trap\door news + events

Happy New Year!

Trap\door would like to thank all our members, volunteers, and supporters for making 2006 a very successful year. Onwards 2007!

Trap\door Holiday Wishbook 2006

The 1st Annual Holiday Wishbook was very successful! Over $1300 were raised to fund future T\d programming. Thank you to ALL our donors and bidders (see below), to Christopher Moore for his amazing design work (view website), and to Anna House for hosting the holiday potluck.

Page 1: Gingerbread house by Leila Armstrong and Josie Mills. Successful bidder was Blake O’Brien.
Page 2: Portrait crocheted by Mary-Anne McTrowe. Successful bidder was Hannah Wigle.
Page 3: Sock Monkey by Josie Mills. Successful bidder was Catherine Ross.
Page 4: Website by Christopher Moore. Successful bidder was Annie Martin.
Page 5: Mend any article by Jill Flaman. Successful bidder was Anna House.
Page 6: Knit any object by Shanell Papp. Successful bidder was Don Gill.
Page 7: Soaps by Brenna Kanski. Successful bidder was Glenna Westwood.
Page 8: Homemade pet treats by Leanne Elias. Successful bidder was Catherine Ross.
Page 9: Watercolour by Dagmar Dahle. Successful bidder was Helen Haynes.
Page 10: Paper hat by Loralee Edwards. Successful bidder was Carol Williams.
Page 11: Dogwalk with Karen & Sadie Campbell. Successful bidder was Carol Williams.
Page 12: Silkscreen by Denton Fredrickson. Successful bidder was Emily Luce.
Page 13: Gourmet goodie basket by Anna House. Successful bidder was Gordon Snyder.
Page 14: Wax casting by Chai Duncan. Successful bidder was Glenna Westwood.
Page 15: Office Gallery exhibition. Successful bidder was Jessica Robinson.
Page 16: Pizza box art by Glen MacKinnon. Successful bidder was John Savill.

The Gushul Studio & Collaboration Project 2006
Scott Rogers and Carol Williams

The brochure is complete! It details the collaboration experience which took place in August 2006 in the Crowsnest Pass. Thank you to the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and to Dana Harrison for her design talents. All members will receive their own copy, more copies available upon request.

Click on the images to view larger versions.

Hip Hip Hooray!

Trap\door has just received word that we have been granted funding from the AFA for the 2nd Gushul Project! Thank you AFA! Details about submitting proposals will follow in the next newslettter and will be posted on the website. www.trapdoorarc.com

Prairie Tales 8

Trap\door Artist Run Centre was pleased to host "Prairie Tales 8", at the University of Lethbridge on November 24, 2006. Two of the film makers featured in the collection of films were in attendance: Thank you to Jaro Malanowski (director of HOT SUMMER ROAD TRIP) and Scott Rogers (director of HELL'S HALF ACRE) who made the trip down, and to Paul Williams the coordinator.

www.prairietales.org/

Buttons!

Advertise your club or group with 1” buttons made by T\d! Due to the popularity of this service, we are increasing our prices by $0.05 –

50-99 buttons = $0.50/unit
100-199 buttons = $0.45/unit
200+ = $0.40/unit
Prices are reduced by $0.10 for Trap\door members

Printing:
Colour = $2 first page, $1 each additional page
B&W = $2 first page, $0.50 each additional page
*(no charge if preprinted pages are provided)

Standard template fits 24 buttons/page. Please allow one week minimum for orders.

For full details, view the buttons page.

...More Buttons...

The Trap\door Button Machine was stationed at Starbuck’s over the holidays. Thank you to Dave & Brenna!

Look for it in its new location...

member news

CD Release!

The Cedar Tavern Singers AKA The Phonorealistes; all you need to know about Mary-Anne McTrowe and Dan Wong's band and their debut CD "Songs for a Dead Hare".

Visit: www.thephonorealistes.com

Publication by Christina Cuthberson

Expression Magazine features the work of M. Eileen Murray, in their Fall/Winter issue. The article is written by SAAG public relations manager Christina Cuthbertson and deals with Murray’s work with immigrant women who have relocated to the City of Brooks. Copies of the magazine will be distributed in January to the Penny Coffee House, the SAAG and the Bowman Art’s Center -
Stop by one of these locations if you are interested in having a good read.

contemporary art in lethbridge

local exhibitions + events

Exhibition Closing:
Cut-Out, a tableaux vivant
Kelly Andres and Loralee Edwards

Combining performance with installation Andres and Edwards recreated a photograph of the Trianon Dance Hall in the 1940's. The set/installation is created from recycled cardboard as are the dresses and whisper trumpets. On opening night they performed a tableaux vivant. The cardboard set and costumes are installed in the Trianon Gallery until January 6th.

Exhibition Opening:
Eurasialicious: Mixed Interpretations in the Third Space
Trianon Gallery, Saturday, January 20, 2007, 9 PM

Two Eurasian Canadian artists, Lana Ing Gabor and Kevin Ei-ichi deforest,
will bring their own outlooks and experiences using a variety of approaches
and media, including painting, digital imagery, photography and video.
The exhibition will run from until February 28th 2007.

The Trianon Gallery is located at 104 5 Str S, Lethbridge, AB, M - F, 9 AM – 5 PM.

University of Lethbridge Art Gallery Exhibitions:

Main Gallery: W600, Centre for the Arts
“Found”, Reception: January 26, 4 - 6 pm
January 26 - March 2, 2007

Found, an exhibition featuring new work by artists who address our urban environment
through collecting discarded materials and other markers of this experience, is the first
part of the Collecting Everyday series.

Helen Christou Gallery: 9th Level, LINC, “Bibliomania”
February 2 - March 16, 2007

The second in the Collecting Everyday series, Bibliomania also continues a focus on
locating exhibitions of bookworks in the Helen Christou Gallery.

U of L database now on-line: www.uleth.ca/artgallery/database/index.html
U of L Gallery now open Thursday evenings until 830 PM.

AAC “Carnevale Di Masque”
Games ~ Prizes ~ Entertainment
Auction of Celebrity Masks
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Heritage Hall @ Exhibition Park, 8 p.m.

Tickets $50.00 each
Available at the AAC Office
318 7th Street South, Lethbridge
403-320-0555

This years Celebrities are: Liz Findley, Erica Hunt, John Wort Hannam, Pat McMullen,
Ken Nicol, Ian Randell, David Rossiter, Marilyn Smith, Rich Sutter, Ralph Thrall III.

All proceeds from the Carnevale di Masque will go towards the production of the
AAC newsletter, our quarterly publication of the arts, reaching 13,000 households
and businesses.

artslethbridge.org/aac.html

regional exhibitions + festivals

Stride

Main Gallery:
Eric Metcalfe, Laura
January 12 – February 17, 2007
Opening: Friday, January 12 @ 8PM
1004 Macleod Trail, S,
Calgary, AB
403.262.8507
stride2@telusplanet.net
Gallery Hours: Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 AM to 5 PM MST.

Window Gallery:
International Festival of Animated Objects, When We Are One
Reception: Thursday, January 18 @ 8 PM
Epcor Performing Arts Centre
+15 Level Walkway, 205 - 8 Avenue, SE,
Calgary, AB

www.stride.ab.ca

TNG The New Gallery
Ken Friedman
Opening Reception: Friday, January 12, 7pm
Hours of operation: Tue - Sat, 11AM - 5 PM
516 D - 9th Avenue SW,
Calgary, AB
403.233.2399
info@thenewgallery.org
www.thenewgallery.org

SNAP The Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists
WIESLAW HALADAJ
Reception: January 11, 7 – 9 PM
10309-97 Street,
Edmonton, Alberta
780.423.1492
snap@snapartists.com
www.snapartists.com

Truck
Kyle Beal (Montreal, QC), Chris Gillespie (Victoria, BC), Angela Silver (Calgary, AB)
January 12- February 17, 2007
The Grain Exchange (Lower Level),
815 - 1st Street SW,
Calgary, AB
403.261.7702
info@truck.ca
www.truck.ca
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 11 am to 5 pm

Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts
Hit or Miss: An Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing,
Jan 5 - February 10, 2007
Official Opening: Jan. 11, 2007 @ 7:30 pm
Organized in conjunction with the "Walking a Thin Line" -- 3rd Annual Winter Art Stroll and the International Festival of Animated Objects”.

“The notion of "Hit or Miss" with its Darwinian overtones, seemed like a good idea as a title for an exhibition, given that this is exactly what you expect when you begin a drawing and exactly what you get when you finish it."
~John Will & Chris Cran (guest curators)

The exhibition features works by the following artists:
John Bride (Toronto), Hyang Cho (Calgary), Mark Dicey (Calgary), Brandan Doty (Pelham, N.Y.),
Jessie Forman (Calgary), Jeff Funnell (Winnipeg), Andrew Gable (Calgary), Vera Gartley (Calgary),
Richard Halliday, RCA (Calgary), Sarah Jane Holtom (Canora, Sask.), Silas Kaufman (Calgary),
Jenny Lin (Montreal), Don Mabie (Nakusp, B.C.), Allan Harding MacKay (Kitchener, Ont.), Sondra Meszaros (Calgary), Liza Montgomery (Calgary), Ron Moppett, RCA (Calgary), Lisa Murray (Calgary), Edward Nykes (Calgary), John Noestheden (Pilot Butte, Sask.), Gary Olson (Calgary), Tanya Rusnak (Calgary), Angela Silver (Calgary), Ryan Sluggett (Vancouver), Martha Townsend (Montreal), Clement Yeh (Montreal), and Alison Jayne Yip (Vancouver).

www.trianglegallery.com

calls for submission

Button Up

Trap\door Artist Run Centre is starting the new year with a button exhibition and exchange. We are looking for art that can fit on 1” button, for button template, please visit our website at: http://www.trapdoorarc.com/buttontemplate.pdf. A maximum of five individual designs per artist will be received. ALL works received will be installed in the show, after which participants will be sent someone else’s button or buttons in exchange for their own.

Please include with your submissions package:
- label information
- a self addressed stamped 8.5 x 11 envelope (for individuals outside of Canada, we will take care of return postage, but please supply a self addressed envelope)
- biographical information

Deadline for submissions February 16; exhibition commencing March 1, 2007.

Send to:
Trap\door Artist Run Centre,
c/o 811 5 Ave S,
Lethbridge, AB, Canada, T1J 0V2,
exhibition@trapdoorarc.com

The exhibition will be held at The Joan Waterfield Gallery in the Yates Memorial Centre.
Trap\door would like to thank the Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge for this opportunity.

Call for Nominations
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards

Three cash prizes of $30,000 will be presented in May 2007 by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta to artists who have achieved excellence in the arts and/or persons who have made siginificant contributions to the arts in Alberta. The recipients are chosen by a nomination and adjudication
process. Nominations are invited now to be received by January 19th. Any Albertan may nominate.

Forms and eligibility criteria are found on the website: albertaartsawards.shawbiz.ca.
Nominations may be made by e-mail to info@albertaartsawards.shawbiz.ca.

5th International Sculpture Competition
Application Deadline: April 10, 2007
Organised by Association Une Oeuvre de Faïence

The jury will select 12 finalists whose works will be exhibited in the Departmental Breton Museum in Quimper (Brittany, France ) from 19th May to 25th August 2007.

Conditions of Entry:
The competition is open to artists, artisans, designers working on their own or as a group. No theme is prescribed. The sculpture suggested can be in any material.

Prizes:
- Grand prix of the Association Une Oeuvre de Faïence: 4 000 €.
The jury, made of art professionals, collectors and faience experts will award
The Grand prix of the Association Une Oeuvre de Faïence. The Association Une
Oeuvre de Faïence will be entitled to produce 136 copies in earthenware of this awarded work.
- Prix du public: 1 500 €
During the exhibition, the visitors will be able to vote for their favourite work which will be
awarded “Prix du public”

Application/Contact: Laetitia Faenza, +33 6 10 50 85 31
laetitiafaenza@uneoeuvredefaience.org
www.uneoeuvredefaience.org

PIRG call: Waves of Change – Exploring the Future of Water
Art Exhibition
January 22 – February 16, 2007
Galileo’s Gallery - University of Lethbridge

The Lethbridge Public Interest Research Group (LPIRG) at the University of Lethbridge will sponsor an Art Exhibition which will be held January 22 to February 16, 2007. Artists are invited to make submissions of original art works, including painting, photography, sculpture, multi-media, and
installation, relating to the theme of water.

Artist’s submissions must include name and contact information. Art must be framed and ready for hanging or display, and will be on public display in Galileo’s for about 1 month. LPIRG reserves the right to limit works for practical purposes.

The Art Exhibition will open on January 22, and there will be a reception at 7pm. Artists are encouraged to attend the reception. At the end of the exhibition period, a jury will choose a winner, who will receive a prize of $100.

Submissions will be accepted at the LPIRG office, SU242, next to the food court, in the Student Union Building, from Monday, January 15 to Friday, January 19, 2007.

www.lpirg.org

Articule Call for Proposals
Programming 2007-2008
Deadline: January 15, 2007

Last summer articule moved to a new convivial space with a large storefront window in the Mile End, one of Montreal 's most vibrant neighbourhoods. The move was motivated by articule's desire to offer more visibility to artists and their work, as well as to provide an accessible space to a varied public. For the 2007-2008 programming season, articule is particularly interested in
exhibition projects that consider the street level gallery and its possibilities as a place of communication and engagement, for creating connections and transformations, where art and the environment, the artist and the public, touch.

Please note that email applications are not accepted.
Please send your proposal to: articule, Programming Committee,
262 Fairmount Ouest
Montreal, QC, Canada, H2V 2G3
514 842 9686
info@articule.org
www.articule.org

VU Call for Proposals

VU invites artists working in photography to submit an exhibition project. Our goal is to promote innovative practices which demonstrate enquiry into and reflection upon the artistic potential of the medium. Proposals involving installation or which addresses new image technologies are also welcome. Artist in Residence projects are also welcomed. Submission deadline in January 15, 2007. Selected projects will be included in our 2007-2008 exhibition program. VU pays artist fees and offers assistance for the production of new projects.

Send to:
Centre de Diffusion et de Production de la Photographie
Espace D’Exposition 550, Cote D’Abraham
Adresse Postale 523, De Saint-Vallier Est
Quebec, G1K 3P9
T. 418.640.2585 F. 418.640.2586
vuphoto@meduse.org
www.meduse.org/vuphoto

M:ST 4
Call for Submissions

Local, national and international artists are invited to submit proposals for performative works and lectures to be presented as part of the M:ST 4 Festival in October, 2007. M:ST encourages the submission of innovative performative works, media/audio works, site-specific works, public interventions and lecture/panel based proposals. The term“performative” describes practices that originate from a visual or media arts discourse and involve the live presence of the artist. These often incorporate sound, video, film, spoken word, or live web streaming.

M:ST is accepting general proposals and proposals that address the following themes, from professional artists, curators, critics and cultural workers of all backgrounds, and the M:ST 4 Festival will include performative works which include both gallery or off-site exhibitions. M:ST meets or exceeds the recommended minimum CARFAC artist exhibition fee. Travel, accommodation and shipping assistance is contingent on sufficient funding.

Deadline: All proposals must be postmarked or arrive at the Mountain Standard Time P.O. Box by deadline February 15, 2007

www.mstfestival.org

SAAG 15th Annual Open Call:
“What is the object of your devotion?”
Submission deadline: Monday, February 19, 2007

Open call is a short film screening open to filmmakers, artists and students living in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Artists may submit new, existing, or collaborative film works produced in the last five years with relevance to this year’s theme. All films must be formatted to DVD or VHS. Artists should include a $10 shipping and handling fee, contact info, biography, artist statement, and CV. An honorarium will be awarded to those whose work is shown.

Please send submissions to:
SAAG, Open Call Submissions,
601 3 Ave S,
Lethbridge, AB, T1J 0H4,
www.saag.ca

Arnica Artist-Run Centre
Open Call for Exhibition/Project Proposals

Incorporated in 2003, The Arnica Open Studio Society is a non-profit artist-run centre located in the heart of downtown Kamloops , BC. Mandated to support artists in the early stages of their development, Arnica provides a supportive environment for the creation, presentation and dissemination of contemporary art. Proposals from artists working in all forms and disciplines are accepted for consideration for exhibition in the gallery. Although Arnica cannot pay artist's fees at this time, we provide the gallery space, installation assistance and exhibition promotion through invitations, brochures and press releases.

Submissions should include the following:
1.Project description proposal.
2.Current Curriculum Vitae.
3.Artist Statement.
4.Slides (maximum 20) of work intended for exhibition or CD of images compatible for both mac & pc
5.Include title, date, size, media of each work on an annotated slide list sheet.
6.A self-addressed stamped envelope, if you wish to have your materials returned.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND ORIGINAL WORK.

Mail your complete package to:
Programming Committee/The Arnica artist-run centre,
c/o #270-546 St. Paul St,
Kamloops , BC, V2C 5T1

Remember...

Trap\door’s next call for submissions is May 1st, 2007.

Also...

Keep your eyes peeled for The 2nd Annual Gushul Project Submission.

View the Submissions page for further details.

employment opportunities

M:ST 4 | Call for Festival Director

M:ST Festival Director Job Description:
The Festival Director will oversee all day-to-day operations of the festival, including (but not limited to) the following responsibilities: programming, grant writing and fundraising, financial management and administration.

Term: 1-year contract beginning February 15, 2007-December 31st, 2007.
Salary Range: $27,000 - $30,000 commensurate with experience.
Deadline: January 20, 2006

Applications must arrive at the Mountain Standard Time P.O. Box by this date. Late, faxed, Emailed or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Apply to:
M:ST Hiring Committee
Mountain Standard Time Performative Art Festival Society
P.O. Box 22056 Bankers Hall R.P.O,
Calgary, Alberta Canada T2P 5G7
www.mstfestival.org

workshops + courses

Artist-Run Centre Day!

Mark your calendar on JANUARY 15th Current Trap\door President, Jill Flaman, & former President, Mary-Anne Mctrowe, will discuss Artist Run Centres as part of the U of L Professional Development sessions, January 15 – 26, 2007.

Sessions will cover a range of topics including: CARFAC, Grant Proposal Writing Skills, Theatre workshops, Copyright Laws, Life as a Professional Web Designer, Audition Skills, Professional Life in the arts, Alberta Playwrights Network and the Playwrights Guild of Canada, Academia & Graduate Studies in the Arts.

(times and locations to be confirmed)*.

classifieds + miscellanea

While in Calgary, check out a flick at The Uptown Stage & Screen, followed by a yummy drink at The Marquee Room.

612 8 Ave SW,
Calgary, AB
www.theuptown.com
www.myspace.com/marqueeroom

Celebrate Art's Birthday!

On January 17, art will be 1, 000, 044 years old (in 1963 Robert Filliou declared January 17 to be
the 1, 000, 000th birthday of art).

Visit the website: http://artsbirthday.net/

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...

What are YOUR resolutions? Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions everyone makes...and breaks…

1. Spend more time with family/friends
2. Exercise more
3. Lose weight
4. Quit smoking
5. Enjoy life more
6. Quit drinking
7. Get out of debt
8. Learn something new
9. Help others in need
10. Get organised

Bollocks to Valentine's Day!

ANTI-Valentine’s Day – February 14th: www.meish.org/vd/

For those more optomistic...

We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.
~Author Unknown

We don't believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack.
~Marie Ebner Von Eschenbach, Aphorism

Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly.
~Rose Franken

Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke.
~Lynda Barry

Year of the Pig
Chinese New Year: February 18, 2007

Intellectually curious, honest and tolerant, those born in the Year of the Pig can be relied upon for their loyalty and often make true friends for life. Like the knights of old, Pigs are often highly regarded for their chilvary and pureness of heart, and will often sacrifice their own well-being for the greater good. The Pig can be very naive, however, and may easily fall victim to the unscrupulous who take advantage of their idealistic nature - as Pigs see everyone as loyal and caring as they are. Although forced to play the fool many times, they will just as likely hold fast to the notion that everyone is at heart decent and admirable.

Stubbornly optimistic, the Pig will not tolerate those with well-meaning advice on how to be a Pig, but since they dislike quarreling and discord their anger usually cools quickly. Sometimes looked upon as a snob, the Pig just finds it right and natural to exhibit good manners whenever possible. Their main goal in life is in serving others, and no matter how difficult circumstances become the Pig will never waiver or retreat, forging ahead in the sure knowledge that all will be well. Pig people love to read, are generally thirsty for knowledge, and not readily talkative, but if presented with an opportunity to discuss topics of interest with like-minded individuals Pigs may find themselves talking non-stop for hours! People born in the Year of the Pig are trusted associates in whatever career they happen to choose and often shine as entertainers, social activists or politicians.

Contact Us!

We remain an active organization without a permanent space, but you can always reach us at:

Trap\door Artist Run Centre
c/o 811 5 Ave S
Lethbridge, AB, Canada
T1J 0V2
info@trapdoorarc.com
www.myspace.com/trapdoorarc