PARTICIPANT, INC

VIA | Wagner Incubator Grant

Founded in 2001, PARTICIPANT, INC is an alternative art space in downtown New York that collaborates closely with artists to develop, realize, and present ambitious projects within a context that recognizes the social and cultural value of artistic experimentation. PARTICIPANT is committed to interdisciplinarity and intergenerational exhibition-making, striving to address the changing context of alternative art and to respond responsibly to the diverse practices of artists. Over the past 20 years, PARTICIPANT has mounted many culturally significant exhibitions with a particular emphasis on the work of queer artists and a focus on experimentation, radicality, and risk-taking. In recent years, PARTICIPANT has taken on responsibility for stewardship of the estates of select artists with whom the organization has long-term and dedicated relationships.