determined by a selection committee and is based on the quality of submissions.  A/P pays CARFAC fees and one-way shipping for accepted proposals. All accepted artists are also invited to give a public lecture about their work as part of A/P’s Engraving Culture Speaker Series.

Gallery Mandate:

The Artist Proof Gallery is an artist-run gallery located adjacent to the Alberta Printmakers’ Society studio. The Gallery Program exhibits innovative, contemporary, print-based art produced by emerging and established artists. The Artist Proof Gallery shows regional, national and international artists working in a range of concepts and techniques. Our goal is to provide opportunities for the artistic and public communities to experience the diversity of printmedia art as a contemporary and vital artistic medium.

Application requirements:

Interested applicants must submit the following:

  • Ten numbered & labeled JPEG digital images on disk.  MUST be PC and Apple-Mac compatible.
  • Corresponding digital image list indicating the size, title of work, media and date (PDF or .doc file format, included on CD)
  • Artist’s Statement (PDF or .doc file format, included on CD)
  • Curriculum Vitae (PDF or .doc file format, included on CD)
  • Written exhibition proposal (PDF or .doc file format, included on CD), please refer to attached gallery map
  • Completed application form, printed hard copy (download here)

***Note: Email submissions will not be accepted.  Incomplete submissions will not be reviewed. Submissions which do not follow the format described above will not be reviewed.***

Submissions must be received by the deadline of May 18, 2012. Proposals received after this date will be held and reviewed for the following program year.

Mail submission packages to:

A/P Gallery Committee
P.O Box 6821 Station D
Calgary, Alberta T2P 2E7

Questions? Contact:

Christie Kirchner, Art Centre Director
Email: info@albertaprintmakers.ca
Phone: (403) 287-1056

Artist Talk by Guy Langevin

On April 3rd, 2012 the Alberta Printmakers’ Society was pleased to co-present with Alberta College of Art & Design a lecture by Quebec based artist Guy Langevin.  The print students of ACAD were quite fortunate during this week of April by way of extensive and laborious demonstrations in printmaking techniques; suppressing my jealousy is still difficult after learning of these demonstrations.

Guy Langevin is an award-winning print artist based in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. Langevin graduated from Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in 1977. We were fortunate to have an artist with such an extensive and successful career share his experiences and thoughts with us during the evening.  I particularly enjoyed when he discussed his early years when supporting himself with a job, he would work superior hours in his studio in order to maintain his identity as an artist; I found that rather inspiring.

When Guy mentioned a series of lithographs needing over 12 stones, you could feel and hear a mild unease from the surroundings;  audience members not as familiar with lithography were spared the images of intense labour that entered many of our minds.

The images we were shown were quite diverse ranging from mezzotints, drawings, paintings, and installation; guy preferred the term mise-en-scène opposed to installation. I rather enjoyed when his work started to shift into the duality of precision and blurry images. The talk ran over time so we did not get any Q&A.  I was quick in going up to him as the theatre was clearing out to ask him about the poetry associated with his later work. Guy told me the older pieces with poetry were made from an old friend that passed away. He seemed interested with involving his work with poetry again but related it would be difficult to replace his friend.

We even had the opportunity to sift through some of his mezzotints on a table, although the poor lighting conditions in the theatre took some of the enjoyment. My only regret for the evening was lack of questions from the audience as I have little doubt the answers would have been quite interesting.

(Images provided courtesy of Guy Langevin)

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There is just one week left to submit to the 5th Annual Postcard Exhibition and Exchange!!

Each year, the Alberta Printmakers’ Society organizes a hand-made postcard exhibition and exchange in the Artist Proof Gallery. Artists working in all disciplines and backgrounds from around the world are eligible to participate in this non-juried exhibition.

Interested artists are invited to submit 10 original 4” x 6” artworks for display in the Artist Proof Gallery from April 18-21, 2012. The Artist Proof Gallery will retain 2 pieces from each submission, and each artist will then receive 8 postcards from randomly selected artists in return by mail.

A closing party for the 5th Annual Postcard Exhibition and Exchange will be held on Friday, Apr. 20 at 6:30pm.

Submission deadline: April 11, 2012

Submission requirements

Interested artists must submit:

  • 10 original (ie. no digital reproductions, photocopies, etc.) 4 x 6 in. artworks
  • Artist info including your full name, email address, phone number and mailing address.
  • A self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage for the return of your 8 postcards.*

*Submissions without a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage will not be returned.

Please mail submissions to:

Alberta Printmakers’ Gallery Committee

PO Box 6821, Station D

Calgary, AB T2P 2E7

Questions should be addressed to: Christie Kirchner, ph. 403-287-1056 or info@albertaprintmakers.ca