swaps
2016 Theme Round - Faerie Tales
12/14/15 - 03/14/16
Once Upon a Time, there was a group of artists that enjoyed creating for each other and receiving something wonderful from a friend or mysterious stranger. They have swapped original art, trading cards, and ornaments. In 2016, the first swap will be creating a piece of your choice, your voice, your medium, but using the theme "Faerie Tale" as your inspiration.
Dates to Remember:
December 14th - January 4th: Registration
March 7th: Mix & Mingle Party
March 14th: Final Mail Date
Happily Ever After!
Ornament Swap 2015
09/14/15 - 12/14/15
or·na·ment
noun
ˈôrnəmənt/
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1.
a thing used to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine.
synonyms:knickknack, trinket, bauble, bibelot, gewgaw, gimcrack, furbelow
The 2015 Ornament Swap will wrap up a great year for the Queen City Art Swap! This is a fun swap for all skill levels and styles. Participants are required to create an ornament and mail to their assigned artist, and in return wil receive one from another artist. Think outside the box - this does not necessarily have to be for a Christmas tree!
Dates to Remember:
September 14th - October 4th - REGISTRATION
December 14th - FINAL MAIL DATE
Due to the busy time of year, a mix & mingle is tentative.
Artist Trading Cards 2015
06/08/2015 - 09/14/2015
Artist Trading Cards are like unique business cards for artists of all types. They are the size of a playing card (2.5 x 3.5 inches) and can be highly collectable, just like the baseball cards of your youth.
We are asking each participant to create nine Artist Trading Cards, which they will mail out to nine other artists. In return, they should receive nine cards from different artists who have registered.
Each of the artist's cards can be uniquely different or created exactly the same, as long as they have the artist's distinct style. Collage, quilt, paint, draw, doodle, etc. It's up to the artist!
Dates to remember:
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June 8th - July 5th REGISTRATION
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September 8th - SWAP PARTY in Springfield, Missouri @ Arts & Letters, 6pm to 8pm
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September 14th - FINAL MAIL DATE
For more details and to regsiter, Click Here.
Queen City Art Swap 2015
02/01/2015 - 05/20/2015
The Queen City Art Swap is a way for artists to connect in 417-land and beyond. Participants filled out a questionnaire and were secretly paired with one another. Using the questionnaire, they created a new piece to mail to their partner.
We had over 50 participants in our first swap, and are lookiing forward to seeing the final pieces. We've asked artists to tag their works on social media using #queencityartswap2015.
Participation is currently closed for this swap, but we will be opening registration for our summer swap in June.