Projects
Next in June 2010
The Annuale creates a loose association between artist-run activities extant in the city all year round. It was initially conceived of as a challenge to the multitude of high budget, high profile international biennials which fill the art calendar. However unlike these biennials—which pay lip service to site specificity and inclusiveness while promoting broadly the same band of well-travelled artist—the Annuale swaps the role of international host by creating an alliance between the city’s artists who temporarily form a pact to raise their visibility. The agglomerative nature of the Annuale is a clarion call to unite Edinburgh’s artist-run initiatives and champion grass-roots operations.