Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture

Vision

Exploring the boundaries of contemporary art.

Mission

Latitude 53 creates sites for the intersection of contemporary art and ideas in Alberta.

Mandate

Latitude 53 is Alberta’s leading contemporary art centre that:

• Animates and promotes thought provoking local, national, and international visual art
• Stimulates artistic research and education, audience engagement, and experimental art practices
• Provides a supportive environment for artists taking risks

Values

Latitude 53 values:

• Experimentation
• Collaboration
• Critical engagement
• Artist-centredness
• Diversity
• Sustainability
• Risk-taking

Board

• President: Jessie Beier
• Vice President: Anya Tonkonogy
• Treasurer: Patricia Cerisano
• Secretary: Genevieve Simms
• Terrena Boss
• Jaime Calayo
• David Candler
• Derek Hopfner
• Shafraaz Kaba
• Fawnda Mithrush
• Erin Elizabeth Ross
• Holly Sykora
• Past President: Vieri Berretti
• Executive Director: Todd Janes

To contact the Board of Directors of Latitude 53 directly, please email them at board@latitude53.org

Annual Reports

• Download the 2010/2011 Latitude 53 annual report (2.82 MB).
• Download the 2009/2010 Latitude 53 annual report.

History

Founded in 1973 by a collective of Edmonton artists, Latitude 53 is a not-for-profit artist-run centre. We provide a non-coercive environment to assure the freedom of the artist, and give the public access to new art forms. Latitude 53 supports the research and development of new artistic practices and concepts, and encourages experimentation by artists through diverse programming. While experimentation in visual culture is the emphasis of the work that Latitude 53 facilitates, we seek work in a variety of disciplines, to become a locus for experimental culture.

• Kyle Appelt
  Program Officer

  Facility and equipment rentals, critical publications, community gallery coordination, program and exhibitions coordination and submission queries — program@latitude53.org

• Adam Waldron-Blain
  Communications Coordinator

  Communications, media relations, publicity, web coordination and digital relations — communications@latitude53.org

• Tyler Sherard
  Development Coordinator

  Development, special events, Circle of Friends coordination, sponsorship and partnership — development@latitude53.org

• Joanne Madeley
  Administrative Coordinator

  Administration; accounts payable and receivable, membership and volunteer coordination, systems and structures, day-to-day operational management and maintenance — admin@latitude53.org