Directory -Canadian Artist-Run Associations

Art Metropole is a not-for-profit organization with a focus on the production, dissemination and contextualization of artist-initiated publication in any media, especially those formats and practices predisposed to sharing and circulation. Art Metropole was founded as an artist-run centre in 1974 …

Founded in 1982, Artcite Inc. is southwestern Ontario’s only incorporated, registered charitable, non-profit artist-run centre, founded, directed and managed by practicing professional artists in various disciplines. Dedicated exclusively to expanding the visibility of contemporary arts within our …

ARTSPACE (est. 1974) is Peterborough’s artist-run centre, a non-profit organization committed to the presentation of contemporary art and the support of artists. We change in response to the needs of artists, and work to engage and develop audiences. Our programming, though national in scope, is …

Definitely Superior is northwestern Ontario’s leading-edge art gallery and nationally recognized professional artist-run centre and gallery of contemporary art. Incorporated in 1988, Definitely Superior operates as a distinct alternative to public art galleries, museums and commercial art venues. …

FADO was established to provide a stable, ongoing, supportive forum for creating and presenting performance art. Currently we are the only artist-run centre in English Canada devoted specifically to this form. We recognize that performance art as a practice has multiple histories and encompasses …

Forest City Gallery (FCG) is an artist-run centre that has been operating in London, Ontario for forty-one years. FCG is a registered charity and is currently London’s only artist-run centre. We are devoted to exhibiting and promoting contemporary fine art, as well as dedicated to paying artists …

La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario is an organization that serves Ontario artists working in contemporary and explorative art. In accord with its members’ interests, la GNO facilitates exchanges, supports the development of the visual arts community and stimulates varied forms of expression in …

Galerie SAW Gallery was founded in 1973. Today, with its strong focus on outreach and community development, the centre boasts an annual audience of close to 35,000 people. The centre’s risk-taking exhibition program presents the work of many artists who are not often considered by other Canadian …

Gallery 101 is a non-profit artist-run centre dedicated to the professional presentation, dissemination and promotion of contemporary visual and media arts. In 1979, a small group of energetic Ottawa artists pooled their resources to establish a new non-profit gallery in which they would have …

Gallery TPW is a not-for-profit artist-run centre dedicated to the presentation and critical investigation of contemporary still and time-based images, exploring the exchange between photography, film and video. Through a diverse program of exhibitions, screenings, performance, new critical writing …

Hamilton Artists Inc (The Inc.) is committed to the presentation of contemporary art and related cultural practices. The Inc. facilitates a national dialogue surrounding issues in contemporary art through exhibitions, publications, performances, education and outreach projects. The Inc actively …

Mercer Union is an artist-run centre dedicated to the advancement of contemporary art. We provide a forum for the production and exhibition of Canadian and international contemporary art and related cultural practices. Since 1979, Mercer Union has maintained ambitious programming, exhibiting …