Artist Trading Card Swaps
The Art Supply Depo is pleased to host Artist Trading Card Swaps for makers and swappers of ATCs. The event is free and everyone is welcome. No previous experience or registration is required to attend and there are no age restrictions. Swaps are held every other month, on the Second Saturday. All swaps are held Saturdays from 11:00am to 12:00pm, and generally start promptly at 11:00am. We recommend arriving 15 - 20 minutes early. Below are the dates for our upcoming swaps:
Saturday, November 9, 2024
Themes: Advertisements, Something Fast, + Wild Card
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Themes: Frosty, Something Found in an Office, + Wild Card
Saturday, March 8th, 2025
Themes: A Person, Using a Security Envelope Pattern, + Wild Card
Saturday, May 10th, 2025
Themes: Disco/ 70’s Flower Power, Architecture, + Wild Card
Saturday, July 12th, 2025
Themes: Include a Puzzle Piece or Crossword Puzzle, World Traveler, + Wild Card
Saturday, September 10th, 2025
Themes: Music, Favorite Color, + Wild Card
Saturday, November 8th, 2025
Themes: Alice in Wonderland, Write or Stamp Numbers, + Wild Card
Themes are provided for inspiration. You can choose to follow the theme exactly, or loosely interpret the themes provided. If the themes do not appeal to you, Wild Card means you can make absolutely any style of card that you like.
ATCs are generally made of card-stock, but could be made of wood, canvas, metal, clay, or any other durable substrate. Pre-cut cards in the correct format are also available for sale in packs and pads. Cards can be decorated with any media but must be 2.5" x 3.5", or the new round format 2.5” “ATC Coin.” Please write your name, contact info, date, and title or theme on the back of the card. It is best if each card is a little (or a lot) different so no one gets two of the same card.
The method of trading will be as follows: each participant will bring any number of cards from one up to 9. Participants sign in the day of the swap with their name and number of cards, and put their cards on display on the table. The names will then go into a drawing. Each participant will pick three cards at a time when their name is called until they have picked the number of cards they brought (ex: if you bring four cards, you will pick three cards the first drawing and one card the next time your name is drawn).
Note: If you live far away or our of town, you can still participate by mailing in your ATC’s. The ATC group accepts up to 9 ATC’s mailed in. Please include a SASE for return. The ATC Group will swap your cards and mail new cards back to you. Cards must arrive by the day before the swap to be included in the month’s swap. Cards received after the swap will be traded the next month. Please allow extra time when mailing in cards, as the USPS is slower than usual.
Please mail your ATC’s to:
The Art Supply Depo
c/o ATC Swap
5739 Main Street
Sylvania, OH 43560
Join our ATC Swap’s Facebook Group Page! You can find it HERE.
Want more info, or to see examples of ATCs?
Check out the following links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist_trading_cards
History & description of ATCs.
http://www.artist-trading-cards.ch/
The original ATC site with archives, exhibits, examples and history of the art form.
