Directory -Ontario-based Artist-Run Organizations

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 …

Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener and Area (CAFKA) is a non-profit, artist-run organization that presents a free, biennial exhibition of contemporary art in the public spaces of the city of Kitchener and across the Waterloo region. Between exhibitions and throughout the year, CAFKA promotes art …

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. …

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 1313 advocates accessibility to contemporary arts and culture for artists, the community and wider audiences throughout Toronto and further afield by providing numerous diverse exhibition and event opportunities, both within its four exhibition spaces and off-site. Gallery 1313 also …

Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography is a non-profit artist-run centre committed to photography as a multi-faceted and ever-changing art form. Founded in 1979 to establish a supportive environment for the development of photography, Gallery 44’s mandate is to provide a context for …

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 …