May 2013
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PAPERGIRL CALGARY - CALLING ALL ARTISTS!
Extra! Extra! Read all about it…Our Official Call for work!
Art should be accessible to everyone! Taking art out of the gallery and into the streets via old-school bicycle delivery format - this is Papergirl.
What happens in a Papergirl project?
A call for art submissions goes out to Calgary’s art community, across Canada, and the world!
The artwork is exhibited* (Papergirl is proudly...
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BIKE BLING-A-LING WORKSHOP!
Ever had a zany idea for your bike? Enjoy blinging things? Join us for BIKE BLING-A-LING!
WHEN: Saturday August 17, 3-5pm
WHERE: EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts, in the Arts Learning Centre (Ground Floor)
WHAT ARE WE DOING?: Bike Tassels, Banners, flags, designer horns, bejeweling, feathers, sprockets and spokes, we are going to create every possible imaginable accessory for every style of...
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PRINTSTRAVAGANZA! WORKSHOP
Join us for PRINTSTRAVAGANZA!
WHEN: August 15, 5-7:30pm
WHERE: EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing arts, in the Arts Learning Centre (Ground Floor)
WHO: Everyone is invited, but space is limited.
WHAT ARE WE DOING?: We are going to print our faces off! Yes folks we are going to print banners, buttons, flags, t-shirts, back-pack patches, and anything else we can get our hands on! We hope to...
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EPCOR CENTRE PRESENTS: POETRY FLOATS
POETY FLOATS: a workshop with Kris Demeanor
DATE: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 TIME: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
PLACE: EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts in the Arts Learning Centre (main floor of Centre Court). Afternoon on Olympic Plaza.
COST: FREE but registration is required. Interested participants please email tmcgrath@epcorcentre.org by August 9, 2013. Include your first and last...
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PAPERGIRL YVR & YYC ART SESSION
Papergirl YYC & YVR - JAM! We had a Papergirl Art making session last night, and produced some very interesting work indeed! Here are just some of the works. Hopefully Papergirl Vancouver will also post up some photos of all the art being generated.
We were busy bees! If you are out on the streets of Calgary or Vancouver, one of these Artworks may make it into your hands. Oh la la!
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STEPHEN MAGAZINE - THE COVER!
We have some super exciting news to share Papergirls and Paperboys!
24 artworks from 24 different Papergirls and Boys from this year and last year have been chosen to grace the cover of Stephen Magazine’s Summer Issue! Pictured above: what the cover will look like. In order of appearance top to bottom left to right - here are the artists whose work was selected:
1) Ella Knapp
2)...
April 2013
7 posts
PAPERGIRL CALGARY is calling you
Extra! Extra! Read all about it…Our Official Call for work!
Art should be accessible to everyone! Taking art out of the gallery and into the streets via old-school bicycle delivery format - this is Papergirl.
What happens in a Papergirl project?
A call for art submissions goes out to Calgary’s art community, across Canada, and the world!
The artwork is exhibited* (Papergirl is proudly...
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PAPERGIRL LTD. EDITION POSTERS HONORABLE MENTIONS
Special thanks to all of these artists for submitting their poster ideas to Papergirl Calgary! Andre Pace, Shallom Heppner, Michelle Ku, Alyssa McMurry, Daniel J. Kirk, Nicole Edmond, Sunshine Frere, Louise Williamson, Camilo Bustos, Sara Meijer, Cataline Fric & Stephanie Fowler
It was a tough call for the Jury indeed! Here are 4 honorable Mentions… Thanks to everyone again for sending...
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PAPERGIRL LIMITED EDITION - 4 PRINTS! - THE JURY...
We are very pleased to announce our Limited Edition Posters for 2013! It was a tough selection process for our Jury! The three posters selected for 2013 were great bike inspired works of art by Alyssa McMurry, Daniel J. Kirk, and Nicole Edmond. The fourth poster in the edition was a special selection of a print that was first created from Papergirl Calgary 2012. It is a design by Kristofer Kelly.
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Extra! Extra! Read all about it...Our Official...
PAPERGIRL CALGARY is calling you!
Art should be accessible to everyone! Taking art out of the gallery and into the streets via old-school bicycle delivery format - this is Papergirl.
What happens in a Papergirl project?
A call for art submissions goes out to Calgary’s art community, across Canada, and the world!
The artwork is exhibited* (Papergirl is proudly partnered with EPCOR...
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LIMITED POSTER EDITION JURY 2013
Meet the Jury! A special thanks to the folks below who juried the 2013 Papergirl Ltd. Edition Poster Jury. Kudos to you all!
James Jensen attained a BFA in Printmaking from the Alberta College of Art & Design in 1996. Since then he has continued to create original art. He also started his own successful graphic design company, Atom Graphics. James’ most memorable gifting experience: My...
March 2013
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PAPERGIRL LIMITED EDITION RUN #1
This year for Papergirl Calgary we will be commissioning 3 artists to create 3 Limited edition poster sets for Papergirl Calgary 2013. Each artists’ poster will become a Limited Edition of 75, and we will be gifting them all away! Yes, you heard correctly, gifting them all away!
In addition to this trio of posters, we have also created a 75 print poster run of a screen that we used during...
AWESOME FOUNDATION CALGARY! TOP 4!
We are super excited to be pitching to awesome foundation calgary this thursday!
Tryphena Fric will be representing papergirl, Go Tryphena Go!! She has 90 seconds to convince the folks at the Awesome Foundation to choose Papergirl. We are up against some fierce competition, and some fabulous projects! Can’t wait to find out the results!
Join us if you can, details can be found...
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INVEST IN THE ART OF GIVING ART!
Alright Folks, now is your chance to become part of the Art of Giving Art!
Papergirl Calgary has teamed up with InvestYYC, we hope to crowd-fund our way to a brilliant 2013 Papergirl Calgary this August.
Help us raise funds towards our $2,500 goal and in turn, your donations will make Papergirl Calgary 2013, the best year yet! SWEET!
We have several levels for donating, and guess what, some...
SIMPLICITY IN POSTER DESIGN - BRILLIANT!
Nick Dewar created this poster and we simply put: Love it!
The idea was to re-imagine the iconic “populist poster art” of the 1930s in our current, er, troubled times.
This is just a reminder, our poster deadline is coming up! You’ve only got this weekend to complete your ideas! Send them to us by the 25th and we have a jury who will select the 3 that will become Papergirl...
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75 REASONS TO SUPPORT PAPERGIRL!
As you know we have put out a call for artists to send us poster designs to create a 2013 Limited Edition Series of Posters. Be it a digital print, a silkscreen edition, a photo of a killer drawing, we want to create a series of inspiring posters. Four to be exact. Three of these poster designs will be selected by a Papergirl Arts Jury. You still have time to send us your design until the 25th.
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MORE INSPIRING POSTERS...
This one is about a call for art, we thought it most appropriate as the Papergirl Calgary Call for Artworks is just around the corner!
This piece is from the great cycling SPINWELL site in the uk: http://spinwell.co.uk/2009/07/07/calling-all-of-my-art-crew/
In the mean time, we are collecting for our poster proposals. You have just over a week to send us your proposals! Can’t wait to...
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INSPIRED!
Shugo Tokumaru “Katachi” from Kijek / Adamski on Vimeo.
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GOING BACK TO OUR ROOTS!
Another Fabulous Papergirl Poster Design, this one from the originators over in Berlin! We love this one, it is also part of the Papergirl Publication, which, if you are a participating artist, you should pick up a copy, it is a brilliant printed booklet that tells you all about Papergirl.
http://www.grobgrafik.de/en/papergirl-publikation/
You have 11 more days to send us your poster...
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BIKLOPS - RYAN HOLT
Graphic designer Ryan Holt created this great little design which we are huge fans of. Just another inspiring idea for a poster!
Remember you have just less than a two weeks to send us your poster proposal. All the details for sending us your design can be found here: http://papergirlcalgary.tumblr.com/post/44203884502/papergirl-limited-edition-series-2013
Send us a unique Papergirl Calgary...
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FAVOURITE POSTERS FOR INSPIRATION
I think I’m in LOVE!
In love with Poster Cabaret!
What we have here folks is a brilliant sample of some talented folks who share a fascination of bikes and art. Inspired!
Below are some of the amazing prints that are available through Poster Cabaret. Thanks to Sebastien Foster for creating such an amazing business, and for his keen eye for prints! We are so in love!
And we so...
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AMAZING VINTAGE POSTERS
Whilst searching for poster inspiration to spin you all into a creative frenzy, we stumbled across this amazing Flickr page by Richard Kuhlman of Chicago. Richard is a collector of vintage cycling posters. His collection is amazing. Have a look here for some brilliant posters from around the world! http://www.flickr.com/photos/bicycleposters/
Below are three of our favourites! These posters may...
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AMY WOOD KNOWS ALL ABOUT...
THE ART OF GIVING ART!
Hey folks!
This is Canadian singer Amy Wood.
(Photo by Spencer Hall)
She loves Papergirl and Papergirl loves her splendid vocals!
She wrote a song for Papergirl Calgary last year called the Art of Giving Art. We lurves it! We also her many other tunes that are ever so beauteous!
Have a listen for yourself to her most recent masterpiece:...
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INVEST IN THE ART OF GIVING ART!
Alright Folks, now is your chance to become part of the Art of Giving Art!
Papergirl Calgary has teamed up with InvestYYC, we hope to crowd-fund our way to a brilliant 2013 Papergirl Calgary this August.
Help us raise funds towards our $2,500 goal and in turn, your donations will make Papergirl Calgary 2013, the best year yet! SWEET!
We have several levels for donating, and guess what,...
February 2013
5 posts
PAPERGIRL NEEDS TWO MORE COMMITTEE MEMBERS JOIN...
Papergirl is looking for two more committee members:
EVENTS COORDINATOR
As the events coordinator you will coordinate with the committee two exciting, interactive and promotional events leading up to Papergirl, as well as the papergirl workshops. You’ll also assist with the exhibition opening and extra promotion. This volunteer position requires 5 hours a month during the months leading...
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PAPERGIRL LIMITED EDITION SERIES 2013
We are looking for three artists to produce three limited edition posters for Papergirl Calgary 2013.
Ideally silkscreened, but digitally reproducible work will also be possible.
For some inspiration, check out what Papergirl SanFrancisco did last year, sigh… amazing! http://www.behance.net/gallery/Papergirl-San-Francisco-2011-Poster/3430217
Artists will receive a small honorarium...
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CALL FOR WORKS COMING IN APRIL...
We will be announcing our Call for works in April, stay tuned!
In the meantime, if you want to be a leader on the Papergirl Calgary 2013 Team, contact us: papergirlcalgary@gmail.com
January 2013
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