Australian artist-run initiatives
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n artist-run initiatives and galleries are found throughout the country. 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.
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.
The Australia Council for the Arts has also produced a comprehensive list of Australian artist-run initiatives in operation in 2006.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n artist-run initiatives and galleries are found throughout the country. A few key spaces include Firstdraft, MOP
MOP
MOP may refer to:* CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award* M.O.P., or Mash Out Posse, an American rap duo* Macanese pataca, the currency of Macau, ISO 4217 code MOP* Maintenance Operations Protocol, in computer networks...
(Sydney), KINGS ARI, TCB
TCB
TCB may refer to:* TCB , a 1968 Motown television special* TCB Band, Elvis Presley's band* TCB, an acronym for "taking care of business", used in the Seinfeld episode "The Bizarro Jerry"-Organizations:...
(Melbourne), Clubs Project inc, West Space, Seventh Gallery, Platform artists group
Platform artists group
Platform Artists Group Inc., commonly known as Platform, is one of the longest operating Australian artist-run initiatives. The organisation is run by volunteers who develop exhibitions of visual arts by young and emerging artists from Australia and around the world...
(Melbourne), Blindside
Blindside
Blindside is a post-hardcore band from Tumba, Sweden. They formed in 1994 as Underfree and kept that name for two years before releasing their debut EP in 1996.-A Thought Crushed My Mind:...
, (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.
Victorian artist-run initiatives
Early examples of artist run initiatives include The Queensbery Street Gallery operated by Melbourne artist Peter GrahamPeter Benjamin Graham
Peter Benjamin Graham , was an Australian visual artist, a master craftsman in a variety of printing techniques, and an art theorist. Peter saw no contradiction between abstract and figurative art...
in association with Victorian Printmakers' Group between 1973 and 1978.
Artist-run initiatives in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, 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.
Hobart-based artist-run initiatives
Inflight http://www.inflightart.com.au and Six_a http://sixa.net.au are artist-run initiatives based in North Hobart. Inflight has been in operation since 2003, while 6a more recently opened in 2007. 10% Pending http://10percentpending.blogspot.com/ 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.