Australian artist-run initiatives
Australian artist-run initiatives are a series of artist-run initiatives and galleries are found throughout the Australia. A few key spaces include Firstdraft, MOP (Sydney), KINGS ARI, TCB (Melbourne), Clubs Project inc, West Space, Seventh Gallery, Platform artists group (Melbourne), Blindside (Melbourne), Breadbox ARI (Perth) and FELTspace (Adelaide). Other important non-gallery artist initiatives include NUCA (Network of UnCollectable Artists), Sydney art galleries and art community (SAGAC), The Invisible Inc., the Artist Funded project, and the Sydney Ladies Artists Club.
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[edit] Victorian artist-run initiatives
Early examples of artist run initiatives include The Queensbery Street Gallery operated by Melbourne artist Peter Graham in association with Victorian Printmakers' Group between 1973 and 1978.
Artist-run initiatives in Melbourne, Victoria, are promoted by VIA-n, the Victorian Initiatives of Artists Network, a volunteer network that includes more than 20 ARI organisations spread across metropolitan and regional Victoria. In April 2007, VIA-n will be releasing a publication on the history of ARIs in Victoria in conjunction with simultaneous artist-run events across the state.
[edit] Hobart-based artist-run initiatives
Inflight[1] and Six_a[2] are artist-run initiatives based in North Hobart. Inflight has been in operation since 2003, while 6a more recently opened in 2007. 10% Pending[3] is also recognised as an artist-run initiative, even though it has no permanent gallery space preferring to organise off-site exhibitions and events.
The Australia Council for the Arts has also produced a comprehensive list of Australian artist-run initiatives in operation in 2006.
[edit] References
- "West Space Editorial" West Space, 2007.
- "Last chance to see" By Sunanda Creagh, Sydney Morning Herald, 13 January 2006.
- "Taking the Initiative" By Angus Hohenboken, The Program, 10 February 2004.
- "Melbourne artist-run spaces: fighting fit" by Daniel Palmer, Real Time 45, October-November 2001.
- Germaine, Max 'Artists and Galleries of Australia and New Zealand' (1979) ISBN [ISBN missing]
