Artist Run Initiatives Flashcards
Acronym for roles
HELP
- Help artists form a style
- Experimental spaces
- Learn about exhibiting
- Provide for those with a lack of a ‘body’ of work to seek representation
General characteristics
- ARIs are flexible, topical and responsive to the needs of emerging artists, and provide a valuable stepping stone for artists to establish themselves as professionals.
These spaces act as radical incubators for the art of the future. - Some see themselves as offering alternatives to the existing commercial models rather than
mimicking such models. - They can take many forms they can be
broadly described as mainly non-profit organisations operated and run by a collective of practicing artists. - Include facilities, such as exhibition venues, studios,
workshops, information and resource centers, which have been established and are maintained on a cooperative basis by groups of artists - it is managed by artists
- it operates on a non-profit basis
- it has a continuing program of activities
- it accepts proposals for exhibitions on an application basis
Blindside (ARI example)
Encourages sponsorship opportunities:
* Collaboration
* Progressive, passionate, educated audience
* Distinctive space – views
* Educational seminars, public forums
* Changes to align with a variety of objectives
* Educational focus – as it provides income
* Tours, guided talks, educational programmes
* & for tertiary students – guided by needs of
* Conservation, gallery industry & employment,
* writing exhibition proposals etc.
Blindside presents a diverse program of experimental creative practice that supports artists, writers and curators at any stage of their development,
and connects them with the community
Blindside receives financial & in-kind support from a variety of partnerships including City of Melbourne & Creative Victoria
