Growing up in Iran, the highly political atmosphere of society and the constant turmoil in the region manifested themselves in Mohammad Tabesh’s memories. He remembers the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and the Iran-Iraq war of 1980-88, including mass arrests of political activists, widespread imprisonments and executions with no fair trial. The Orwellian censorship imposed on his generation and the continuous religious propaganda experienced throughout his early education have made him a vigilant observer of the intimate moments between horror and humour. As a storyteller, he strives to find a common language to share the stories of resistance and perseverance. 

In this work, The Book of Fading Memories, Tabesh collects some of his memories of war, violence and censorship into a hand-printed, limited-edition artist’s book. Each story is told from two parallel viewpoints. While a poem portrays how he sees the event today, an image illustrates his perspective as a child on the opposite page. Tabesh’s approach to writing poetry is brief and honest. By abandoning description and providing the essential elements, he invites readers to envisage these memories through their own eyes…

Giving ourselves the space to be soft and silly during these times is a radical act and deserves some attention! HOT 4 THE MOMENT will be taking over the Alberta Printmakers Main Gallery with “NOTICE ME!”, a printed and quilted construction site. THE FIX-ITS is a parody performance, and installation work assuming the characters of a multi-talented duo of contract workers who critique systems of oppression and misogyny within professional spaces through hard work, physical labor and community care. Getting to work as THE FIX-ITS required the proper OHS approved signage, designating spaces to be soft and silly with yourself. This installation is the accumulation of the FIX-ITS body of work and will consist of the quilted signage used in our FIX-ITS performances, our constructed light box art crate signs, screenprints, and textile work.

Each year, A/P hosts a print exchange and exhibition in conjunction with an exciting sale and silent auction fundraiser.

Participants from around the globe submit an edition of ten original 8” x 10” prints to exchange with each other.  Two impressions of each edition are retained by A/P to sell and auction to lucky buyers/bidders at affordable rates.

The annual Not So Mini has become our most anticipated event of the year that showcases the work of local and international printmakers, with all funds raised directly supporting A/P’s community programming.

This year we received over 55 editions by artists from:

Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Foothills, AB; Spruce Grove, AB; Sherwood Park, AB; Montreal, QC; Stukely-sud, QC; Golden, BC; Regina, SK; Halifax, NS; Astoria, NY; Brooklyn, NY; Ambala City, Haryana, India; Adachi ku, Tokyo, Japan; Sherwood Park, AB; Draycott, Derby, United Kingdom.

No Place Like Homo brings together screenprinted ceramic tile and prints on paper to illustrate a non-linear experience of masculine pregnancy and queer home life. Taking root at the intersection of reproductive justice and queer liberation, No Place Like Homo draws on themes of choice, loss, intention, and autonomy, and questions what it means to “conceive of” in the context of conception itself. The exhibition explores contrasting desires for visibility and for safety, offering a view that is both zoomed in and zoomed out, tender, lighthearted, resolute, and joyfully mundane.

For the 3rd year running, A/P is organizing Lasting Impressions, a non-juried exhibition for A/P members to showcase their work.

We are now accepting registrations, with new and returning members welcome!

Registration deadline: July 30, 2024.

For full details and to register, visit our Calls for Participation page.