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About
The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art in Kelowna, B.C., is an artist-run centre founded in 1989.
EXHIBITIONS
The Alternator presents year-round exhibitions in all media by emerging and mid-career Canadian and international artists.
PROGRAMMING
Artist talks, exchanges, panel discussions, fundraising events, publications, workshops and other events promote an awareness of contemporary art practices.
MEDIA ARTS
The Alternator Media Arts Centre offers members access to a video production facility and strives to organize an annual masters level workshop, commissioning projects and a media festival.
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Visiting artist-in-residency projects are based out of Studio 111 and include access to media arts equipment
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Mandate
We envision our artist run-centre as a welcoming site for radical art-making and community-building. We have two primary goals: First, we seek to provide support... more
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Vision
We seek to foster a Centre, a community, and art practice that is: - Engaged: Art is produced, consumed, and interpreted within a social context and has a vital... more
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What We Do
- Support emerging and alternative local artists by, for instance, providing studio space, audio-video production facilities, workshops, mentorship, opportunities to... more
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Supporters
The Alternator is supported by funding from the federal, provincial and municipal levels of government, private foundations and community organizations, business and... more
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Links
Artist-Run Centres in Canada
Artist-run Centres (ARCs) are non-profit organizations, run by and for artists, that support new and innovative practices in the arts. With a rich history that spans... more
