Founded in San Francisco in 1984, Artists’ Television Access has persisted as an artist-run, non-profit organization for emerging, experimental, weird, and challenging moving-image work for over thirty-five years, fostering a supportive community for the exhibition of innovative art and the exchange of non-conformist ideas. It provides an accessible screening venue and gallery for the presentation of programmed and guest-curated screenings, exhibitions, performances, workshops and events.
Artists’ Television Access
Claire Bain & Alfred Hernandez, FS17ATA2019, 2019. Performance still. Courtesy of the artists and Artists Television Access.
Jennifer Locke, Snow Globe, 2019. Performance still. Courtesy of the artist and Artists Television Access.
Kerry Laitala, Figments in Film, 2019. Film still, Running time 8 minutes. Courtesy of the artist and Artists Television Access.
Suzie McMurtry, Me in the Park 1933, 2019. Graphite, dye, collage & oil on canvas, 36 x 60 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Artists Television Access.
Carlos Gonzalez, Performance by Russian Tsarlag, 2019. . Performance still. Courtesy of the artist and Artists Television Access.
“Our grantees range from small arts organizations with one staff member to major museums, yet they all provide essential resources for artists as well as innovative platforms for critical cultural dialogue. Creative risk-taking is at the heart of this country’s most meaningful social, political, and cultural developments, therefore we are proud to stand behind artist-centered organizations that support experimental practice.”
Joel Wachs, President