The Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists (SNAP) is pleased to host a competitive international exhibition of the best innovative print art being produced in the world today.
Background:
The Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists (SNAP) is a non-profit artist run production and exhibition centre located in the city of Edmonton, the continent’s most northerly metropolis.
SNAP has provided workshop facilities and exhibition space for Canadian and international artists for over twenty-five years. SNAP has also organized a number of international exhibitions including: International Print Cooperatives, presented as part of Sightlines: an International Symposium on Printmaking and Image Culture; held in Edmonton in 1997.
In 2002 SNAP presented the True North International Print Competition which drew hundreds of entries from around the world. In 2007 the city of Edmonton was designated Cultural Capital of Canada. EPI 2008 will build on these achievements by exhibiting the best and most innovative prints and print-based work being produced in the world today.