Vancouver ATCs

Thank you to everyone who submitted cards for the exhibition. It was a great success. We received submissions from 132 artists from all five “Olympic” continents.

All the Canadian and international cards (outside the US) have been mailed and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that they will all arrive shortly. It was quite a puzzle, optimizing the stamp combinations to make sure the each envelope had enough postage – but not too much; almost as complicated as making sure everyone got a nice variety of 9 cards back – from 9 different people, with none of their own cards. I went through them several times, and each time I found one or two issues. In the end I just had to stop before I went crazy. Hopefully everyone will be happy with the cards they receive.

All US packages will be going out next week.

Are you looking for new opportunities to exhibit your ATCs? Did you miss out on the Vancouver 2010 ATCs exhibition? Here are two other upcoming Canadian ATC exhibitions for you to consider:

Mayworks Windsor 2010 – Windsor, Ontario

No Story Too Small To Trade – Regina, Saskatchewan

You may also want to check out all the trades and exchanges listed at ATCs For All

Some pictures of the ATCs in the exhibition. These are spread out amongst Collage Collage, RubyDog’s Art House and Heaven Tree Studios, all at 15th Avenue, Fraser Street and Kingsway in Vancouver. (If you click on an image, and then click on the expanded version, you should get a image large enough too see lots of detail.)

See all the cards at
RubyDog’s Art House 623 Kingsway
Collage Collage 621 Kingsway
Heaven Tree Studios 661 E 15th Avenue

Drop-in ATC Workshops
RubyDog’s Art House: Saturday March 13th from 2-4 pm
Heaven Tree Studios: Wednesday March 17th from 4-6 pm

Closing Reception and Trade
Sunday March 21st, 2010 from 2:30-4:00 pm (starting at Heaven Tree Gallery and Studio).

Everyone is welcome to bring ATCs of their own to trade.

THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE HAS NOW PASSED. A list of participants is posted here. If you have submitted cards and your name is not on the list or if you still plan to submit cards, please contact us immediately at ko (dot) misti (at) gmail (dot) com.

In 2010 Vancouver will host the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Vancouver Artist Trading Card Group will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a giant ATC exhibition and trading session. All the cards received will be exhibited in March 2010 and traded on the closing night of the show.

Suggested themes: friendship, solidarity, peace, fair play, optimism, inspiration and empowerment. Other possible themes include “personal best” or “10”.

To enter: Submit 9 standard size ATCs in a clear 9 card sleeve. Include a self addressed return mailing label and $3 (CANADIAN postage, US currency) or an International Reply Coupon.

The exhibit is open to anyone from any part of the world. All cards will be traded at the end of the show (March 21, 2010) and each participant (who includes funds for return postage as specified above) will receive 9 assorted cards in return.

Our partners

• Vancouver ATC group
• EMA Entertainment Media Arts Society

Exhibit locations

• RubyDog’s Art House, 623 Kingsway
• Heaven Tree Studios, 661 E 15th Avenue, at Fraser
• Collage Collage, 621 Kingsway

all located at the intersection of 15th Avenue, Kingsway and Fraser Street in Vancouver

Financial support

• The City of Vancouver