member news

Annual Trap\Door call for Submissions- May 5,2010

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

The deadline for Trap\door’s annual call for submissions is fast approaching!

Submissions must include:

* a curriculum vitae
* an artist’s statement
* 10-15 digital images with an accompanying list identifying each work
* and/or VHS or DVD documentation (maximum 5 minutes)
* a project description including any special technical and/or
spatial requirements

Send your submission to:
Trap\door Artist Run Centre
Annual Submission
c/o 811 5 Avenue South
Lethbridge, AB T1J 0V2

Deadline: May 5, 2010 (applications must be received, not postmarked,
by this date).

If you have any questions please contact us. info@trapdoorarc.com

Psychic Fair & Artist Sideshow

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

sideshowCome one, come all to Trap\door’s PSYCHIC FAIR & SIDESHOW!

LISTEN TO A PITCH FOR THE SHOW HERE!

Tarot Cards…Aura Paintings…Shrunken Heads…Goethean Colour Divination…Surrealist Fortune-Telling…Strange and Unusual Sights and Sounds…

…you’ll find it all at the Trap\door’s Psychic Fair and Artist Sideshow fund-raiser on Saturday, February 13, from 5pm – 9pm, at the Bowman Arts Centre!

Some are serious, some tongue-in-cheek and some plain cheeky! Come down, have a drink, and soak in the atmosphere!

Tickets are $10, and go on sale now! Save the date and attend the most intriguing and unusual event of the Season!

All proceeds go to support the programing of Trap\door

for ticket purchase information, email info@trapdoorarc.com

Welcome New Board Members

Friday, July 10th, 2009

naomi sato ~ the shy but friendly one.co-president.
“I enjoy long walks in the park…coffee…tea…wine…rice…and desserts…not necessarily in that order or all at once.”

mary-anne mctrowe ~ the one with the ukulele.co-president.
“My duties are prodigious. As second in command I am ready at a moment’s notice to take the crown should Naomi be unable to fill her duties, or should anything untoward be unearthed from her past.”

alexis bialobsyzki ~ the go one.director + button machine keeper.

“I can be seen walking all over lethbridge walking ‘the ugly one’ (my dog casey) wearing a brown backpack with at least 4- 5 trap\door buttons on it. Feel free to approach me anytime, i do stop to pick up dog poo and chat with anyone who likes my dog’s sweater and converse over mundane topics such as the weather.”

corinne thiessen hepher ~ the monkey one.director + newsletter.
“I have a strong affinity for monkeys and other primates as they are our closest genetic brothers and sisters. If you’d like to, please join me for a swing from the trees and a light nit picking.”

david farstad ~ the other one.director.
“I am the other one. I enjoy beer and sleeping, luckily I am just a director with Trap\door, with no specific responsibilities.”

maria madacky~ the quiet one.secretary + membership coordinator.
“I like minding my own business in my studio. People often call me “the quiet one”. Otherwise, I am a cosmopolitan with a vision of us jointly mending our planet Earth. Feel free to contact me any time.”

beany dootjes ~ the gardening one.treasurer.
“Just call and leave a message.”