The Artist Trading Card Committee is a committee of The New Gallery and the organizing group which keeps ATCs going in Calgary and aids in growth of the ATC movement world wide. The offical members of the committee are Paul Brown, Theo Nelson, Georgie Stone and June Hills. Honourary members are Chuck Stake (aka Don Mabie) and Melody Nayler Keller.

Artist Trading Cards are 3.5 in x 2.5 in artworks made to be traded in person or by correspondence. ATCs were first traded in North America at The New Gallery in Calgary, Alberta on September 27, 1997.

If you're not already on Facebook, we'd advise you to become a member if only to be kept current with important ATC events. There is now an ATC Group - The Artist Trading Card Committee. Once you're on Facebook find the group and join up. The Facebook mechanisms make it much easier to organize information, to set up and RSVP events and to communicate between members. This group contains additional information on ATCs in Calgary.

Artist Trading Cards - Group Trading Show V showing January 23rd to March 31st, 2009 at Mount Royal College just inside the East Gate Entrance [off Ricard Road SW]. Three ATC trading groups were represented: the ATC group from Courtenay, B.C., the ATC group from Winnipeg, Manitoba and the Calgary ATC group. More details and images are available here.

Artist Trading Cards - Photography Edition was on display until from February 5th, 2008 until April 7th in the Plus-15 window of the Untitled Art Society in the Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts. This is a large display of photographic-souce ATCs curated by Paul Brown from his collection.

Artist Trading Cards - Group Trading Show IV showed during June and July 2008 at Arts on Atlantic Gallery at 1312A - 9th Ave SE. Five ATC trading groups were represented: a group from Zurich, Switzerland; the ATC Exchange Club of Northern California; a group from Victoria, British Columbia; The Clayville California Clay Artists' Guild and the Calgary ATC group.

This show included a talk on Thursday July 17th by Paul Brown about the origins and phenomenon of Artist Trading Cards and on Saturday July 26th there was an ATC workshop and trading session.

Artist Trading Cards - Group Trading Show III opened on March 6th, 2008 and ran until April 29th in the One Blue Wall gallery at Art Central. The show features cards from three trading groups - the Shawville Artist Trading Card Group, the New England Artist Trading Cards + Meetup Group and the Calgary ATC group.

Artist Trading Cards - Group Trading Show II has just completed a long run at the Wildflower Arts Centre in Spruce Cliff/Wildwood. Cards from the Winnipeg group and a Jack James school group in Calgary have again been matched by Calgary traders. This show started display in late December 2007 and remained up until mid-April 2008. It was extremely well received and was a useful educational tool for many of the art classes held at the centre.

Artist Trading Cards - Group Trading Show I (The first group-trade ATC show) was held during September and October 2007 at Eau Claire Market, where The New Gallery now exists. The groups represented were the Dunvegan, Ontario trading group, the Bow Valley Calligraphy Guild and the Calgary trading group. The exhibit has now been struck and the traded cards have sent back to the participants.

The next ATC trading session will take place on Saturday, January 28th, 2012 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at John Snow House, The New Gallery's community outreach annex at 915 - 18th Avenue SW.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO TRADE, VISIT or JUST OBSERVE - Come with cards, come with friends. We're always ecstatic to see long-absent, prodigal traders again and we love to meet new people who want to learn more about ATCs.