Tennis Club

The Edmonton Artist's Colouring Book, 2016

Jimmy, why don't you have a piece of my pie?, Future City: Parka Patio, Latitude 53

Alyson and Marie ready the historic Muttart grounds for future development, unfortunately the ceremony was not well attended. We thank the Drawing Room for giving us the opportunity to dream with the space and we wish Brookfield Residential all the best in their current endeavours.

Alyson and Marie hoped to play some doubles on the beautiful Brookfield Residential tennis courts in Orchids South Edmonton. Unfortunately the courts were locked due to heavy snow fall.

In Spring of 2015 Tennis Club was asked to participate in the event 'Block Out' in support of the artist run centre SNAP (Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists). Tennis Club collaboratively created 5'x 3' wood block print depicting Albertan tropes, tennis courts and regional parking lore. Prints were sold in support of SNAP and Tennis Club enjoyed swaying to some kicking local and localish bands who played the event.

Safe Passage (July 13th 2015) Tennis Club Member, Alyson Davies (left side), opens city sidewalks to pedestrians off of Jasper AVE. Construction site manager, David O'Keiths (right side) said he was marvelled by the success of the ribbon cutting ceremony.

Safe Passage (July 13th 2015) Where were you on this historic day?

Tennis Club Member, Marie Winters, poses along side freshly printed blockprint.

Marie Winters and honorary Tennis Club Member, Florence Winters, meet the Mayor of Calgary, Naheed Nenshi. He was gracious enough to attend Alberta Printmakers (A/P) PIY: Print It Yourself! steamroller event on a Friday afternoon, posing for a photo with the Tennis Club and welcoming them to the city of Calgary.

"Like a troop of overeager Girl Guides, the members of Edmonton’s Tennis Club (Morgan Melenka, Megan Gnanasihamany, Marie Winters, Alyson Davies and Renée Perrott) are out to do good deeds. Previous performances have involved participating in groundbreaking ceremonies for new condo developments, meeting Calgary’s mayor, guiding people through sidewalks in construction zones and cheering on recreational runners with Gatorade and participation ribbons. Their determination is laudable, all the more so since the gestures themselves tend toward the poetically impractical. Still, equipped with matching outfits, tennis racquets and the veneer of authority brought about by positioning themselves as a team, the emerging collective is always ready to tackle the complexities of suburban Edmonton’s attitudes towards sport, gender and leisure."

- Gang Up: 16 Great Canadian Art Collaborations, Canadian Art, Summer 2016, Alison Cooley and Daniella Sanader.