member news

Fall/Winter Newsletter up in digital form!

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Online edition of summer 2011 trap\door newsletter

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Monday, March 28th, 2011

A Brand New Board!

March 10th saw a new board elected during the trap\door AGM. We are excited to welcome so many new faces, and having a total of 9 board members is wonderful as well. We invite everyone to contact and get to know the new board, and find out how to get involved in this wonderful organisation.

Board members:
Mike Maguire- president
Arianna Richardson- vice president
Sarah Christensen- secretary/treasurer
Len Komanac
David Smith
Petra Mala
Katherine Bourke
Nic de Cosson
Justin Oborne

One of the most exciting things going on this year is the start of committees to help with marketing, fundraising, membership and buttons. If you’ve always wanted to be involved, but not at a board level, this is a wonderful opportunity to use your skills and help trap\door with it’s various operations. Contact us to find out more!

Thank you and we look forward to bringing you an amazing year of amazing things from trap\door!
Sincerely,

Mike Maguire

Annual Call for Submissions- May 5, 2011

Monday, February 28th, 2011

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, 2011 (applications must be received, not postmarked,
by this date).

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

Sarah Barr performance.

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Sarah Barr was at CKXU today, and here is the recording of the performance. As part of the exhibition opening on Saturday November 20th. For an interview with Sarah, tune in to CKXU 88.3 FM on Thursday at 7pm for trap\door radio.

Sarah_Barr_Performance

Sarah Barr: in a thin voice

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Trap\door Artist Run Centre in conjunction with Parlour Window present Sarah Barr: in a thin voice

November 20 – December 17; opening reception November 20, 7pm-9pm

Parlour Window, 310 2nd Avenue South

A solo exhibition by Montreal artist and U of L alumna Sarah Barr.

Sarah will be speaking in the Art Now lecture series:

November 15 at noon in the Recital Hall, University of Lethbridge

Macabre Museum this weekend!

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Seances, Tarot Cards, Psychometric Readings, Surrealist Fortunes and more at the Macabre Museum!

October 31 at 7pm at the Galt Museum

Tickets $10, available at the Galt Museum and Bowman Arts Centre

Contact for more info, Galt Museum store: 403-320-3954

or contact the trap/door.

trapdoor radio yah!

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

trapdoor radio sept 23

Trap\door Radio September 9th! Theme: shoeless broadcasting

Friday, September 10th, 2010

Hey trap\doorians, big show this week, as it will have to tide you over a fortnight. Learn all you need to know about the upcoming ArtsDays celebrations going on in Lethbridge!

Also go to the Allied Arts Council website to find out more, and find a booklet near you to help navigate the myriad of activities and venues showing local art!

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Trapdoor Radio for August 12th: Persnickety!

Monday, August 16th, 2010

trapdoor radio august 12th

Here is the latest trap\door radio hour, (mostly) every Thursday at 2 pm on CKXU 88.3 FM or ckxu.com

Gushul Residency in full swing!

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

For the month of August, Christopher Moore and Kelaine Devine are exploring the Crowsnest Pass at the Gushul Studio in Blairmore.

From Kelaine:

Howdy!

I’m on an artist residency in the Crowsnest Pass for the month of August with friend/fellow artist Christopher Moore. We are researching tourist culture through artistic means and have completely become enamoured with a book on Dude Ranches.

We are keeping a blog of our project: http://www.myblairmore.com We are updating several times a day with things that we find interesting. I hope you check in regularly. We love feedback.

Thanks!

Kelaine

We are excited to see what happens during the month, and feel free to join us all on August 29th for the open house and special Dr. Sketchy’s!

Lethbridge artist interviews #1

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Along with audio interviews played on the trap\door radio show, we may at times make an article of the artists who make Lethbridge the arts community that it is. This first article is of Arianna Richardson, who received the trap\door award at last years U of L art open house.
Look forward to another in the next month or so.
Thanks,
Mike

Arianna Richardson

click to view pdf.

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.”