##  [Artist-Run Initiative](/index.php/artist-run-initiative) 

  ##  [Artist-Run Initiative](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/artist-run-initiative-0) 

  

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**Humanities & Arts Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A project or organization conceived, governed and managed by artists to produce exhibitions, publications, residencies, or community programs outside mainstream commercial gallery or institutional frameworks; typically characterized by artist agency, peer governance (often non‑hierarchical), modest budgets, experimental programming, and an emphasis on autonomy from market or institutional prioriti