Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
  • Mood: artistic

Artist Trading Cards

A friend of mine tipped me to Artist Trading Cards. These are miniature works of art, often unique but sometimes made in limited editions with several of the same card. And they are always free: the tradition is that ATCs must never be sold, only exchanged. I am deeply intrigued, because I love art but my current budget limits my ability to acquire it, especially in original form. It doesn't have to be huge or expensive for me to like it, just interesting. So I think ATCs are pretty cool. They also seem like an excellent networking tool, which might benefit some of my artist-friends, because it's also traditional to put your name and contact information on the back.

Hm, I could probably do these things myself, on scrapbook paper. I have poems tiny enough to fit on them, even.

A detailed history and description of ATCs is available at Art in Your Pocket.
The original ATC site is at Artist Trading Cards: A Collaborative Public Performance.
You might also want to visit the Artist Trading Card Forums.
Tags: art, networking
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tonithegreat

tonithegreat

June 13 2007, 21:19:34 UTC 14 years ago

I love art cards! I even have some framed ones in my house- beautiful little original mini-works of artists I couldn't otherwise afford originals from.

I didn't realize the concept started out as something that was meant to be free, though. I also like the idea of collectible tiny originals that the artists can sell to us.