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 …

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. …

The mission of the Factory Media Centre is to develop and support a vibrant, sustainable, creative and diverse community of members and non-members within Hamilton and its surrounding region, who are involved or interested in the art, the craft and the technologies of, but not limited to, the …

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 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 …

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 …

imagineNATIVE focuses on new and innovative film, video, radio and new media works. Programming includes annual retrospectives, curated programs and presentations of significant groundbreaking and legacy works. imagineNATIVE plays an important role in the dissemination and export of Indigenous …

Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre is a non-profit organization facilitating the presentation, interpretation and production of contemporary visual, time-based and interdisciplinary arts. Modern Fuel aims to meet the professional development needs of emerging and mid-career local, national and …

Open Studio is a leading Canadian, non-profit, artist-run printmaking centre dedicated to the production, preservation and promotion of contemporary printmaking. Open Studio provides services for artists and the public, including exhibitions, education, print sales and affordable studio facilities. …

The Red Head Gallery, celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2015, is a professional artists’ cooperative committed to exhibiting the work of established and emerging artists, and to encouraging work that is critically engaged within a wide range of contemporary discourse. The Red Head Gallery …

Vtape is a vibrant distribution organization that represents an international collection of contemporary and historical video art and media works by artists. We make this collection accessible to curators and programmers, educators, scholars and public audiences worldwide. In addition to providing …