Join us at the opening of Pascaline Knight’s show Friday evening, to enjoy a cold tall can of Saaz Pilsner from Big Rock and treats from Fiasco Gelato!
Date: June 14, 2013
Time: 6:30-9:30
Location: Unit F, 2010 11th St SE
Call for Submissions: Deadline Extension NEW Deadline 4 pm: June 30, 2013
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.
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 provides a number of benefits for accepted proposals including: a personalized exhibition text and event invitation, CARFAC fees, and one-way shipping. 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 A/P Gallery Program exhibits innovative, contemporary, print-based art produced by emerging, mid-career 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.
PDF: ArtistProofCallForSumbissions2014
Application requirements:
Interested applicants must submit the following:
***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 June 30, 2013. Proposals received after this date will be invited to apply the following program year.
Mail submission packages to:
A/P Gallery Committee
P.O Box 6821 Station D
Calgary, Alberta T2P 2E7
Local artists may drop off submission packages during gallery hours at our 2010F 11 Street SW, Calgary, AB location.
Contact
Keri MacLeod, Director
info@albertaprintmakers.ca
403.287.1056
A/P was excited to team up with Holt Renfrew at their recent H project event in May.
The H Project is a mini store inside Holt, ‘where every item in this shop meets one of three criteria: either the artisanal method with which they are made, the unique materials used, or the way they might celebrate a culture.
For instance, the item might help a fallen economy like Haiti by utilizing local artisans, or help to rebuild a community through a women’s co-operative. It could be made from recycled or cruelty-free products, or the process gives back to a charity such as the World Wildlife Fund.’
Take home one of these feel good buys in limited edition silkscreened bags printed by the Alberta Printmakers!
A/P sought a summer intern and was pleased to find that there are some excellent students working in Calgary. After a difficult decision due to the quality of the applicants, we are excited to be working with Lizzie Carr from June through August.
Lizzie has been an independent curator for the past three years and recently started the Slate Art Group with the purpose of finding venues for emerging artists to display and sell their work in Calgary. She has just completed her third year at ACAD and will be graduating next year as a painting major. You will be seeing a lot of Lizzie this summer as she works with our organization and helps to set up our PIY festival. Be sure to say hello in June! Thank-you to the other strong applicants and to the Canada Summer Jobs program without whose fundingthis job would not exist.
Following Traces by Amy Gaulin
April 5 – May 31, 2013
Closing Reception: Thursday May 16th from 7 to 8 pm
The Artist Proof Gallery is pleased to announce the commencement of +15 Window Exhibition Programming located in the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts alongside the programming of similar Calgary artist-run centres. Dedicated to emerging Albertan artists, the Artist Proof Gallery +15 Window is an extension of A/P programming that will exhibit innovative, contemporary, print-based art.
205, 8 Ave SE Calgary, AB T2G 0K9
Artist Biography:
Multidisciplinary artist, Amy Gaulin, captures a nostalgic essence through paint, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, Follbookmaking, and many other media. She received her BFA in printmaking with distinction from the Alberta College of Art and Design, and currently resides in Calgary, Alberta.
Artist Statement:
The subjects in my artwork are found during explorations of my personal heritage. In this search I discover what character traits and sensibilities have been passed down through the generations in my family, and how my own disposition has been influenced from that past. The work in Following Traces focuses on two girls; one of whom is my grandmother, Betty (Elizabeth), and the other is her sister, Babs (Barbara). They were as different in temperament as they were in appearance, and I begin to understand their characteristics as well as parallels to myself through the process of recreating this imagery.
Contact Gallery and Studio Director Keri MacLeod at info@albertaprintmakers.ca or 403.287.1056
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. Benefits for A/P Mainspace Juried Programming include one-way shipping, CARFAC fees, an exhibition text and event invitations.
A/P is also pleased to announce our first ever 2013 Juried Artist Proof Gallery +15 Window Program, dedicated to emerging artists incorporating printmedia techniques within their practice! 2 months in duration and compensated with CARFAC fees, this high-traffic exhibition space will ensure lots of exposure for any growing practice.
Please see A/P Submissions for more information and application form
Learn more about the 3rd Annual A/P Studio Residency Program (April 27)
The A/P Studio silkscreen area will be temporarily unavailable for rental until Wednesday January 30th due to renovation. We regret any inconvenience, please email Director at info@albertaprintmakers.ca with inquiries.
We thank you for your patience!
Interested in learning a new skill? Meeting new people? Why not enrol in one of our Winter Workshops!
Learn more about our upcoming 1 and 2-Day Workshops!
The Alberta Printmakers’ Society runs approximately 14 courses per year in our printmaking studio, located at 2010F 11 St. SE in Calgary. Art classes are offered in a variety of printmaking techniques, primarily at the introductory level, and are open to artists as well as the public. This Winter we have some options for kids too!
Please note the “register before” dates. There will be further programming in the Spring.
Learn more here
DEADLINE: April 27, 2013
The Alberta Printmakers’ Society is now accepting applications for the 2013 Self-Directed Studio Printmaking Residency.
Alberta Printmakers’ Society is now accepting applications for its 2013-2014 Self Directed Studio Residency Program designed to encourage production and experimentation using traditional print. The program offers an artist or a group of artists working on one project 1-2 months of free, unlimited 24-hour access to the Alberta Printmakers’ Society print studio to complete a print-based project.
Applications are due April 27
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: There is no application fee. Applications should be submitted by email and must include the following:
SEND ALL IMAGES AND RESUME to:
info@albertaprintmakers.ca
All applicants will be notified by email.
The University of Calgary Faculty of Arts, The New Gallery & The Alberta Printmakers’ Society Present:
A Public 2-Day Changeable Book Workshop with U.K. Visiting Artist Thomas Martin
When: Saturday, March 2nd & Sunday, March 3rd 2013
10 am to 4 pm
Location: TNG’s John Snow House, 915 – 18 Avenue SW Calgary, AB
Purchase tickets online at www.albertaprintmakers.ca under “Classes/Workshops” HERE
During this two-day course, Thomas Martin will demonstrate how to make a multi-changeable book. On the first day, participants will make a range of pages that fold out horizontally and vertically, and that contain pockets, concertinas, slip-out mini stitched booklets, envelopes and hidden sleeves.
On the second day, participants will bind pages into a case bound book form. Participants may wish to bring their own cover materials, for example any coloured or printed papers, fabrics, etc. (not too thick). Participants could also bring pre-printed/typed/drawn pages ready for binding. Students should bring a sharp craft knife, ruler, pencil, and cutting mat.
Thomas Martin is an innovative printmaker, paper engineer and book artist currently living in Cambridge, UK. His paper-based works are playful and colourful, often appropriating movable parts, miniature, or pop-up components. Martin’s works have been included in exhibitions throughout the United Kingdom, Korea, the United States, and India. He is the recipient of a recent Birgit Skiold Trust award to develop large sculptural prints and pop-up books, and was the Winner of the John Purcell Paper Prize in 2010. His work can be found in collections at The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, The Queen’s Collection, Belfast, and Oregon State University, USA. Martin was a Master Printer at Curwen Studio, Cambridge, and is currently the Printmaking Demonstrator for the Cardiff School of Art & Design in Wales. He has also written several articles and book reviews on related topics, including work in the new A and C Black Book, Printmaking on a Budget.
The 2-Day Public Changeable Book Workshop with Thomas Martin will take place at 915 – 18 Avenue SW in Calgary, Saturday March 2nd & Sunday March 3rd from 10 am to 4 pm. Bring a lunch and any references and materials you are interested in integrating into your project. Admission is $120 for the weekend; tickets may be purchased online at www.albertaprintmakers.ca Please register early to ensure your spot. For more information please visit www.albertaprintmakers.ca or http://art.ucalgary.ca/event/changeable-books-workshop-international-visting-artist-thomas-martin
Contact
Keri MacLeod
Director, the Alberta Printmakers’ Society and Artist Proof Gallery
403-287-1056 info@albertaprintmakers.ca
Have a couple hours to spare? Wanna have some fun mixing some easy classic cocktails for The Invention Moves In opening reception between 6:30 and 8:30 pm Friday January?
Responsibilities include mixing 3 drinks with appropriate ingredients from 3 simple recipes (all provided), minor clean up.
We’ll give you studio time or other benefits if you aren’t a printmaker in return – please inquire via email with Director at info@albertaprintmakers.ca January 9 or 10th!
This position has been filled – lightening fast! If you want to assist our bartender, please do contact us!
Cheers!
Please be reminded that A/P will be closed to the public and non-keyholders from Dec. 22nd to Jan. 5th, and will reopen on Jan. 9th – screen rental, stencil printing, & key borrowing will not be available during this time.
*Please inquire with Director prior to Dec. 20th by 4 pm.
Have a Happy Holiday Season!
Hope to see you at A/P January 11th at 6:30 pm for the special opening reception of The “Invention Moves In” by Michelle Brownridge, where classic cocktails will be available as a tribute to the past!
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or visit our Page at Eventbrite.com, tickets donation only!
What a super night at A/P! We had 113 patrons come by the gallery to enjoy some great prints, great people, hot coffee and mini treats!
Check out the FB Page for the complete album!
Photos Courtesy Leya Russell
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Want to be featured on the Not-So-Mini 2012 Teaser Blog?
Email info@albertaprintmakers.ca an image of the work you submit, along with a paragraph or two about the prints, your practice, your personal website or any other musing you would like to share!
Although the Cafe Night Event has passed, there are still prints available in every edition for sale! Please drop by the gallery anytime this week and next between Weds. to Sat. 11 – 4 to take a peak at the items available to purchase.
$30 per print. Cash, Cheque, Paypal (in person only).
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Please Join us in the Artist Proof Gallery for the
Not-So-Mini-Print Public Reception & Print Sale, Friday November 30th at 6:30 pm
2010F 11 Street SE, Calgary
Collect quality handmade gifts for the holidays while you enjoy some free mini treats, hot cocoa,
and cafe-au-lait!
Raffle prizes will be drawn at 8 pm, 1 for $3 or 2 for $5
Each year, the Artist Proof Gallery holds a non-juried show and sale to showcase the work of Alberta print artists, and to raise funds towards A/P’s artistic and educational programming. For this year’s show, A/P is inviting all interested printmakers to submit and edition of twelve 15” x 11” prints for exhibition and exchange in the Artist Proof Gallery. Each participant will receive 10 prints created by other artists, and A/P will retain 2 works from each edition for sale in our studio and gallery. A/P will retain all proceeds from the first two prints, the artist will receive 60% of the proceeds of the third and subsequent sales and will receive one less print in the exchange package. The exhibition will run from Nov. 28 to Dec. 22
Free Parking, Public Transit Accessible. Families Welcome!
Coffee generously provided by Waves Coffeehouse
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Help show your support by liking us on FB and following us on Twitter and then you can tell all of your friends to give it a shot too!
Join the FB event now!
A/P offers tons of artist opportunities and event information regularly, and we wouldn’t want you to miss out! If you like us on FB, email info@albertaprintmakers.ca to be entered in our A/P Weekly E-newsletter list! Plus, you’ll be entered in a draw for free A/P merchandise!
In 1 week we went from 196 Twitter Followers to 235, and you can help increase that number! FB likes? 112 and counting!
- A/P October 30th, 2012
Find out what happened after Day 1 on the A/P Blog
Be the 215th or the 225th person to LIKE our FB Page by Nov. 30th and win a prize!
Accidental Poetry by Briar Craig
October 17 – November 24, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, October 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Artist in Attendance
Public Lecture with the Artist: Friday, October 19 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Artist Proof Gallery, 2010F 11 St. SE, Calgary, AB
The Alberta Printmakers’ Society and Artist Proof Gallery is pleased to present Okanagan-based artist Briar Craig’s exhibition of screenprints with nuances and subtleties made possible through ultra-violet print processes, Accidental Poetry.
Craig’s prints address the “information age” and the ever-increasing quantities of sensory information, and its impact on every individual.
Accidental Poetry employs the juxtaposition of disparate fragments of texts, imagery and objects to create a narrative-like dialogue where individual meanings become secondary to personally constructed content. Craig uses hand written text and weathered objects in order to reveal “clues” about the kinds of things that occupy our lives.
Reflecting Dada artists, poets and the absurdist playwrights, Craig’s exploration of systems of chance by uniting two or more words together, demonstrates the provocative and evocative potential in this unexpected relationship, arriving at what he considers accidental poetry. Utilizing printmaking as a post-modern approach to appropriation, Craig mirrors many aspects of modern mass media interlaced with elements of the tactile and personal.
Briar Craig is a printmaker and Associate Professor in the BFA program at the University of British Columbia in Kelowna. In a number of collections around the world including Poland, Japan and Croatia, Craig’s work has been exhibited internationally at the China Print Festival, in Oijiang, China; the Biennale Internationale D’Estampe Contemporaine de Trois-Rivieres, in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec; the International PRINT Exhibition (Pacific Rim Meets Istanbul) in Instanbul, Turkey; and the International Contemporary Printmakers Competition in Cornwall, UK.
Accidental Poetry will be on display in the Artist Proof Gallery from October 17 to November 24, 2012, with an opening reception on Friday, October 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Craig will offer a lecture on October 17 at 5:30 pm. The Artist Proof Gallery is located at 2010F 11 St. SE in Calgary. Gallery hours are Wednesday to Saturday from 11:00am to 4:00pm. Admission is free and all are welcome! Free Parking. For more information please visit www.albertaprintmakers.ca.
Contact Gallery and Studio Director Keri MacLeod at info@albertaprintmakers.ca or 403.287.1056
Check out the Exhibition Essay written by Loren Spector here
Call for Submissions
The Not-So-Mini-Print Exhibition and Exchange
Deadline for Prints to be received at the gallery: November 23, 2012
Each year, the Artist Proof Gallery holds a non-juried show and sale to showcase the work of Alberta print artists, and to raise funds towards A/P’s artistic and educational programming.
For this year’s show, A/P is inviting all interested printmakers to submit and edition of twelve 15” x 11” prints for exhibition and exchange in the Artist Proof Gallery. Each participant will receive 10 prints created by other artists, and A/P will retain 2 works from each edition for sale in our studio and gallery. A/P will retain all proceeds from the first two prints, the artist will receive 60% of the proceeds of the third and subsequent sales and will receive one less print in the exchange package. The exhibition will run from Nov. 28 to Dec. 22, with an opening reception and print exchange to be held on Friday, Nov 30, 2012 from 6:30 to 8:30pm.
Submission requirements:
All interested artists are eligible to participate in this non-juried exhibition. Submissions must include:
● An edition of twelve 15” x 11” prints (paper size)
● A completed submission form download HERE
● Submission fee of $10 for members and $15 for non-members
**Participating artists can pick up their exchanged prints at the closing on Friday, Dec. 21, or they can include a postage-paid envelope for the return of their 10 prints.**
Mail submission packages and fee to:
A/P Gallery Committee
P.O Box 6821 Station D
Calgary, Alberta T2P 2E7
Or drop them off in person to:
Alberta Printmakers’ Society
2010F 11 St. SE,
Calgary, AB T2G 3G3
Questions?
Contact: Keri MacLeod, Gallery and Studio Director
Email: info@albertaprintmakers.ca
Phone: (403) 287-1056
*Want to be featured on the Not-So-Mini 2012 Teaser Blog?
Email info@albertaprintmakers.ca an image of the work you submit, along with a paragraph or two about the prints, your practice, your personal website or any other musing you would like to share!*
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Look for the red balloons and visit the 9th Annual Eastside Studio Crawl 11 am to 5 pm!
Get your “passport” stamped in the process of making your own piece of art by visiting the Burns Visual Arts Society, A/P, Cory Barkman, Jeff de Boer, Heritage Weavers & Spinners Guild, Artpoint, Studio Four, Openwork Fibre, and Pith Gallery and studios!
Visit us first! Visit us at lunch! Visit us last! Whatever works for you!
Get your map at any of the locations. Call or email Gallery and Studio Director, Keri MacLeod for more information. 
