Artist-run initiative

An artist-run initiative is any project run by artists, including sound or visual artists, to present their and others' projects. They might approximate a traditional art gallery space in appearance or function, or they may take a markedly different approach, limited only by the artist's understanding of the term. "Artist-run initiatives" is an umbrella name for many types of artist-generated activity.

The Peter Browne Gallery, an artist run initiative in Silverton, New South Wales, operates out of a renovated ruin with unique advertising out the front

One such group, the Belfast-based Catalyst Arts, wrote that:

"Artist-run means initiating exchange; emphasizing cross and inter-disciplinary approaches to making art; developing networks; through curation, putting creative ideas and arguments into action" [1]

Important historical artist-run initiatives include the North Edmonton Sculpture Workshop[2][3][4][5][6] in Canada, The Wrong Gallery (using a disused doorway to display work) in New York City in the 2000s, and City Racing (an old betting shop) in London in the 1990s. Damien Hirst's one-off exhibition Freeze in a London warehouse in the 1990s could also be said to be a temporary, yet important, artist-run initiative. Artist-run initiatives have used cars, briefcases, and other unusual exhibition venues where traditional spaces were too expensive or limited. Cuckoo is a New Zealand-based artist-run initiative where its members use other people's spaces to present their program, like a cuckoo bird does by placing its own eggs discreetly into the nests of other birds.

Artist-run initiatives also play a role in hosting international artists: they may also include guest studios or even international artist in residence programs.

See also

References
  1. Catalyst Arts (1996), Life/Live, Paris: Musée d’Art Moderne, p. 45
  2. "Museums and Galleries," Edmonton Journal, APRIL 18, 2008
  3. "Iron Bridge," Piri Halasz, November 5, 2016
  4. "Prairie Artsters: A Different Kind of ARC," Amy Fung, Vue Weekly, July 10, 2008
  5. "Profiles: Edmonton Art Institutions (Public Galleries)," PrairieSeen, SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 Archived October 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Profiles: Edmonton Art Institutions (Societies, Foundations, Associations etc.)," PrairieSeen, JANUARY 24, 2014 Archived October 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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