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SUMMARY:The Book of Fading Memories
DESCRIPTION:About the Exhibition\nGrowing 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.  \nIn 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. Broken verses encourage them to live the experience instead of merely reading the stories. Tabesh has developed a narrative visual language through tracing\, line drawing\, and a bande dessinée or graphic novel approach.  \nIn light of the recent women-led uprising in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the hands of the so-called Morality Police\, telling stories of trauma and resilience is more relevant than ever. \nThe creation of these works was supported by Access Copyright Foundation and the Canada Council for the Arts.  \n– Statement written in 2022 \nArtist Bio:  \nMohammad Tabesh (he/him) is a Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist whose work delves into the complexities of the human experience\, resistance\, and social change. Across various media\, including writing\, printmaking\, multimedia\, and sculpture\, Tabesh strives to convey profoundly human and universal stories. As an artist\, Tabesh is committed to using his work as a vehicle for social change\, encouraging viewers to engage with his pieces personally and creatively. With a unique ability to blend the personal and political\, his work offers a powerful commentary on the human condition. \nTabesh’s work has been recognized with several grants from the Canada Council for the Arts\, the Ontario Arts Council\, the Toronto Arts Council\, and the Access Copyright Foundation. An engineer-turned-artist\, he earned his BFA from OCAD University and was honoured as the recipient of the university’s Sculpture and Installation Medal in 2020. He has been an Artist-in-Residence for ceramics at Harbourfront Centre since 2022. \n\n_________________________________\nVisitor Information:\nNew to the A/P space? Welcome! Here’s a helpful guide to visiting the A/P Gallery\, Studio\, and Events \nHours and Location: A/P Main Gallery Hours: Wednesday from 10am – 5pm; Thursday – Saturday from 10am – 5pm (closed Sunday\, Monday\, and Tuesday) Accessibility: \nAccessibility:  \nA/P is located near the 39th Ave. C-Train Station and has free parking stalls located in front with additional street parking nearby.  \nThere is an access ramp at the east end of the building\, and A/P is equipped with a wheelchair accessible\, gender neutral washroom.  \n\nWe do our best to accommodate the needs of our visitors whenever possible. We welcome your questions and are committed to working with our members and guests to have a great visit when you are here!  \nInclusivity and code of conduct: \nA/P’s cultivates an inclusive and collaborative environment to learn about printmaking\, to create printed works\, and to pursue exciting artistic opportunities. \nA/P operates by a code of conduct with an expectation of promoting dignity and respect to all\, and we prioritize individual and community safety.  Any form discriminatory behaviour\, intimidation\, bullying\, harassment or victimization is not tolerated. 
URL:https://albertaprintmakers.com/event/the-book-of-fading-memories/
LOCATION:A/P Gallery\, 460 42 Avenue SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2G 1Y5\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk & Reception with HOT 4 THE MOMENT
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Opening Reception to celebrate NOTICE ME! by HOT 4 THE MOMENT \nThe Artist Talk will begin shortly after 7pm\, followed by the reception until 9pm. \nLight refreshments provided. \nThis event is FREE and all are welcome. \nAbout the Exhibition:\nGiving ourselves the space to be soft and silly during these times is a radical act and deserves some attention! \nHOT 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. \nGeorgia Dawkin and Drew Pardy are the two halves of the friendship heart necklace that is HOT 4 THE MOMENT. A creative collective\, HOT 4 THE MOMENT developed as a way for Georgia Dawkin and Drew Pardy to combine common themes within their work\, and to provide a space for play within their art practices.  \nHOT 4 THE MOMENT has exhibited in Eastern Edge Gallery (NL)\, Neutral Ground Artist Run Centre (SK)\, designed sets for Lawnya Vawnya Music Festival (NL)\, and performed at CB Nuit (NL)\, and the Atlantic Arts Symposium (NB). They were the 2024 Elbow Room Artists in Residence at The Rooms (NL) and the VANL Emerging Artists of the Year in 2024. Both Georgia and Drew are currently based in St. John’s\, NL and have received their BFAs from Grenfell Campus\, Memorial University. \n\nVisitor Information:\nNew to the A/P space? Welcome! \nHere’s a helpful guide to visiting the A/P Gallery\, Studio\, and Events \nHours and Location: \nA/P Main Gallery Hours: Wednesday from 10am – 5pm; Thursday – Saturday from 10am – 5pm (closed Sunday\, Monday\, and Tuesday) Accessibility: \nAccessibility:  \nA/P is located near the 39th Ave. C-Train Station and has free parking stalls located in front with an access ramp at the north end of the building.  \nWe do our best to accommodate the needs of our visitors whenever possible. \n\nThe A/P facility is mostly mobility friendly\, however our washout sink area and single stall gender neutral washroom are not wheelchair accessible.  \nWe welcome your questions and are committed to working with our members and guests to have a great visit when you are here!  \nInclusivity and code of conduct: \nA/P’s cultivates an inclusive and collaborative environment to learn about printmaking\, to create printed works\, and to pursue exciting artistic opportunities. \nA/P operates by a code of conduct with an expectation of promoting dignity and respect to all\, and we prioritize individual and community safety.  Any form discriminatory behaviour\, intimidation\, bullying\, harassment or victimization is not tolerated. 
URL:https://albertaprintmakers.com/event/artist-talk-and-reception-with-hot-4-the-moment/
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SUMMARY:NOTICE ME!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Opening Reception and Artist Talk!\nWhen: Friday\, January 24th from 7-9pm at A/P.  The artist talk will begin at 7pm\, followed by the reception until 9pm. \nClick here for more reception info and to RSVP \nAbout the Exhibition\nGiving 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. \nArtist Statement:  HOT 4 THE MOMENT uses printmaking\, performance\, textiles\, sculpture and video as tools to explore labour\, gender\, and friendship. Their work uses humor as a vessel for change and pop-culture as a language to explore difficult topics\, and to break down expectations of “women under the patriarchy”. This often looks at gendered labour and representation in the media. ‘NOTICE ME!”is a playful examination of gendered cultural and social labour norms. This body of work uses imagery of work sites and construction signage to consider what is traditionally valued as paid labour vs. what goes mostly unrecognized and underpaid moving through the world as both artists and women. With their first body of work as HOT 4 THE MOMENT\, Georgia and Drew use playfulness\, humour\, softness and collaboration as an act of resilience and protest against systems of oppression within professional spaces as THE FIX-ITS. Together\, they dissect these themes through dispersing labour and decentering oneself in practice. \nArtist Bios:  Georgia Dawkin and Drew Pardy are the two halves of the friendship heart necklace that is HOT 4 THE MOMENT. A creative collective\, HOT 4 THE MOMENT developed as a way for Georgia Dawkin and Drew Pardy to combine common themes within their work\, and to provide a space for play within their art practices. HOT 4 THE MOMENT has exhibited in Eastern Edge Gallery (NL)\, Neutral Ground Artist Run Centre (SK)\, designed sets for Lawnya Vawnya Music Festival (NL)\, and performed at CB Nuit (NL)\, and the Atlantic Arts Symposium (NB). They were the 2024 Elbow Room Artists in Residence at The Rooms (NL) and the VANL Emerging Artists of the Year in 2024. Both Georgia and Drew are currently based in St. John’s\, NL and have received their BFAs from Grenfell Campus\, Memorial University. \n\n_________________________________\nVisitor Information:\nNew to the A/P space? Welcome! Here’s a helpful guide to visiting the A/P Gallery\, Studio\, and Events Hours and Location: A/P Main Gallery Hours: Wednesday from 10am – 5pm; Thursday – Saturday from 10am – 5pm (closed Sunday\, Monday\, and Tuesday) Accessibility: Accessibility:  \nA/P is located near the 39th Ave. C-Train Station and has free parking stalls located in front with an access ramp at the north end of the building.  \nWe do our best to accommodate the needs of our visitors whenever possible. \n\nThe A/P facility is mostly mobility friendly\, however our washout sink area and single stall gender neutral washroom are not wheelchair accessible.  \nWe welcome your questions and are committed to working with our members and guests to have a great visit when you are here!  \nInclusivity and code of conduct: \nA/P’s cultivates an inclusive and collaborative environment to learn about printmaking\, to create printed works\, and to pursue exciting artistic opportunities. \nA/P operates by a code of conduct with an expectation of promoting dignity and respect to all\, and we prioritize individual and community safety.  Any form discriminatory behaviour\, intimidation\, bullying\, harassment or victimization is not tolerated. 
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LOCATION:A/P Gallery\, 460 42 Avenue SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2G 1Y5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Past,Past
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SUMMARY:Closing Reception: NOT SO MINI 2024 Print Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Our most anticipated event of the year\, A/P’s Not So Mini 2024 features 57 original prints by artists from around the globe! \nThis Exhibition is also paired with a fundraising auction and sale\, where 2 impressions of each artwork are available to buy through our online sale and auction – just in time for holiday gifting!  The auction will close at 9pm during the reception.   \nThis event is FREE and all are welcome. \nThere will be music\, door prizes\, plinko\, and light refreshments. \n  \n\nVisitor Information:\nNew to the A/P space? Welcome! \nHere’s a helpful guide to visiting the A/P Gallery\, Studio\, and Events \nHours and Location: \nA/P Main Gallery Hours: Wednesday from 10am – 5pm; Thursday – Saturday from 10am – 5pm (closed Sunday\, Monday\, and Tuesday) Accessibility: \nAccessibility:  \nA/P is located near the 39th Ave. C-Train Station and has free parking stalls located in front with an access ramp at the north end of the building.  \nWe do our best to accommodate the needs of our visitors whenever possible. \n\nThe A/P facility is mostly mobility friendly\, however our washout sink area and single stall gender neutral washroom are not wheelchair accessible.  \nWe welcome your questions and are committed to working with our members and guests to have a great visit when you are here!  \nInclusivity and code of conduct: \nA/P’s cultivates an inclusive and collaborative environment to learn about printmaking\, to create printed works\, and to pursue exciting artistic opportunities. \nA/P operates by a code of conduct with an expectation of promoting dignity and respect to all\, and we prioritize individual and community safety.  Any form discriminatory behaviour\, intimidation\, bullying\, harassment or victimization is not tolerated. 
URL:https://albertaprintmakers.com/event/not-so-mini-2024-reception/
LOCATION:A/P Gallery\, 460 42 Avenue SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2G 1Y5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Past,Event Past
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241214
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SUMMARY:2024 Not So Mini Exhibition and Auction!
DESCRIPTION:About the Exhibition\nEach year\, A/P hosts a print exchange and exhibition in conjunction with an exciting sale and silent auction fundraiser. \nParticipants from around the globe submit an edition of ten original 8” x 10” prints (maximum size) 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. \nThe 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. \nThis year we received over 55 editions by artists from: \nCalgary\, 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. \nAbout the Online Sale and Silent Auction\nSTEP 1: Register as a bidder online at www.auctria.events/2024NotSoMini \nSTEP 2: Browse through all the prints and swag that are up for grabs \nSTEP 3: Place your bids & claim your winnings! \nThe Auction OPENS on Saturday\, December 7 at 12pm (MST).  Bidding CLOSES on Friday\, December 13 at 9:00pm (MST).
URL:https://albertaprintmakers.com/event/2024-not-so-mini-exhibition/
LOCATION:A/P Gallery\, 460 42 Avenue SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2G 1Y5\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk and Reception with K Sarrantonio
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Opening Reception to celebrate No Place Like Homo by K Sarrantonio. \nThe Artist Talk will begin shortly after 7pm\, followed by the reception until 9pm. \nLight refreshments provided. \nThis event is FREE and all are welcome. \nAbout the Exhibition:\nNo Place Like Homo brings together screen printed 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. \nK Sarrantonio blends traditional and experimental screenprinting techniques to represent queer domesticity and genderqueer experience. Born in the Hudson Valley in Upstate New York\, K lives and works in Queens\, NY. They have attended residencies at McColl Center\, Women’s Studio Workshop\, Vermont Studio Center\, Crosstown Arts\, Signal Fire Arts\, and Kimmel Harding Nelson Center. They received an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design and a BA from Hampshire College.  \n\nVisitor Information:\nNew to the A/P space? Welcome! \nHere’s a helpful guide to visiting the A/P Gallery\, Studio\, and Events \nHours and Location: \nA/P Main Gallery Hours: Wednesday from 10am – 5pm; Thursday – Saturday from 10am – 5pm (closed Sunday\, Monday\, and Tuesday) Accessibility: \nAccessibility:  \nA/P is located near the 39th Ave. C-Train Station and has free parking stalls located in front with an access ramp at the north end of the building.  \nWe do our best to accommodate the needs of our visitors whenever possible. \n\nThe A/P facility is mostly mobility friendly\, however our washout sink area and single stall gender neutral washroom are not wheelchair accessible.  \nWe welcome your questions and are committed to working with our members and guests to have a great visit when you are here!  \nInclusivity and code of conduct: \nA/P’s cultivates an inclusive and collaborative environment to learn about printmaking\, to create printed works\, and to pursue exciting artistic opportunities. \nA/P operates by a code of conduct with an expectation of promoting dignity and respect to all\, and we prioritize individual and community safety.  Any form discriminatory behaviour\, intimidation\, bullying\, harassment or victimization is not tolerated. 
URL:https://albertaprintmakers.com/event/artist-talk-and-reception-with-k-sarrantonio/
LOCATION:A/P Gallery\, 460 42 Avenue SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2G 1Y5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Past,Event Past
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SUMMARY:No Place Like Homo
DESCRIPTION:No Place Like Homo brings together screen printed 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. \nK Sarrantonio blends traditional and experimental screenprinting techniques to represent queer domesticity and genderqueer experience. Born in the Hudson Valley in Upstate New York\, K lives and works in Queens\, NY. They have attended residencies at McColl Center\, Women’s Studio Workshop\, Vermont Studio Center\, Crosstown Arts\, Signal Fire Arts\, and Kimmel Harding Nelson Center. They received an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design and a BA from Hampshire College.  \n  \nVisitor Information:\nNew to the A/P space? Welcome! \nHere’s a helpful guide to visiting the A/P Gallery\, Studio\, and Events \nHours and Location: \nA/P Main Gallery Hours: Wednesday from 10am – 5pm; Thursday – Saturday from 10am – 5pm (closed Sunday\, Monday\, and Tuesday) Accessibility: \nAccessibility:  \nA/P is located near the 39th Ave. C-Train Station and has free parking stalls located in front with an access ramp at the north end of the building.  \nWe do our best to accommodate the needs of our visitors whenever possible. \n\nThe A/P facility is mostly mobility friendly\, however our washout sink area and single stall gender neutral washroom are not wheelchair accessible.  \nWe welcome your questions and are committed to working with our members and guests to have a great visit when you are here!  \nInclusivity and code of conduct: \nA/P’s cultivates an inclusive and collaborative environment to learn about printmaking\, to create printed works\, and to pursue exciting artistic opportunities. \nA/P operates by a code of conduct with an expectation of promoting dignity and respect to all\, and we prioritize individual and community safety.  Any form discriminatory behaviour\, intimidation\, bullying\, harassment or victimization is not tolerated. 
URL:https://albertaprintmakers.com/event/no-place-like-homo-by-k-sarrantonio/
LOCATION:A/P Gallery\, 460 42 Avenue SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2G 1Y5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Past,Past
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SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting 2024
DESCRIPTION:All are invited to attend our upcoming AGM!\n\nThe Annual General Meeting is a great opportunity to learn about A/P and all the ways to become involved with us! \nIt has been a particularly notable year with many exciting highlights including: continuing to expand workshop offerings\, hosting Freshly Pressed: Steamroller 2023\, launching a brand new website\, and growing our studio rental program!  The upcoming year will be an exciting one\, as we focus on a new Strategic Plan that is in the works. \nWe hope you can join us at the AGM to see what’s new and to connect with the amazing local printmaking community! \nCurrent members in attendance will have voting rights at this meeting\, but all are welcome to attend. (Click here if you\, or someone you know would like to join or renew your membership before the meeting.) \nAGM Details:  \n\nWhen: Saturday\, July 8\, 2023 \nTime:  All are welcome to join us ahead of the meeting from 12pm to 1pm for an informal ‘meet and greet’.  The AGM will take place from 1:00pm – 3:00pm.  \nLocation: In-person at A/P – 4025 4th Street SE (or virtual attendance via Zoom) \nRegistration:  Due to capacity limits\, advance registration is required for both in-person and virtual attendance. \n\nRegister your in-person attendance through the tickets below. \n\n\nClick here for virtual registration. \n\nRegistered participants will also receive an email with a complete AGM package including A/P’s Annual Report\, Financial Statements\, previous AGM minutes and an agenda for the meeting closer to the AGM date. \n 
URL:https://albertaprintmakers.com/event/ap-2024-agm/
LOCATION:A/P Gallery\, 460 42 Avenue SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2G 1Y5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Past,Event Past
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk and Reception with Darian Golden Stahl
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Opening Reception to celebrate Lodestone by Dr. Darian Golden Stahl.  \nThe Artist Talk will begin shortly after 7pm\, followed by the reception until 9pm. \nLight refreshments provided. \nThis event is FREE and ALL ARE WELCOME \nAbout the Exhibition:\nLodestone exhibits our complex encounters with medicine in way that is inviting\, wonderous\, and enchanting. Lodestones are naturally occurring magnets\, a near-magical phenomenon that was eventually harnessed within biomedical imaging technologies like MRI machines \nLodestone does not necessarily depict a happy ending\, but a constant state of journeying and becoming. It is vital to introduce more complex and unsatisfying narratives of illness into our\nsociety. Neither triumphant nor tragic\, illness and disability are typical and valid ways of moving through the world. Presented as colorful and surreal prints with a hint of lore\, I aim for this\nexhibition to take up the visual and material culture of medicine and re-present them with affirming sensibilities that centre the patient perspective. Although this work represents the experiences of a single woman\, opening the imagery through translations of printmaking makes space for anyone to relate to the tales within. \nDr. Darian Goldin Stahl is interdisciplinary printmaker working between topics of medicine\, disability\, and well-being. Her work is based on the lived experiences of her collaborating partner and sister\, Devan Stahl\, as well as her own recent experiences navigating healthcare systems while pursuing parenthood. Darian is a printmaking instructor at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Kelowna\, where she lives and works on the unceded traditional lands of the Syilx peoples. She is also a Research Associate at the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health. This unconventional mix of employment demonstrates her commitment to championing those who have been marginalized and othered in Western medical systems through advocacy\, research\, and art. \nAfter attaining a BFA in Printmaking from Indiana University Bloomington and an MFA in Printmaking from the University of Alberta  that both engaged healthcare topics\, she then went on to achieve a research-creation PhD in Humanities from Concordia University in 2021 that investigated how artists’ books become multi-sensory archives of illness and disability. This work awarded Darian a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship at the UNBC Northern Medical Program and Health Arts Research Centre\, where she works with patient groups to create artists’ books about their lived experiences within healthcare systems. Darian has exhibited her work all around the world\, but her most notable achievement was the acquirement of her entire suite of artist’s books by the acclaimed medical art institution\, the Wellcome Collection in London\, where her books continue to evoke health discourses with public audiences.
URL:https://albertaprintmakers.com/event/artist-talk-and-reception-with-darian-golden-stahl/
LOCATION:A/P Gallery\, 460 42 Avenue SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2G 1Y5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Past,Event Past
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SUMMARY:Even With Sharp Teeth You Can't Bite Water
DESCRIPTION:Even With Sharp Teeth You Can’t Bite Water is an exhibition of new works investigating The Diasporic Imaginary and the complications of self-fashioning while still in the midst of grappling with a fraught inheritance. The print works presented as part of this solo exhibition use abstraction and fragmentation as entry points to meditate on the spatialisation of diasporic consciousness and the utility of remaining within spaces of opacity\, unknowability and in betweenness. Through their avoidance of closure\, the works create an opening for re-spatializing the pluralistic\, multi-directional and multi-temporal scope of diasporic identity. With open linear geometries and unfixed topographies the prints utilise a sort of pragmatic ambiguity to foreground the slippery nature of witnessing\, the entangled relationship between place and placelessness and the fugitive\, emancipatory potential of a diasporic imaginary where belonging is allowed to exist not as an either/or\, but rather\, as an all at once. \n  \n\nNura Ali is a visual artist\, writer and curator\, living and working in Calgary\, Alberta. She received a BFA in Visual Art from Emily Carr University of Art and Design\, a BA in English Literature\, Art History and Italian from the University of Leicester and a BA in History from Goldsmiths College\, University of London. Her wide-ranging practise investigates the linguistic and cognitive scaffolding underpinning the ways we create meaning. Nura has shown her work across Canada and internationally\, received numerous awards and grants; most recently from the Canada Council for the Arts\, The Arts Canada Institute\, Calgary Arts Development and the Rozse Foundation and has taken part in various national and international residencies. When she is not curled up with a book or pottering around her garden\, Nura is dreaming up ways to dismantle oppressive structures and for this reason became one of the founding members of the Vancouver Artists Labour Union; a unionised workers cooperative whose mission it is to transform labour practises in the arts sector and create fair\, equitable and sustainable working conditions for artists and cultural workers.
URL:https://albertaprintmakers.com/event/even-with-sharp-teeth-you-cant-bite-water/
LOCATION:A/P Gallery\, 460 42 Avenue SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2G 1Y5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Past,Past
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SUMMARY:2023 Not So Mini Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:About the Exhibition\nEach year\, A/P hosts a print exchange and exhibition in conjunction with an exciting sale and silent auction fundraiser. \nParticipants 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. \nThe 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. \nThis year we received 74 editions by artists from: \nCalgary\, AB; Edmonton\, AB; Spruce Grove\, AB; Sherwood Park\, AB; Saskatoon\, SK; Regina\, SK; Fruitvale\, BC; Kimberly\, BC; Lake Country\, BC; Nanaimo\, BC; Vancouver\, BC; Magog\, QC; Astoria\, NY; Asheville\, NC; Denton\, TX; Oxford\, MS; Moab\, UT; San Luis Potosi\, Mexico; Cuernavaca\, Mexico; Buenos Aires\, Argentina; Wonthella\, Australia; Ljubljana\, Slovenia; Brandenberg\, Germany; Tokyo\, Japan; and Viña de Mar\, Chile. \n  \n 
URL:https://albertaprintmakers.com/event/2023-not-so-mini-exhibition/
LOCATION:A/P Gallery\, 460 42 Avenue SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2G 1Y5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Past,Past
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221217
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SUMMARY:2022 Not So Mini Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:About the Exhibition\nEach year\, A/P hosts a print exchange and exhibition in conjunction with an exciting sale and silent auction fundraiser. \nParticipants 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. \nThe 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. \n2022’s Not So Mini collection includes 51 editions by artists from: \nCalgary\, AB; Cochrane\, AB; Edmonton\, AB; St. Alberta\, AB; Stoney Plain\, AB; Saskatoon\, SK; Almonte\, ON; Surrey\, BC; Trail\, BC; Kamloops\, BC; Vancouver\, BC; Magog\, QC; Ogden\, QC; Verdun\, QC; Oakland\, CA; Astoria\, NY; Manhattan\, NY; Philadelphia\, PA; Derby\, UK London\, UK; Gloucestershire\, UK; Wechsel\, Austria; Enmore\, Australia; Ljubljana\, Slovenia; Nedelja\, Slovenia; Tokyo\, Japan; and Madrid\, Spain \n  \n 
URL:https://albertaprintmakers.com/event/2022-not-so-mini-exhibition/
LOCATION:A/P Gallery\, 460 42 Avenue SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2G 1Y5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Past,Past
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SUMMARY:Found in oblivion
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition \nFound in oblivion is an exhibition in praise of lost places and people. It is an attempt to revive those memories which might have been forgotten over time\, a contemporary interpretation of historical images by bringing attention to old family photographs of Iranians. \nThis exhibition consists of four projects: \nDistorted memories includes old photographs of children folded in transparent papers with printed the pattern of Persian handwriting “Do you remember?” which is borrowed from the text that had been written at the back of one of the photographs. Using the transparent papers refers to the sheeting papers used in old family albums to protect the photos. \nWanderers series is an attempt to bring life back to abandoned houses\, it is a combination of contemporary photos of demolished and abandoned houses and the ghostlike figures of people taken from old family photos that have been printed on transparent papers. \nA letter to… is the embossment of texts and letters that were written at the back of photos and postcards on white papers in transparent envelopes that alludes to the concept of emerging and disappearing of memory and history at the same time. \nDisplacement a series of double layered frames shows people detached from their surrounding environment and places without people. It is an invitation to touch\, observe and discover memories and stories of distance and displacement. \nAbout the artist \nMelika Forouzan Pour was born in Tehran\, Iran in 1986. She graduated in the bachelor of Fine arts and Master of Arts in photography from the University of Tehran\, Iran. She took her second Master in Fine Arts from the University of Calgary. Over the years her focus shifted from photography to painting and printmaking. She explores place attachment and memory in her works. Her art pieces has been presented in exhibitions in Iran\, Britain and Canada. She has also published some articles in the field of family photography and collective memory in different\nIranian Art Journals. Melika has been living in Calgary since February 2021 and her pronouns are she/her.
URL:https://albertaprintmakers.com/event/found-in-oblivion/
LOCATION:A/P Gallery\, 460 42 Avenue SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2G 1Y5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Past,Past
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SUMMARY:Zones / Indicators
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition \n“My practice as an artist begins with the study and research of parallel places and ecosystems. I observe and identify how they mirror each other’s function and form\, and how\, through their similarities they are able to exhibit uniqueness. Studying these sites is especially important in the face of climate change\, as highly sensitive places like islands and alpine areas become more vulnerable to fluctuating temperatures\, rising lake and sea levels\, which in turn impacts the survival of flora and fauna in these vulnerable landscapes. Specifically\, awareness of the presence of indicator species such as the American Pika\, or the distribution of the Purple Pitcher plant demonstrate the geographic range of ecological connectivity\, as well as indicate the zonal shifts within a warming climate. \nReferencing my own experiences traveling through altitudinal zones to alpine areas\, and across latitudinal lines\, I create work which connects geographically disconnected landscapes focusing on their shared ecologies: how each site is connected through climatic shifts\, soil qualities\, and habitat range. I repetitively rework traditional copperplate matrices\, often in combination and collage with photo-lithography\, and photography to extract observations\, uncovering cultural and natural histories.” \nAbout the artist \nElizabeth Claire Rose was born in Central Illinois and grew up exploring natural areas of the midwestern United States\, which cultivated her creativity and interests in ecology\, biogeography\, and the ecological value of varied landscapes. Rose received her MFA in Printmaking from Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University and a BA in Fine Art with a minor in Wilderness Studies from the University of Montana. Rose is an alumna of the Fulbright Program in Poland (2019-2020) where she was awarded a research grant in printmaking.
URL:https://albertaprintmakers.com/event/zones-indicators/
LOCATION:460 42 Avenue SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2G 1Y5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Past,Past
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SUMMARY:WYSIWYG
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition \nWhat is so new about “new media”? The original definition of “media” meant “material” (wood\, bronze\, ink\, and so on). How ironic is it that new media (or digital media) is viewed as holding an immaterial existence? The digital image is “made” of light and a language of binary code\, not ink and paper. But why is this shift towards immaterialism an important distinction between our original definitions of media? As printmakers\, we know why the adoption of new forms of media marks important cultural shifts\, having intimately studied the implications of the printing press. With the birth of print media\, radical changes in fundamental concepts such as originality\, ephemerality\, identity\, and time were forced to suit the existing media models. We are now once again faced with an epistemological and ontological crisis of the image in contemporary times. \nMaterials such as dust are known for their strong connection to the passage of time and human indexicality. However\, through the works in this exhibition\, many fundamental concepts of being are defamiliarized through subtle digital manipulations of familiar materials and surfaces. \nAbout the artist \nAlex Linfield is a multidisciplinary artist\, newly based in Mohkinstsis/Calgary. Linfield holds an MFA from NSCAD University and a BFA from the University of Alberta.
URL:https://albertaprintmakers.com/event/wysiwyg/
LOCATION:460 42 Avenue SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2G 1Y5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Past,Past
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SUMMARY:Basic Social Unit Hierarchies
DESCRIPTION:About the exhibition \nBasic Social Unit Hierarchies focuses on matriarchal and patriarchal elements within a basic social unit – a family. I study the distinction between these two models\, based on my and my partner’s genealogical histories. I investigate the generational (three generations) and ethnographic (Slavic and Acadian) differences and transformations regarding gender-imposed roles within studied families. I hope that the process\, along with the installation culminating my research will\, to some extent\, elucidate my position and identity as a woman in my own family.  \nThe work consists of two pillars. The first one depicts the dynamics between matriarchal and patriarchal elements within my family. The second one is a graphic representation of these dynamics in my partner’s family. The inspiration for this project was my curiosity to find out how our (my and my partner’s) different histories and experiences have impacted our understanding of the partnership in a domestic context. I want to be aware of any behavioral tendencies we both might have inherited into our home life. I hope for this piece to also inspire my audience to revisit the homes where they come from and to analyze how the domestic models that they have experienced influence their current relationships.  \nInspired by the 18th century Toile de Jouy\, my pieces are printed on canvas in monochromatic blues and reds. The motifs of traditional Toile de Jouy depicted idyllic scenes of every-day life. My drawings of family life might seem to be pleasant at first\, but after a closer look\, they also show loneliness\, neglect\, boredom\, and anxiety.  \nAbout the artist \nKasia Koralewska is a textile-based artist and art educator currently living in Calgary\, Canada. She received her education at the Alberta College of Art & Design in Calgary\, Canada and Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz\, Poland (Master of Fine Arts 2009). She presently teaches in the Fibre program at the Alberta University of the Arts.  \nHer research focuses on various techniques and processes that transform the surface of the cloth. Her artistic practice involves creating large-scale silkscreen printed\, dyed\, and painted textiles\, wearable objects\, drawings\, and installations.  \nHer work has been exhibited in Poland\, Germany\, Czech Republic\, and Canada. 
URL:https://albertaprintmakers.com/event/basic-social-unit-hierarchies/
LOCATION:460 42 Avenue SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2G 1Y5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Past,Past
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