An initiative of ARCCO, the Convergence conference ended a nine year professional development and networking drought in the artist-run centre community, a direct result of the demise of the national organization ANNPAC in 1994.\u00a0 ARCCO was the first provincial organization to respond to this need by developing a \u00a0national conference specifically for the artist-run centre community. Convergence focused on theoretical and pragmatic issues which face artist-run centres and invited critical discourse concerning curatorial and innovative programming practices. The conference demonstrated the thriving successes and impact of Canadian artist-run centres, and exemplified the breadth and diversity of the community while also representing the vicissitudes of the many regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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