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The Alternator has three exhibition spaces - the Main, Lounge and Window Galleries. The Main Gallery is generally used for major exhibitions by established mid-career artists or strong work by significant emerging artists as well as curated group exhibitions. The Lounge and Window Galleries are more suited to solo shows by local emerging artists and video installations.
The Alternator programs one to two years in advance with much of the work selected from an annual call for submissions. The centre welcomes proposals from both individual artists and independent curators and maintains a strong interest in fostering national and international exhibition exchanges.
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Special calls to artists for members' exhibitions, commissioning projects, exhibition exchanges, the Wearable Art Gala and more.
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The Alternator has offered thematic visiting artist-in-residency projects since 2003. Typically organized over the summer for four to six artists, these projects seek artists willing to engage local communities directly both within and outside the studio while working on site-specific projects that can be researched and realized within a one-month time frame.
Visiting artists have come from various Canadian cities, including Vancouver, Montréal, Edmonton, Toronto and Winnipeg, and internationally from Chicago and Philadelphia. The residencies are based in the Alternator's Studio 111. Alternator members work in the studio when it is not in use for residency projects.
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The Alternator has one permanent full-time artistic and administrative director and one part-time administrative assistant , but occasionally hires short-term contractors when funding is available.
The centre also offers work experience through student practicums, volunteer positions and service on the board of directors and various board committees, including the media arts committee and the events committee.
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