ARIs (Artist-Run-Initiatives) play a major role in the arts ecosystem when it comes to fostering early-career artists and engaging with the local community. They provide a bridge for art school graduates and those wanting to experiment, but arguably with more limitations than doing so in a commercial or institutional setting.
Skeer continued: ‘[Since opening in 2018] we have yet to be supported by any government funding. To begin business, we ran a fundraising event to help create the environment we work, and exhibit in, and we have had a couple more fundraising events since then to keep us active.
