Want to know what ATC's are?
ARTIST TRADING CARDS are miniature works of art created on 2 ½ X 3 ½ inch or 64 X 89 mm card stock. they are originals, small editions and, most importantly, self-produced. anybody can produce them.Theidea is that you trade them with other people who produce cards, either at TRADING SESSIONS or wherever you meet another ATC trader in person.I is important that you meet other people in person to trade - i.e. it is ok to trade by mail or to participate in editions but the main purpose of this performance is the trading session and the personal meeting. It's not about money: participants in trading sessions and editions should not be charged any money: the point of the project is the exchange of cards as well as personal experience.The projectwasinitiated in 1997 by zurich artist m.vänçi stirnemann. since then several hundred people from all over the world have traded ATCs during TRADING SESSIONS through mail and swaps.You can really enjoy it .I personally have cards from all over the world and you get to know so many people from many countries .the ARTIST TRADING CARD is basically a variation of the well-known trading cards one can buy - same size (64 x 89 millimeters / 2 ½ x 3 ½ inch).but it differs in the way it is produced : it is either an original or a very small edition. they are miniature works of art. one can make single cards or small editions. on the back of the card is the signature, the date and the number (if the card is part of an edition). all techniques and materials are allowed. WHAT TYPES OF ART ARE ACCEPTED?all types of art are accepted, all techniques (paintings, drawings, collages, photographs, rubberstamp works, mixed media, found images, assemblages, etc.). only rule is the size: 64 x 89 mm or 2 ½ x 3 ½ inches.
