Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists

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The Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists (SNAP) is a non-profit, artist run centre dedicated to print making.

SNAP was founded in 1982 as an independent, cooperatively-run fine art printshop in the Great West Saddlery Building, located in central Edmonton. In 1996 they opened a gallery. [1] SNAP is a member organization of the Alberta Association of Artist-run Centres (AAARC). [2] SNAP publishes SNAPline, which includes "diverse examples of fine art printmaking" 3 times a year, and has attracted attention by local, national, and international artists. [3] The University of Alberta Library has the full run of SNAPLine from 2002 to present. [4] SNAP will move to an expanded space on 115th Street in the Queen Mary Park Neighbourhood in spring 2020. [5]

Reference list

  1. "About". SNAP. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  2. "Organizations". Alberta Association of Artist-Run Centres. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  3. "SNAPline". SNAP: The Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  4. Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists (2002). "SNAPline". SNAPline. ISSN   2562-9867. OCLC   463449132.
  5. "Edmonton's SNAP Gallery on the Move". Galleries West. 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2020-03-05.

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