CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Deadline: 5pm MST, April 25, 2023

SNAP (The Society of Northern Alberta-Print-Artists) and Travelling Exhibitions Northwest (TREX NW) invite applications from artists with aprintmaking practice who wish to work in the SNAP Printshop for a 4-week period to develop a new body of work. This body of work will go towards an exhibition at SNAP Gallery and on the TREX WALL. This visiting artist program is open to artists based in Northern Alberta who live outside of major centres such as Edmonton. The residency will take place during the month of July 2023 (unless otherwise negotiated).

SNAP is a Non-profit Artist-Run Centre in Edmonton, Alberta dedicated to the production, presentation and dissemination of Fine Art Printmaking and Contemporary Print Media. For more information about SNAP, visit our About section.

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) has supported a provincial travelling exhibitions (TREX) program since 1981 to provide as many communities as possible across Alberta with the opportunity to see visual art exhibitions, and to share the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts with the public. A provincially run program, TREX programs highlight the work of Alberta-based artists, helping to promote and encourage artistic careers in the province. The TREX program is host- ed by four different organizations across Alberta, who each manage the program for different region. TREXNW is hosted by the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie. For more information, visit aggp.ca

The Northern Alberta visiting artist residency will be selected by jury with representatives from both SNAP & the AGGP.

Visiting Artist Residency Program Includes:

• 24/7 access to the Printshop for a maximum 4 week consecutive
• A $4000.00 CAD artist fee (paid by TREX NW) upon completion of the residency
• A $500.00 CAD materials stipend (materials purchased must be used during residency & will be administered by SNAP staff)
• A maximum contribution of $2000.00 CAD accommodation support
• Contribution towards travel to and from Edmonton
• A future exhibition at SNAP and on the TREX WALL, using some of the works/techniques developed during the residency.
• Potential delivery by the artist of a public demonstration, lecture or workshop
• The opportunity for broad public engagement with the artist’s project and studio work

Submission Requirements:

• Artist’s curriculum vitae
• 10-20 jpegs with corresponding image list
• A written project proposal of work to be completed during residency

Conditions

Visiting Artists at SNAP are expected to engage regularly with our community of studio renters, artists and SNAP patrons through attendance at events, informal critiques with emerging artists and others, attendance at exhibition openings and other events happening throughout the artist’s stay. Furthermore, Visiting Artists will be expected to become members of the Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists covering the duration of their residency term and sign the standard SNAP Print- shop rental agreement outlining terms of use and liability as well as adhere to all health and safety protocols in place during the time of residency. All artists working in the SNAP printshop are required to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19.

One print or artist proof from each edition printed during the residency must be provided to SNAP for retention in the print archive. The work produced during this residency must go towards the future TREX NW exhibition.

Submissions close at 5pm MST, April 25, 2023.

To apply please email your submissions to: jamie-lee@aggp.ca

For more information about this program, contact Curator/Manager Travelling Exhibitions Northwest, Jamie-Lee Cormier: jamie-lee@aggp.ca 

Congrats to last years Resident Artist, Carolyn Gerk! She will be having a Travelling Exhibition this coming September titled, Otherhood. 

In recognition of Black History Month we will be hosting Elsa Robinson, a featured TREX artist for Artist Programming at a local school and she will be giving an Artist Talk at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie on Thursday, February 23rd at 6PM. Elsa has works featured in the touring exhibition, ‘Bring a folding chair’.

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition …bring a folding chair is inspired by annual Black History Month celebrations and recognizes the significant contributions Black Canadians, and Black artists in particular, make to Alberta. With art works exploring history, heritage, identity and contemporary concerns, the artists in this exhibition ‘bring a folding chair’ to the table of Canadian society and the art scene in Alberta and, in sitting at the table, give voice to our common humanity.

This exhibition was curated by Shane Golby and organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. The AFA Travelling Exhibition Program is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Fletcher Mudryk LLP Snow Art – Frosty Forms, presented by the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie

Frosty Forms
Interactive Community Art Experience

Saturday, January 14, 2023

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Location: Art Gallery of Grande Prairie

The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie is inviting all community members to share their creativity by participating in an interactive community art experience in the gallery space!

Inspired by the ice sculptures carved during the Grande North Winter Festival, Frosty Forms, is a sculptural installation co-created by all community members who contribute to this evolving artwork by sculpting their Prairie Winter Scene using plasticine and other materials.

Join us for this exciting art making event and warm up at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie during the Grande North Winter Festival!

Everyone is welcome to this FREE event. All materials are provided. * While quantities last.

What is community art?

Setting aside the notion of appraising art for its commercial value or artistic skill, community art embraces the process of artists connecting with other artists through their art. The strength of community art is that everyone is invited to share their unique voice and creativity to then be experienced by all. This art form focuses on involving community members through the process of art making.

Frosty Forms is brought to you by:

We are stepping it up for ‘Art Auction 42’, the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie’s largest annual fundraiser, which will be held at The Pomeroy Hotel and Conference Centre on Saturday, April 22, 2023.

We will be inviting close to 300 of our friends and supporters. We hope with your support to make this the most successful event to date. We are asking for artworks to be donated by both artists and collectors. By submitting a piece of original artwork or service to be considered for inclusion in the Art Auction, 100% of the proceeds generated by this event go to support the operation of one of the largest free admission art galleries in Western Canada: The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie.

2023 Submission Guidelines

*Submission Deadline Extended to February, 22, 2023

All submissions for the 2023 Annual Art Auction are presented and considered by an Art Acquisition Panel. All submissions must be received by February 22, 2023 in order to be considered. Please do not drop off submissions of artworks directly to the Gallery. The selections made by the Art Auction Committee will be confirmed by March 8, 2023.

If you would like to donate a work of original art for consideration, please fill out the Donation Form  below and email it, along with a photo of the work, to melanie@aggp.ca.

If your work is selected for inclusion it will need to be delivered to the Gallery by April 1, 2023. Please allow time for delays in shipping. Work must be framed or otherwise ready for exhibition.

All artists selected for inclusion in the Auction will have the option to either:

A. receive a charitable tax receipt for 100% of the estimated value (as determined by sales receipts or an independent appraisal if in excess of $1000)

or

B. receive a consignment payment of 25% of the selling price of the piece at auction.

Tickets: One (1) complimentary event ticket (valued at $150) will be offered to all artists whose work is accepted for inclusion in the Auction.

Questions

If you have any questions, please contact the Gallery Administrator,

Melanie Jenner
Tel: (780) 357-7485
Email: melanie@aggp.ca