Art Trading Card Events on the First Thursday of each month (7pm-8pm)
September 10
Bring along your handmade art cards to trade with other trading card enthusiasts! Come down to the Campbell River Art Gallery on the first Thursday of every month and join a group of people who love to make and trade “art cards”. What’s it all about? This is a fun, social and creative program that meets on the first Thursday of each month to swap trading cards. The only difference between these and sports trading cards is that you create your own homemade 2 ½ x 3 ½ inch trading card. Your cards can be painted, collaged, mixed media, photographs, three dimensional shapes, or found objects. There are no rules. It's up to you what you want to make. Sign the back as you would any art work and add contact info if you wish. Bring along about 20 cards to trade on a one-to-one basis with other participants. Drop in to see what the fun is all about. All ages are encouraged to participate.
Phone:(250) 287-2261
Address:1235 Shopper's Row, Campbell River, BC, V9W 2C7
Website: www.crartgallery.ca
NewsBack in 2002, the Campbell River Art Gallery was the first location in British Columbia to start the artist trading card program. Originally, the concept was started in 1996 in Zurich, Switzerland . The first Canadian artist trading card session, lead by Chuck Stake (aka artist Don Mabie), took place at The New Gallery in Calgary, followed by sessions at the Alberta College of Art and Design. His partner, Wendy Toogood, introduced the program during her exhibition at the Campbell River Art Gallery and our Art Trading Card program began. After a hiatus of several years, the program resumed this past spring. Come out for the next event from 7-8pm and see what the fun is all about.
