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

Strategic Plan

For more detail on how we intend to support our values from 2013-2018, download our Strategic Plan (91.51 KB).

Board

• President: Sean Garritty
• VP human resources: Sarah Hoyles
• VP advocacy & fundraising: Paula Shyba
• Treasurer: Eda Chan
• Secretary: Gloria Ho
• Max Amerongen
• Elizabeth Belliveau
• Andrew Dizon
• Brenda Draney
• Natalya Lynch
• Eric Newby
• Robert Sleight

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

Annual Reports

• Download the 2015/16 Annual Report
  (627 KB)
• Download the 2014/15 Annual Report
  (554KB)
• Download the 2013/2014 Annual Report (7.2 MB)
• Download the 2012/2013 Annual Report (920.56 KB)
• Download the 2011/2012 Annual Report (5.06 MB)
• Download the 2010/2011 Annual Report (2.82 MB)
• Download the 2009/2010 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.

• Michelle Schultz
  Interim Executive Director

  Oversees operations of the artist-run centre — director@latitude53.org

• Adam Waldron-Blain
  Program Coordinator

  Exhibition and project coordination, community gallery coordination, program and exhibitions submission queries — program@latitude53.org

• Michael McInnis
  Administrative Coordinator

  Volunteer coordination, rentals, and general administrative matters — admin@latitude53.org