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26-624: Park Gallery is an artist-run space which is located in Patan , Nepal . It was founded by Rama Nanda Joshi, artist, art teacher and art activist in 1970. The establishment of Park Gallery was an event of a historical importance in Nepal — the first school that taught modern art and a modern art gallery — an institution committed to the ideals of promoting the principles of modern art in Nepal. After returning from his training at Bombay ’s JJ School of Arts under an Indian government Scholarship, Joshi witnessed

52-510: A gradual modernization in Nepal. Ratna Park — one of the most popular places in the Kathmandu Valley at that time, was also fast turning into a hub for many —it was a meeting point for many intellectuals and the artists of the country then . This was where he started the gallery . Later in 1975, Joshi moved the gallery to Pulchowk closer to his home – as it stands today. After his untimely demise in 1988, his family who are currently active in

78-483: A long tradition of artist-run spaces and projects dating back to the late 1800s. In 1876 artist D. Knight Carter founded Vincennes Gallery of Fine Arts which was reorganized in 1880, by Frank C. Bromley, Henry Arthur Elkins along with other artist to establish a permanent gallery and residency for studio artists. In 1984, the exhibition Alternative Spaces curated by Lynne Warren at the Museum of Contemporary Art catalogued

104-521: A lot of galleries to its San Telmo barrio . Many artist-run spaces exist in Australia. These spaces are often provided with funding assistance by government and state funding bodies. Artist-run centre is the common term of use for artist-initiated and managed organizations in Canada. Centres follow the not-for-profit arts organization model, do not charge admission fees, are non-commercial and de-emphasize

130-533: A number of artist-run spaces. In Shoreditch , London Charles Thomson founded the Stuckism International Gallery in 2002 warehouse. The last show there was in 2004. The Transition Gallery was founded in October 2002 in a converted garage close to Victoria Park , Hackney , London, and is run by artists Cathy Lomax and Alex Michon to show work by established and new contemporary artists. In 2016,

156-561: A particularly strong effect on urban regeneration in Glasgow, where the city won the accolade ' European Capital of Culture ' in 1990 largely due to the large number of artist-run exhibition spaces and galleries, such as Transmission Gallery . Curator Hans Ulrich Obrist coined the term "The Glasgow Miracle" to describe this. South London is home to a number of artist-run galleries including Matt’s gallery , Newport street gallery and Beaconsfield gallery . East London has continued to house

182-506: A purpose-built extension. The permanent collection includes 18th, 19th, and 20th century Irish artworks . The gallery also holds regular temporary exhibitions of contemporary works, and has been one of the primary venues for EVA International , the Irish biennial of contemporary art. 52°39′32″N 8°37′43″W  /  52.6589°N 8.6285°W  / 52.6589; -8.6285 This article about an Irish building or structure

208-432: A reverse peephole located on the storefront. The exhibitions usually feature a single piece of miniature artwork that appears larger or life sized when viewed through the peephole. Portland, Oregon, is home to artist-run initiatives including Carnation Contemporary and Chicken Coop Contemporary. Limerick City Gallery of Art Limerick City Gallery of Art ( LCGA ; Irish : Gailearaí Ealaíon Chathair Luimní )

234-452: A vibrant artist-run scene, as evidenced by an artist-run fair called Other Places Art Fair (OPAF), consisting of almost entirely artist-run spaces and initiatives. During the 1950s in Manhattan, artist-run co-ops became the alternative to the uptown Madison Avenue galleries that catered mostly to wealthy blue-chip and European art-oriented collectors. From the early 1950s to the early 1960s

260-686: Is a collection of experiences, and essays by various artist-run projects in Europe. Biquini Wax is an experimental project in Mexico City of exhibitions, events, parties, and lectures that was started in the house of the artists. La Feria de la Acción (The Action Fair) was an artist-run fair that ran parallel to Zona Maco and Material Art Fair in Mexico City in 2020. It showed only interactive, relational , or performative works. A number of artist-run spaces have flourished throughout New Zealand since

286-576: Is an art museum in the city of Limerick , Ireland . It is run by Limerick City Council and is located in Pery Square, in the Newtown Pery area of the city. The gallery is housed in a Romanesque Revival building which was constructed in 1906 as a Carnegie library and museum. The Limerick City Collection of Art was established in 1936; it has since taken over the Carnegie building and expanded into

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312-753: The North Edmonton Sculpture Workshop Although varying widely in structure, contemporary spaces like Ormston House , A4 Sounds, Pallas Projects , Sample-Studios, and 126 Artist-run Gallery have all emerged in the Republic of Ireland in the last 25 years. Following the Financial crisis of 2007–2008 , a number of Irish cities experienced high levels of commercial vacancies. Annette Moloney, curator and author of Art in Slack Spaces (2010), "notes that artists [were] increasingly making use of

338-429: The contemporary art scene in Nepal since it was established. Besides being a venue for exhibitions, The gallery organizes art talks and art seminars. It also has a shop that sells greeting cards, posters and prints and offers customers the service to frame their artwork as well. It encourages the budding artists of Nepal to get more involved in the art scene of Nepal. Due to the variety of the nature of exhibitions held at

364-550: The 1970s, SoHo became the new center for the New York art world as hundreds of commercial galleries opened in a sudden wave of artistic prosperity. Contemporary artist-run galleries include: Savernack Street is an artist-run micro-gallery located in San Francisco's Mission District created and curated by artist Carrie Sinclair Katz. The gallery interior is inaccessible to visitors and artwork can only be viewed by looking through

390-522: The 1990s. Some have been short-lived, whereas others have secured long-term funding and been operating for more than a decade. There are numerous ARIs in the United Kingdom , often working around and critiquing the functioning of larger art institutions and organisations. An ARI is a project independently run by visual artists which generally showcases the work of local and emerging artists; many exist on low budgets and are managed by artist collectives. In

416-684: 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" Catalyst Arts is based directly on Transmission, and in turn inspired 126 in Galway. Artcetera, PS², Platform, and the Belfast Print Workshop are all other artist-run spaces in Belfast. Chicago has

442-655: The Tenth Street galleries located mostly in the East Village in lower Manhattan became the proving ground for much of the contemporary art that achieved popularity and commercial success in the decades that followed. During the 1960s, the Park Place Gallery became the first important contemporary gallery in SoHo . Park Place gallery was an artist-run cooperative that featured cutting-edge Geometric abstraction . Eventually, by

468-565: The UK, ARIs tend to be smaller and less permanent than public and municipal organisations and can, for example, become established for the duration of an event or for the period of a lease on a property. Most ARIs in the UK are funded by the Arts Council , the national development agency for the arts in the UK, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery . Artist-run spaces had

494-639: The Value of Artist Led Organisations in Ireland. The Future is Self-Organised – Artist-Run Spaces was an exhibition curated by Pallas Projects at the Limerick City Gallery of Art . A number of artist-run spaces and projects from Ireland and abroad were represented, as well as artists who have worked with Pallas over its 20 year history, in this 2015–16 exhibition. Pallas then co-published, with Onomatopee, Artist-Run Europe: Practice/Projects/Spaces later in 2016. It

520-488: The artist-run project Auto Italia South East relocated to Bethnal Green after programming and producing artists work nomadically in donated or squatted buildings since 2007. studio1.1 was founded as a co-operative in 2003 and is run by artists Michael Keenan and Keran James. The gallery is an artist-run, not-for-profit space, located in a former sex shop in Redchurch Street, Shoreditch , East London. One ARI,

546-689: The field of art, have remained committed to carry his legacy to the future and keep his principles and his visions alive. In 2006, it was renovated to provide a completely new contemporary look, a miniature museum dedicated to Joshi which displays some of his artworks was set up and Park Gallery was expanded. This was collectively called R.N Joshi Center for Fine Art. Park Gallery served as a learning institution for many leading Nepali artists, including Kiran Manandhar, Surendra Pradhan, Jeevan, Sangeeta Thapa, Chanda Shrestha and Ramesh Nath Khanal who were students of R.N. Joshi. The Gallery has organized many art exhibitions of local and foreign artists who helped develop

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572-515: The gallery, it attracts a lot of attention from art enthusiasts as well as expats . It also has a collection of artworks from several Nepali artists as well as foreign artists. Artist-run space The two main artist-run spaces from Buenos Aires were Belleza y Felicidad and APPETITE , both set the standards for emerging art in Argentina. APPETITE was a gallery was the first Argentinian gallery to be accepted at Frieze , London, and encouraged

598-731: The recession as an opportunity to use vacant shops." At this time, artist initiated projects like The Complex, Block T, Basic Space, The Joinery, and This is Not a Shop, availed of such spaces in Dublin, while Occupy Space, Ormston House, Raggle Taggle Consortium, and Faber Studios appeared in Limerick. Additionally, Basement Project Space, Cork Contemporary Projects, The Couch, The Black Mariah and Sample-Studios/Tactic in Cork, as well as 126 and projects by Engage Art Studios in Galway appeared more or less simultaneously. In 2015, 126 published FOOTFALL: Articulating

624-516: The scores of artists and artists' spaces to emerge in Chicago including a wave of alternative spaces that emerged from 1960s through 1984 including Artemisia Gallery (1973–2003), ARC Gallery (1973–), Gallery Bugs Bunny (1968–1972), N.A.M.E. Gallery (1973–1997), NAB Gallery (1974–1984), Randolph Street Gallery (1979–1998), 1019 W. Lake St./Noise Factory (1981–1985), W.P.A. Gallery (1981–?) and Axe Street Arena (1985–1989). In 2009, Artist-run Chicago

650-417: The selling of work. The centres were created originally in response to a lack of opportunity to present contemporary work in Canada and a desire to network with other artists nationally and internationally. In the 1990s there were over 100 artist-run centres across Canada. There are currently at least 60 artist-run centres with continuous operating funding. Important historical artist-run initiatives include

676-580: Was mounted by the Hyde Park Art Center and featured notable artist-run spaces operating between the late 1990s and 2009. Los Angeles has a tradition of artist run spaces dating back to at least the 1950s. Chris Burden's Shoot piece took place in a space run by artist Barbara T. Smith . Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions was founded by several individuals including two artists. Machine Project , Pretend Gallery, Actual Size, and Human Resources are all managed by artists. Currently Los Angeles has

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