trap\door news + events


Call For Submissions:

Be a part of the fabulous 2008 Trap\door Annual Members Show!

This year's theme: It's a drag...
Trap\door Annual Members Show
Joan Waterfield Gallery, Yates Memorial Centre
September 8 - November 10, 2008

Please drop off your work at the Yates (downtown Lethbridge, adjacent to City Hall, at 1002 - 4 Avenue South) between 10-2 on Saturday September 6th. Work can be picked up on Monday, November 10. (We will specify a time)

(If you are unable to drop off or pick up your work please contact us at info@trapdoorarc.com to make other arrangements.)

2d or 3d work is accepted. 2d work must have "d" rings installed for hanging.

Not a member, no problem. You can sign up when you drop off your work. Students $10 Adult $15 Family $25/year.

FEATURED ARTIST

Originating in Ottawa, a graduate of the University of Lethbridge, and the University of Western Ontario, Amy Harrison is currently working with small cluttered paintings on paper and some soft sewn sculptures. For the window display in June she will be presenting her current body of work: Aurora Borealis: seeing things in the night sky. This work incorporates cats flying in outer space, floating amongst the stars, clustered in between flowers, planets, nebula, the northern lights and solar systems, in an exploration of personal daydreams and delusions of beautiful imagery that occur while going about everyday life. (Which is very similar to lying on ones back in the grass doing nothing staring into the universe.)

Trap\door will be exhibiting Amy Harrison’s work at The Parlour (310 – 2nd Avenue South, Lethbridge) opening June 28, 2008.

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
GUSHUL STUDIO RESIDENCY & COLLABORATION PROJECT AUGUST 2008 !

Trap\door is offering its third annual collaborative residency for two emerging* artists. This project is designed to combine the skills, knowledge, histories and varied approaches of two individuals working in different media. They will do a residency together at the University of Lehtbridge’s Gushul Studio for the month of AUGUST 2008. More details and how to apply here...

THANK YOU DONORS!

The 2007 Trap\door Holiday Wishbook was an amazing success, raising over $1000.00 to support emerging artists. Trap\door wishes to thank all donors and bidders for their enthusiastic and generous support. Save up for the 2008 edition.

BUTTONS! BUTTONS! BUTTONS!

Advertise your organization or make your own “1 artist buttons. We take orders on an ongoing basis. Simply provide us with your logo or design. Please allow a minimum of one week for orders to be processed.

NEW BUTTON PRICES:

*prices are reduced by $0.10/unit 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, and to access the template, view the buttons page.

member news

Scott Rogers, Hye-Seung Jung, Shanell Papp, Gisele Amantea, and Carol Williams will be exhibiting artists and writers in "A Haphazard History" at the Trianon. The show opens the evening of June 28th. All of the participants have been in residence at the Gushul Studio in Blairmore in the Crowsnest Pass with the exhibition presenting diverse responses to the region's geography, landscape and history. The exhibit collectively produces an innovative profile of the Crowsnest Pass that challenges some of the formal tourist directed narratives that conventionally dominate.

The Haphazard History of the Crowsnest Pass by Scott Rogers and Carol Williams, a collaborative, self published, chapbook produced during a residency sponsored by Trap/door in 2005, will be launched at the opening. Shanell Papp and Hye-Seung Jung will exhibit work produced during summer of 2007 when the two artists held a second Trap/door-sponsored residency. The result of Gisele Amantea's studio residency, held in 2002 and sponsored by the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, was her bookwork and animated/archival film on Picariello and Lassandro. Copies of Amantea's book will be available for sale and the film will be screened.


Haphazard History of the Crowsnest Pass collaborators
Scott Rogers and Carol Williams (photo by Don Gill)

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Trap\door co-founder and member David Hoffos is currently exhibiting in Projections at the Art Gallery of Alberta until June 8, 2008. He will also be in Informal Architectures at Plug In ICA, opening May 3rd, 2008.

Lynol Lui is currently doing his MA in Fine Arts at Central Saint Martins in London, UK. Previously he won the Roloff Beny Foundation Photographic Award from the Department of Art, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lethbridge. Recent exhibitions include soHo, Soho Square and Area, collaborative project with CSM members, London, UK and This Constant Cracking of the Surface, Bargehouse OXO Tower Wharf, curated by CSM, London, UK.

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WHAT: DON’T CRY OVER SPILT VINYL
Curated by Matthew Connelly and Ted Stilson
WHERE: Pravus Gallery (new location) – 501 E. Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, Arizona
WHEN: Two openings – May 2 (6-10 p.m.), May 16 (6-10 p.m.)

“What was the name of that custom show again?” You can’t make a vinyl purse out of Moody’s ear’, no, that’s not it. Don’t count your Moody’s before they’re hatched. No, no, I’m sure that’s not it. Every cloud has a vinyl lining. No, that’s definitely not it. Oh yeah, now I remember, Don’t Cry Over Spilt VINYL. That’s it! It’s going to be ‘must see’ show. It’s the first U.S. show featuring the Moody platform. I hear that there are going to be over 50 Moody customs designed by an international line-up of established and emerging artist’s – Sket One, Cameron Tiede, Andrew Brandou, PlaysKewl, Bil Betsovic, Doktor A and many, many others. Besides the customs, there is also going to be some 2D pieces by artists like Dan ‘Wavedog’ Fenelon, Arden Hill and Darrin Maxwell. Where is the show taking place and when does it open? The show is going to take place at Pravus Gallery’s new space located in downtown Phoenix at 501 E. Roosevelt Street. The folks at Pravus are really excited and are looking forward to the openings on May 2 and May 16 from 6-10 p.m. Sounds like fun … I’m there for sure!”



Starborn is my next toy project that will include a comic book that I will be illustrating. The comic book will tell the story (in pictures with very little text) of an ocean spirit called Starborn. Starborn has been around since the dawn of time. It emerged from the sand at the bottom of the ocean shortly after a beam of light from a far away galaxy penetrated the ocean depths. Starborn spends its days wandering the oceans and seas collecting and protecting sea life. It has magical powers and has visions of the future of earth. It can communicate telepathically with sea creatures and hitches rides with them on his journeys. It has short legs because it relies on others to help it navigate. Starborn returns to its underwater cave where it shuffles around and organizes a strange collection of found objects. The underwater sanctuary is also the home of some of his sea creature friends. His headdress is actually a living starfish that he wears when he travels outside his cave. Upon returning to the cave, the starfish slithers off his body and returns to a shallow pond on the cave’s floor.

Starborn will be hand cast and custom painted. The headdress will be a separate piece and the arms and head will be articulated.

Lab : The Parasite Project
May 2nd to 23rd, 2008
Opening: Friday May 2nd, 2008, 7:00pm-10:00pm.

Trap\door member Shanell Brooke Papp (Lethbridge): Lab Kelly Haydon (Vancouver): Shanell’s work deals with the problem of scientific objectivity in relation to the human body. Using the medium of sculpture, she studies and explores human anatomy. The yarn body will be exhibited on a gurney, adding glands and deciding on the sex for the body. It will also include fillet crochet (lace) life size panels of surgery scenes.

Haydon’s drawings arise from the artist’s personal experience with illness and the while very sick with undiagnosed parasites, she was restricted to making small ink drawings on long narrow pieces of paper. Weird, biological images emerged. After initial medical treatment, she discovered through research that a few of the drawings were indicative of some of the microscopic critters she hosted. Haydon began using multi-plate techniques in order to combine abstract biological images with notes and tables.

The board of Trap\door wishes former board member and expert button maker Chris Moore the best of luck in all his future endeavors. Chris was the brains behind Trap\door’s Christmas Wish Book On-Line Auction and our web page. We’ll miss you Chris!

RYAN DOHERTY SELECTED AS NEW CURATOR AT THE SAAG

Trap\door congratulates Ryan Doherty on his new position as curator at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery.

contemporary art in lethbridge

local exhibitions + events

UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE ART GALLERY

APRIL 25 – MAY 30, 2008
BFA ART GRADUATE EXHIBTION
Main Gallery Reception: May 30 in conjunction with Convocation.
Open to students graduating with a BFA (Art), this exhibition features work chosen by students to represent their artistic achievement during their studies.

JUNE 6 – SEPTEMBER 5, 2008
LOCATION: Main and Helen Christou Galleries
The first part of the Land Matters series, Location sets the context for current explorations of landscape as a means of addressing the connection between space and socially produced identity. The exhibition includes works from the U of L Art Collection covering the late 20th century by Allyson Clay, Geoffrey James, Jin-me Yoon and other artists.

Souvenirs of the Self (detail) Jin-Me Yoon 2001

Paradise Canyon, August 1998 (The Lethbridge Project) Geoffrey James 1998

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NEW PUBLICATION BY THE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE ART GALLERY COLLECTING EVERYDAY. Now Available For this and other publications go to our website: www.uleth.ca/artgallery/
Collecting Everyday publication features an artist project by trap/door member Annie Martin and artwork by trap/door member Dagmar Dahle

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regional exhibitions + festivals

calls for submission

Call For Submissions:

Be a part of the fabulous 2008 Trap\door Annual Members Show!

This year's theme: It's a drag...
Trap\door Annual Members Show
Joan Waterfield Gallery, Yates Memorial Centre
September 8 - November 10, 2008

Please drop off your work at the Yates (downtown Lethbridge, adjacent to City Hall, at 1002 - 4 Avenue South) between 10-2 on Saturday September 6th. Work can be picked up on Monday, November 10. (We will specify a time)

(If you are unable to drop off or pick up your work please contact us at info@trapdoorarc.com to make other arrangements.)

2d or 3d work is accepted. 2d work must have "d" rings installed for hanging.

Not a member, no problem. You can sign up when you drop off your work. Students $10 Adult $15 Family $25/year.



Art fight
Call for submissions
Institute Parachute is looking for participants for a series of Art Fight parties to commence this spring: young artists with something to prove who are comfortable working with mixed media. In the Art Fight competition, each artist will work in the same mixed-use space at a frenzied competitive pace for 12 hours, with ample opportunity for in-work quoting and winking at the audience and judges. (Judges? Yes, judges.) As the day progresses the initial relaxed studio/ gallery atmosphere will be replaced by a full-blown party. Music, dancing, drinking and celebrat- ing will swirl around the artists and their in-progress projects. ?e work will be constructed from at-hand materials with a thematic linkage developed by the curator from the submitting artists’ interests. At the stroke of midnight, the works will be complete and the panel of distinguished celebrity judges will make their pronouncements. ?e music will suddenly cease, and all eyes will be turned on the work. ?is is an opportunity for only the bravest souls, a game of the highest stakes – a competition for the adulation of one’s peers. Expect some arguing. The first Art Fight is tentatively to take place in June, and applicants interested in participating on that occasion should submit as soon as possible, no later than 15 May. Submissions for future events in the series will be accepted on an ongoing basis. Interested parties should submit a letter of interest and supporting documentation (potentially including CVs, slides, videos, documents, or other materials).

Inquiries and submissions may be directed to:
Institute Parachute Attn:
Adam Waldron-Blain
10522B 79 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T6E 1R8
adam@instituteparachute.ca
+1 (780) 885 6642
www.instituteparachute.ca

GUSHUL STUDIO RESIDENCY & COLLABORATION PROJECT AUGUST 2008

Trap\door is offering its third annual collaborative residency for two emerging* artists. This project is designed to combine the skills, knowledge, histories and varied approaches of two individuals working in different media. They will do a residency together at the University of Lehtbridge’s Gushul Studio for the month of AUGUST 2008.

The Gushul Studio is located in the scenic Crowsnest Pass in the town of Blairmore, Alberta. Professional artists and writers from across Canada, the United States, and Europe have successfully utilized the Gushul for two decades. It is a rustic space that can accommodate two working artists and includes all the basic amenities as well as a large studio space and writer’s cottage.

Trap\door Artist Run Centre will provide:
- The Gushul Studio and writer’s cottage for the month of AUGUST 2008.
- A weekly stipend for groceries and other essentials
  ($100 per week, per artist, for a total of $400 each).
- An artist’s fee of $500 per participant.
- A full-colour brochure to document the residency. (Each artist will be given a minimum of 75
  copies each.)

Trap\door will accept applications from:
1) Individual emerging artists who would like to be paired with another emerging artist for the
    residency
- OR-
2) A pair of emerging artists who are requesting to work together during the residency. (One
    participant will be chosen from within Alberta to meet the parameters of Trap\door’s AFA grant.)

Each applicant should submit:
- A curriculum vitae.
- An artist’s statement.
- 10-15 images (slides or digital images with a list identifying the works).
- And/or VHS, DVD, or audio CD documentation.
- A paragraph (approximately 150 words) describing why you are interested in participating in this
  residency.

NOTE: If you are applying as a team, a page (approximately 300 words) describing why you are interested in collaborating together during this residency.

*Trap\door defines “emerging” according to an artist’s professional development, not their age.

Send application packages to:
Trap\door Artist Run Centre
c/o 811, 5th Avenue South
Lethbridge, Alberta
T1J 0V2

DEADLINE:
MAY 15TH, 2008 Successful applicants will be informed of their acceptance on June 1st, 2008.

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OPEN CALL XVI: THE END

The submission deadline for the annual Open Call screening at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery is Friday, February 15 at 5PM. 

For further information, email info@saag.ca, or visit the website at www.saag.ca.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: ARTICULE ARTIST-RUN CENTRE

Articule artist-run centre would like to invite local, national and international artists, groups of artists and independent curators to submit exhibition proposals for its programming season from September 2008 to June 2009.

Proposals must include: - description of the project, specifying spatial and technical needs (max. 1 page) - artist statement (max. 1 page) - curriculum vitae- maximum of 20 slides or digital images on CD, clearly-identified- maximum of one VHS tape (NTSC) or one DVD, clearly-identified- a descriptive list for the visual material (title, date, dimension, medium)
- a self-addressed, sufficiently pre-stamped envelope 

Prior to sending a proposal, we strongly recommend that you consult our website for current and recent exhibits, our mandate, gallery images and floor plan for more information. http://www.articule.org/

Deadline: January 15, 2008

Articule  
262, Fairmount ouest
Montréal (Québec) H2V 2G3
T  514  842 9686 
www.articule.org

ASHLAND INSTITUTE FOR BUTTON TECHNOLOGY

Trap\door continues to accept and consider exhibition proposals for the Ashland Institute for Button Technology (our button vending machine). 

Check out the button design template at www.trapdoorarc.com/buttontemplate.pdf

Submit your cv and button designs to exhibition@trapdoorarc.com

REMEMBER...

Trap\door’s next call for submissions is May 5th, 2009. (it's never too early to submit)

Submissions must include:

• a curriculum vitae
• an artist's statement
• 10-15 slides or digital images with an accompanying list
  identifying each work
• and/or VHS or DVD documentation
• a project description including any special technical and/or
  spatial requirements

Please send your submission package to:

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

View the Submissions page for further details.

employment opportunities

workshops + courses

ARTISTS' BUTTON WORKSHOP

The University of Lethbridge Art Gallery is hosting an artists’ button workshop by Trap\door on Saturday, February 9th, 2008, from 10 am – 5 pm.  Come and make your own buttons for $1 each!                                              

If you want to start working on your buttons now, download the button template at                      www.trapdoorarc.com/buttontemplate.pdf

For more info phone: 403.329.2666           
W600, Centre for the Arts, U of L
4401 University Drive, Lethbridge

MOODY WORKSHOPS WITH TED STILSON

The SAAG will be hosting Moody Workshops with Ted Stilson: January 28, February 23, March 29 & April 26.  Email: info@saag.ca

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ARTWORK WORK BY JOHN BRIDE

© 2007 by John Bride

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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