About SNAP Gallery & Printshop

The Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists (SNAP) is a not-for-profit, artist-run centre, and a registered charity incorporated under the Societies Act of Alberta. As a print production and exhibition centre, SNAP is unique in Alberta, and exceptional in Canada. Since its inception in 1982, SNAP has grown to become one of Canada’s premier centres for research and innovation in printmaking, providing a unique forum for community collaboration, education opportunities and professional artistic production and exhibition. SNAP plays an important role in the support and development of artists at all stages of their career.

OUR VISION

SNAP is a leading centre for printmaking in Canada. We expand visual culture by supporting and collaborating with artists, audiences, and communities.

OUR MISSION

SNAP provides critical space and resources for printmaking production, exhibition, and education.

OUR VALUES

Artist-Centred: SNAP is run by artists, for artists. Supporting artistic excellence and experimentation is at the heart of our programs and policies.

Inclusiveness: SNAP welcomes the exploration of different printmaking practices and outcomes. We engage with diverse audiences and communities, while continuing to foster new and existing connections with artists. We recognize the colonial complexities within which we operate and work to remove barriers to access.

Educational: SNAP’s programs connect people with new ideas and approaches, for all levels and abilities, to encourage exploration and growth. Print education and advocacy benefits artists, students, patrons, collectors, and the greater arts-ecosystem.

Sustainable: SNAP is committed to being here for the long run – maintaining and growing the organization in a responsible and healthy manner that continues to meet the needs of our members and partners.

OUR MANDATE

SNAP is a non-profit artist run centre dedicated to printmaking in all of its traditional and contemporary forms, carrying out the following:

Maintains a publicly accessible printmaking studio facility to enable artists and members of the community to work in a creative environment that is safe and inclusive.

Programs a public gallery featuring print and print-related works by local, national, and international artists.

Offers a wide range of public educational programs in the processes of printmaking and related media.

Connects with the larger arts and culture community in Edmonton and beyond through a publications program.

Produces community events and outreach programming in cooperation with other organizations and partners.